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 Preface
Values are defined as everything from ideas to principles that aim to guide us towards
desirable, behavioural and positive outcomes. They provide an important basis for individual
choices based on connecting thoughts, feelings and emotions, leading to an achievable and
objective end.
Values are seeds that need to be inculcated into the young minds to help them understand
right from wrong and make correct choices, based on this understanding.
Value education is the need of the hour to address the concerns about degenerating values,
the impact of harmful change on children and youth, dysfunctional families, increased crime
and violence, effect of media and information, overload as well as the competitive mindset
of students, parents and teachers.
In addition to imbibing the ideal concept of values like honesty, respect and responsibility,
the value education through the lessons in this series is also an “empowering tool”, which
is sure to be helpful in meeting the challenges of the contemporary socials like religious
fundamentalism, environmental degradation, multi-cultural conflicts and so on.
In addition to imparting values, the series also includes development of ten essential life skills
as defined in the NCERT guidelines.
Value Education is a series of books designed for students from Grades 1 to 8, in order to
help the students understand themselves and make them aware of the world around them.
This series focuses specifically on preserving our country’s heritage, protecting public
property, being compassionate towards others, positive thinking, working together in
harmony, living together in peace and respecting the human dignity.
The series has provided not for just learning the values but through activities to help the
children apply them too at how the children should approach and deal with a challenging
situation they face in their daily life. What they are required to do, is brought about through
the life skills.
The key features of this series are given below:
• Structured chapters
• Enriching stories to impart values
• Enjoyable exercises
• Creative activities
Every chapter in the book is introduced by Valedina, the super hero mascot for value
education. She will walk you through every chapter along with her friends from the Learning
Planet.
 Hey Kids! Welcome to Learning Planet.
Come and get introduced to the Superhero League!
Each of these heroes is an expert in his or her own subject. So what are
you waiting for? Grab your books and enter the Learning Planet, where
learning has been made easy and fun-filled by the Superhero League!
Now, let us get to know them better...

Valedina
Say ‘Hi’ to Valedina!
She will introduce you to
the world of values.
Questo USBee
Say ‘Hello’ to Questo! This is USBee. He will
He will tell you more buzz you through the
about the world. world of ICT.
 Eureka Phonica
Welcome Eureka! She is your Greet Phonica! She will show you
guide to exploring the amazing how to read, write, listen and
world of Science. speak English correctly.

CalSee Natura
Meet CalSee! He will Meet Natura! She will
help you with the joys take you through the
of learning Maths. EVS concepts.
 A Walk-through of ‘Learning Planet’
Value Education series

Comic Strip Story

Warmer activity
through two slides,
wherein the Learning
Hi Calsee! What
I am counting all the
Sure, I will! Let me
show you a fun
Planet Superheroes
parts of my body
Head, shoulders,
knees and toes...
are you doing? and have started
with the head, but I
way to know about
our body. Come on introduce the chapter.
think I have missed friends, why don’t
some. Will you help
me, Valedina? you sing along too
and then I will tell
you a story about
Thomas.

Word Meanings

Here you will learn

new words and what
they mean.
Me
here is my Nose.
Here are my Fingers and
her e are my Toes.
Here are my Ears and
Here are my Eye s tha t open wide.
He was happ Thom
whi te Teeth inside. y as his stom as’s D
ream
Here is my Mouth with my did not hurt ach !!
tha t help s me speak. and his eyes
Here is my pink Tongue teeth, hair an
d tongue wer
,
Word Meani
her e is my Cheek. e all
Here are my Shoulders and in place! ngs:
t help me play. Argue: try
Here are my Hands tha accept your sa
to persuade
someone to
wal king eac h day. ying
Here are my Feet that go Street ve
alw ays feel ing hungry. ndors: pers
Here is my Stomach that’s something fo
r sale on the
ons offerin
g
love all of ME .
This is my Body and I Truce: an ag
street, hawke
rs
reement
9 Junk food:
prepared or
that is unhealt packaged food
hy
Weak: delic
Exercise ate, fragile

1. Tick () th
e correct an
The value of the (i) What was Th
swer:
omas’ favour
lesson is presented (A) Soup
(B) Salad
ite food?

through an (ii) In the

night, what w
as making no
(C) Burger an
d Fries
(A) Heart ise?
interesting story. (iii) What fo
(B) Stomach
(C) Head
od did Thom
as not like?
(A) Pizza
(B) Chips
2. Answ (C) Vegetabl
er the follo es
wing questi
(i) What on s:
happened to
Exercise pizza for dinn
er?
Thomas whe
n he went to
sleep after ea
(ii) Why w ting a
ere the heart
and other bo
dy parts angr
This section is a y with Thom
as?
retention of what has
been read. How well
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it is understood.
 Jane’s

Think it
Birth
day
Think It

This section provides

for the child to relate
A family is a gr
What is a fam
ily? himself/herself to
oup of people
one another by wh
birth, marriage
o are related to certain situations
Some family m or adoption.
embers look ali
ke while others and how to deal with
look completely
Who are your
different. them henceforth.
immediate fa
mily members
Who are exte ?
nded family m
embers?

Do It
Feel it
Families care for These are fun activities
Families teach us
the
one another’s sa
fety. that will help students
importance of ru
les and
responsibilities.
reinforce learning
An Unusua
in an
Families help ma
interactive way.
Sc
l Day at
hool
intain and
continue family
traditions.
Our families
enrich our lives Do it
with fun
and frolic. Families suppor
t one
another in happ
y and
difſcult times. Activity 1
All about My School
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long enough to have
Students have been at school
help them each day. They
observed the people who
school helpers or
may or may not have met the
.
Feel It ably be aware of their presence
know their jobs, but they will prob
along with
identify various school workers
Take a tour of the school and
ng to their
This section helps bring their location. Explain that altho
ugh school helpers may belo
do spen d time
out the students anxieties, ng the part of their day, they
ofſce or another “place” duri
might have
example, although a custodian
apprehensions and in other parts of the school. For he/she
custodial equipment and supplies,
common questions, which a small ofſce and a place to keep
doing his/her job.
can be seen all over the school
they can share with the e and motto:
t how your school got its nam
teacher & classmates. • Research and ſnd out abou

• How old the school is:

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 Contents
Ch. No. Topic Value Life Skill Pg. No.

1 Thomas’ Dream!! This is Me Self-Awareness 9

Interpersonal
2 Jane’s Birthday Living Together 19
Relationship

An Unusual Day Coping with

3 At School 27
at School Stress

The Community Effective

4 The Ant Colony 37
We Live in Communication

Respecting Your Respect Human

5 Empathy 45
Elders Dignity

A Glass Being True to Coping with

6 53
of Milk Yourself Emotion

Rehaan’s Critical Thinking

7 Critical Thinking 61
Timely Act and Solution

Janaki—The Tree The World

8 Creative Thinking 71
Hugger around Us

Ira’s Visit Caring for the

9 Decision-Making 81
to the Park Environment

When Green Bay Giving Back to

10 Problem Solving 89
Turned Grey the World
 Hello Valedina! Hi Natura! I had Why doesn’t Extended families do not
Where are you gone to visit my your aunt live necessarily live together, but
coming from? aunt who lives with you? all care fo for one another. Just
down the lane. like Little
Litittle Jane’s family here...
tle

It was a beautiful August morning and young Jane was very excited because
it was her 8th birthday. Jane’s mother and father came to wish her early in
the morning with lots of hugs and kisses. They also gifted Jane a very pretty
doll house.

Jane’s elder brother, Fred, calls her “Shorty,” but he loves and cares for her
all the time. He gave her a box of colour pencils and an art book.

Jane’s younger sister, Anne, is a tiny toddler, but she giggled and giggled
and said, “Appy Burrday, Jane.” Jane loves her “Immediate Family” of five,
but today it is her birthday and she knew that her celebration would be
incomplete without her “Extended Family” members.

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When Jane came back from school, a surprise awaited her. Her grandfather
and grandmother, who lived few buildings down the lane, had arrived. Jane
ran to meet them.
“I am happy to see both of you. Grandma, will you please bake my favourite
Apple pie for my birthday?” Jane requested.
“Of course, Jane,” replied Grandma and tickled the birthday girl.
As the evening neared, Jane kept looking out of the window for arrival of
her favourite uncle (daddy’s brother) and aunt (his wife) who lived with their
adopted daughter on the other side of the town.
At six, when the door bell rang, “Ding dong, ding dong,” Jane ran to open
the door.
“Uncle Pat, Aunt Kim, Cousin Lilly, I am so glad that you have all come,”
Jane said excitedly.

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irthday

Lilly was standing quietly beside Pat and Kim. She looked unsure of her new
surroundings, but Jane made her feel welcome.

“Oh, how lovely Lilly looks! Come, give me a kiss. You are my little cousin,
you see,” said Jane and Lilly smiled happily.

It was nearly seven in the evening. Jane was all ready to cut her birthday
cake. She was about to blow out the candles when someone yelled, “Not
without us!”

Jane looked up from her cake and saw Ben and Tim, her cousins who are
studying in a college in another city.

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“Now this is indeed a great day. I am so happy to have all my family together
on my birthday,” her face beamed with joy.

The day was complete when her Aunt Rachel (her mother’s sister) called.
She lives in another country, but she always remembers everyone’s birthday
and never forgets to call.

Jane said a prayer before going

to bed, “I am thankful for my
family—both near and far. Even
though our looks, likes and
dislikes differ, we love and care
for one another.”
Word Meanings:
Giggle: laugh lightly and repeatedly
Beam: smile radiantly and happily
Differ: be unlike or different
Unsure: not certain about something,
doubtful

Exercise

1. Complete the following sentences from the story:

(i) Jane loves her “Immediate Family” of five, but today it is her birthday
and .
(ii) Jane looked up from her cake and saw .
(iii) The day was complete .

2. Answer the following questions:

(i) Where do Jane’s Grandpa and Grandma live?
(ii) Why are Uncle Pat’s family, Aunt Rachel and Cousins Ben and Tim
called the extended family?

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irthday

Think it

What is a family?
A family is a group of people who are related to
one another by birth, marriage or adoption.
Some family members look alike while others
look completely different.

Who are your immediate family members?

Who are extended family members?

Feel it
Families care for
one another’s safety.
Families teach us the
importance of rules and
responsibilities. Families help maintain and
continue family traditions.

Our families
enrich our lives with fun Families support one
and frolic. another in happy and
difficult times.

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Do it

Activity 1
Family Tree—Immediate and Extended

Fill in the “My Family Tree” diagram. Each of you has to write your family
members’ names. This also includes members of your
extended family.

You can complete this activity at home with the help of your
family members.

You can also colour the tree and make it colourful.

After completing your family tree, share it with the

rest of your class.

Share your experience as to who helped you complete this activity. Did it
bring back any memories?

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irthday

My Family Tree

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Activity 2
Look at the pictures below to tell whether these are
Immediate Families or Extended Families. Tick (✔) the right
answer.

A Newly married couple

Immediate Extended

Mother, Father, Sister, Brother

Immediate Extended

Grandparents, Uncles, Aunts and Cousins at a

party

Immediate Extended

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 Valedina, what Respecting means How do we Let’s look at the
does respecting being kind, polite, know if someone following two
others mean? attentive and is disrespectful to scenarios and
courteous towards his or her elders? see how Neel
the feelings, wishes or and Kunal treat
rights of our elders. their elders.

Scene 1:

It was a beautiful Sunday morning. The Sharma house was buzzing with
activities. Mrs. Sharma was cooking delicious breakfast for the family.
Mr. Sharma was watering the plants. Bobby, 12 years old, the eldest son,
was working on his school project. Everyone was awake and enjoying a
lovely day, except for the seven-year-old Neel, who was still asleep in his
bed.
“Neel, wake up, tidy your bed, come and have breakfast,” called out his
mother.

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“I don’t want to wake up and I won’t tidy my bed. You do it. Stop nagging
me,” Neel said muttering under his quilt.

Neel came to the kitchen, took his breakfast plate and without wishing
anyone ‘Good morning’ or waiting for the family to start together, started
eating.

“Neel, you could have waited for us. We always have breakfast together as a
family,” said Neel’s father, unhappy with his behaviour.

“Why should I wait for everyone? I am hungry, and so I did not wait for anyone,”
Neel said. Neel did not think that he did anything wrong.

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ing Y
Elders our

“Neel, since you have already eaten your breakfast, why don’t you help dad
with the plants,” said Bobby, his elder brother.

“Oh! Now I have to listen to you too, Fatso! Why don’t you help dad? I am
too tired to do anything,” Neel said rudely.

“What is wrong with you, Neel? Is this the way you speak to your elders?”
said his mother who was sad at Neel’s actions.

“Oh! I don’t care. I am going back to my room. Don’t disturb me,” saying
so, Neel went back to his room.

The Sharma family was very sad and disappointed at Neel’s disrespectful
behaviour.

Scene 2:

The same Sunday morning things at the Joshis’ were just the opposite.
Mrs. Joshi was not feeling very well, but still getting some housework
done. Mr. Joshi was serving his father his morning tea. Kunal, their six-
year-old son, woke up and rushed out to wish everyone. “Good morning,”
he said.

Seeing Kunal’s cheerful face, Mrs. Joshi felt so much better. Kunal was soon
next to his mother.

“Mother, you are unwell. Let me help you,” Kunal offered.

“It’s alright, son, I am almost done. Thank you. Did you tidy up your bed?”
she asked him.

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“Oh! I almost forgot. I will be right back,” Kunal went to get his bed in order.

“Kunal, can you get grandpa the newspaper?” requested his father.

“Yes, daddy,” Kunal replied and he was soon standing next to his grandpa
handing over the newspaper.

“Thank you, Kunal. You are very kind to an old man like me,” said his
grandpa and patted Kunal affectionately.

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ing Y
Elders our

“You are welcome, grandpa. Our

teacher tells us to treat others the
way we would like to be treated.
We must always love and respect
everyone, especially our elders,
Kunal said cheerfully.”
Kunal’s pleasing behaviour was
appreciated by all. The Joshis were
very proud of their son.
Exercise
Word Meanings:
Courteous: respectful to others,
polite
Affectionate: soft-hearted, loving
Serve: present food or drink to
someone
Mutter: say something in a low voice,
especially in irritation, to mumble

1. Complete the following sentences from the story:

(i) Everyone was awake and enjoying a lovely day
.
(ii) The Sharma family was very
.
(iii) Mrs. Joshi felt so much better
.

2. Answer the following questions:

(i) Who do you think did the right thing, Kunal or Neel? Why?
(ii) Why was Kunal’s behaviour appreciated by all?
(iii) What do you learn from this story?

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Think it

Have you been in a situation where you have

disrespected an elder person?
Respecting your elders shows that you value them.
It is important to treat others the way you would like
to be treated!

Why do you think is it important to respect your

elders?

Feel it
Why does my elder
sister/brother get to do
My grandparents are so what she/he wants?
boring. I don’t feel like
talking to them at times.

Why do we have to
The elders in my
listen to our elders?
family are so strict.

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ing Y
Elders our

Do it

Activity 1
Read the sentences, discuss and tell whether these are acts
of respect or disrespect towards our elders. Identify the right
answer by putting the tick (✔) (for Respect) or cross (✘) (for
Disrespect).

(1) A boy taking his parents’ blessings

(2) A girl holding the door open for her grandma

(3) A boy helping an elderly person cross the street

(4) A little girl being rude to her elder sister

(5) A boy serving his grandpa a glass of water

(6) A young boy arguing with his parents

(7) Kids listening to their aunt intently

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Activity 2
Elder’s Appreciation Card
Materials needed: Chart paper, colour pens and any decorative items like
leaves, dried flowers, stickers, etc.
Select an elder in your family or
in your neighbourhood whom
you know well.

Create a card for the person.

Draw a picture of the elder
and yourself. In your message, tell them how much you appreciate their
presence in your life.

Enjoy the pleasure of handing over your handmade card to the person and
see the reaction.

Share your experience with your teacher and classmates.

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 Hello Valedina! Hi Calsee! I am Saved a life? Is he a
What are you reading about superhero like us? Does
reading so intently a young boy he have super powers?
in the newspaper? who saved his
friend’s life.

He is definitely a hero and though he

doesn’t have a super power, he has
something much more important and
that is his presence of mind. Do you
want to know how? Let’s see...

It was a beautiful, sunny day down at the beach when Rehaan and his friends
went for a game of volleyball.

“Stay away from the water as none of you knows swimming,” Rehaan’s
mother urged.

On reaching the beach, they saw that not many people were around.

“This is good. A crowded beach means less space for us to play,” said
Rehaan’s friend, Danny.

The white, grainy sand was cool on their feet and the kids enjoyed writing
their names on it.

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Rehaan’s friend, Jeet, loved collecting seashells and was busy picking the
bright coloured shells and putting them in a box that he had got along.

Jeet got so engrossed in finding those perfect seashells that he could not
realise he had ventured a little deeper into the sea water.

By then, the currents had also turned strong. Jeet soon found himself pulled
deeper into the sea by the waves.

Rehaan was busy playing volleyball with his other friends by the seaside.

He could not realise that Jeet had entered the water, but then he suddenly
saw a small figure waving his hand in the ocean. He stopped to have a closer

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Timely
Act

look and realised that it was Jeet who was in the water drowning and trying
to call for help.

Rehaan, Jeet and their friends did not know swimming. Rehaan remembered
that their parents had asked them to stay away from the water as it could
be dangerous.

Rehaan froze for a second, he couldn’t move, but within seconds he found
courage to raise an alarm and call the adults around him.

The few adults around couldn’t help as they too did not know swimming,
but when Rehaan asked for a phone, he immediately received one from an
old man who had come for a walk on the beach.

Rehaan asked another woman who was jogging by the seaside to look for
the coastguard. In the meantime, he called his parents to tell them that Jeet
was in deep waters.

Rehaan was glad that he remembered his parents’ numbers, something his
folks and teachers insisted he should know.

The coastguard was on his way. On arrival, he jumped in to help Jeet. Rehaan
made another call until then. He called the hospital authorities asking them
to send an emergency kit and an ambulance.

“What is your name? What is the emergency? Where is the location of the
emergency?” The receiver of the call at the hospital asked. Rehaan stayed
calm.

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Rehaan answered all questions giving accurate information. The hospital

staff told him that they were sending help immediately.

When Rehaan’s and Jeet’s parents arrived, he breathed a sigh of relief.

The coastguard managed to pull Jeet to the shores, but the poor boy was
unconscious.

All the while Rehaan kept praying for Jeet to be alright.When the ambulance
arrived, they administered Jeet with the necessary medications and he was
taken to the hospital to recover.

“Your timely call has helped Jeet today.Well done for handling the emergency
so well. Thank you very much,” said Jeet’s parents.

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Rehaan was glad that he had

managed to stay calm and do
Word Meanings:
what was expected. He thought
Grainy: granular, small pieces
to himself had he been tense or
Necessary: that is needed to be
panicky, he might not have been done, essential
able to help Jeet. Emergency: a serious, unexpected
He later heard that Jeet had situation requiring immediate action
recovered and that he was fine. Administer: provide something
Rehaan and his parents were very
proud of him.

Exercise

1. Tick (✔) the correct answer:

(i) Where did Rehaan and his friends go to play volleyball?
(A) Park (B) School (C) Beach
(ii) Whom did Rehaan call when he got a phone?
(A) Parents (B) Hospital (C) Coastguard
(iii) What was Jeet collecting on the beach?
(A) Sand (B) Shells (C) Rocks

2. Answer the following questions:

(i) What was Rehaan’s first reaction when he saw Jeet drowning in the
sea?
(ii) If you were in Rehaan’s situation, what would you have done?

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What would have happened if

Rehaan had not asked for help?
Have you ever been in difficult situations?
Would you panic or be calm in an emergency?
It is important to use your presence of mind
during emergencies.
An emergency often calls for immediate attention
from an adult or appropriate authorities.

Feel it
Emergencies can often be detected by sight, sound or smell.

Sight – For example, a car accident, someone falling from a ladder or from
any height and injuring himself/herself.

Sound – For example, if you hear a loud crash, harsh scream or someone
crying.

Smell – For example, if you smell gas fumes or smoke, it could be an

emergency.

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Important points to remember in case of emergencies:

Be calm. It’s ok to be afraid, Is it ok if I don’t do

but panicking will not help anything?
you think.

Should I do something in
Whom should I call out such situations?
in case of an emergency?

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Do it

Activity 1
Look at the images and identify whether these are emergencies
or not.
A house on fire Falling down from the stairs

Yes / No Yes / No

Cars in an accident Earthquake

Yes / No Yes / No

Fight over toys Someone drowning

Yes / No Yes / No

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Activity 2

Study the given scenarios. Discuss and answer the questions.

(1) Sam and Simmy were playing in the park when Simmy lost her balance
on one of the slides and fell down.
Simmy is badly hurt, she could barely talk or stand, there is blood
rushing out from her nose and she has a wound on her forehead.
Their parents are not around, Sam doesn’t have a phone, but there
are other adults around in the park. What should Sam do?

(2) Mike is walking back home from school. When he arrives home, he
suddenly hears a big crash.
Mike sees that there is an accident involving two cars. There is no one
else to witness the incident. No one is moving out of the car. Is this an
emergency? What should Mike do?

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(3) Tina is eating lunch at the family table, when she knocks over her
water and the glass shatters all over the floor.
Her parents are out talking to their neighbours. Is this an emergency?
What should Tina do?

(4) Suraj walked into his house after playing with his friends. When he
entered the kitchen, he found his mother lying on the floor.
It looked like she was sleeping, but she did not respond when
Suraj called out to her. Is this an emergency? What should Suraj
do?

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at the end of the must add that they Questo! Today we have the
journey with our have been good most important lesson to follow
2nd grader friends and smart all along. for the rest of our lives –
at Learning Planet. Keep your world clean!!

So, won’t there

be anything to
learn today?

Once upon a time, there was a quaint little town, called Green Bay. It was
a beautiful place to live in. Green Bay had a splendid forest and ponds with
ducks and fishes in it.

There were acres of green farms, which were quite a sight; the parks were
full of flowers—yellow, purple and white.

The people staying in Green Bay were healthy and happy folks. When
someone visited Green Bay, they were always left in awe.

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Then one day something happened; something so unusual and dreadful.

Green Bay was suddenly no longer beautiful. It was no longer green… Oh!
It had turned grey.

Soon, the sun was hot and harsh; the sky had turned pale blue. The trees
no longer had any leaves—the few that were left had turned brown. The
flowers in the park all wilted away, the fishes and ducks looked ill in the
pond, the birds left Green Bay, as if afraid of the place and the farms had
stopped growing any crops.

“What has happened to our beautiful town?” cried the people.

“Oh! Our parks, where are we supposed to play now?” asked the kids,
worried.

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“How will we grow our vegetables and grains?” the farmers asked with
grave expressions.

“We have to figure out what made our Green Bay grey,” said the town
minister, Mr. Buck.

The folks of the town began their investigation. It wasn’t too long when they
smelled a terrible stink which was appalling.

“What a stench fills our clean air! It is impossible to breathe. Where is the
stench coming from?” asked the town guard.

The folks started looking further, trudging along, when they saw black smoke
coming from a huge brass chimney from far away.

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“That’s the new rubber factory along the river side. The smoke is coming
from there and the stench from the river nearby,” said little Tina who figured
it all.

Reaching the rubber factory, they saw big pipes that were emptying all the
waste from the factory into the river.

The river was now a pile of mess, all grass and trees around it were as good
as dead. The fishes had died; there was no sign of life around at all. The
clean river water had turned grey and black. Everyone now knew why their
Green Bay had turned grey.

The factory owner, Mr. Tanner, was summoned; he was shown the effect of
what his factory waste was doing to their town.

“I am sorry,” he said apologising. “I never realised that the waste could hurt
the environment so much.”

“I will follow all environmental rules and stop throwing the waste into the
river. I request all of you to forgive me. I will even help clean up the town,”
said Mr. Tanner.

The town folks gathered up with scrubbers, dusters, mops and brooms.
They began cleaning the water, and land. From ground to tree tops, ponds
to rivers, parks and farms, were all clean after their effort. The town got rid
of the stink finally.

The town folks worked hard day and night and when one morning they
woke up, the sun shone beautifully, the sky was blue, the birds had come

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back and the ducks too had returned.

All cheered with happiness and were Word Meanings:
glad to see that their Green Bay
Quaint: attractively unusual or
was no longer grey. It was green old-fashioned
again! Summon: order someone to be
present
Appalling: shocking, horrifying
Trudging: walking slowly with
heavy steps
Exercise

1. Complete the following sentences from the story:

(i) The folks started looking further

(ii) The river was now a pile of mess

(iii) There were acres of green farms

2. Answer the following questions:

(i) What turned Green Bay grey?
(ii) What did Mr. Tanner, the rubber factory owner, do when he realised
his mistake?
(iii) What did you understand from this story?

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Think it

Did you see how the toxic waste

from a single rubber factory turned
Green Bay grey?
If we follow a few basic rules like recycling, proper disposal
of waste, stopping littering, saving energy and saving
our trees, our environment will be safe.
Can you then imagine what is happening
to Mother Earth with all the waste that
we have been polluting her with?

Feel it

How can I help to I see people littering,

protect our environment? should I stop them?

What does recycling mean?

I waste a lot of water.
I must start saving it.

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Do it

Activity 1
Each of you has to create a slogan which expresses a clear
statement towards the need to keep the world clean.
Draw a picture showing your understanding about what it means to keep
the world clean.
Finally, put your thoughts down in words by writing on, “Why do you think
should we keep our world clean?”

My Slogan

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My World

Why do you think should we keep our world clean?

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Activity 2

The Groceries Project

For the Teacher: Ask the children to
get newspapers, chart paper, colours,
stickers and decorative objects.
Each of you has to create two paper bags, using newspapers or chart paper.
Decorate the bag as you want and use it to carry small things.
Keep one paper bag for yourself and give the other one to someone else.
This way you will stop using plastic bags and help the environment.
Tell your class who you gave the other paper bag to and why.

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Peace Activity
Peace is the need of the hour. Just like the other values that you have learnt,
peace plays an important role today. Let us learn about peace today.
There are other words that stand for peace.
Find the following words:

FRIENDSHIP UNITY CALM LOVE QUIET HELP HARMONY

L H O R S W Y F P P H F
O T S E R N A Z I B M A
V X V T O L Y X H D R K
E L Y M H C R J S F T W
K Q R M A X S M D X Z Q
G A U L I Y H W N Y T B
H F M I B D A D E A O D
Y N L L E J F O I Y R H
U N I T Y T U H R U P A
C B A L F Z T W F J K F
P C R B F Y J L V T B N
S H I D Q G H A H E L P

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