Chapter 6: Happy and Healthy Living
Learn about healthy habits, mindful eating, and safety for a joyful life!
Chapter Summary
This chapter helps children understand that health involves more than just food—it includes exercise, sleep, safety, and gratitude. It follows the journey of grains from farm to plate, encourages mindful eating, daily physical activities, and emotional safety. The focus is on making responsible, respectful choices to live a joyful and healthy life.
Let Us Answer
Page 85: When Do You Feel Happy?
Examples:
Ans:
- When I eat my favourite food
- When I play with friends
- When I read a storybook
- When I go to a park
Page 86–87: Journey of Grains
Steps in grain journey (in order):
Ans:
- Ploughing field
- Sowing seeds
- Watering crops
- Protecting plants
- Harvesting
- Drying grains
- Cleaning
- Packing
- Transporting
- Selling
- Cooking
- Eating
Page 88: Contribution Roles
Element Roles:
| Element | Role |
|---|---|
| Soil | Holds plant and provides minerals |
| Water | Helps crops grow |
| Farmer | Sows, tends, and harvests the crops |
| Cattle | Pull plough, give manure |
| Shopkeeper | Sells the food |
| Family | Cook, serve, and manage meals |
Tick elements that assist grains:
Ans: ✅ Soil, Water, Farmer, Earthworm, Air, Insect
❌ Tiger, Bat, Fire, Wood, Hills, Stone
Page 89: Gratitude List
Examples:
Ans:
- Farmer – grows food
- Cattle – help plough and fertilize
- Shopkeeper – sells food items
- Family – cooks and serves meals
- Nature – provides sunlight, soil, and water
Page 91–92: Mindful Eating
Role of tongue?
Ans: Tastes the food and senses its texture.
Role of teeth?
Ans: Chews food to make it easy to swallow.
What happens in the mouth?
Ans: Food is chewed, mixed with saliva, and tasted.
Page 93: Valuing Food Table
Example:
| Day | Meal | Did you eat fully? | Did you waste? | How did you feel? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All | Yes 😊 | No | Happy |
| 2 | Dinner | No ☹️ | Yes | Guilty |
If offered extra food:
Ans: Politely say no
If you dislike food:
Ans: Eat a small amount or politely say you don’t want more
Page 94–95: Physical Activity & Yoga
Activities in picture:
Ans: Running, jumping, cycling, yoga
Your daily activities (examples):
Ans:
- Skipping
- Running
- Football
- Walking
Games from picture:
Ans: Cricket, Yoga, Hide and Seek
Yoga Poses for a Week:
Ans: Tree pose, Butterfly, Cobra, Mountain
Page 96–97: Sleep and Rest
Sleep Table Example:
| Day | Sleep Time | Wake Time | Duration | How Felt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yesterday | 9 PM | 6 AM | 9 hrs | Fresh |
| Day before | 10 PM | 6:30 AM | 8.5 hrs | Fresh |
Why rest?
Ans: To recover and gain energy
Why sleep after play?
Ans: It helps our body grow and relax
Page 98–99: Feeling Safe
Comfortable vs Uncomfortable Situations:
Ans:
✅ Talking to friends, hugging parents
❌ Stranger offering candy, someone touching you uncomfortably
If someone’s touch feels wrong?
Ans: Say “No”, move away, tell a trusted adult
Who to tell?
Ans: Parents, teacher, elder sibling, school counsellor
When to say ‘No’?
Ans:
- If someone asks you to keep a bad secret
- If someone touches you inappropriately
Page 100: What if these are missing?
Missing Elements:
| Missing Element | What would happen? |
|---|---|
| Soil | Crops won’t grow |
| Water | Seeds won’t sprout |
| Farmer | No one to grow and harvest |
| Cook | No food prepared |
| Cattle | Fields not ploughed properly |
| Shopkeeper | Difficult to buy food |
Balanced Plates Example:
Ans:
- Breakfast: Idli, chutney, banana
- Lunch: Rice, dal, bhindi, curd, salad
- Dinner: Roti, mixed veg, milk
Page 101: Reflection Activities
Favourite mindful eating activity:
Ans: Chewing slowly, guessing taste, eating with closed eyes
Exercises & Games:
Ans:
Exercises: Jumping jacks, yoga, skipping, squats
Games: Kho-Kho, Football, Kabaddi, Catch
Healthy Habits Plan:
| Activity | Plan Example |
|---|---|
| Wake up early | 6:00 AM |
| Yoga & exercise | 30 mins daily |
| Eat on time | Yes |
| Play daily | Evening outdoor |
| Reduce screen time | Max 1 hr/day |
| Read daily | Bedtime stories |
| Sleep peacefully | 8–9 hrs nightly |
Activities
Page 93: Valuing Food Table
Activity: Maintain a table for 2–3 days to track meals, whether you ate fully, wasted food, and how you felt.
Instructions: Record meals in a notebook, mark if you ate fully (😊) or wasted food (☹️), and note your feelings. Discuss ways to reduce food waste.
Page 94–95: Physical Activity & Yoga
Activity: List daily physical activities and plan a week of yoga poses.
Instructions: Write down activities like skipping or running, choose yoga poses (e.g., Tree pose), and practice them daily for a week.
Page 96–97: Sleep and Rest Log
Activity: Keep a sleep log for 2–3 days, noting sleep and wake times, duration, and how you felt.
Instructions: Use a table to record sleep details in a notebook and discuss the importance of rest with family or classmates.
Page 101: Healthy Habits Plan
Activity: Create a healthy habits plan for a week.
Instructions: List activities like waking up early, exercising, and reducing screen time in a table, and follow the plan for a week.
Let Us Reflect
Students can reflect on the chapter through discussions about gratitude for food contributors, the importance of mindful eating, staying active, and ensuring personal safety.
Concepts Covered
- Journey of food from farm to plate
- Gratitude towards contributors (farmers, animals, nature)
- Mindful eating and food respect
- Importance of exercise, rest, and safety
- Recognizing unsafe situations and saying ‘No’
- Creating a balanced lifestyle plan
- Hands-on activities: Food tracking, yoga, sleep log, healthy habits plan
