# Happy and Healthy Living

## Overview

This chapter highlights how we can live a happy and healthy life through nutritious food, physical activities, rest, safety awareness, and gratitude. Children explore the journey of food from farms to their plates, understand the importance of mindful eating, learn to value food, and develop personal health habits like sleeping well, exercising, and staying safe.

## Key Topics Covered

### 1. Feeling Happy and Eating Well

* Happiness comes from simple activities like eating favorite food or playing games.
* Food includes grains, pulses, vegetables, etc.
* Students match food items with their ingredients to understand food sources.

### 2. Journey of Grains

* A grain (like rice or wheat) goes through multiple stages before reaching our plate:

* Sowing → Growing → Harvesting → Processing → Selling → Cooking → Eating
* Contributors include:

* **People**: Farmers, sellers, shopkeepers, family members
* **Animals**: Cattle, earthworms, insects
* **Natural elements**: Soil, water, sunlight

### 3. Thanking Everyone Involved

* Gratitude is shown to all who make food possible:

* Farmers, shopkeepers, cattle, family, nature
* Many Indian festivals (Onam, Lohri, Makar Sankranti, etc.) celebrate food and nature.

### 4. Mindful Eating

* Practicing mindful eating involves:

* Focusing on taste, smell, and texture of food
* Eating slowly and attentively
* Benefits:

* Greater enjoyment and appreciation of food
* Making healthier food choices

### 5. Valuing Food

* Every grain is valuable and must not be wasted.
* Activities help children track their eating habits across the week.
* Emphasis on avoiding food wastage and being thankful.

### 6. Physical Activity and Games

* Children identify different physical games they play.
* Yoga and outdoor games promote:

* Better posture
* Physical strength
* Mental well-being
* Textbook suggests yoga poses and tracking observations.

### 7. Importance of Sleep

* After a day of activity, the body needs good sleep to:

* Recover and feel refreshed
* Stay focused and energetic
* Children record their sleep and how they felt afterward.

### 8. Staying Safe

* Discussion on **safe** vs **unsafe** touch:

* Safe touch: Hugs from family, high-fives with friends
* Unsafe touch: Makes a person feel scared, confused, or upset
* Children are encouraged to:

* Say ‘No’
* Inform a trusted adult like parents or teachers


## New Words and Simple Meanings

| Term | Simple Definition |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Grains | Small seeds like rice or wheat used to make food |
| Mindful Eating | Paying full attention while eating – to taste, chew, and enjoy the food |
| Balanced Diet | A meal that has all the necessary food groups for health |
| Harvesting | Collecting ripe crops from the fields |
| Posture | The way you hold your body while standing, sitting, or moving |
| Safe Touch | A kind of touch that feels nice and comfortable (like a hug from a parent) |
| Unsafe Touch | A touch that makes you feel scared or uncomfortable |
| Physical Activity | Exercise or movements that keep our body active (e.g., running, jumping) |
| Gratitude | Feeling thankful and showing appreciation |
| Sleep | Rest that our body needs daily to feel fresh and energetic |

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## Practice Questions

### Easy (3)

1. **What are some things that make you happy?**
**Answer**: Eating favorite food, playing games.

2. **Name two foods made from grains.**
**Answer**: Rice and roti.

3. **What does a farmer do?**
**Answer**: A farmer grows crops that we eat.

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### Medium (2)

4. **Why should we not waste food?**
**Answer**: Because many people work hard to bring food to our plate, and every grain is valuable.

5. **What is mindful eating?**
**Answer**: Eating slowly, paying attention to the food’s taste and feel, and enjoying every bite.

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### Difficult (3)

6. **List three things that help a grain grow in the field.**
**Answer**: Soil, water, and sunlight.

7. **How can playing games and doing yoga help us?**
**Answer**: They make us strong, energetic, and happy. Yoga also helps improve posture.

8. **What should you do if someone makes you feel uncomfortable?**
**Answer**: Say ‘No’ and tell a trusted adult like a parent or teacher.

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### Very Difficult (2)

9. **Explain the journey of a grain from farm to plate.**
**Answer**: A seed is sown, grows with help from sunlight, water, and soil. Farmers harvest it. It is processed, sold by shopkeepers, cooked by someone, and finally eaten.

10. **How can you plan a healthy daily routine?**
**Answer**: Wake up early, eat on time, exercise and play, do yoga, limit screen time, read books, and sleep well.

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