NCERT Class 5 EVS Whose Forests
20. Whose Forests? Daughter of the jungle Look at the picture. Where do you think these children are off to, with little bundles on their sticks? When you find out you too would want to go with them! The children are going to the forest. There they jump, run, climb trees and…
NCERT Class 5 EVS Who will do this Work
NCERT Class 5 EVS Who will do this Work. Download NCERT Chapters and Books in pdf format. Easy to print and read. Copies of these textbooks may be downloaded and used as textbooks or for reference. Refer to other chapters and books at other links (NCERT now providing you soft…
NCERT Class 5 EVS When the Earth Shook
14. When the Earth Shook! A bad dream Help! Help! Save me! Aaahhh! Ooooww… There was screaming and shouting everywhere. The ground was shaking and people were running all around. Screaming loudly I got up. On hearing me my mother also woke up. She came running and held me…
NCERT Class 5 EVS What if it Finishes
12. What if it Finishes...? A bus journey Today, we were going on a school trip to the Adalaj stepwell (baoli ), about eighteen kilometres from Ahmedabad. We began counting the vehicles on the road. Some of us counted the bicycles, others counted the buses, cars, and…
NCERT Class 5 EVS Walls Tell Stories
10. Walls Tell Stories Reached Golconda At last we reached Golconda. We were glad that didi was with us. Didi studies history and we enjoy visiting different places with her. Shailja: My goodness! This fort is so huge. Shreedhar: And see at what a height it is built! Kalyani…
NCERT Class 5 EVS Up You Go!
9. Up You Go! Mountaineering Camp Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi We were at the mountaineering camp and were very excited. Twenty of us were teachers from Kendriya Vidyalayas. There were other women from banks and other institutions. Today was the second day of…
NCERT Class 5 EVS Super Senses
1. Super Senses Has this ever happened to you? You were eating in the playground, an eagle flew down and took away your roti. As you walked softly past a sleeping dog, its ears shot up…
NCERT Class 5 EVS Sunita in Space
11. Sunita in Space Straight from the heart What do you think the earth looks like? Make a drawing of the earth in your notebook. On your drawing show where you are. Take a look at your friends’ drawings too What is our earth really like? Uzaira and Shahmir are playing with…
NCERT Class 5 EVS Seeds and Seeds
5. Seeds and Seeds Gopal was waiting for his mausi’s family to visit them. They will be coming the next day for their holidays. He was thinking about all the fun and nice food that he would have with his cousins. Just then his mother called out, “Gopal, before you sleep,…
NCERT Class 5 EVS On the move Again
22. On the Move Again Dhanu’s village Today all the relatives have come to Dhanu’s house to celebrate Dushera. They have come with their luggage in their bullockcarts. Dhanu’s father is the eldest in the family. So all the festivals are celebrated at their house. Dhanu’s…
NCERT Class 5 EVS No Place for Us
18. No Place for Us? Jatryabhai Jatryabhai was sitting at the door with his daughter Jhimli. They were waiting for Sidya. It was almost night but Sidya had not come home. Two years back Jatrya’s family came to Mumbai from Sinduri village. Here, they only knew the family of a…
NCERT Class 5 EVS Mangoes Round the Year
4. Mangoes Round the Year Wow! Aman’s lunch box has sweet puries. Hey, today Nitu has brought potato sabzi. I have got bhindi. Oh! Nitu, I think your potato sabzi is spoilt. Don’t eat that. You may fall sick. Here, you take some bhindi. Discuss How did Aman know that the…
NCERT Class 5 EVS Like Father Like Daughter
21. Like Father, Like Daughter Aaa chhee! Ashima was sitting near the window and reading. It was windy and there was a lot of dust in the air. Suddenly Ashima sneezed loudly—aaa chhee! Ashima’s parents were sorting out vegetables in the kitchen. Her mother said, “She sneezes…
NCERT Class 5 EVS From Tasting to Digesting
3. From Tasting to Digesting Different tastes Jhumpa ran into the kitchen and caught hold of her mother saying, “Ma, I am not going to eat this bitter karela (bittergourd). Give me gur (jaggery) and roti.” Ma smiled and said, “You ate roti and sugar in the morning.” Jhoolan…
NCERT Class 5 EVS Experiments with Water
7. Experiments with Water What floats – what sinks? Ayesha was waiting for dinner. Today Ammi was making her favourite food – puri and spicy potatoes. Ayesha watched as her mother rolled out the puri and put it in the hot oil. She saw that at first the puri sank to the bottom…