Chapter 7: The Food we Eat
1st StandardEnglish
The Food we Eat - Chapter Summary
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# The Food we Eat
## Overview
This chapter explores why and how we share food, the various sources from which our meals come, and the importance of gratitude and respect toward those who provide it. Through reading passages, questions, and interactive activities, students learn about diversity in our diets and build key vocabulary related to food and farming.
## Key Topics Covered
### 1. Sharing Our Food
* Children are encouraged to share mid-day meals whenever possible.
* Discussion points include when and how students share food with friends, and recalling times when someone has shared food with them.
### 2. Sources of Food
* **Animal Products**: Milk from cows; making curds and butter from milk.
* **Plant Products**: Vegetables and fruits grown by farmers; honey collected from bees.
* Emphasis on understanding that farmers and animals both play roles in providing what we eat.
### 3. Gratitude and Respect
* Children learn to express thanks to those who prepare and provide food (e.g., saying “thank you” to farmers).
* Reinforcement of not wasting food as a form of respect for its providers.
### 4. Diversity of Food in Our Country
* Exposure to different cultural dishes (poorī with aloo sabzī, idli with chutney, gobhī paratha, chilla).
* Encourages sharing personal home-cooked dishes and discussing regional specialties.
### 5. Food Vocabulary and Sight Words
* **Sight Words**: from, for, them, their, they, has, she, have.
* **Key Terms**: share, lunch, fruits, sick, today, smiling.
* Practice using these in simple sentences: “My mother is sick. No lunch for me.”
### 6. Wordplay and Riddles
* **Syllable Clapping**: Single-syllable words (man, hut, food) vs. two-syllable words (farmer, carrot, mango).
* **Riddles**: Identify fruits and vegetables based on clues (e.g., “I am a fruit. My name is my colour.”).
## Learning Objectives
After completing this chapter, students will be able to:
* Describe how and why we share food.
* Identify major sources of common foods (plants vs. animals).
* Express gratitude to food providers.
* Recognize and respect the diversity of foods across cultures.
* Read and use sight words and simple food-related vocabulary.
* Clap and count syllables in food-related words.
* Solve and create simple riddles about fruits and vegetables.
## Activities and Exercises
1. **Comprehension Questions**
* Where do you sit when you have lunch at school?
* How do you share your food with your friends?
* Recall a time when someone shared food with you.
2. **Picture Vocabulary**
* Think of words for given pictures (milk, curds, butter, crops, honey).
3. **Matching & Drawing**
* Match food items to their shapes.
* Draw special dishes you eat at home and colour them.
4. **Syllable Clap**
* Clap once for each syllable in words like “breakfast” and “dinner.”
5. **Riddles**
* Solve riddles about fruits and vegetables (answers on page 118).
## New Terms and Definitions
* **Sharing**: Giving a part of what you have to someone else.
* **Farmer**: A person who grows crops or rears animals for food.
* **Curds**: The thickened form of milk, also called yogurt.
* **Chutney**: A spicy or sweet paste served with snacks or meals.
* **Gratitude**: A feeling of thankfulness and appreciation.
* **Mid-day Meal**: A lunch provided at school to ensure every child eats.
* **Diversity**: Variety; many different types.
* **Sight Words**: Common words children learn to recognize on sight.
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# The Food we Eat
## Overview
This chapter explores why and how we share food, the various sources from which our meals come, and the importance of gratitude and respect toward those who provide it. Through reading passages, questions, and interactive activities, students learn about diversity in our diets and build key vocabulary related to food and farming.
## Key Topics Covered
### 1. Sharing Our Food
* Children are encouraged to share mid-day meals whenever possible.
* Discussion points include when and how students share food with friends, and recalling times when someone has shared food with them.
### 2. Sources of Food
* **Animal Products**: Milk from cows; making curds and butter from milk.
* **Plant Products**: Vegetables and fruits grown by farmers; honey collected from bees.
* Emphasis on understanding that farmers and animals both play roles in providing what we eat.
### 3. Gratitude and Respect
* Children learn to express thanks to those who prepare and provide food (e.g., saying “thank you” to farmers).
* Reinforcement of not wasting food as a form of respect for its providers.
### 4. Diversity of Food in Our Country
* Exposure to different cultural dishes (poorī with aloo sabzī, idli with chutney, gobhī paratha, chilla).
* Encourages sharing personal home-cooked dishes and discussing regional specialties.
### 5. Food Vocabulary and Sight Words
* **Sight Words**: from, for, them, their, they, has, she, have.
* **Key Terms**: share, lunch, fruits, sick, today, smiling.
* Practice using these in simple sentences: “My mother is sick. No lunch for me.”
### 6. Wordplay and Riddles
* **Syllable Clapping**: Single-syllable words (man, hut, food) vs. two-syllable words (farmer, carrot, mango).
* **Riddles**: Identify fruits and vegetables based on clues (e.g., “I am a fruit. My name is my colour.”).
## Learning Objectives
After completing this chapter, students will be able to:
* Describe how and why we share food.
* Identify major sources of common foods (plants vs. animals).
* Express gratitude to food providers.
* Recognize and respect the diversity of foods across cultures.
* Read and use sight words and simple food-related vocabulary.
* Clap and count syllables in food-related words.
* Solve and create simple riddles about fruits and vegetables.
## Activities and Exercises
1. **Comprehension Questions**
* Where do you sit when you have lunch at school?
* How do you share your food with your friends?
* Recall a time when someone shared food with you.
2. **Picture Vocabulary**
* Think of words for given pictures (milk, curds, butter, crops, honey).
3. **Matching & Drawing**
* Match food items to their shapes.
* Draw special dishes you eat at home and colour them.
4. **Syllable Clap**
* Clap once for each syllable in words like “breakfast” and “dinner.”
5. **Riddles**
* Solve riddles about fruits and vegetables (answers on page 118).
## New Terms and Definitions
* **Sharing**: Giving a part of what you have to someone else.
* **Farmer**: A person who grows crops or rears animals for food.
* **Curds**: The thickened form of milk, also called yogurt.
* **Chutney**: A spicy or sweet paste served with snacks or meals.
* **Gratitude**: A feeling of thankfulness and appreciation.
* **Mid-day Meal**: A lunch provided at school to ensure every child eats.
* **Diversity**: Variety; many different types.
* **Sight Words**: Common words children learn to recognize on sight.
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The Food we Eat
Overview
This chapter explores why and how we share food, the various sources from which our meals come, and the importance of gratitude and respect toward those who provide it. Through reading passages, questions, and interactive activities, students learn about diversity in our diets and build key vocabulary related to food and farming.
Key Topics Covered
1. Sharing Our Food
- Children are encouraged to share mid-day meals whenever possible.
- Discussion points include when and how students share food with friends, and recalling times when someone has shared food with them.
2. Sources of Food
- Animal Products: Milk from cows; making curds and butter from milk.
- Plant Products: Vegetables and fruits grown by farmers; honey collected from bees.
- Emphasis on understanding that farmers and animals both play roles in providing what we eat.
3. Gratitude and Respect
- Children learn to express thanks to those who prepare and provide food (e.g., saying “thank you” to farmers).
- Reinforcement of not wasting food as a form of respect for its providers.
4. Diversity of Food in Our Country
- Exposure to different cultural dishes (poorī with aloo sabzī, idli with chutney, gobhī paratha, chilla).
- Encourages sharing personal home-cooked dishes and discussing regional specialties.
5. Food Vocabulary and Sight Words
- Sight Words: from, for, them, their, they, has, she, have.
- Key Terms: share, lunch, fruits, sick, today, smiling.
- Practice using these in simple sentences: “My mother is sick. No lunch for me.”
6. Wordplay and Riddles
- Syllable Clapping: Single-syllable words (man, hut, food) vs. two-syllable words (farmer, carrot, mango).
- Riddles: Identify fruits and vegetables based on clues (e.g., “I am a fruit. My name is my colour.”).
Learning Objectives
After completing this chapter, students will be able to:
- Describe how and why we share food.
- Identify major sources of common foods (plants vs. animals).
- Express gratitude to food providers.
- Recognize and respect the diversity of foods across cultures.
- Read and use sight words and simple food-related vocabulary.
- Clap and count syllables in food-related words.
- Solve and create simple riddles about fruits and vegetables.
Activities and Exercises
-
Comprehension Questions
- Where do you sit when you have lunch at school?
- How do you share your food with your friends?
- Recall a time when someone shared food with you.
-
Picture Vocabulary
- Think of words for given pictures (milk, curds, butter, crops, honey).
-
Matching & Drawing
- Match food items to their shapes.
- Draw special dishes you eat at home and colour them.
-
Syllable Clap
- Clap once for each syllable in words like “breakfast” and “dinner.”
-
Riddles
- Solve riddles about fruits and vegetables (answers on page 118).
New Terms and Definitions
- Sharing: Giving a part of what you have to someone else.
- Farmer: A person who grows crops or rears animals for food.
- Curds: The thickened form of milk, also called yogurt.
- Chutney: A spicy or sweet paste served with snacks or meals.
- Gratitude: A feeling of thankfulness and appreciation.
- Mid-day Meal: A lunch provided at school to ensure every child eats.
- Diversity: Variety; many different types.
- Sight Words: Common words children learn to recognize on sight.