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.

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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".

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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 

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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.

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Kids Learning EVS

 

2nd Standard EVS Term-I

Plants Around Us

Plants of a Plant

     A group of students went on a field visit to a garden.  Meena looked at a sapling closely and asked her teacher, "One part of this plant is green while the other part is brown in colour.  Why is it so, teacher?"

     The teacher explained, " Our body has different parts such as hands, legs and head.  In the same way, plants also have different parts.  They are of different colours.

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Every plant has a root and a shoot system.

Root System

The part of the plant that grows under the ground is called the root system.

Shoot System

The part of the plant that grows above the ground is called the shoot system.  It consists of stem, leaf, flower and fruit.

Leaf

• Grows from the stem.
• Most are greening colour.
• Makes food for the plant.

Flower

• Attractive, colourful.
• Grows from a bud.
• Has a specific smell.
• Attracts birds and insects.

Fruit

• Develops from the flower.
• Some have seeds.
• Most plants grow from seeds.

Stem

• Main part of the shoot system.
• Gives support.

Root

• Fixes the plant in the soil.

Different kinds of plans

Plants are of different kinds.  They can be grouped based on the size and nature of their stems 

Herbs

Herbs are small plants with thin and soft stems.  Most of them live for a few months only; e.g., Mint, Coriander, Grass.

Shrubs

Shrubs are smaller than trees.  They have many stems that grows close to the ground.  The stems are thin and hard.  Shrubs live for several years; e.g., Shoe flower, Oleander, Jasmine.

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Climbers

Climbers have weak stems and they need support to climb and grow.  Some of them live for a few months only; e.g., Broad beans, Snake gourd, Ridge gourd.

Creepers

Creepers are plants that have weak stems.  They grow along the ground and bear large and heavy fruits.  Many of them live for a few months only; e.g., Pumpkin, Watermelon, Muskmelon.

Trees

Big and tall plants are called trees.  They have hard and thick woody stems called trunks.  Trees have many branches.  They live for many years; Banyan tree, Coconut tree, Mango tree.

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Fruits

Pomegranate (Mathulai)

Grapes (Thiratchai)

Jackfruit (Palapazham)

Cereals and Pulses

Rice (Arisi)

Wheat (Kothumai)

Red gram-split 

(Thoovaram paruppu)

Spices

Bay Leaves (Biriyani elai)

Cardamom (Elakkai)

Pepper (Milagu)

Oils

Coconut oil (Thengai yennai)

Castor oil (Amanakku yennai)

Groundnut oil (Kadalai yennai)

Medicines

Stone breaker (Keezhanelli)

Climbing brinjal (Toothuvalai)

Eucalyptus (Thylamaram)

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Other Benefits of plants

We use different parts of the plants in many other ways.  Let us talk about it.

As Fibre

The thread-like structure taken from a plant is called a fibre.  Fibres are used for making ropes and cloth.  We use ropes and cloth in many ways.

As Plates for Eating

Plantain leaf

Areca plate (Pakku mattai)

As Timber

Teak wood

Neem wood

Door made from wood

The thick trunks of some trees are used for making doors, windows, tables, chairs and other things.

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As Cosmetics

Henna (Marudhani)

Soap pod (Shikakai)

Aloe vera (Katrazhai)

As Household Things

Palm leaves are used to make boxes, baskets and hand fans.  Bamboo is used to make paper, chairs and windows.

Palm tree

Bamboo

Palm leaf box

Hand fan

Winnow

Chair

As Ornamental Plants

Rose

Croton

Cactus

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Kids Learning EVS

 

2nd Standard EVS Term-1

I. Our Environment

     Our earth has different land forms and water bodies like forests, plains, mountains, hills, deserts, rivers and seas.

     There was a big celebration in school for the National Children's Science Congress.  Everybody was excited.  Students had come from many schools from all over India.  They introduced themselves and spoke about the places they had come from.

Daniel said, "I live near a forest.

A forest has a large number of trees.  The ground is covered with bushes and grass.  Streams and ponds are also found in the forest.  It is home to many animals like elephants, tigers, deer, lions, bears and snakes.  Birds like peacocks, doves, sparrows, parrots and woodpeckers live there.  You can hear the different sounds of animals.  I like the forest.  It is cool and green".

     Forests are useful to us in many ways.  We get wood, honey, fruits, rubber and many other things from forests.

Plain and Hill

Tharun said, "I come from a farming family.

We live in the plains.  A plain is a flat land.  It is warmer than the hills.  Plains are important for growing crops.  Without growing crops, how can we get our food?

Forms get water from the rain, rivers, lakes, ponds and wells.  We find many animals like cows, goats, sheep, bullocks, buffalo and many kinds of birds there.  I like to watch the birds".

Hill

Kamakshi said, "I live in the hills.

A hill is like a mountain but not so high.  Hills are generally green and beautiful.  It is also much cooler than the plains.  People visit the hill stations especially in summer".

Look at this picture.  This hill looks as if steps have been made on it.  Crops are grown in the step farms, also called as terrace farms.  Tea and coffee are grown on some hills.

Udhagamandalam (Ooty) is called the 'Queen' and Kodaikanal is called the 'Princess' of the hill stations in Tamil Nadu.

Our state animal, the Nilgiri Tahr, is found in the Nilgiri mountains.

     Sulaiman said, "I would like to speak about the pond in my village.  A pond is a place where water collects.  It gets filled by rain.  Fishes, insects, snakes, frogs, crabs and turtles live in a pond.  Flowers like water lily and lotus are also found in ponds.  A lake is bigger than a pond".

Sultana said, "I live near a river.  I love to watch the river flowing.  It starts its journey on a mountain, follows a path and finally flows into the sea.

We use river water in many ways.  Because of this, in olden days, people lived near rivers.  Many kinds of fishes, crabs and birds live in and around the river.  Sometimes boat races are also held in the river. My brother's like to participate in the boat races".

Sea

Gopal said, "I belong to family of fisher folk.  We live near the sea.  A sea is a large water body.  Sea water is salty.  We get salt from the sea.  Plants, fishes, turtles, prawns, dolphins and crabs live in the sea.  We go fishing in the sea using fishing boats called Catamarans (Kattumaram) and fishing nets".

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