🦴 Our Body, Health and Diseases

What your child will learn

• Students will identify the main bones and muscles in their body and explain how they work together to help movement.
• Students will describe how mosquitoes spread diseases like malaria and dengue, and list ways to prevent mosquito breeding.
• Students will explain how keeping surroundings clean prevents diseases and demonstrate simple hygiene practices.
• Students will demonstrate basic first aid for minor injuries: cuts, burns, nosebleeds, and insect bites.
• Students will list healthy habits (eating balanced diet, sleeping 9-10 hours, exercising, drinking clean water) and explain why each is important.

Lessons in this unit

1. Bones and Muscles: How We Move: The skeleton gives shape and support. Bones are hard, muscles are soft and pull on bones. Joints allow bending. Main bones: skull, ribs, spine, arm (humerus, radius, ulna), leg (femur, tibia, fibula). Muscles work in pairs to bend and straighten.
2. Mosquitoes and Malaria: Mosquitoes breed in stagnant water. Female Anopheles mosquito carries malaria germs. When it bites an infected person and then a healthy person, it passes the germ. Symptoms: fever, chills, headache. Prevention: no stagnant water, cover water containers, use mosquito nets, wear full sleeves, use repellents.
3. Clean Surroundings Prevent Disease: Dirty surroundings attract flies, mosquitoes, and rats that carry germs. Garbage left open breeds flies. Dirty water causes stomach diseases. Keeping surroundings clean: throw garbage in bins, cover food, wash hands, keep water covered, clean toilets. Flies sit on garbage and then on food, spreading germs.
4. First Aid Basics: First aid is the first help given before a doctor arrives. For cuts: wash with clean water, apply antiseptic, cover with bandage. For burns: run cool water over the burn, do not apply oil or ice. For nosebleed: sit, lean forward, pinch nose. For insect bites: wash, apply ice. When to call an adult or doctor.
5. Healthy Habits for a Strong Body: Healthy habits keep our body strong and prevent disease. Eat a balanced diet (fruits, vegetables, grains, proteins). Drink clean water. Sleep 9-10 hours. Exercise and play outdoors. Keep clean (bathe, brush teeth). Avoid junk food and too much screen time.

Key words

bone

The hard part inside your body that gives it shape and helps you stand and move.

muscle

The soft, stretchy part of your body that pulls on bones to make them move.

joint

The place where two bones meet, like your elbow or knee, so you can bend.

mosquito

A small flying insect that bites people and animals to drink blood.

malaria

A sickness you can get from the bite of a certain mosquito, with fever and shivering.

germ

A very tiny living thing that can make you sick if it gets into your body.

first aid

The first help you give to someone who is hurt, before a doctor comes.

hygiene

Keeping yourself and your surroundings clean to stay healthy.

balanced diet

Eating different kinds of food in the right amounts to stay healthy.

Help your child at home

What to watch for

Bones are dead and dry like a stick.

Help: Bones are alive inside your body. They have blood vessels and can grow and heal if broken.

All mosquitoes spread malaria.

Help: Only female Anopheles mosquitoes spread malaria. Other mosquitoes may spread other diseases or just bite.

Dirty water looks dirty, so it is bad; clean-looking water is always safe.

Help: Germs are too small to see. Even clear water can have germs. Always drink boiled or filtered water.

For a burn, apply oil or butter to cool it.

Help: Oil traps heat and can make the burn worse. Run cool water over the burn for a few minutes.

Try this at home

• Riya feels her skull and ribs: which are hard? Why?
• Meera finds a puddle near her house. What can she do to stop mosquitoes?
• Kabir sees a fly sitting on a chapati. Why is it unsafe to eat?
• Riya cuts her finger while peeling a vegetable. What should she do?

Quick questions to ask aloud

1. Which part of your body is hard and gives it shape? (bone / muscle / skin)
   Show answer

   bone. Bones are hard and form the skeleton that gives your body shape.
2. Where do mosquitoes lay their eggs? (in stagnant water / in dry sand / on leaves)
   Show answer

   in stagnant water. Mosquitoes lay eggs in still water, like puddles, pots, and coolers.
3. What should you do with leftover food to keep flies away? (Cover it with a lid. / Leave it on the plate. / Throw it on the floor.)
   Show answer

   Cover it with a lid.. Covering food keeps flies from sitting on it and spreading germs.

Parent guide: how to help your child with Class 5 EVS

Frequently asked questions

What will my child learn in "Our Body, Health and Diseases" (Class 5 EVS)?

Your child will be able to: Students will identify the main bones and muscles in their body and explain how they work together to help movement.; Students will describe how mosquitoes spread diseases like malaria and dengue, and list ways to prevent mosquito breeding.; Students will explain how keeping surroundings clean prevents diseases and demonstrate simple hygiene practices.; Students will demonstrate basic first aid for minor injuries: cuts, burns, nosebleeds, and insect bites.; Students will list healthy habits (eating balanced diet, sleeping 9-10 hours, exercising, drinking clean water) and explain why each is important..

How does MangoMindz teach "Our Body, Health and Diseases"?

In 5 short parts (Bones and Muscles: How We Move, Mosquitoes and Malaria, Clean Surroundings Prevent Disease, First Aid Basics, Healthy Habits for a Strong Body). 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 "Our Body, Health and Diseases" take?

About 140 minutes in total, spread over 5 parts of 15–25 minutes each.

How can I help my child with "Our Body, Health and Diseases" at home?

Work through a small example together, such as: Riya feels her skull and ribs: which are hard? Why?; Meera finds a puddle near her house. What can she do to stop mosquitoes?. Then ask a quick question aloud: Which part of your body is hard and gives it shape? (bone / muscle / skin)

What mistakes do children often make in "Our Body, Health and Diseases"?

Bones are dead and dry like a stick. Fix: Bones are alive inside your body. They have blood vessels and can grow and heal if broken. All mosquitoes spread malaria. Fix: Only female Anopheles mosquitoes spread malaria. Other mosquitoes may spread other diseases or just bite. Dirty water looks dirty, so it is bad; clean-looking water is always safe. Fix: Germs are too small to see. Even clear water can have germs. Always drink boiled or filtered water.

Is "Our Body, Health and Diseases" free on MangoMindz?

Yes. Every lesson part and quiz in "Our Body, Health and Diseases" is free on MangoMindz, with no ads.