Nature Trail

Can you think of rules that should be followed while you are in a zoo or a forest? For example, (a) We should not feed birds. (b) ... (c) ... (d) ...

Why are these rules important to be followed?

Name some animals including the birds that you have seen. Write any one feature of each of them.

Compare its features with the squirrels you see in your area.

Observe and draw the footprint of any animal in the space given here.

Take different food items like grains, berries, fruits, nuts, etc., in a plate. Try to pick these food items using a spoon, a toothpick or a pair of sticks. Fill the table below with appropriate tool(s) for picking each of these food items.

List the animals which live in and around water bodies. Fill in the table given below.

What are the insects that you find at your home and in your surroundings?

Observe the leaves of different plants in your neighbourhood and fill the table.

Which animal would you love to be? What special abilities would it give you?

How do you think different plants and animals are dependent on each other?

What is the role of a nature scientist?

Plan a nature walk with your family or friends in a nearby park. To prepare yourself as a guide, identify few plants and animals, and study their features and interesting facts which you can explain during the walk.

Role-play: Create a scene of a forest in your classroom where students can perform roles of plants and animals, and of visitors. While enacting the play, focus on our role to protect animals and plants.

Let us make a paper turtle! Try using an old newspaper or used paper.

Write the name of your state animal, bird, and plant.