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A New Arrival!
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For the teacher: Give an opportunity to each child to share his or her
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Has a small brother or sister been born in your home or in
Find out all about the youngest child in your home or in the
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For example
Who from Tserings family will live with his father at the
new place? Which school will Tsering go to now ? Will he
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Its a Wedding!
There is great joy in Nazlis home today. Her elder cousin brother
is getting married.
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What did you see at the wedding that you attended? Draw
some pictures in your notebook. Then look at the pictures drawn
by your classmates.
We saw changes taking place in the families of Nimmi, Tsering
and Nazli because of different reasons.
Write down the reasons for these changes
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In Nazlis family
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Talk to three old people one from your family, one from your
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For the teacher: Changes are a part of life. However, children can be deeply
affected by changes. It is important to be sensitive about this while discussing
this topic.
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were there in their family when they were your age? Then
draw a family tree in your notebook of their family when they
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Can you see yourself, your brother or your sister, your mother
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Can you see yourself anywhere in this family tree? Who are the
members of your family today? Where are your grandparents?
Changing Families
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Can you tell in what ways the family tree of your grandmother
or grandfather in their childhood is different from your family
tree today?
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Have you heard of a Law that talks about the ages before
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There are many girls who get married before they are 18
years old. Many of them have to even leave school. There are
many true stories of girls like Susheela of Ranga Reddy district
who are going back to school. She also got the help of the
Panchayat. The Panchayat said that young children should
play and study and not be married off. A group of people of
Andhra Pradesh holds special camps to help married girls to
go back to school. Jangamma and Chitti say, We would like to
study and stand on our own feet.
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Findoutandwrite
Are there any such children in your neighbourhood who
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For the teacher: Teacher can discuss about children who cannot finish
school and also the Law on Child Marriage, which has strictly fixed the
minimum age for marriage for girls at 18 and for boys at 21 years.