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A. A clock!

Q. What is the easiest way to double your money?

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A. An egg.

Q. What has a neck but no head?

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June 2016

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CHILDREN RUN RAILWAYS

FILM REVIEW

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EDITORIAL

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CALENDER

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YOUNG ACHIEVER

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SHORT STORY

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14 END NDANGERED BIRDS

BICYCLES

12 HOW ARE MATCHSTICKS MADE?

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TURTLES POSTER

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ANIMAL WORLD

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LARGEST VS SMALLEST

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SCIENCE

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EVENTS

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QUIZ

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PICTURE STORY

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HANDWRITING

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SPACE

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CHILDREN‛S COLUMN

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‘Back to school with a bang’ feature focuses on preparing children for new academic year with high spirits. ‘Endangered birds’ is an informative feature that brings awareness in children about the birds that are near to extinction. ‘Eureka’ tells about secrets of science and a great scientist. The Turtle pull-out poster is for wall display.

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The first Indian luxurious fast train ‘Deccan Queen’ started from Victoria Terminus (CST) to Pune. – 1930

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Telangana officially became the 29th state of India. – 2014.

Operation Blue Star, a military offensive, was launched by the Indian government at Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple), in Amritsar. – 1984.

World Milk Day

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Mahatma Gandhi established the weekly journal “Indian Opinion” organised at Phoenix farm near Dur. – 1903

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Missile ‘Trishul’ tested successfully.

– 1989

Indian State Broadcasting Station was renamed All India Radio (AIR). – 1936 World Oceans Day

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09 Donald Duck made his debut in The Wise Little Hen. – 1934

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The film Jurassic Park was released in the United States, becoming the highest-grossing film of all time until the release of Titanic in 1997. – 1993

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Aurangzeb was declared the Emperor of Delhi.

– 1659

World Day Against Child Labour

All India Congress accepted British plan (Mountbatten Plan) for partition of India in New Delhi. – 1947

World Blood Donor Day

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The Boeing 777, the world’s largest twinjet, made its first flight. – 1994

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Mariner 5 spacecraft was launched towards Venus. – 1967

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Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Empire, was crowned. – 1674

World Environment Day

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First Cricket World Cup match was played between England and India. India lost the match. –1975

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16 Bhutan became the first country to institute a total ban on tobacco. – 2010

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Bharat Ratna, India’s highest award was given to Rajiv Gandhi (Posthumous).

– 1991 Birthday of Indian tennis player, Leander Paes

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Bloc of The Forward ional the Indian Nat etaji Congress by N ra Bose Subhas Chand d. – was establishe 1940

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P. V. Narasimha Rao is sworn in as the Ninth PM of India. – 1991

Pluto’s satellite Charon was discovered. – 1978

Asteroid Eureka 5261 was discovered at Palomar Observatory. – 1990 Birthday of Indian novelist and poet, Vikram Seth

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Air India Boeing 747 ‘Kanishka’ on its way from Montreal to London and then onwards to Mumbai, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. – 1985

26 Madhya Pradesh was declared the “Tiger State of India” since the state was then home to one sixth of the world’s tiger population. – 1995 International Day Against Drug Abuse And Illicit Trafficking

The first Father’s Day was celebrated in Spokane, Washington. – 1910

International Yoga Day

24 India all out for 42 in Lord’s Test cricket in 77 minutes. – 1974

25 Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi officially declared Emergency in India. – 1975

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The Teen Murti Bhavan, which was the official residence of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, was converted into the Nehru Memorial Museum. – 1964

29 Government decides to grant full statehood for Delhi and create three new states Uttaranchal, Vananchal and Chhattisgarh. – 1998 National Statistics Day

The tomato was proven to be non-poisonous.

– 1820

30 The world’s first emergency telephone number, 999, is introduced in London. – 1937

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fter a long and happy vacation, it’s time children got back to school. To make a good beginning one must plan ahead.

Find all the words that are related to the s school.

One is done for you.

Every child feels excited about going back to school. Remember hanging out with friends, meeting new classmates, buying new school supplies and of course showing off. Isn’t this fun?

Get Organized Check your school schedule – at what time school begins and ends each day.

Discuss with your mother and plan a healthy breakfast and lunch menu to be followed once the school begins.

Keep your uniform and other school stationery ready before hand. Take advantage of the offers available in the market for different school products and spend money wisely.

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“I am very excited to be back at school. I’m looking forward to meet my friends and teachers. I want to play sports and learn new subject concepts too.”

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Talk to your class teacher along with your parents, and find out her expectations about your school work and plan accordingly.

Discuss with your friends Call and talk to your friends about new things at school in the new academic year. This will reduce your anxiety and help you will feel confident.

So children, gear up to begin a new and eventful academic year. Happy Schooling!

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young boy from Mumbai, Medansh Mehta, has once again proved that new thinking, irrespective of age, can do wonders with access to today’s technology.

e ent/gam d u t s g n ta The you nsh Meh a d e M r develope is game h d e r a h s t” with h g i L e B re th “Let The eting wi e m a g durin in India. s Nadella r e p o l deve student

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Medansh has developed a gaming app that he named has ‘Let There Be Light’. In this game players have to build virtual cities by creating factories and farms. The interesting point here is the players must focus on environment and air quality too. The app has other aspects like considering renewable energy, solar and wind energy.

G N YOU ER V E I hta H e M C A nsh Meda

Medansh has presented the complex issues like environmental degradation and using renewable energy in a simple form in his game. It highlights the importance of accounting for pollution and environmental degradation while building cities, and at the same time looking at people needs.

Medansh shared his game with Satya Nadella, Microsoft of CEO, at a student developers meeting in India. He was very impressed with Medansh’s gaming app and he even mentioned about this app in a speech. He said, “I met an eight-year-old, and this is perhaps the time where I felt the most

IF YOU TRY, YOU CAN DO ANYTHING, ONLY YOU HAVE THE CONFIDENCE OF TRYING.

inadequate,” Nadella said. “And, the eight-year-old’s dream is to create a society that knows how to balance economic growth with environmental sustainability. This is the goal he has and then he translated that vision, that goal, into a novel game that he’s built.”

Medansh asked Satya Nadella how he could have his job one day in Microsoft. Satya Nadella replied, “You are already ambitious beyond being the next CEO. The game has the sensibility that all of us need”

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CHILDREN RUN

RAILWAYS!

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hildren are always thrilled to travel by train. What if they get a chance to be part of railways? That’s what has happened in Budapest, capital of Hungary. In the outskirts of Budapest, there is a railway line that is almost entirely operated by children.

This railway line, earlier known as ‘Pioneer’s Railway’ was built by communist authorities between 1948 and 1950.

The authorities wanted children to learn to work in teams. Pioneer’s Railway was later renamed as ‘children’s Railway.

The construction of the railway line started on April 11, 1948.In the first phase of construction - three stations and a railway track stretched for three kilometres were built in just 66 days! The second phase was completed a year later and the final phase finished in August, 1950.

It was opened on 20th August 1950.

This railway line was closed temporarily during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and again reopened on 3 February 1957.

How children are trained to take up the job?

760 mm (2 ft 5 15/16 in)

The children go through a four month training program and also clear exams similar to adult railway workers.

The station master, crew chief and certainly, the train drivers are adults.

Operating speed

What children do?

20 km/h

The children work as ticket sellers, conductors, maintain

Technical

Facts

Track length

11.2 km (7.0 mi) Track gauge

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the back office, print tickets and control the switch points under the supervision of railway staff. These children help transport tourists and other passengers travel along the route through tunnels and over hills. It takes around 45 minutes to reach the destination.

Where does the train go?

This train stops at seven stages, and all these seven stops are famous recreation spots – Csilleberc (Adventure Park) , Normafa ( beautiful landscape), Janos Hill( highest peak in Budapest), Vadaspark(zoo) and Huvosvolgy( home to a famous restaurant, Nancsi Neni).

Csillebérc, where the Challangeland zip-line is located; Normafa, known for its beautiful scenery; János Hill, the highest peak in Budapest; Vadaspark, home to a charming zoo; and Hüvösvölgy, the site of the popular restaurant called Náncsi Néni, are the most favorite stops.

H E A LT H LISTEN

W What Wh happens to your body when you eat junk food? wh

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oday children love to eat pizza, cheese, chips, ice creams, burgers and many such foods rather than healthy foods like vegetables and fruits. Eating junk foods once in a while is alright, but binging on junk food is isn’t alright. Too much of junk food will not only lead to weight gain, but might have serious health issues in later life.

The digestive system breaks the carbohydrates into sugar (glucose) and releases it into the blood stream. Accordingly, the pancreas release insulin that is needed to transport sugar to all cells of the body. When all the sugar is absorbed, the sugar levels in the blood decrease. Then pancreas release another hormone called glucagon. This hormone tells the liver to start using stores sugars in the body.

When one eats normal healthy diet, the blood sugar levels stay normal, but in case of junk food, because of high amount of carbohydrates, there is sharp increase and decrease in blood sugar levels. Frequent increase sug and decrease in blood sugar will disturb insulin production in the dis body and this causes type bod diabetes.

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Generally, junk foods are high in carbohydrates (more calories) and have less nutrition. When children eat substitute junk food in place of regular diet, it will lead to poor nutrition, poor health and increases body weight (obesity).

OBESITY CREATES respiratory problems too. It causes respir shortness of breath or wheezing with little exertion. It also develops sleep apnea. This is a condition in which sleep is frequently disrupted by shallow breathing and asthma.

Eating too much of junk food also effects memory and learning in children.

Many times it leads to depression also.

When one eats junk foods, some bacteria residing in the mouth produce acids. These acids destroy enamel on the teeth and finally cause dental cavities JUNE 16

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FILM REVIEW

Jon Favreau directed ‘The Jungle Book’ under the Walt Disney banner. ‘

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he Jungle Book’ by Rudyard Kipling is a classic story loved by children. Mowgli is a little boy raised in the jungle by a bunch of wolves after escaping the fire destroying his village. His two best friends, Baloo the bear and Bhageera the panther protect him from the dangers in the wilderness especially from Sherkhan the tiger and try to teach him the rules of the jungle.

Walt Disney‘s animated films are always popular among children.

The presentation of Jungle Book now is only a remake of 1967 film.

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Neel Sethi, the 12 year old is the only human character for this role in the movie. Neel was chosen for this role from amongst 200 hopeful young actors.

The remaining characters like Bhageera, Baloo, and Sherkhan are all computer generated images.

Latest moviemaking technology was used in making film. This fact makes the film even more special.

The voices of Bill Murray,

Christopher Walken, Scarlett Johansson, Idris Elba, Luptia Nyong’o, Giancarlo Esposito and Ben Kingsley were used for different animal characters.

The total movie was filmed in Los Angeles. Neel acted with puppets that were used represent to animals in different scenes. A must watch move for sure, don’t miss it.

Watching a good movie in English helps you connect with the native speakers of English.

Young listeners learn faster and clearly.

One could easily develop good English by listening.

Listening helps cultivate correct pronunciation, intonation of correct English. With best Wishes!

Try

Out

Amazing bicycles! Aren’t they?

If you come across such unique bicycles, click a picture and send it to us. The photograph will be published in Brainfeed Primary in the next issue.

The term bicycle was coined in 1860s in France.

BICYCLES

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he credit for first bicycle, though it was made in wood, goes to Comte Mede de Sivrac of France in the year 1790. In 1816, a German, Baron Karl von Drais de Sauerbrun, improved the first model by introducing a steering mechanism. However, the credit for first modern bicycle made in 1867 goes to Pierre and Ernest Michaux. The father and son together operated a company that made carriages in Paris. Over the years, modern bicycles have further evolved and are now available in different shapes and sizes. Take a look at some of the most amazing bicycles found around the world.

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ENDANGERED

FIVE

BIRDS

RARE BIRDS

that you may not see anymore.

Birds bring a lot of joy and chirp you up with their bright colours and attractive features. You may have to travel long distances to see them and they are nearing extinction. So we thought we would bring five such birds to you before it is too late.

1 This one is found in the tropical areas of South America. It has a tail that can move in any direction.

Turquoise Browed Motmot

2 Andean Cock of-the-Rock This bird resides in the Andes Mountains of South America. They nest among the rocks in order to hide themselves from eagles and jaguars.

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Quetzal

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The Quetzal is found in Mexico and Guatemala. The bird lives in the cold mountain woods, and it perches at a height of nearly 10,000 feet!

Kakapo

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The owl parrot is one of the rarest nocturnal parrots in the world. The bird also does not fly, but happens to be one of the longest-living birds.

Kakapos are common in New Zealand.

5 Hooded Pitohui The Hooded Pitohui found in New Guinea is the only poisonous bird in the world with feathers that burn at human touch. The bird is poisonous because it eats Melyrid beetles, which are themselves poisonous.

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SHORT STORY

LISTEN

The POWER of

Silence

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ong time ago, there lived an old man in a beautiful house. All his grown up children were staying in different cities. Every year, the old man’s grand children visited him during holidays.

It was again vacation time and the old man was making preparations for his grand children’s visit. He cleaned the house, rearranged the household items and also mowed the garden.

The next day, his grand children arrived and he received them happily. After a while the children started playing outside. The old man suddenly remembered his watch. It was his favourite watch gifted by his wife. He went into the house and looked for the watch. But he couldn’t find it anywhere. The children noticed him looking sad and asked him what had happened.

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The old man said, “Dear Children!

I lost the precious watch gifted by your grandmother before her death. I searched everywhere.

That’s my favourite watch. I cannot bear losing it.” The old man was on tears.

One child said, “Oh! Grandpa!

Please don’t cry. We will find the watch. Do you remember where you saw it the last time?”

The old man replied, d, “I saw it when I was cleaning g the barn.”

After lunch, the children dren started searching the barn. It was full of waste items and broken ken furniture.

They looked for the watch in every nook and corner. ner. Alas! They couldn’t find the watch. tch.

The children were very ery disappointed. Suddenly, enly, one grandson said, “I have ve an idea, you all wait here. ere.

Don’t make any noise.”

That boy went in to the barn again and sat still for 15 minutes. He then rushed out happily shouting, “Grandpa, I found the watch.”

The little boy said,” I sat silently in the barn. After a while, I heard the ‘tick, tick’ sound of your watch.

Here it is.”

The old man was very happy. He hugged the boy and thanked him.

This is the power of silence. When we stayy calm,, we will find solution to every problem.

How are

MatchSticks made?

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match stick is a small stick of wood or strip of cardboard with a solidified mixture of flammable chemicals deposited on one end. When that end is struck on a rough surface, the friction generates enough heat to ignite the chemicals and produce a small flame.

How are Matchsticks Made?

• Wood used to make matchsticks must be porous enough to absorb various chemicals, and rigid enough to withstand the bending forces.

• Once the matchsticks are formed, they are soaked in ammonium phosphate, which is a fire retardant and is left to dry.

• The tip contains a mixture of phosphorus sesquisulfide and potassium chlorate.

The tip also contains powdered glass and that increases the friction and control the burning rate.

• During manufacture, the striking ends of the matchsticks are dipped in hot paraffin wax. This provides a small amount of fuel to transfer the flame from the burning chemicals on the tip to the matchstick itself. Once the paraffin burns off, the ammonium phosphate in the matchstick prevents any further combustion.

• Animal glue that is used in the tip has a dual purpose: It binds the materials and serves as extra fuel.

• Wood is cut, into small matches.

File 1. White pine and aspen are two common woods used for making match sticks.

2. Modern “safety match” was introduced to the public in 19th century by Swedish scientist Gustaf Erik Pasch.

3. The hobby of collecting match-related items, such as match covers and matchbox labels, is known as phillumeny.

Colour ILLUSION Are the squares inside the blue and yellow squares all the same colour?

The smaller squares inside the blue and yellow are all the same colour. They seem to be different as we perceive a colour differently depending on the adjacent colour.

Facts

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TURTLES

Turtles are one amongst the oldest group of reptiles living on Earth. They evolved millions of years ago.

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Turtles can live in different climatic conditions and are found all over the world except Antarctica.

Generally, turtles live for 40- 60 years. But sea turtles can live for nearly 150 years!

Whoa!

The upper hard shell of a turtle is made up of 60 different bones that are joined together.

The hard shell helps the turtle to protect itself from predators.

Turtles reproduce by laying eggs. Some turtles lay eggs in sand and leave them to hatch on their own. After the eggs hatch, the young ones scramble to the water.

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FISH are good pets

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ish make wonderful pets for children.

Children can easily learn the responsibility of taking care of their pet, as fish are easier to feed and care than compared to other pets.

Fish are less expensive, but they require a proper and suitable environment to live.

Fish tank can to be cleaned at regular intervals with elders help to keep the water clean. Happy fish stay

A small fish pot with few fish can be maintained easily.

more alert, active and colourful.

They live longer too! Decorating the aquarium with plants and pebbles will give the fish an interactive habitat. Fish are quiet and one need not worry about

noise. Some types of fish are very playful and can also be trained to do tricks. It is believed that fish have calming effect on anyone who watches them glide serenely through the water.

Largest AQUARIUM in the world!

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ey! Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta (USA) is the largest aquarium in the world.

More than 100,000 sea creatures are living in

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it! Around 500 species live in 60 habitats with 12,000 square feet of viewing windows. Georgia Aquarium has five separate galleries: Georgia Explorer, Tropical Diver, Ocean

Voyager, Cold-Water Quest and River Scout. The whole structure had cost $240 million to build. This is the only aquarium outside Asia to house whale sharks.

Amazing! Isn’t it?

SPORTS

Roll the ‘n’ Roll…

football

Football Field Duration

The football field is 100 -120 yards long and 50-100 yards wide. At each end of the field (100 yards apart) are goal lines.

Generally the duration of the game is divided into two equal

periods of 45 min minutes n unless the terms are dec decided c on mutual content of two o teams.

Choosing the right ball For 9 year olds and under, the idle football ‘size 3’.

For children less than 10 and 11’s, ‘Size 4’ ball will be more suitable.

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hildren love playing with balls. Little ones gain many benefits by throwing, catching, kicking and dribbling balls. These activities improve a child’s motor skills, hand-eye coordination and timing. Now, the next step to a child is to start learning organized sports for better physical and mental growth.

Doknowyou?

'Sheffield Football Club' was the first food ball club founded in the world in the year 1857.

In India, football was introduced by the Britishers in 1848 and the first foot ball club in India was known as ‘‘Dalhousie Club'.

Football is one type of organized sport that a child will enjoy playing and learning too. It is a team sport and players try to score goals by passing and dribbling or kicking the ball into the opponent’s goal net, outwitting the defending goalkeepers.

Learning the game Every football session will begin with warm-up drill and agility exercises, which prepare the child’s body and mind for the game.

The coaches teach the game step by step using age appropriate techniques. So if the child is interested to learn the game, elders must surely encourage and support the child in all the ways.

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LARGEST vs Smallest

RUSSIA

President : Vladimir Putin Prime Minister : Dmitry Medvedev Population : About 143.800 million people.

Capital and : Moscow, 11.621 largest city million (2011 est.)

Other large : St. Petersburg, cities 4.866 million; Novosibirsk, 1.478 million; Yekaterinburg, 1.355 million; Nizhny Novgorod, 1.245 million; Samara, 1.166 million Monetary unit : Russian ruble (RUR)

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ussia is the largest country in the world in terms of land area. Its area is 17 098.242 thousand square kilometres.

The official name of Russia is Russian Federation (earlier it was known as USSR) and it is spread over 9 time zones.

It occupies major part of Eastern Europe and North Asia. It stretches from the Baltic Sea in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east, in the north from Arctic Ocean to the Black sea and the Caucasus in the south.

Russia is bordered by different countries in all directions. It is bordered by Norway and Finland in the northwest; Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine, Poland, and Lithuania in the west; Georgia and Azerbaijan in the southwest; and Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, and North Korea in the south.

VATICAN CITY Presidnet

: Giuseppe Bertello

Population : Around 840 inhabitants Capital

: Vatican City

Currency

: Euro (€)

Major tourist: St.Peter’s Basilica, places Sistine Chapel, Pinacoteca, Raphel Rooms, Piazza San Pietro, Museo Pio Clementino, Vatican Library

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n terms of land area, Vatican City is the smallest country in the world. Its area is 0.44 square kilometres. It is officially known as Vatican City State or State of Vatican. It is located on the west bank of Tiber River and is surrounded by Rome, capital city of Italy. The biggest church in the world, St.Peter’s Basilica,is in located in Vatican City.

Vatican City became an independent state in 1929 by Lateran Treaty.

Vatican City was established as an independent state in 1929 by the Lateran Treaty, which was signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Gasparri, on behalf of Pope Pius XI and by Prime Minister Benito Mussolini on behalf of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy. As of March, 2013, Vatican City is ruled by Pope Francis.

SCIENCE How does a PLANT ‘DRINK’ WATER? Water is very essential for plants to grow. Let’s find out how a plant drinks water with a simple science experiment.

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When we water the plants, plants drink water through their roots .This water travels up the stem of the plant into the leaves and flowers where it makes food. When we cut the flower, it no longer has roots, but the stem of the flower drinks up the water and provides it to the flower. Here the water rises up the stem against gravity. This ability of a liquid to flow against gravity is known as capillarity.

Things you Need • Four/Five plastic glasses • Food colours • Freshly cut white roses with stems

Instructions Take Four/Five plastic glasses. Fill them half with water and add little food colour (red, blue, green, yellow and pink) to each glass of water.

Then, place some freshly cut white roses in each of the cups of coloured water. Now wait patiently and observe the progress. It may take as long as 24 hours for the coloured water to work its way up to the white petals.

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Scientist Do you know who invented a light bulb? Well! It is Thomas Alva Edison. He is an American inventor and was born in February 1847. He singly or jointly held a world record for 1,093 patents. He also created world’s first industrial laboratory. He was

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” just 22 years old and was working as a telegrapher, when he filed his first patent for the device ‘Electrographic Vote Recorder’.

Edison was partly deaf because of scarlet fever he suffered in childhood. He just had 3 years of formal schooling and later he was taught at home. As a child he was very imaginative and curious. In later days, Edison worked hard with determination

to reach his goals. He just slept for 4 hours a day. He would work continuously for 72 hours when he was about to complete an experiment. Other than light bulb, his major inventions include phonograph and the motion-picture camera.

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Why PLANTING TREES is important?

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

JUNE 5

rees contribute to the environment in many ways. They providee oxygen, improve air quality, conserve water, preserve soil and support life. On the whole, they increase quality of life by creating natural habitats. To satisfy the growing demands of modern lifestyles, people are destroying too many trees. This act is in turn destroying the environment. Planting trees is the only way to save our planet earth. Planting trees is important because they are renewable, biodegradable and recyclable. An average size tree creates oxygen sufficient for a family of four. Planting trees around buildings and homes can reduce cost of air-conditioning up to 50 percent.

Every year ‘World Environment Day’ is celebrated on June 5 to raise awareness to protect nature and save our Earth. It is organized by United Nations Environment Programme. This day was celebrated

The best time to recharge digital gadgets is at night, as this will reduce usage of electricity.

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for the first time on June 5, 1947. Each year a special theme is chosen to celebrate World Environment Day. The theme for 2016 is ‘fight against the illegal trade in wildlife’.

Always be positive, think positively and act positively in saving our environment.

nternational yoga day is celebrated every year on

International Yoga Day

June 21. Yoga is an ancient practice that originated in India. On December 11 in 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared June 21st as the International Day of Yoga. Yoga helps to balance the relationship between body and mind .Practicing yoga regularly teaches us about the body and mind discipline by connecting both body and mind.

Hon’ble Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi during Hon ble Indian Ind his address to UN General Assembly on September addr 27, 2014 20 said: “Yoga is an invaluable gift of India’s ancient ancie tradition. It embodies unity of mind and body; body thought and action; restraint and fulfilment; harmony harmo between man and nature; a holistic approach to health and well-being. It is not appr about exercise but to discover the sense a of oneness with yourself, the world and the nature.”

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Try to answer the following questions Pakke Tiger Reserve, which won the ‘India Biodiversity Award 2016’ is in which state of India?

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If 5 men takes around 3 hours to dig 3 holes, how long will it take for 2 men to dig half a hole?

There is nothing called a half hole and it can’t be dug!

It was a new moon day.

A girl was sitting on the balcony at 8 pm. There was no power in the house and the entire street was dark.

She was reading in the dark. How?

HA! HA!!

It was a beautiful garden consisting of stunning peacocks. They were healthy, happy and energetic. Now if five peacocks were to lay 15 eggs in 30 days, then how many peacocks are required to lay 45 eggs in 25 days?

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Mount Sinabung Volcano, which erupted recently in May, is located in which country?

Name the first BJP Chief Minister of Assam.

Swetha’s mother had four children. The first baby was named May. The second baby was named June. The fourth child was named August!

What was the name of the third child?

The girl was blind and she was reading Braille.

Swetha

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Rohan loved watching butterflies. One day‌.

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Oh! Lovely! This is a cocoon. A butterfly comes out of this.

I think the butterfly is not ready yet.

The next day, Rohan again went to see the cocoon.

Finally, one morning, the cocoon cracked a little.

For many days, Rohan watched cocoon eagerly.

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Butterfly tried hard to come out of the cocoon. But it could not.

Oh! Butterfly, I will help you.

Using scissors, Rohan made the crack bigger.

I am very excited!

Yippee! The butterfly is coming out slowly.

The butterfly has come out‌ but... it is unable to open its wings properly.. something is wrong...

to be continued...

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HAND WRITING

Y. Mallikarjuna Rao

FINE MOTOR SKILLS

Director National Handwriting Academy, Hyderabad Email:handwriting56@gmail.com

Is one of the secrets for the Best Handwriting.

ACTIVITY –

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Get some magazines with beautiful pictures. Show the child how to cut out the pictures carefully at the edges, and how to take care not to lose edges of the pictures. At the same times ask the child to ensure that just the picture is taken and the surrounding paper is removed.

ACTIVITY –

Now taking the pictures that have been cut, teach the child how to apply glue all over the picture, including the edges, so that the picture sticks property and sits absolutely flat on the paper.

For strong and supple wrists and fingers.

Fingers and wrist need to be supple and flexible for smooth and problem free writing. The following activities aim at developing fine motor skills for the strength and flexibility of the wrist and fingers.

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S PA C E Mercury has no moons or rings as it haslow gravity and no atmosphere.

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Ancient astronomers believed EARTH was the centre of universe and not sun.

Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system.

Adventure Time!

Do you like adventures? Then get ready for Stargazing! On a clear night, get a blanket or a mat and spread in a place where you can watch the sky comfortably from your house.

Lie down and observe the sky and stars. It sounds interesting. Doesn’t it?

Saturn is the flattest of all planets in our solar system and is 1,424,600,000 km away from the Sun.

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Unlike Earth, Jupiter has 67 moons. These moons include, four large moons known as Galileans moons that were first discovered

by Galileo Galilei in the year 1610.

Uranus was discovered in 1781 by William Herschel.

Neptune takes 164.8 Earth days to orbit the Sun. On 11 July, 2011, Neptune finished its first full orbit since it was discovered in 1846.

CHILDREN'S COLUMN

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Nandika, V Std.

Here is an interesting magic trick for to greatly surprise your friends and family.

What you need: • A dish-towel • Paper cup • Small eraser

Magic Trick:

K. Yagnitha Reddy, II Std.

Sit at a table and ask you audience to stand on the opposite side of the table. Place an eraser on the table and cover it with the cup. Then put the dishtowel on the top. Lift the cup and dishtowel and show the eraser to the audience. Ask them to observe the eraser carefully. Meanwhile, without the audience noticing, silently drop the cup in your lap, but hold the dishtowel as if the cup is still there. Now, put the towel back over the eraser and smash your hand down on it and at the same time drop the cup from your lap to the floor. Finally, lift the towel to show that the eraser is still there, but the cup has fallen through the table.

Naimisha, III Std.

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FUN ACTIVITIES

Spot 7 differences between these pictures.

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SUDOKU Fill in the blanks using same pictures as the set given on the left. When you finish, there should be only one of each picture in a row and in a column.

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How many TRIANGLES are inside the rectangle?

Speed MATH Hey! Here is an interesting speed math tip for you.

Look how you can multiply a number by 5 easily. Let’s take the number 89.

Step 1: Divide 89 into half’ 89 divided by 2 = 44.5

Step 2: Now move the decimal place to the right. i.e. 445.0 The answer is 445.

Simple! Isn’t it? Now try multiplying the below numbers by 5 on your own.

Quick! a) 65 b)77 c) 307 Answer: 15

When the one is folded to form a cube, which of the 2-7 can be produced?

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Read the clues and write the words ending with letter 'm'. One is done for you.

ACTIVITIES

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ART & CRAFT

How to make a PAPER HAT

1 Take a paper and follow the steps to make a origami paper hat on your own.

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What you do: • Cut out a single turtle shell from a egg carton and paint the shell green and later add some design.

• Use construction paper to make legs, head and tail. Draw eyes on the turtle's head or add google eyes.

• Once the paint on shell is dry, glue the legs, tail and head to bottom rim of the carton. Your little turtle is ready!

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