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Our surroundings have a lot of different kinds of things.

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Things in our surroundings form two groups - living things and non-living things.

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The qualities of living things are movement, breathing, responding to change, growth, giving birth, eating, and removing waste from body; non-living things do not have these qualities.

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Plants and animals are both living things.

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Air, water, soil, light are some examples of non-living things around us.

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The sum total of all the living and non-living things around us makes our environment; we too are a part of it.

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Living and non-living things in an environment depend on each other for their needs like food, air, water, light, and other materials.

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We should protect the environment around us and beyond because not only do we depend on it but also because it is getting harmed.

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There are many different kinds (variety) of animals around the world in different environments.

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We can make different groups to categorise animals.

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We can categorise animals based on their appearance. (size, colour)

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We can categorise animals based on how they move.

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We can categorise animals based on how they give birth.

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We can categorise animals based on where they naturally live.

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We use animals to meet our needs; cows for milk, hens for eggs and meat, donkeys for carrying load, etc.

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We sometimes keep animals as part of our family and love them.

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Some animals can harm us and we should maintain a safe distance from them; insects like mosquitoes, bees can give us diseases, big animals like lion, wolf can harm us, small animals like rats and lizards can also bring diseases, etc.

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We shall treat all animals kindly.

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We live in houses to protect ourselves and to rest; this is called shelter.

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Animals also need shelter and many make it in different ways or find it.

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We provide shelters to the animals we domesticate.

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