Nature's Bounty: Class 1 EVS Lesson on Plants, Flowers, and Fruits

Term 1 Unit 3: Nature's Bounty

1st EVS Environmental Science

Learning Objectives

The learner should be able to Observe identify, name, understand and describe the importance of leaves, flowers, vegetables and fruits.

A Story from the Garden

Selvi went to a garden, She saw a yellow flower on the tomato plant, she went to pluck it. A bee came and said, "Please, leave it for me. It is my food".

She saw a red tomato on the tomato plant. She went to pluck it. A parrot came and said, "Please, leave it for me. It is my food".

She saw a green leaf on the tomato plant. A grasshopper came and said, "Please don't pluck the leaf. It is my food."

Watering the plant, Selvi said, "You provide food for all of us. Thank you very much".

Leaves

Let us go on a joyful journey into the world of plants.

Let us talk

Plants have different kinds of leaves. They are of various sizes, shapes, colours and textures. Talk about some leaves that you have seen around you.

Here are some helping words.

Vocabulary: light green, dark green, soft, smooth, rough, edge, sharp, rounded, dry, big, small, tip

Banana (Vazhai), Mango (Maangai), Drumstick (Murungai), Neem (Veppa Ilai), Coconut (Thennai), Basil (Tulasi), Mint (Pudhina), Coriander (Kothamalli), Curry leaves (Karuveppilai)

Compare the leaves. Use the words you have learnt.

Dark green in colour, thick leaf, Rough leaf

Dark green leaf, Thick leaf, blunt edge

Light green leaf, thin leaf

Light green leaf, round shaped leaf

Leaf Rubbing. Let us make a leaf pattern using crayons.

Bring one leaf to class. Observe the changes in the leaf over a week.

Flowers

• Look at the pictures. These are some flowers that we see around us. Let us name them.

Fire cracker (Kanakambaram), Jasmine (Malli), Marigold (Samanthi), Lotus (Tamarai), Frangipani (Sampangi), Rose (Roja), Screw pine (Thazhampoo), Chrysanthemum (Samanthi), Hari champa (Manoranjitham)

• Which flower do you like? Describe that flower.

I like the flower Jasmine. Its petals are so soft and it smells good. The petals are white in colour.

Vocabulary: smell, petal, soft, smooth, rough, thorn, colour, red, pink, white, yellow

Some flowers have a sweet smell.

Champaca (Shenbagam), Jasmine, Rose

We can keep flowers fresh as shown above.

Flowers have different kinds of petals. Observe the shapes of the petals.

• Match the flowers with their petals.

(i) The first flower (Rose) matches with the third petal.

(ii) The second flower (Lotus) matches with the first petal.

(iii) The third flower (Hibiscus) matches with the second petal.

Vegetables

Rhyme Time

I went to the market
With my bag
To buy red tomatoes
Big brown potatoes
Round and fat
Green chillies
Long and thin
Fat pumpkins
Orange and green
Purple brinjals
Big and small
And drumsticks long
My bag became heavy
I came back home
With my basket full
Everybody smiled!

Let us talk

We all eat vegetables. They keep us healthy and strong.

Which vegetables do you like? Can you describe them?

I like the vegetable, carrot. It will be different sizes and orange in colour. It is also a healthy vegetable.

Here are some words to help you.

Vocabulary: smooth, rough, big, small, size, shape, colour, heavy, light, taste, watery, hard, round, long, brown, orange, green, red, purple

A Vegetable Shop

Observe how nicely the vegetables are arranged We see cabbages, tomatoes, cucumber, ridgegourd, carrots and many more Shall we identify them?

Here are some commonly used vegetables.

Look at the different varieties of brinjals given below.

Observe the vegetable man. Identify the vegetables he is made of. Describe them using the words you have learnt. Answer the questions.

• Which vegetables are hard? Pumpkin

• Which vegetable is green and long? Snake gourd

• Which vegetable is orange in colour? Carrot

One group describes a vegetable and the other group names it.

• You can play this game with your friends.

Vegetable Printing

Fruits

Fruits keep us healthy. There are many kinds of fruits.

Most fruits change their colour when they ripen.

These are some fleshy fruits.

These are some juicy fruits.

These are some small fruits.

Some fruits are big.

These are some fruits that are sour.

Some fruits are sweet.

These are some fruits that taste both sweet and sour.

These are some dry fruits.

Do You Know? Birds and squirrels like fruits.

You have learnt about many kinds of fruits. You describe a fruit and your friend should name it.

Fill in the blanks.

1. O R A N G E

2. G R A P E S.

3. M A N G O.

4. S A P O T A.

5. P A P A Y A.

Connect the fruit to its name.

The pictures of the fruits should be connected to their names as follows:

(i) Grapes picture connects to the word 'Grapes'.

(ii) Mango picture connects to the word 'Mango'.

(iii) Pineapple picture connects to the word 'Pineapple'.

(iv) Banana picture connects to the word 'Banana'.

(v) Apple picture connects to the word 'Apple'.

Fruits are grown in orchards.

How do they reach our homes from there? Sequence the pictures in the right order by numbering them.

The correct order is:

1

2

3

4

What does this picture show?

Always wash fruits and vegetables before you eat.