The Orchard Mathematics (1 to 5) series of books is powered by the guiding principles of the National Education Policy (2020) and the NCERT. Orchard actively supports experiential learning and critical thinking through a multidisciplinary approach. It aims to develop ‘all capacities of human beings?intellectual, aesthetic, social, physical, emotional, and moral in an integrated manner’.

The key features of the books are:

• Learning Outcomes: Based on concept-wise NCERT Learning Outcomes
• Digital Learning: Quick-response codes to access digital resources for reinforcement of concepts and more information
• Recall: Revision and assessment of prior knowledge
• Warm-up: Lead-in activity to connect the concept with real life
• Text: Richly illustrated child-friendly text with clear explanations and adequate examples
• Exercises: Interesting mix of questions in different formats for concept check and critical thinking, with life skills and values embedded in select questions
• Maths Lab Activities: Experiential learning by way of hands-on activities
• Find Out: Multidisciplinary tasks to promote discovery-based learning and research skills
• Do You Know?: Fascinating facts covering a range of topics; Nuggets of general knowledge to stimulate curiosity
• Projects: Subject-integrated and age-appropriate projects covering multiple intelligences; Mix of creative and functional tasks for individual and collaborative work; Focus on holistic and experiential learning by blending in 21st century skills
• Answer Key: Answers to the exercises in the coursebook

Other components in the courseware

• Workbook: Linked worksheets for practice
• Teachers’ Resource: Teachers’ Resource Pack with Hands-on Session Plans, Question Bank with answers, Worksheets with answer key, two Sample Question Papers with answer key, and Answer key to the Workbook; Orient BlackSwan Teachers’ Portal with online Smart Book