1st Standard EVS Term-I
I. Nature's Bounty
Selvi went to a garden. She saw a yellow flower on the tomato plant. She went to pluck it. A bee came and said. "Please, leave it for me. It is my food".
She saw a green leaf on the tomato plant. A grasshopper came and said, "Please don't pluck the leaf. It is my food".
Watering the plants, Selvi said, "You provide food for all of us. Thank you very much".
II. Vegetables
Rhyme Time
I went to the market
with my bag
To buy tomatoes
red and round
Potatoes big and brown
Green chillies
long and thin
Fat pumpkins
orange and green
Purple brinjals
big and small
And drumsticks
green and lengthy
My bag became heavy
I came back home
with my basket full
Everybody smiled!
A Vegetable Shop
Observe how nicely the vegetables are arranged !
We see cabbages, tomatoes, cucumber, ridgegourd, carrots and many more. Shall we identify them?
Here are some commonly used vegetables.
Onion Beetroot
Ginger Radish
Garlic. Ladies finger
Observe the vegetable man. Identify the vegetables he is made of. Describe them using the words you have learn. Answer the questions.
Which vegetables are hard?
Which vegetable is green and long?
Which vegetable is orange in colour?
One group describes a vegetable and the other group names it.
You can play this game with your friends
III. Fruits
Fruits keep us healthy.
There are many kinds of fruits.
Most fruits change their colour when they ripen.
Mango
Guava
Papaya
These are som fleshy fruits.
Papaya
Sapota
These are some juicy fruits.
Lemon
Watermelon
Orange
These are some small fruits.
Grapes
Jujuba(Elanthai)
Som fruits are big.
Watermelon
Jackfruit
These are some fruits that are sour.
Lemon
Gooseberry
Some fruits are sweet.
Banana
Custard apple
Sapota
These are some fruits that taste both sweet and sour.
Grapes
Pineapple
These are some dry fruits.
Dates
Raisins
Figs
IV. Leaves and Flowers
Leaves
Let us go on a joyful journey into the world of plants.
Let us Talk
Plants have different kinds of leaves. They are of various sizes, shapes, colours and textures. Talk about some leaves that you have seen around you.
Banana (Vazhai)
Mango (Maangai)
Drumstick (Murungai)
Neem (Veppa Ilai)
Coconut (Thennai)
Basil (Tulasi)
Mint (Pudhina)
Coriander (Kothamalli)
Curry leaves (Karuveppilai)
Flowers
These are some flowers name that we see around us. Let us name them.
Fire Crackers (Kanakambaram)
Jasmine (Malligai)
Marigold (Samanthi)
Lotus (Tamarai)
Frangipani (Sampangi)
Rose (Roja)
Screw Pine (Thazhampoo)
Shoe Flower (Chembaruthi)
Hari Champa (Manoranjitham)
Some flowers have a pleasant smell.
Champaca (Shenbagam)
Jasmine
Rose.
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