Anita and The Honey Bees
Questions with (*) sign are open ended questions.
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Find out how much money do you spend in one year for various school-related things.
| Sr | Things | Money spent |
| 1 | Travel to school and back | |
| 2 | Notebooks | |
| 3 | Pen-Pencils/Stationery | |
| 4 | Uniform | |
| 5 | Schoolbag | |
| 6 | Lunch box | |
| 7 | Shoes | |
| 8 | Other things i) | |
| ii) | ||
| Total |
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How much money did you spend on your books this year?
What kind of school uniform would you like to wear? Draw a picture of it in your notebook and colour it.
Do you know someone who wanted to study, but could not do so? Talk about them in class.
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Every child has a right to free education up to class VIII. Do you think that all children are able to study up to class VIII? Discuss.
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Have you seen any insects near flowers? Find out their names and write.
Draw and colour their pictures in the notebook.
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Why do you think they come to the flowers? Find out.
When honeybees fly, there is a kind of sound. Can you try to copy this sound?
What do people in your area put on the part of the body where the bee has stung?
Draw a picture of a honeybee in your notebook. Colour it and give it a name.
What will be the total cost of Anita’s 20 boxes?
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Anita and others in her village get Rs 35 for one kilogram of honey. How much does one kilogram of honey cost in your town?
What are the different colours of honey that you have seen?
Is honey used in your house? What is it used for?
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Which are some other insects that live together in a group, like honeybees?
Have you seen where ants live?
What kind of eatables attract ants? List them.
Look at a line of ants. What is it colour?
Have you been bitten by an ant? What was the ant like- black or red, big or small?
Do ants ever come near you? When?
Look carefully at some big and small ants. How many legs does an ant have?
Big ant
Small ant
Draw an ant in your notebook and colour it.
While eating peanuts you probable throw away the shells. Why don’t you try to make some insects by using the shells. Do not forget to colour the,m.
Additional questions
Why Anita felt so happy?
What is RTE-Act 2009?
RTE-Act 2009, Right To Education Act 2009 provides the right to free and compulsory education to each child aged 6 to 14 years.
