🧼 Clean, Safe and Caring

What your child will learn

• Students will describe and demonstrate the steps of hand washing and explain why it is important.
• Students will sort common waste items into wet and dry and identify which rot and which do not.
• Students will identify safety rules at home, on the road, and near water, and state what to do in case of a small cut.
• Students will describe ways to care for plants, animals, and public places.
• Students will demonstrate respectful behavior towards others by saying no to teasing and helping those who need help.

Lessons in this unit

1. Keeping Ourselves and Our Home Clean: Personal hygiene (hand washing steps) and home cleanliness (using dustbin, covering food).
2. Waste: Wet and Dry: Sorting waste into wet (rots) and dry (does not rot), and understanding what happens to waste.
3. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Understanding how to reduce waste, reuse items, and recycle materials, and the importance of not littering.
4. Safety at Home, Road and Water: Identifying dangers and following safety rules at home, on the road, and near water.
5. Caring for Plants, Animals and Public Places: Showing care for living things and shared spaces like parks, schools, and water taps.
6. Saying No to Teasing and Helping Others: Understanding teasing, how to respond, and helping people who need help, including the elderly and differently abled.

Key words

wet waste

Kitchen and garden waste that rots, like fruit peels, vegetable scraps, and leaves.

dry waste

Waste that does not rot easily, like plastic, glass, and paper.

reuse

Using something again for the same or a different purpose, like using a bottle to store water.

recycle

Making new things from old materials, like making new paper from old paper.

first aid

Simple help given to someone who is hurt, like washing a cut and putting a bandage.

stranger

A person you do not know well and who is not a family member or a trusted teacher.

teasing

Making fun of someone or saying mean things to them, which can hurt their feelings.

differently abled

People who have a different way of doing things, like using a wheelchair to move or reading with their fingers.

Help your child at home

What to watch for

Washing hands only with water is enough.

Help: Water alone does not remove germs. Soap is needed to lift them off.

All waste rots and disappears.

Help: Only wet waste like food peels rots. Plastic and glass stay for a very long time.

Throwing waste on the ground is okay because it will disappear.

Help: Waste does not disappear. It stays and makes the place dirty and can harm animals.

It is safe to play near the road because you can see cars coming.

Help: Cars can come fast and drivers may not see you. Always play away from the road.

Try this at home

• Riya shows the steps of washing hands before lunch.
• Meera sorts the waste from her kitchen: banana peel, plastic wrapper, vegetable scraps, glass bottle.
• Arjun has an old glass jar. What can he do instead of throwing it?
• Fatima sees a hot pan on the stove. What should she do?

Quick questions to ask aloud

1. Why do we wash our hands before eating? (to remove germs that can make us sick / to make our hands wet / to make the food taste better)
   Show answer

   to remove germs that can make us sick. Germs are tiny and can make us sick. Washing with soap removes them.
2. Riya has a banana peel, a plastic bottle and a glass jar. Which one goes in the green bin for wet waste? (banana peel / plastic bottle / glass jar)
   Show answer

   A banana peel rots, so it is wet waste and goes in the green bin.
3. What should you do with a wrapper after eating a toffee? (put it in the dustbin / throw it on the ground / keep it in your pocket forever)
   Show answer

   put it in the dustbin. Putting waste in the dustbin keeps our surroundings clean.

Parent guide: how to help your child with Class 3 EVS

Frequently asked questions

What will my child learn in "Clean, Safe and Caring" (Class 3 EVS)?

Your child will be able to: Students will describe and demonstrate the steps of hand washing and explain why it is important.; Students will sort common waste items into wet and dry and identify which rot and which do not.; Students will identify safety rules at home, on the road, and near water, and state what to do in case of a small cut.; Students will describe ways to care for plants, animals, and public places.; Students will demonstrate respectful behavior towards others by saying no to teasing and helping those who need help..

How does MangoMindz teach "Clean, Safe and Caring"?

In 6 short parts (Keeping Ourselves and Our Home Clean, Waste: Wet and Dry, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Safety at Home, Road and Water, Caring for Plants, Animals and Public Places, Saying No to Teasing and Helping Others). Each part has a picture-based lesson read aloud by Mango Teacher, a quick check, and a quiz built from common mistakes children make, with Mango, a study buddy, for questions.

How long does "Clean, Safe and Caring" take?

About 150 minutes in total, spread over 6 parts of 15–25 minutes each.

How can I help my child with "Clean, Safe and Caring" at home?

Work through a small example together, such as: Riya shows the steps of washing hands before lunch.; Meera sorts the waste from her kitchen: banana peel, plastic wrapper, vegetable scraps, glass bottle.. Then ask a quick question aloud: Why do we wash our hands before eating? (to remove germs that can make us sick / to make our hands wet / to make the food taste better)

What mistakes do children often make in "Clean, Safe and Caring"?

Washing hands only with water is enough. Fix: Water alone does not remove germs. Soap is needed to lift them off. All waste rots and disappears. Fix: Only wet waste like food peels rots. Plastic and glass stay for a very long time. Throwing waste on the ground is okay because it will disappear. Fix: Waste does not disappear. It stays and makes the place dirty and can harm animals.

Is "Clean, Safe and Caring" free on MangoMindz?

Yes. Every lesson part and quiz in "Clean, Safe and Caring" is free on MangoMindz, with no ads.