MyWatchtower Environmental Studies for Grades 1 and 2 and Social Studies for Grades 3 to 5 is a well-graded integrated series that strictly adheres to the latest CISCE curriculum. The series caters to the new-age learners via the ActiveTeach platform that is a blended learning solution of print, digital and assessment as it is the need of the hour. The series is a fresh breath of air as it focuses on innovative learner-centric pedagogical elements at both print and digital levels. With ‘learning without burden’ as the philosophy driving the series, it is an amalgamation of the good old printed books with a distinct interdisciplinary approach and digital assets and widgets that makes learning interactive and fun.
The series is designed to inspire comprehensive and all-round development to ensure the practical application of knowledge gained in the classroom. It enables learners to learn in their own way, at their own pace and helps teachers to facilitate better teaching-learning processes inside the classroom to counter the challenging present-day educational needs.
About the Author
Soma Nandy has over two decades of teaching experience in the subjects of social studies, especially Geography, across both CISCE and CBSE curriculums in schools such as MP Birla HS School, Loreto House, Don Bosco School Park Circus and Birla High School, Kolkata.
Sujata Bhattacharyya has over two decades of teaching experience in the subjects of social studies for various grades across schools following CISCE curriculum. She has served as the Head of Geography department at GD Birla Centre of Education, Kolkata, and has been the Team Leader of Social Studies department at Ambassador School, Dubai (2012–2016).
Features
• Milestones delineates the major topics and learning outcomes of a chapter.
• Gear Up builds on the pre-knowledge of learner.
• Knowledge Trek is interesting snippets of information that takes learning beyond the book.
• Let Us Explore is critical and higher order thinking questions that develops learners' research and extra-reading abilities.
• Connect the Dots enables interdisciplinary learning and establishes connection with other subject to facilitate learning in real-life context.
• Picture Study develops the visual understanding of the learners.
• MyWatchtower encourages learners to do a self-evaluation on the concepts learnt.
• Treasure Box is infographics that gives important points for quick recapitulation.
•Time to Camp (Exercises) help in remembering, understanding and application of knowledge gained.
• Peer Assessment (Grades 3 to 5) strengthens peer interaction and provides the opportunity to learn from one another.
• I do, I learn/We do, We learn are individual and group activities that aims to nurture creative and interpersonal skills among learners.
• Leave a Mark are values and life skills questions that enable individuals to have their distinct point of view to tackle the challenges of the twenty-first century.
Table Content
1. The Earliest Humans
2. The Beginning of a Settled Life
3. Transport and Communication
4. The Indian Constitution
5. Importance of Elections
6. The Democratic Government of India
7. Locating Places on the Earth
8. Weather and Climate
9. Solar and Lunar Eclipses
10. Major Temperature Zones of the
Earth
11. India—Location and Extent
12. Climate of India
13. Natural Vegetation of India
14. Our Environment
15. Natural Disasters
16. Our Resources
17. Agriculture in India
18. Industries in India
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