Level A DAWN
Bright Beginnings, Brighter Futures STEM Exploration
Level A STEM Exploration DAWN
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Acknowledgements
Academic Authors: Sneha Sharma, Chandni Bhargava, Binny Singhal
Design & Production: Amisha Gupta, Bhavna Tripathi, Satish, Vishesh Agarwal
Project Lead: Sneha Sharma
VP, Learning: Abhishek Bhatnagar
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Second edition 2026
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Book Title: Dawn STEM Exploration Level A
ISBN: 978-93-49697-92-8
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WPreface
elcome to DAWN, our comprehensive series for Early Childhood Education, meticulously crafted to align with the guidelines of the Foundational Stage as outlined in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework for the Foundational Stage (NCF-FS) 2022.
DAWN offers a rich blend of interactive and activity-based content to support each child’s physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual growth. Our approach ensures that learning is enjoyable and meaningful, and caters to every child’s interests and abilities.
Inspired by the Panchakosha Framework, DAWN offers a thoughtfully curated curriculum designed to nurture each child’s physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual growth, and create engaging and meaningful learning experiences for all children and cultivate a lifelong love for learning.
1. Physical Development
Through movement-based activities, action rhymes, gross and fine motor skill, exercises, yoga and simple meditation practices, children enhance their coordination, balance and self-regulation.
2. Social and Emotional Growth
Discussions, role-plays, games, storytelling and collaborative activities encourage empathy, cooperation, self-expression and social awareness.
3. Intellectual Growth
A structured, age-appropriate progression from concrete to abstract concepts builds strong problem-solving, logical thinking and cognitive skills.
4. Spiritual and Moral Development
Stories, rhymes and reflective discussions teach values such as kindness and honesty. Yoga and meditation help children stay calm, focused and happy.
5. Sensory and Experiential Learning
Activities in art and craft, STEM-based explorations, interactive games and fun activities ensure hands-on engagement, creativity and imaginative thinking.
The DAWN curriculum is not merely a series of lessons, but a journey of discovery, growth and joy. The package comes with digital content, provided free of cost, to ensure a seamless and holistic learning experience for children. By providing a nurturing and stimulating environment, DAWN lays the foundation for future success—preparing children not just for school, but for life.
Thank you for embarking on this educational journey with us. Together, we can make the DAWN of early childhood education a bright and promising start for every child.
PANCHAKOSHA IN DAWN
The table below helps us understand how the Panchakosha elements have been incorporated into the DAWN Curriculum:
Physical Development
Social and Emotional Growth
Intellectual Growth
Spiritual and Moral Development
Sensory and Experiential Learning
KEY NEP RECOMMENDATIONS
The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 represents a transformative shift in the country’s education system. It aims to establish a more holistic, dynamic and multidisciplinary approach to learning. NEP 2020 emphasises the development of conceptual understanding, skills, values and competencies aligned with the demands of the 21st century, while also honouring India’s rich cultural heritage.
UOLO is fully committed to realising the vision of NEP 2020 by meticulously following its recommendations. Below is the list of icons that are spread across the books to showcase DAWN’s adherance to the values rooted in the NEP and NCF.
PRODUCT PACKAGE AT A GLANCE
DAWN is an activity-based learning programme covering all areas of Early Childhood Education. It includes textbooks in English, Maths, General Awareness, STEM, Art and Craft, Pre-writing and Rhymes & Stories, along with lesson plans and resources to support teachers. Digital tools like animated videos, phonics songs and interactive exercises further enrich classroom learning.
Assessments ASSESSMENT BOOKLET
KEY FEATURES OF THE BOOK
Hands-On and Inquiry-Based Learning
The DAWN STEM Curriculum sparks curiosity through hands-on, inquiry-led activities that align with NEP 2020. Children observe, question, explore and solve—building scientific thinking and problem-solving skills from the start.
STEAM and NEP Alignmentt
The book explores Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math through playful and age-appropriate activities. Special icons show strong alignment with NEP and NCF for a holistic learning experience.
Visually Engaging and FUN
Promoting Sustainable Development Goals
The book includes activities aligned with SDGs, introducing children to age-appropriate topics like healthy food, tree planting, caring for ocean life and reducing waste. These build early awareness of sustainable living and respect for nature.
Digitally Powered and Application-Based
The book features vivid colours, lively illustrations and a magazine-style layout to engage children. The Science Magic section includes teacher-led explanations in simple language, while Try This Now offers fun, age-appropriate activities. All experiments are safe, simple and use low-cost, easily available materials with clear step-by-step instructions for easy execution.
Each activity is followed by a fun worksheet that helps children revise and apply what they’ve learned. QR codes provide video support for better understanding and clarity.
Blow the Colours
In this fun activity, we will blow the paint with a straw to make colourful art!
Let’s Collect
using a paint brush.
4. Use a dropper to drop some paint on the paper. Let’s Do
Watch out
Use the straw to blow, not to sip!
6. Watch the paint move and make fun shapes! Science Magic!
When you blow air with a straw, it makes the paint move.
Use crayons to turn the shapes into trees, flowers or animals! Try this Now!
Colour Hunt
Match the pictures to the right colour splash.
Lift and Sort
In this fun activity, we will lift and sort things to see what is heavy and what is light.
Let’s Collect
5 cotton balls 1. 5 erasers 2.
3. 2 paper cups
Let’s Do
Take one empty cup. Put cotton balls in it. 1. 2.
Drop one item at a time.
Try this Now!
Hold one cup in each hand and lift them. You will note that the cup with the erasers feels heavier.
All things do not have the same weight. Some are heavy and some are light.
Mix the cotton balls and erasers in a cup. Try to sort them into heavy and light in two different cups.
Hands-on HOTS
My Healthy Plate
Take turns to show and name the food items on your plate.
Colourful Patterns
In this fun activity, we will learn how to form patterns using different colours!
Let’s Collect
1. 4 ice-cream sticks
2. Bindi stickers in 2 colours
Take one ice-cream stick.
Stick a bindi of any one
Watch out
Do NOT pull too many bindis, they might stick together.
4. Keep sticking both colours one after the other.The colourful pattern is ready.
Science Magic!
We can form patterns using different colours by repeating them in order.
Try this Now!
Take more ice-cream sticks and make your own fun patterns like red, red, blue, red, red, blue!
Colour me right
Colour the picture that comes next.
Do not throw the items, drop them gently. Watch out
Repeat the activity with different items one by one. Count how many you dropped correctly in the cup.
6. Put a if the object has dropped in the cup. Put a if it did not.
Our eyes and hands work together to help us drop things in the right place.
Try this Now!
Try this activity with your other hand now. See if it is easier or harder to do.
Trace me right
Trace it with a crayon using your right and left hand together.
Hands-on Games
In this fun activity, we will learn how pollution affects water bodies and the animals living in them.
Science Magic!
The ocean is a home for sea animals. Throwing plastic and waste into the water can harm them. Put trash in bins to keep the ocean clean and safe.
Try this Now!
Compare the clean water you drink at home with the water in the bottle that you just made. What difference do you notice?
Magic Bowl
In this fun activity, we will find out which objects
Let’s Do
Do not splash or drink the water. Watch out
Objects
Pencil Crayon Button
Coin Blown-up balloon Leaf
Try this Now! Add more things into the water. Watch them float or sink.
Colour Hunt
Colour the circle green if the item floats.
Colour the circle yellow if the item sinks.
Plant in
In this fun activity, let us watch our little seed grow into a plant.
Colour Hunt! Colour the Plant
Let’s Do
Go for a nature walk. Touch the leaves, tree bark, stones and flowers. Feel if they are soft or rough.
Objects
Cotton Sandpaper
Tissue paper
Scrubpad
Pebble Cloth
Soft Rough
Fun with Textures
Colour the box red if it is soft.
Colour the box blue if it is rough.
Bottle Cap Art
Put glue on the back of each cap.
About the Book
DAWN is a comprehensive, NCF 2022-based Early Childhood Education program that lays a solid foundation for lifelong well-being and holistic growth, encompassing physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional development.
The book exposes students to basic concepts of STEM through simple, hands-on experiments on topics of space, temperature, dimensions, and sequence.
Key Features
Additional Resources
• Sticker Sheets
• TLM and Flashcards
• Charts and Posters
• Assessment Sheets
• Holistic Progress Card
• Teacher's Manual
• Digital Resources
• Play-based learning activities, which promote holistic development of the child in all ECE domains
• School readiness, which is assured in the curriculum and learning design
• All-round development, in areas of physical, cognitive, cultural and socio-emotional domains
• Teacher assets, like assessment tools and lesson plans to help maximise program quality and outcomes
About Uolo
Uolo partners with K-12 schools to provide technology-enabled learning programs. We believe that pedagogy and technology must come together to deliver scalable learning experiences that generate measurable outcomes. Uolo is trusted by over 15,000+ schools across India, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
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