OUR FIRST SCHOOL- TEXT

OUR FIRST SCHOOL

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
CBSE III

We learn so many things when we come to school. But do you know which is our first school? Yes, it is our family. We learn so many things from our family – much before we learn from anywhere else. This is because we are so close to our family. But we really never give it a thought. Let us think about our family and talk about it.

In this family we can see mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, sister, brother, uncle, aunt and their children.This is large family. We can called this families are Joint-family.

3.In this picture we can see only four members mother, father, sister and brother. This is a small family. This type families we can called nuclear family.

Let us see-Who all are there in your family and their relation.

         Name                                            Relationship

• MOTHER’S OR FATHER’S SON                           BROTHER
• MOTHER’S OR FATHER’S DAUGHTER              SISTER
• MOTHER’S OR FATHER’S BROTHER                 UNCLE
• MOTHER’S OR FATHER’S SISTER                     AUNT
• MOTHER’S OR FATHER’S MOTHER                  GRAND MOTHER
• MOTHER’S OR FATHER’S FATHER                   GRAND FATHER
• SON’S WIFE                                                          DAUGHTER-IN-LAW
• DAUGHTER’S HUSBAND                                     SON-IN-LAW
• HUSBAND’S OR WIFE SISTER                            SISTER-IN-LAW
• HUSBAND’S OR WIFE’S BROTHER                    BROTHER-IN-LAW
• BROTHER’S SON                                                 NEPHEW
• BROTHER’S DAUGHTER                                     NIECE
• UNCLE OR AUNT SON OR DAUGHTER             COUSIN
• SISTER’S HUSBAND                                            BROTHER-IN-LAW
• BROTHER’S WIFE                                                SISTER-IN-LAW
• GRANDSON’S OR GRANDDAUGHTER’S SON   GREAT GRAND SON

What do your family members call you lovingly ? Do you have a pet name? How do you call your family members?

Two persons in the picture a lot like each other. How do you think they are related? Is there any similarity between you and any other member

of your family – in the way you talk, walk, smile or even in your looks...? With whom and how ?

Let us now read about Anwari’s family. The older members of Anwari's family work as dhobis. All the members of the family lend a hand in washing, drying and ironing of the clothes. Anwari and her cousin Taufiq are also learning the work done by the family.

Is your family involved in any particular work? If yes, what? Do you help the family with the work? We learn many things from our family members. Anwari and her cousins learnt cycling from her uncle.You also learnt many things from yourfamily. What and from whom? Has anyone learnt anything from you?

Everyone removes their shoes before entering the house – this is the custom in Surekha’s family. Some of Surekha's friends enter her house without removing their shoes. Surekha’s grandfather gets angry at that. Are there any particular customs followed by your Family?.

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N.NANDITHA