Kids Learning EVS

 

2nd Standard EVS Term-I

Animals Around Us

Domestic Animals - Farm Animals

Chicku and Ticku are two little sparrows.  One day. . . . . . . . . .

Chicku was very excited.  She flew from the nest on a journey into the world of animals.

Animals are of different kinds.  Some live with us in our farms and homes (domestic animals).  Some live in the forest (wild animals) and some in water.

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Observe the farmer's house.  What animals do you see?

These animals are found in and around our homes.  We take care of them and they help us in several ways.  Such animals are called domestic animals.  

Some domestic animals help us in our farms work.  They are called farm animals.  

Chicku saw the farm and the farm animals. She introduced herself and spoke to the animals.  

"I am a sparrows.  My name is Chicku" 

Ox :  "Hello Chicku! I help to plough the farm".

Cow :  "I give milk and my dung is used as manure and fuel.

The farmer provides us a home called a shed.  My young one is called a calf".

"Hello Chicku! Iam a horse.  People use me to pull carts and for riding.  They take care of me.  My home is called a stable.  This is my young one - a foal.

Do you know? I can sleep both lying down and standing up".

"Hello Chicku! I am a donkey.  I am grey in colour.  People use me to carry loads.  This is my young one - a foal.  My home is a stable".

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Domestic Animals

Some domestic animals give us food items like milk, eggs, meat and honey; some give us wool and leather.

"Hello chicku! Iam a goat.  My young one is a kid.  My home is a shed.

People rear us for our milk and meat.  They take us to graze".

"Hello Chicku! Iam a sheep.  My home is a shed.  My young one is a lamb.  I give wool.  People use wool to make sweaters, gloves and shawls.  It keeps them warm".

"Hello Chicku! We are honey bees.  Our home is a beehive.  We live together in large numbers.  We make honey from flowers".

"Hello Chicku, Iam a hen.  My home is called a coop.  My young one is a chick.  We are reared for our eggs and meat.  Turkeys and ducks are also reared for their eggs and meat".

Chicku said, "I feel happy to have met all of you.  Thank you and goodbye".  She then flew away.

https://youtu.be/BK7jXCUYhks

Domestic Animals - Pet Animals

Some domestic animals live with us and share our lives.  They are called pet animals.

On the way to the forest, Chicku saw Surabhi and Semmalar with their pet animals.

Surabhi : "This is my cat and these are her kittens.  They live in our home".

Semmalar : "This is my dog and this is its puppy.  I keep them in a kennel in my house".

"I love my pets very much.  I feed them and play with them.  They love me too.  My dogs wag their tails when they see me.  I take them to their doctor to keep them healthy".

https://youtu.be/ToCk14SXyTE

Wild Animals

Chicku then entered a forest.  The forest is the home of wild animals.

"Iam Chicku, a sparrows.  May I know about you?"

"Hello Chicku! Iam an elephant.  I love to play in the water.  This is my young one, a calf".

The elephant has along trunk and big ears.  Asian male elephants have tusks.  Tusks are a modified form of teeth.

"Oh, what is this sound? It makes me afraid".

"It is the roar of the lion.  The lion's home is called a den.  Male lions have a mane".

"Lions and tigers live in the forest.  Their young ones are called cubs".

"The tiger's home is called a lair. Tigers have black stripes on their body.  Some tigers are white in colour".

Chicku thanked the elephant and flew out of the forest.

Animal Facts

Snail  -  The Slowest Animal 

Giraffe  -  The Tallest Animal 

Cheetah  -  The Fastest Animal 

https://youtu.be/hzSnFKxrvLY

Water Animals

On the way back to her nest, Chicku saw a pond and some animals in and around it.

Chicku saw some fish, frogs, a turtle and crabs.  Frog, crabs and turtles live both on land and in water.

The young one of a fish is called a fingerling and the young one of a frog is a tadpole.

https://youtu.be/T-LzKwfTrMo