Draw pictures of the baby animal and the big animal.

Here are the pictures of grandfathers posing for a photograph. Who looks the oldest to you?

• How much older is Appu’s grandfather than Rani’s grandfather? 
• Will Chuchoo’s grandfather ever grow as old as Appu’s grandfather? 
• How much younger is Chuchoo rat’s grandfather than Rani’s grandfather? 

This is a good opportunity for children and teachers to find out about the life spans and growth patterns of different animals. The idea is to compare and discuss without having to memorise any such information

Holidays are Fun!

Atif's holidays had begun. He was very excited. He had made some wonderful plans and wanted to tell his cousin Shabana. So he wrote her a letter–

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Ajmer

                                                                                                                                                                  1/5/06

Dear Shabana aapa,

Hello!

How are you? I am fine here. Aapa, my holidays have started from today! I am going to my Nani's place on 5/5/06. I will be back on 20/5/06. My school will reopen on 30/6/06. When does your school close? Why don't you come here?Wewill have great fun!

Bye for now                                                                                                                                               Atif

Shabana who stays in Nagpur, got this letter on 6/5/06. She wrote back to Atif–

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Nagpu

                                                                                                                                                    7/5/06

Dear Atif,

Hello!

I am doing well here. I got your letter yesterday. Happy holidays! My school will close on 1st June 2006. It will reopen on 10th August. I will go on a school trip to Goa and will return on 7/6/06. I will try to come to Ajmer afterthat.

Bye                                                                                                                                                                  Atif

Atif wrote his letter on 1/5/06. You remember how we write a date in numbers?

1/5/06 is 1 May 2006.

Now write which dates these stand for –

5/5/06 ___________________________

20/5/06 ___________________________

7/6/06 ___________________________

1/1/07 ___________________________

Write these dates in numbers.

1 June 2006 _____________________________

30 May 2006 _____________________________

10 Aug 2007 _____________________________

• How long did it take the letter to reach from Ajmer to Nagpur?days
• How many days will Atif spend at his Nani's place? 
• Fill in the table:

        

      

Who has got longer holidays–Shabana or Atif?

• Which long holidays do you get in school? Fill the table.

            

    

       

On 15 May 2006 Chandran went to a shop to buy butter. He checked the packet to see if this butter was safe to eat.

It was written on the packet– Best before 180 days from the date of packing.

Then he checked the date of packing. It was 15/01/06.

Help him find out if he should buy this butter or not.

– In which month was the butter packed? 

– Which month will it be 180 days after 15/01/06? 

– Can Chandran eat it on 15th May 2006? 

Do you ever check the date of packing of things you buy?

           

     

Have you seen medicines which have the expiry date written on them? It tells you after which date it is unsafe to take the medicine.

Find Out

On a cough syrup it was written:

Mfg. date       07/03

This shows it was made in July 2003.

Exp. Date       07/05

This shows the month and year till when it is safe to take.

• Which are the other things that come with an expiry date?

   

 

   

• What month and year is written as 07/05 ? _______________

Would it be safe to take the cough syrup in September 2005? __________

        

     

Children are not expected to know the words 'manufacturing' or 'expiry' dates, but only to recognise these as symbols that show when the medicine is made and till when it is safe to take. Teachers could encourage children to read and observe more such dates on different products

Tutun Missed the Train

Tutun's school had closed for the summer holidays. He went to his grandma's place. He met a lot of his cousins there. He was enjoying himself and didn't want to go back home.

             

   Tutun and his parents reached the station at 5:15. But guess what? They had actually missed the train!

            

    

Can you guess why they missed the train?

Actually the train had left at 5:30 in the morning! Tutun's parents were upset. They asked the station master–

    

     

     Suppose a train leaves at 8:30 at night. The time written on the Railway ticket would be 

       

     

You must have noted the time of sunrise and sunset.

Write here using am and pm.

                  

  

Time of sunrise
Time of sunrise

Where have you seen a 24-hour clock being used?

1. ______________________
2. ______________________
3. ______________________