Study Material for Kindergarten and Primary school students

There was a time when historians were fascinated with dates. There were heated debates about the dates on which rulers were crowned or battles were fought.In the common - sense notion, history was synonymous with dates. You may have heard people say,"I find history boring because it is all about memorizing dates." Is such a conception true ?      History is certainly about changes that occur over time. It is about finding out how things have changed. As soon as we compare the past with the present we refer to time, we talk of "before" and "after" .      Living in the world we do not always ask historical questions about what we see around us. We take things for granted, as if what we see has always been in the world we inhabit. But most of us have our moments of wonder , when we are curious, and we ask questions that actually are historical. Watching someone sip a cup of tea at a roadside tea stall you may wonder- when did

One morning , as Haldi walked to school , she met a giraffe.The giraffe wore big glasses and held a book in his hand. He smiled and said , “Good Morning,Haldi” Haldi looked up at him.”I’a’m sorry to stare,”she said ,”but I have never met a giraffe.” “My name is Smiley , “said the giraffe.”Whenever you see me , you will smile.” Haldi was surprised and happy too.Then she remembered that she would be late for school.So she said to the giraffe,”I would love to talk to you but I must rush to school or I will be late.” The giraffe said “not if you ride on my back,If you climb on my back,I will run so fast that will feel you are flying to school.Do you go to school everyday?” “Yes,” said Haldi I go to school on Mondays , Tuesdays , Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.On Saturdays I play games at school.” “What do you do in school?”,ask the giraffe. “I learn about the stars , the trees , the birds and the animals.” “That is good,”said the giraffe,”I love books t

Brush , brush , brush your teeth,        Brush them every day. Father , mother , brother , sister        Brush them every day. Comb , comb , comb your hair,       Comb it every day. Father , mother , brother , sister       Comb it every day. Wash , wash , wash your face,       Wash it every day. Father , mother , brother , sister       Wash it every day.

I have a parrot. His name is Lori . He has green feathers and a red beak. He likes fruits and green chillies. He can talk. He says,"I am Lori. How do you do?" 1.        Who is Lori?            Lori is .................... 2.       What is the colour of his feathers ?           His feathers...................................... 3.       What is the colour of his beak?           His beak is........................................ 4.       What does he eat?           He .................................................... 5.       What does he say?           He says"..........................................

1.        She is   drinking / eating   a mango. 2.        The teacher is  swimming / reading   a book. 3.        Sam is  washing / wearing  his car. 4.        The telephone is  ringing/ walking   . 5.        Ravi is  watering / writing   a letter. 6.        The monkey is  jumping / cutting   on the tree. 7.        Birds are  barking / chirping   on the tree. 8.        The leaves are  falling / running   from the tree. 9.        He is  wearing / playing   chess. 10.      She is  wearing / brushing   a new dress. 11.      He is  flying / drinking   a kite. 12.      Mother is  reading / cooking   food. 13.      Dad is  drinking /watering   the plants. 14.      I am  drinking / sleeping    milk. 15.      The children are  crying / playing   football. 16.      Raj is  flying / sleeping   on the bed. 17.      Reena is  sitting / reading   a book. 18.      I am  eating / reading   an ice cream. 19.      He is  sitting / playing   on a chair. 20.      The

We show where something is located or when something happened eg. in , on , under ,out , behind , in front of . Plz draw pictures... *     The rabbit is on the table. *     Rabbit is behind the door. *     Rabbit is hiding in the basket. *     Rabbit has jumped out of the basket. *     Rabbit is now sitting under the chair. *     The parrot is in the cage. *     The crow is sitting on the cow. *     The bird is flying in the sky. *     The thief is behind the door. *     The hat is in the box. *     The ostrich is standing under the umbrella. *     The rabbit is hiding behind the bush. *     The policeman is standing in the car. *     The mouse is sitting on the table.

There comes the balloon man. He brings balloons every day. Red, blue, green, yellow and orange. "Balloon man , balloon man," I call out. He sees me and grins. He stops near my gate. He has so many balloons. Big and small, long and round. I take a long balloon for myself. It is red in colour. I play games with my balloon. One moment , I am a policeman standing with a stick in my hand. A little later , I am grandpa going for a walk with a stick. I ever ride it like a horse. When mummy ties it to my back, it looks like a tail. So, I jump over the chairs and tables and climb onto the windowsill. "Perfect monkey," says mummy, laughing, and I cannot stop giggling. When I get tired of playing monkey, I change my balloon into a train - chook , chook , chook......ooooo....oooo. There goes my train. Suddenly there is a loud noise. Surprised , I jump onto my bed. Where is my balloon? Oh ! It has burst. My lovely long balloon has gone. And

Hello ! I am Tanya,Will you be my friend? Come, I will take you to my home. We will play some games there. This is my home. I live here with my mother and father . Please come in. This is our drawing room . We sit here with our guests. That is our dinning table. We eat food there. This is my bedroom. I sleep and study here. There is a small table in my room. That is my study table. This is our kitchen. Mamma cooks here . She keeps the kitchen very neat and tidy. Look at my bathroom. I wash and bathe here. It has taps and shower. I keep my batheroom dry and clean. Come to our garden. I play here in the evening. I love my parents and my sweet home.

Today is the first day of school. Roopa is very happy. she is now in class 1. Today , she will go to her new class. There will be a new teacher. Hopping and jumping , Roopa reaches her school. She runs to her old class. As always , the class looks bright with colourful chairs and lovely curtains on the windows. She loves to be in her old class. Slowly all her friends come in . Soon, her teacher, Miss Mita walks in. She is smiling. Along with  her is another teacher. All the children run to Miss Mita. Then, turning to the new teacher Miss Mita says,"She is Mrs Riya Mehta, your new teacher." Everybody smiles and says, " Good Morning, Riya ma'am." Mrs Riya sees little Roopa sitting quietly. She walks up to her and says,"Do not feel sad, dear. Class 1 is going to be great fun. Moreover, you can come to meet Mita ma'am everyday." She holds Roopa's little hand and turns to the other students and says,'Come , let

Birds feel happy in a fluffy nest, A den is a place for tigers to rest. The mouse feels safe in its tiny hole, Away from rain and wintry cold.             A pen is a cow's happy home,             To rest and sleep when the work is done.             Like birds and animals, I too love my home,             Home, oh my sweet home!

I am a little butterfly, Colourful and shy, I like to fly high, Up in the sky.            In the daytime,            When the sun is bright,            I sip honey and play,            In the bright sunlight. Come with me and play, The sun is bright and gay, We will ride upon the rainbow, And see the people far below.

God has made someone wonderful, Who is always helpful. She is ever ready to share, Fills me with love and care. She lessens our sorrows, Lends her smile to borrow. A mother is wonderful, Thank u God, For a gift so beautiful !

I am a little teapot, Short and stout. This is my handle, And this is my spout. When the water boils, Hear me shout. Just pick me up, And pour me out. Learn the meanings. stout    -     slightly fat spout   -     tube- like part of a teapot from which tea is                    poured out pour    -     to make a liquid flow out of a container pick     -     to lift something

Winnie      :        Deer Pogo          :        Tortoise Anne         :        Giraffe Bunny       :        Rabbit Timsy        :        Ladybird Tina          :        Tailor bird Jojo           :        Zebra It was a sunny day. Jojo had invited all his friends to his birthday party.Everyone was excited. They were getting ready for the party. Bunny had gone to the saloon to get his fur brushed. Winnie was looking at the dresses in her wardrobe. Anne looked nice in her new shoes. Pogo had polished his shell. Tina was busy preening her feathers. They all gathered near a big banyan tree. They were waiting for Bunny. Winnie : ( Looking at her watch) We are getting late for party. Tina : (Shaking her head) Bunny is never on time. He is  always...    .Before she could finish, Bunny came running wearing a bright red scarf around his neck. Bunny : Sorry for being late. Anne : But where is your car? Bunny : Oh! My car broke down. Pogo : Oh, no

In a big house, there lived a big cat. All the mice were afraid of her. All day, they hid in their holes. Even in the dark, they were scared to come out for food. At last, all the mice got together to talk over the matter. They wanted to find a way of making their  lives safer and happier. "I will tell you what to do," squeaked a young mouse. "Let us hang a bell around the cat's neck. When she walks, the bell will ring. That will warn us to run away." The mice thought this was a fine plan. They whisked their tails and squeaked with joy. Then a wise old mouse got up."That is all well," he said, "but who will hang the bell around the cat's neck?" All the mice were silent . No one was brave enough for such a task. Can you think of a way to put the bell around the cat's neck?

Here's my friend computer, He is as cool as a cucumber.        Ever ready for work and fun,        Never grumpy or glum. He helps me to do my projects and sums, Won't you like to have such a nice chum?        On my computer , I see cartoons,        When I am back from school at noon. With my computer I learn and play, As I do with my teacher everyday.         My friend has a mate called Mr Mouse,         This one doesn't run around the house. Just click the mouse once or twice, It'll do many things in a trice.         My computer is my best buddy,         Never upset, never moody. Learn the meanings. *   grumpy         -       unhappy *   glum              -       sad *   chum             -       friend *   trice              -        quickly

Penelope Pirate and Polly Parrot were sailing in the Pacific. All morning they had been painting the ship's planks purple. They were particularly pooped. "I'm peckish," said Penelope Pirate."Lets pause and have pirate picnic." Penelope Pirate and Polly Parrot peeked in the pantry at all the pleasant food. They carried piles and piles of picnic food up on to the deck. Then Penelope Pirate put piles of food on to plates and plonked them on a pink picnic rug."What can I pass you. Polly Parrot?' asked Penelope Pirate . "Would you like pancakes, pasta, pears, peas ,pies, pineapple or plums?" Polly Parrot just pouted and said ,"I don't want to appear rude, but thats particularly unpleasant food." Penelope Pirate went pale. She paused and then pleaded, "Would you like parsely, parsnips, passion fruit , pickles, pizza, popcorn or pumpkin?" Polly Parrot just pouted and said, "I don'

Ankit and Radhika were sitting in the balcony with their grandma. They saw two sparrows. The sparrows were trying to build a nest on the narrow ledge. Everytime they kept a twing or a piece of straw, it fell down. Grandma said, " Poor birds." Radhikasaid, " Grandma , will you teach us to make a bird house?" Grandma smiled and said," yes let us make one." Then she turned to Ankit and Radhika and told them to bring: *     a small cardboard box *     a pair of scissors *     a sheet of brown paper *     a pencil *     a glue stick Ankit ran in and brought the box. Radhika got the rest of the things.Grandma first drew a circle on the broader side of the box. She cut the circle neatly. The opening was big enough for the birds to go in and out easily. Then , she cut the brown paper according to the size of the box. Ankit applied glue on the paper. Radhika posted the paper all around the box. Grandma cut the brown paper at t

"Jingle bells , jingle bells..." Rohit was humming while taking bath. The tap was running. His elder brother , Rahul ,wanted to take a bath and go to school. He called out, " Rohit , please come out." Rohit would not come out. Their mother said, "Rohit , come out. Rahul is getting late for school." But Rohit would just not listen to anyone. Well, Rohit had this habbit. He would leave the tap running and let the water flow. Sometimes , there would be no water left for others. Suddenly , Rohit stopped singing. There was no sound of the running water, too. Rahul thought , may be, now he will come out. "Mummy , my eyes are stinging. Bring some water. The water has stopped ,"yelled Rohit. There was not a single drop of water. Not even to wash soap from his eyes! Mother quickly rushed with a mugful of water. Rohit stood there covered with soap and crying. Then his mother gave him water to wash his face

At six in the morning, When the birds begin to sing, The sun comes to my window, And makes everything glow.       I smile and stretch,       And jump out of my bed,       I rush to the washroom,       To bathe and groom. At seven, nudges me the sun, "Hurry up buddy, eat your bun, Drink your milk without any fuss, Or you'll miss the school bus."       At eight, I am at school,       The morning is fresh and cool,       I study and play through the day,       School is fun day after day. At one, I come home straight, Love to see mamma at the gate, Laughing and smiling we eat and laze, Watching the sun spresd its rays.      At four, I go out to play,      The sun comes along all athe way,      At six, he says goodbye,      for he must go down the sky. At eight, I have my dinner, Then arrange my bag with care, At nine, to God I pray, And thank him for the lovely day.

           Simple              Past Tense             Past Participle 130)    take                  took                        taken 131)    teach                taught                     taught 132)    tear                  tore                         tore 133)    tell                    told                         told 134)    think                thought                   thought 135)    throw               threw                      thrown 136)    tread                trod                         trodden 137)    understand      understood             understood 138)    undertake        undertook               undertook 139)    wake                 woke                        woken 140)    wear                  wore                        worn 141)    weave                wove                        woven 142)    weep                  wept                         wept 143)    win                    won                           won 144)    wind    

            Simple               Past Tense            Past Participle 80)       pay                    paid                       paid 81)       prove                proved                   proved 82)       put                    put                         put 83)       quit                   quit                        quit 84)       read                  read                        read 85)       rend                  rent                        rent 86)       ride                   rode                        ridden 87)       ring                   rang                        rung 88)       rise                    rose                         risen 89)       run                    ran                          run 90)       saw                    sawed                      sawed 91)       say                     said                         said 92)       see                     saw                          seen 93)       seek                   sought