Medicinal plants are effective and safe. Do you know some of the most popular ones? Let’s find out…
Plants have been used for medicinal purposes for as long as mankind can remember. There are some plants that help us fight illnesses, and some that help us enhance the taste of our food. These plants can be easily found even in our gardens at home.
Here are few such medicinal plants. With the help of the clues given find the names of these herbs. The next time you have a cold, you can cure yourself organically.
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Different countries celebrate different festivals. This week get to know a little more on each of them.
Festivals are all about celebrations. While the reason for the celebration may differ, the celebration itself is not so different. New clothes, meeting and greeting relatives and friends, festive spreads and time with family…
Take a look at these flashcards and guess the place they are celebrated in.
Craving for a wild holiday? Take a virtual trip to India’s first national park that is home to some of India’s unique wildlife.
“The book of nature has no beginning, as it has no end. Open this book where you will, and at any period of your life, and if you have the desire to acquire knowledge you will find it of intense interest, and no matter how long or how intently you study the pages, your interest will not flag, for in nature there is no finality.” ― Jim Corbett
Jim Corbett a British hunter, tracker, naturalist, and author, had a long-standing love affair with nature and wildlife, especially the tigers. He turned from one who hunted a number of man-eating tigers and leopards in India – about 19 and 14 respectively – to a man credited with establishing India’s first national park.
Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India and was established in 1936 to protect the endangered Bengal tiger. It was formerly known as Hailey National Park and later renamed in 1957 in Corbett’s honour.
The park – the first to come under the Project Tiger initiative – is a popular ecotourism spot, for the sights it offers of animals big and small. From among the animals featured below, can you identify only the six that can be spotted at the Jim Corbett National Park?
Learning sign language can help you communicate with those who are hearing or speech impaired. Keen to learn a few words? Take a look…
Sign language is a form of communication primarily used as a means of communication for and with people who are hearing or speech impaired. It helps in speech development, social interaction and also in being able to learn new words. Many signs are visually associated to the object being referred to. Shall we learn the basics of sign language?
These GIFs can teach you the basic signs. It can be used to express your feelings, ideas or attitudes.
Thank you
To say ‘Thank you’ to someone, place the tip of your first three fingers on your chin and then move it towards the person. Remember a smile is always a huge help. This can also be done with one hand.
Yes
When you agree with someone or have to say ‘yes’, make a fist and move it front and back, just like you nod your head.
No
In order to say ‘no’, bring your index and middle fingers together and touch their tip with the tip of your thumb. To say ‘no, thank you’, you can combine the signs of ‘no’ and ‘thank you’.
Sorry
To apologise, touch your knuckles to your chest and make a circle, or move the hand up and down.
See you later
Time to say goodbye, until next time? Make a ‘V’ or a peace sign with your index and middle fingers, and then touch it to your cheek and then move in the opposite direction. This means ‘see you’. Then make an ‘L’ with your index finger and thumb, and move it downward to say ‘later’. Combine these two to say ‘see you later’.
Many stories, fables and folklore animals are used to narrate the story but have you ever wondered why those specific animals are used? Here’s an interactive activity to learn why….
Have you ever read a story or fable that involved animals as a major part of it’s plot and wondered why did the writer or creator use that specific animal in the story? For example, if you look at J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, a lion is used as the mascot for the house of Gryffindor whereas a snake is used for Slytherin, have you ever considered why? Well, one of the characteristics of a person from Gryffindor is said to be brave and the representations of a lion means ‘bravery’, hence why the lion is its symbol. Can you guess why a snake is used for Slytherin, or how about the badger for Hufflepuff or raven for Ravenclaw?
In fact, many stories use an animal to represent a certain characteristic, however it doesn’t mean that is always true either, sometimes a lion in a story might not be brave.
Here are a few characteristics, drag and drop the animal that is best used to represent them.
Get, set, break a leg. Move to the beats from around the world. How many of these dances do you know?
How much do you know about dances from around the world? Try your hand at this fun word search, to find out.
October 16 was Dictionary Day, mark the occasion by seeing how well you know your vocabulary. Re-arrange the letters to solve the puzzle.
October 16 was Dictionary Day and commemorates the birthday of Noah Webster. But who was Noah Webster?
In 1806, American Noah Webster published his first dictionary, A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language. In 1807, Webster began compiling an expanded and fully comprehensive dictionary, An American Dictionary of the English Language; it took twenty-seven years to complete it.
The Webster dictionary is one of the most commonly used dictionaries in the world. To celebrate the day, what better way than to learn a few new ones and their meanings.
Here’s a puzzle for you, play the video and unscramble the words based on the definition given. Can you find all the words?
It is important to eat and drink right before and after running. Are these dos and don’ts true or false? Find out…
After a run, get out of your clothes and into fresh pair.
After a run, don’t do anything that requires a lot of energy.
There are more dos and don’ts that one must know if you are a runner. Here is a comprehensive list.
Take this quiz to familiarise yourself with the rules of running
If you enjoy math, try this crossword and test some of your mathematical facts knowledge.
The best way to learn small and easy facts of math is by solving a crossword, because what’s better than a little fun, curiosity and facts. Try this crossword to learn or brush up your math facts.
