👨👩👧👦 Class 3 EVS - Chapter 1: Family and Friends – Staying Together 👨👩👧👦
Learning about love, care, and togetherness!
✨ Chapter Summary – Staying Together
This chapter introduces us to Bela and her family. Through their daily life, we learn how family members live together, help each other, and enjoy time with one another.
Key Points:
- Bela lives with her parents, brothers, grandparents, and a pet dog named Shiru.
- They spend quality time playing games like chhupan-chhupai (hide and seek), antakshari, and pitthoo.
- On rainy days, they sit under a shelter, eat pakoras, and sing songs.
- Bela’s grandparents share stories and teach games from their childhood.
- The chapter shows how family members support each other – from helping in the garden to cooking and cleaning.
- It encourages love, care, respect for animals, elders, and community members.
- Festivals are celebrated together with neighbors and friends like Munni and Kusum Mausi.
- The importance of sharing, cooperation, and community bonding is highlighted throughout.
✅ Solutions: Textbook Exercises
Page 6 – Write the names of your family members
| Relationship with you | Name | What do you call them? |
|---|---|---|
| Mother’s sister | Urmila | Mausi |
| Father | (Student's answer) | Papa |
| Grandfather | (Student's answer) | Dadaji |
| Brother | (Student's answer) | Bhaiya |
Page 8 – Questions
Q1. Would you call Bela’s family a big or a small family?
Answer: Bela’s family is a big family because it includes parents, grandparents, siblings, and a pet.
Q2. What games do you play with elders and other members of your family?
Answer: I play ludo, carrom, hide-and-seek, snakes and ladders with them.
Q3. Which animals come to your home or your neighbourhood?
Answer: Dogs, cats, cows, and birds come to my neighbourhood.
Q4. Have you ever shared food with animals who come to your home? Share your experience.
Answer: Yes, I give milk and biscuits to a stray dog near my home.
Q5. Why do you think we should not hurt or tease animals?
Answer: Because animals have feelings too. They feel pain and fear. We should treat them with kindness.
Page 12 – Write
Q1. What have you learnt from your family? From whom?
Answer: I learnt cooking from my mother and gardening from my grandfather.
Q2. Has anyone learnt anything from you?
Answer: Yes, my younger sister learnt drawing from me.
Page 13 – Draw a rangoli using leaves and flowers
(Student Activity – collect fallen flowers and leaves to create a design.)
Page 13 – Questions
Q3. How do you help your family?
Answer: I help in watering plants, folding clothes, and cleaning my room.
Q4. How do you help grandparents or sick people in the family?
Answer: I give them water, help them walk, and sit with them.
Q5. Who is the oldest person in your family?
Answer: My grandfather is the oldest.
Q6. Who is the youngest?
Answer: My baby brother is the youngest.
Q7. Who is the tallest?
Answer: My father is the tallest.
Q8. Do you have relatives who don’t live with you? Where do they live? How often do you meet?
Answer: Yes, my uncle lives in another city. We meet during holidays.
Page 14–15 – Fill table
| Relative’s Name | Relationship | What do you call them? |
|---|---|---|
| Ramesh | Uncle | Chacha |
| Sunita | Aunt | Bua |
Page 16 – Who does what work?
| Work | Who does it? |
|---|---|
| Cooking food | Mother and father |
| Watering plants | Dadaji and me |
| Mending things | Papa |
| Cleaning the house | Mother |
| Buying from market | Father |
Page 17 – Let us reflect
A. How do family members show love and care?
Answer: By helping each other, spending time together, cooking, teaching, and sharing.
B. What games do you play with friends?
Answer: I play hide-and-seek, kho-kho, football, and carrom with friends.
🔍 Word Search (Games)
Words to find: Bat, Ball, Toy, Fun, Game
(Help students circle them in the puzzle.)
🎯 Learning Outcomes
- Understand family structures and relationships.
- Show empathy and care for others (including animals).
- Participate in home and community activities.
- Express through drawing, writing, and discussions.
- Learn cooperation and celebration as part of life.
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