The Books: Orchard Environmental Studies 3–5 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 coursebooks are:
The coursebooks also include: 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 Warm-up: Lead-in activity to connect the concept with real life Story Time: Engaging short narrative to help students feel their way into the topic Text: Richly illustrated child-friendly text with clear explanations Exercises: Interesting mix of questions in different formats for concept check and critical thinking, with life skills and values embedded in select questions Find Out: Multidisciplinary tasks to promote discovery-based learning and research skills Activity: Extensive range of child-centric experiential activities, and theme-based and cross-curricular activities for holistic learning Do You Know?: Fascinating facts covering a range of topics, and 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, and focus on holistic and experiential learning by blending in 21st century skills
The Orchard: Holistic Learning for Schools series also comes with a Teachers’ Resource Pack and an online Smart Book on the Teachers’ Portal.