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DIY                   Do It Yourself                                                  GRADE 1                                                                                                                 Start Up G.K
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                                                                                                                                         19         Sounds same

            We just learnt the importance of cleanliness.

            Come let us now learn to make a broom stick or duster with an old                                                         Write the rhyming word that matches the picture.
            newspaper. It shall help you to keep the dust away from your books,

            toys, etc.
                                                                                                                                      1.  wet                                             6. small
            Here is what you will need:
            •  old newspaper                 •  scissors

            •   a cardboard roll             •  glue

                 like that of a foil                                                                                                  2.  hot                                             7.  fat
                 paper roll



            How to make it…


            1.   Take a long strip of newspaper and place                                                                             3.  wee                                             8. steel
                  it on the table (as shown in picture a).




                                                                                              a.

                                                   2.   Now leave some space from the top
                                                        and cut straight lines on the strip of                                        4.  cool                                            9.  big
                                                        newspaper (as shown in picture b).

                            b.


            3.   Glue the uncut part of the strip of
                 newspaper to the cardboard roll                                                                                      5. pink                                             10.  bright

                 (as shown in picture c).

                                                                                      c.

                                                    4.   Bend some of the bristles outwards                                              Read the poem below and underline the
                                                         (as shown in picture d) .                                                       rhyming words:

                                                         Your broom stick is ready for                                                   A wise old owl lived in an oak,
                                                         cleaning your room.                                                             The more he saw the less he spoke.


                               d.                                                                                                        The less he spoke the more he heard,

                                                Happy cleaning!                                                                          Why can’t we all be like that old bird?

                        Note:  In place of newspaper, you can also use soft old cloth.
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