Standard 1
Identification of animals, wild / domestic
Panchatantra Stories, Jataka Tales, stories from the Bible
Songs / Rhymes about animals
Suggested Activities
Visit to a zoo
Feeding birds, animals
Story telling with Puppets
Mimicry of animal sounds
Standard 2
Animals- Food habits, homes
Songs /Rhymes of animals
Animal stories from Puranas
Bharathiyar songs
Suggested Activities
Making models of animal homes
Making collages of animals
Making animal masks
Story telling
Standard 3
Useful animals – domestic animals
The cow – sacred to Hindus
Food web and Food Chains
Fairy tales, Hans Anderson stories
Suggested Activities
Preparing a scrap book, 'My Book of Animals"
Storytelling
Dramatizing stories on animals, role play
Paper folding to make animal figures
Standard 4
Importance and preservation of forests
Extinct and endangered animals
Protecting animals (basic laws, common cruelties)
Appreciating nature
Suggested Activities
Growing potted plants
Visit to a bird sanctuary
Reading of stories on compassion
Dramatizing and enacting skits on the above topics
Planting of saplings – Vanamahotsav day
Standard 5
Importance of cattle in our country
Goshalas and pinjarpoles
Cows – how they are important to our life
Interdependence of flora and fauna
Wild life sanctuaries and their importance
Stories on compassion
Suggested Activities
Visit to goshalas, dairy farms, pinjarpoles
Visit to sanctuaries
Adopting pets and animals
Collect information, maintain a scrap book on endangered Species
Get to know about various agencies and projects to conserve wildlife
Standard 6
Green Revolution, White Revolution
Bio diversity
Environment Protection
Pollution and solutions to reduce it
Sensitizing children to differently abled people
Vegetarianism and health benefits
Suggested Activities
Visit to special schools and helping the challenged children
Dramatization, role play, skits on the above topics
Visit to poultry farms, sanctuaries
Celebrate kindness day, exchange anecdotes on special acts of kindness
Making scrap books to gather information on environment protection
Making an animal calendar
Standard 7
Biodegradable and non biodegradable waste, efficient disposal of waste
Renewable and non renewable sources of energy
Ways to conserve energy
Soil erosion, conservation, role of micro organisms
Pesticides, insecticides, fertilizers, and their effect on human beings
Cattle shelter and protection of aged animals
Awareness of underprivileged and orphaned children
Vegetarianism and the benefits on health
Suggested Activities
Visit to a veterinary hospital
Making of paper bags, using cloth bags
Making compost pits, natural manure
Visit to cows shelters, agencies like PFA, SPCA, Blue Cross, etc.
Visit to an orphanage, sharing and caring
Organizing rallies for a good cause
Standard 8
Environment and pollution – air, water soil, noise
Ecosystem and its conservation
Protection of wildlife – (hunting, poaching, smuggling)
Use of animals in cosmetic industry, silk industry, leather industry
Awareness of old age homes and the implications
Vegetarianism and the benefits on health
Suggested Activities
Organizing Eco Clubs in school
Cleaning the campus
Maintaining a school garden
Projects on endangered species
Visit to an old age home and making time to help the aged
Rescuing injured animals and caring for them
Quiz and debates on pollution issues
Collecting information on nutritional value in a vegetarian diet
Putting biodegradable waste to good use
Standard 9 & 10
Green house effect
Global warming
Rain Water harvesting and conserving water
Villages and rural life
Various agencies for animal welfare
Wild Life Act and laws of animal welfare
Awareness of drugs to enhance productivity of animals
Zoonotic diseases – rabies, anthrax, etc
Scientific facts on vegetarianism
Suggested Activities
Projects on green house effect, global warming, pollution
PPT on the above topics
Visit to a village
Poster preparation
Organizing rallies for a cause
Visit to Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board
Rescuing and adopting injured animals
Projects to create public awareness to ill treatment of animals and solutions