Class II Environment Studies (EVS)

Sr. No. Topic/ Theme Time Frame Subject matter Activities / TLM Evaluation

Unit I Family & Friends

1. 1. Village. My 10 hrs. Information about village. A visit to a Ask village enquire about different occupations e.g. agriculture, blacksmith etc. to oral questions based text. Ask questions about what on some

To make the child aware of the various

occupations of different people in the village. give knowledge about village To

children have observed the village. in

Panchayat e.g. the name of Panchayat

& its Pradhan, functions Panchayat. 2. Animals and 10 Birds. hrs. To knowledge about wild and domestic animals bird. Uses of and give Through charts pictures & let Ask small of

questions based text. Write the on

the students distinguish between domestic &

names of a few domestic

domestic animals (cow, buffalo, goat,

wild animals and birds. o By

& animals.

wild

clay Uses animals be orally.

of can

horse, dog, cat etc.) Animals as

modelling. o By playing skits. Visit Zoo. to a

asked

friends & foes.

To recognize birds charts. from

3.

Plants

10

Knowledge of Outdoor visit Write a few major like rice crops wheat, and to fields for study various plants crops. local of & of names plants of of

Major Crops, hrs. Fruits, Vegetables.

surrounding area. Uses of local plants (oral

maize and the time of sowing

crops in local Ask area. Fruits and names fruits

questions) the

& Write

vegetables found surrounding areas.

vegetables. in Encourage them make models different fruits and to clay

names of a few of locality. five flowers their

of Name

fruits & five vegetables.

vegetables. To show real fruits and

vegetables & ask them to recognize these.

Unit II

Things We Make and Do

Common tools used in agriculture. Knowledge of To common agricultural implements. show List the common tools used in agriculture. names of a few tools.

Unit III Natural Resources

4. Water 10 hrs. Different sources water. Uses of water, How conserve water, storage, How to of Different resources of water can be shown through pictures. its Take etc. water children outside show different sources of Oral written questions based text. Write uses on &

of water in daily life. to Ask orally

gets dirty.

how we can keep sources of

water in the locality. How water is used in daily activities. Tell students how rain

water clean. Ask how we can conserve save &

water

in routine life activities.

water can be stored. Difference between clean & dirty water by

showing samples in

two glasses.

Unit IV Travel
5. Means transport Communication of 10 & hrs. Different means transport. Old & new of of Names different vehicles showing pictures, toys or by by of Oral questions based text. Write a few means transport. Paste pictures of different means communication. of of of on

means

communicatio n. Knowledge of

recitation of poem.

traffic rules & showing rules road of the pictures old means of transport like bullock cart, horse etc. Show means of communicati on, e.g.

(Zebra & for

crossing rules

pedestrians).

news paper, post models T.V, telephone, radio, etc. Give knowledge of means new of card, of

communicati on, e.g.

computer, fax, E-mail,

etc. through T.L.M. 6 Fairs Festivals Himachal. & 10 of hrs. Knowledge of Celebration different fairs celebrated in H.P. Dussehra Kullu, Shivratri of of fair children in the Ask questions based on

school. of Show pictures

text, Fill ups & matching. of Observe their participation in Bal Mela. how

different fairs & festivals.

Mandi, Minjar fair

of Make a list of of

Chamba, Lavi fair Rampur.

activities Ask local

we do in a festival. to a

festivals are celebrated (oral) Ask their

Festivals like Visit Diwali, Dussehra, Christmas, Guruparv, etc.

local fair.

experiences about fair. local