Grade 2

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1 Term
Lessons
 Lesson 1

Living and non-living things

 We see many things around us.
 These things can be divided into two groups.
1. Living things
2. Non-Living things

Living things

 People, animals and plants are living things.

Home work
Paste pictures of living things.
Non- living things
Non-living things,

 do not eat
 do not breathe
 do not feel
 do not grow
 do not move
 do not have babies
 Natural things are made by nature

 mountains
 clouds
 flowers
 moon
 water

Paste pictures

Man-made things
 Man-made things are made by man.
 table
 pen
 car
 book
 bag

Homework

 Paste pictures
 Activities on the text book page no: 3,4,5,6,7
 Lesson 2
A Green World

Types of plants

 There are plants all around us.

 Plants are of different shapes and sizes.

plants

small
big plants plants

trees shrubs
herbs
climbers
creepers

1. Trees

 Trees are big and strong.

 They have a thick and hard main stem.
 It is called trunk.
 The trunk bears branches.
Ex –
mango tree / jak tree / coconut tree
 2. Herbs

 Herbs are short plants.

 They have thin and weak stems.

Ex -
 mint
 spinach
 coriander
 basil

3. Shrubs
 Shrubs are plants with many stems.
 They have strong and woody stems.

Ex -
o hibiscus
o sunflower
o rose

4. Climbers
 These plants have weak stems.
 They cannot stand alone.
 They need a support of a stick, a wall or a big tree to
climb up.
Ex-
• grapevine
• green pea
• beans
• pepper
5. Creepers

 These plants have weak stems.

 They grow along the ground.

Ex -
• pumpkin
• watermelon
• cucumber

Parts of a tree
Parts of a plant

Uses of plant parts.

1) Stem - bears leaves, fruits and flowers

-take water to the other parts of the plant.

2) Roots- takes in water from the soil.

3) Leaf- makes food for the plant.

4) Bud- opens into a flower.

5) Flower- turns into a fruit

6) Fruit - bears seeds.

- helps to grow new plants.

 Lesson 3

Food from plants

 We eat food when we are hungry.

 We need food to work and grow.
 Food makes us healthy and strong.
 We get most of our food from plants.

1. Fruits
a. pineapple
b. guava
c. apple
d. banana

2. Vegetables
a. beans
b. cabbage
c. ladies fingers
d. pumpkins
e. brinjals

 We can eat some vegetables raw, as salads,

a. cucumber
b. beet root
c. carrot
d. tomato
3. Cereals

 Cereals give us energy to work and play.

a. wheat

b. rice

c. barley

d. corn

4. Pulses

a. chickpeas

b. cowpea

c. green grams

d. red lentils

5. Oil

a. sunflower oil

b. mustard oil

c. coconut oil

d. olive oil
6. Spices

a. coriander seeds

b. cardamom

c. turmeric

d. clove

e. pepper

f. cumin seeds

7. Plants give us tea and coffee

a. tea leaves – tea

b. coffee seeds - coffee

 We get most of our food from plants.

 We must grow more plants.
 Activity

1) Write down 5 uses of plants.

1. Plants give us food.

2.
3.
4.

5.

2) Make prints of different leaves with paint on a paper. Compare

the different patterns of leaves.
 Lesson 4

Kinds of animals

 There are many kinds of animals around us.

 They live in different places, eat different food and move in
different ways.

Types of animals

Animals can be grouped in different ways.

1. size
2. number of legs
3. with wings
4. body cover

Size
Big animals
a. lion
b. giraffe
c. horse
d. elephant
e. whale

Small animals

a. rabbit
b. cat
c. rat
d. dog
e. fox
Very small animals
a. ant
b. honey bee
c. beetle
d. house fly
e. dragonfly

Number of legs
Animals with four legs and a tail

a. horse
b. deer
c. tiger
d. kangaroo
e. dog

Insects have six legs

a. ant
b. mosquito
c. cockroach
d. grasshopper
e. beetle
 Animals with many legs

a. caterpillar
b. centipede
c. millipede

Animals without legs

a. snake
b. worm
c. fish

Animals with wings

Birds have two legs and two wings.

a. sparrow
b. parrot
c. peacock
d. kingfisher
e. crow

Some insects have four wings

a. butterfly
b. dragonfly
c. honey bee
d. mosquito
e. beetle
Body cover
 Some animals have hair or fur on their body.

a. rabbit
b. lion
c. bear
d. cat
e. dog

 Some animals have scales on their body.

a. snake
b. crocodile
c. fish
d. lizard

 Some animals have feathers on their body.

a. birds
Places where animals live
 Some animals live on land.
Forest
a. elephant
b. lion
c. tiger
d. giraffe
e. bear

Fields or gardens

a. rat
b. mongoose
c. lizard
d. squirrel
e. gecko

Home or farm

a. cat
b. dog
c. duck
d. goat
e. cow
f. hen
g. sheep
Some animals live in or near water.

a. fish
b. turtle
c. frog
d. crocodile
e. octopus
f. swan
g. duck

Some animals live on trees and fly in the sky.

a. parrot
b. pigeon
c. crow
d. sparrow
e. bat

How baby animals are born

 Some animals give birth to their young babies.

a. cat
b. dog
c. cow
d. elephant
e. deer
 Some animals lay eggs.

a. hen
b. snake
c. parrot
d. worm
e. insects

Lesson 5

Food and shelter for animals

 Animals need food and water to live.

 food – to be strong
 shelter – to be safe
Food
 Animals need food and water to,
 be strong
 grow

 Different animals eat different types of food.

 Fruits
Leaves

elephant mouse
giraffe squirrel
cow hen

deer sparrow

parrot pigeon
,.

Insects

crow lion
spider snake
frog shark
lizard eagle
Shelter
 Animals need shelter to,
 be safe from heat, cold and rain.
 protect from enemies.

 Some animals build and live in their own shelter.

Animal Shelter/Home
lion den
rabbit burrow
snake hole
rat hole
spider web
bird nest
honey bee beehive
bear cave

 Some animals are useful to us.

 Therefore we build houses for them.

Animal Shelter/Home
dog kennel
hen coop
cow shed
horse stable
pig pigsty