NCERT Textbook: Rhythms of Nature | Our Wondrous World Class 5 - New NCERT PDF Download

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Unit 5
About the Unit
By the end of the Preparatory 
Stage students learn about various 
landforms, lives and a wide range of 
activities around them. They also 
know about the Sun, moon, stars and 
wonders of the world they live in. This 
unit invites students to explore the 
deep connection between nature and 
everyday life.  
This unit in Grade 5, helps students 
explore the natural rhythms and deep 
connections that shape the life on 
Earth. Through seasons, stories and 
journeys of birds, foods and ideas, 
they discover how nature, people and 
cultures are linked. With journaling 
and hands-on activities, they connect 
to their surroundings and understand 
that Earth is our shared, living home.
Our Amazing Planet
Chapter 9.indd   145 Chapter 9.indd   145 10-Jul-25   5:59:19 PM 10-Jul-25   5:59:19 PM
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Unit 5
About the Unit
By the end of the Preparatory 
Stage students learn about various 
landforms, lives and a wide range of 
activities around them. They also 
know about the Sun, moon, stars and 
wonders of the world they live in. This 
unit invites students to explore the 
deep connection between nature and 
everyday life.  
This unit in Grade 5, helps students 
explore the natural rhythms and deep 
connections that shape the life on 
Earth. Through seasons, stories and 
journeys of birds, foods and ideas, 
they discover how nature, people and 
cultures are linked. With journaling 
and hands-on activities, they connect 
to their surroundings and understand 
that Earth is our shared, living home.
Our Amazing Planet
Chapter 9.indd   145 Chapter 9.indd   145 10-Jul-25   5:59:19 PM 10-Jul-25   5:59:19 PM
 How to Facilitate
• Encourage students to 
observe their surroundings 
like seasonal changes, 
the arrival of birds or 
butterflies, flowers, or 
changes in weather. Use 
journals and charts to help 
them track and reflect on 
these observation.
• Take students outside the 
classroom to the school 
ground, garden, or nearby 
pond, to explore real-life 
patterns in nature.
• Ask simple critical thinking 
questions like, “Where did 
this come from?” or “Why 
do we all use it?” to spark 
curiosity.
• Use mapping, drawing, 
posters, and globe-based 
activities to help students 
trace how things travel 
across the Earth.
• Compare seasonal 
experiences from different 
parts of India (for example, 
winter in Kashmir vs. 
Kerala) to deepen their 
understanding of local 
diversity.
• Help students see that 
we all share the same 
Earth and are part of one 
big family — ‘Vasudhaiva 
Kutumbakam’.
Note to the Teacher
This unit consists of two chapters. Chapter 9 
‘Rhythms of Nature’ and Chapter 10 ‘Earth: Our 
Shared Home’.
Chapter 9: Rhythms of Nature
 • ‘Rhythms of Nature’ helps students observe 
and understand the natural rhythms of 
change in the world around them — day 
and night, seasons, and how plants, 
animals, people and places transform 
over time. Through journaling, activities 
and reflection, it encourages students to 
connect deeply with their local environment 
and notice repeating patterns in nature.
Chapter 10: Earth — Our Shared Home
 • This chapter helps students see the Earth 
as a connected, living planet where people, 
animals, plants, and ideas travel, mix and 
grow together. Through stories, it shows 
how we share nature, knowledge, and 
culture across borders. It brings alive 
the idea of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ 
fostering care, respect, and a sense of 
belonging to our shared planet.
Chapter 9.indd   146 Chapter 9.indd   146 10-Jul-25   5:59:20 PM 10-Jul-25   5:59:20 PM
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Unit 5
About the Unit
By the end of the Preparatory 
Stage students learn about various 
landforms, lives and a wide range of 
activities around them. They also 
know about the Sun, moon, stars and 
wonders of the world they live in. This 
unit invites students to explore the 
deep connection between nature and 
everyday life.  
This unit in Grade 5, helps students 
explore the natural rhythms and deep 
connections that shape the life on 
Earth. Through seasons, stories and 
journeys of birds, foods and ideas, 
they discover how nature, people and 
cultures are linked. With journaling 
and hands-on activities, they connect 
to their surroundings and understand 
that Earth is our shared, living home.
Our Amazing Planet
Chapter 9.indd   145 Chapter 9.indd   145 10-Jul-25   5:59:19 PM 10-Jul-25   5:59:19 PM
 How to Facilitate
• Encourage students to 
observe their surroundings 
like seasonal changes, 
the arrival of birds or 
butterflies, flowers, or 
changes in weather. Use 
journals and charts to help 
them track and reflect on 
these observation.
• Take students outside the 
classroom to the school 
ground, garden, or nearby 
pond, to explore real-life 
patterns in nature.
• Ask simple critical thinking 
questions like, “Where did 
this come from?” or “Why 
do we all use it?” to spark 
curiosity.
• Use mapping, drawing, 
posters, and globe-based 
activities to help students 
trace how things travel 
across the Earth.
• Compare seasonal 
experiences from different 
parts of India (for example, 
winter in Kashmir vs. 
Kerala) to deepen their 
understanding of local 
diversity.
• Help students see that 
we all share the same 
Earth and are part of one 
big family — ‘Vasudhaiva 
Kutumbakam’.
Note to the Teacher
This unit consists of two chapters. Chapter 9 
‘Rhythms of Nature’ and Chapter 10 ‘Earth: Our 
Shared Home’.
Chapter 9: Rhythms of Nature
 • ‘Rhythms of Nature’ helps students observe 
and understand the natural rhythms of 
change in the world around them — day 
and night, seasons, and how plants, 
animals, people and places transform 
over time. Through journaling, activities 
and reflection, it encourages students to 
connect deeply with their local environment 
and notice repeating patterns in nature.
Chapter 10: Earth — Our Shared Home
 • This chapter helps students see the Earth 
as a connected, living planet where people, 
animals, plants, and ideas travel, mix and 
grow together. Through stories, it shows 
how we share nature, knowledge, and 
culture across borders. It brings alive 
the idea of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ 
fostering care, respect, and a sense of 
belonging to our shared planet.
Chapter 9.indd   146 Chapter 9.indd   146 10-Jul-25   5:59:20 PM 10-Jul-25   5:59:20 PM
“Oh, how wonderful to see you! 
It has been a long time”, 
exclaimed Saba as she 
embraced her friend 
Aparna. “You are taller 
than me! And your hair 
is short now”.
Aparna laughed, 
“Yes! And you have 
started learning to 
play the guitar! So 
much has changed 
since last year.”
The two friends 
discussed about their 
old classroom, their favourite games, 
and the new trees planted near the school gate.
Write
 Try to remember the time you were in Grades 3 and 4.
 Think and write about the changes that you have noticed
 in yourself and your friends, in your school, and in your
environment.
Rhythms of Nature
9
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Unit 5
About the Unit
By the end of the Preparatory 
Stage students learn about various 
landforms, lives and a wide range of 
activities around them. They also 
know about the Sun, moon, stars and 
wonders of the world they live in. This 
unit invites students to explore the 
deep connection between nature and 
everyday life.  
This unit in Grade 5, helps students 
explore the natural rhythms and deep 
connections that shape the life on 
Earth. Through seasons, stories and 
journeys of birds, foods and ideas, 
they discover how nature, people and 
cultures are linked. With journaling 
and hands-on activities, they connect 
to their surroundings and understand 
that Earth is our shared, living home.
Our Amazing Planet
Chapter 9.indd   145 Chapter 9.indd   145 10-Jul-25   5:59:19 PM 10-Jul-25   5:59:19 PM
 How to Facilitate
• Encourage students to 
observe their surroundings 
like seasonal changes, 
the arrival of birds or 
butterflies, flowers, or 
changes in weather. Use 
journals and charts to help 
them track and reflect on 
these observation.
• Take students outside the 
classroom to the school 
ground, garden, or nearby 
pond, to explore real-life 
patterns in nature.
• Ask simple critical thinking 
questions like, “Where did 
this come from?” or “Why 
do we all use it?” to spark 
curiosity.
• Use mapping, drawing, 
posters, and globe-based 
activities to help students 
trace how things travel 
across the Earth.
• Compare seasonal 
experiences from different 
parts of India (for example, 
winter in Kashmir vs. 
Kerala) to deepen their 
understanding of local 
diversity.
• Help students see that 
we all share the same 
Earth and are part of one 
big family — ‘Vasudhaiva 
Kutumbakam’.
Note to the Teacher
This unit consists of two chapters. Chapter 9 
‘Rhythms of Nature’ and Chapter 10 ‘Earth: Our 
Shared Home’.
Chapter 9: Rhythms of Nature
 • ‘Rhythms of Nature’ helps students observe 
and understand the natural rhythms of 
change in the world around them — day 
and night, seasons, and how plants, 
animals, people and places transform 
over time. Through journaling, activities 
and reflection, it encourages students to 
connect deeply with their local environment 
and notice repeating patterns in nature.
Chapter 10: Earth — Our Shared Home
 • This chapter helps students see the Earth 
as a connected, living planet where people, 
animals, plants, and ideas travel, mix and 
grow together. Through stories, it shows 
how we share nature, knowledge, and 
culture across borders. It brings alive 
the idea of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ 
fostering care, respect, and a sense of 
belonging to our shared planet.
Chapter 9.indd   146 Chapter 9.indd   146 10-Jul-25   5:59:20 PM 10-Jul-25   5:59:20 PM
“Oh, how wonderful to see you! 
It has been a long time”, 
exclaimed Saba as she 
embraced her friend 
Aparna. “You are taller 
than me! And your hair 
is short now”.
Aparna laughed, 
“Yes! And you have 
started learning to 
play the guitar! So 
much has changed 
since last year.”
The two friends 
discussed about their 
old classroom, their favourite games, 
and the new trees planted near the school gate.
Write
 Try to remember the time you were in Grades 3 and 4.
 Think and write about the changes that you have noticed
 in yourself and your friends, in your school, and in your
environment.
Rhythms of Nature
9
Chapter 9.indd   147 Chapter 9.indd   147 10-Jul-25   5:59:21 PM 10-Jul-25   5:59:21 PM
Our Wondrous World
148
Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5
Yourself and 
your friends
School
Surrounding 
area
Write
1. Can you think of something that takes a really long time 
to change, maybe over years?
India celebrates over 1,000 festivals throughout the year, making it 
one of the most festive countries.
Changes are happening to us and to the world 
around us all the time. Some changes take years, 
some happen in just days or minutes! Have you 
noticed how things keep changing around you? 
Think about it. You grow taller each year, leaves 
fall off trees and grow again, flowers bloom, dry up 
and bloom again, the sky changes colour, the sun 
appears to rise and set every day.
Chapter 9.indd   148 Chapter 9.indd   148 10-Jul-25   5:59:21 PM 10-Jul-25   5:59:21 PM
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Unit 5
About the Unit
By the end of the Preparatory 
Stage students learn about various 
landforms, lives and a wide range of 
activities around them. They also 
know about the Sun, moon, stars and 
wonders of the world they live in. This 
unit invites students to explore the 
deep connection between nature and 
everyday life.  
This unit in Grade 5, helps students 
explore the natural rhythms and deep 
connections that shape the life on 
Earth. Through seasons, stories and 
journeys of birds, foods and ideas, 
they discover how nature, people and 
cultures are linked. With journaling 
and hands-on activities, they connect 
to their surroundings and understand 
that Earth is our shared, living home.
Our Amazing Planet
Chapter 9.indd   145 Chapter 9.indd   145 10-Jul-25   5:59:19 PM 10-Jul-25   5:59:19 PM
 How to Facilitate
• Encourage students to 
observe their surroundings 
like seasonal changes, 
the arrival of birds or 
butterflies, flowers, or 
changes in weather. Use 
journals and charts to help 
them track and reflect on 
these observation.
• Take students outside the 
classroom to the school 
ground, garden, or nearby 
pond, to explore real-life 
patterns in nature.
• Ask simple critical thinking 
questions like, “Where did 
this come from?” or “Why 
do we all use it?” to spark 
curiosity.
• Use mapping, drawing, 
posters, and globe-based 
activities to help students 
trace how things travel 
across the Earth.
• Compare seasonal 
experiences from different 
parts of India (for example, 
winter in Kashmir vs. 
Kerala) to deepen their 
understanding of local 
diversity.
• Help students see that 
we all share the same 
Earth and are part of one 
big family — ‘Vasudhaiva 
Kutumbakam’.
Note to the Teacher
This unit consists of two chapters. Chapter 9 
‘Rhythms of Nature’ and Chapter 10 ‘Earth: Our 
Shared Home’.
Chapter 9: Rhythms of Nature
 • ‘Rhythms of Nature’ helps students observe 
and understand the natural rhythms of 
change in the world around them — day 
and night, seasons, and how plants, 
animals, people and places transform 
over time. Through journaling, activities 
and reflection, it encourages students to 
connect deeply with their local environment 
and notice repeating patterns in nature.
Chapter 10: Earth — Our Shared Home
 • This chapter helps students see the Earth 
as a connected, living planet where people, 
animals, plants, and ideas travel, mix and 
grow together. Through stories, it shows 
how we share nature, knowledge, and 
culture across borders. It brings alive 
the idea of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ 
fostering care, respect, and a sense of 
belonging to our shared planet.
Chapter 9.indd   146 Chapter 9.indd   146 10-Jul-25   5:59:20 PM 10-Jul-25   5:59:20 PM
“Oh, how wonderful to see you! 
It has been a long time”, 
exclaimed Saba as she 
embraced her friend 
Aparna. “You are taller 
than me! And your hair 
is short now”.
Aparna laughed, 
“Yes! And you have 
started learning to 
play the guitar! So 
much has changed 
since last year.”
The two friends 
discussed about their 
old classroom, their favourite games, 
and the new trees planted near the school gate.
Write
 Try to remember the time you were in Grades 3 and 4.
 Think and write about the changes that you have noticed
 in yourself and your friends, in your school, and in your
environment.
Rhythms of Nature
9
Chapter 9.indd   147 Chapter 9.indd   147 10-Jul-25   5:59:21 PM 10-Jul-25   5:59:21 PM
Our Wondrous World
148
Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5
Yourself and 
your friends
School
Surrounding 
area
Write
1. Can you think of something that takes a really long time 
to change, maybe over years?
India celebrates over 1,000 festivals throughout the year, making it 
one of the most festive countries.
Changes are happening to us and to the world 
around us all the time. Some changes take years, 
some happen in just days or minutes! Have you 
noticed how things keep changing around you? 
Think about it. You grow taller each year, leaves 
fall off trees and grow again, flowers bloom, dry up 
and bloom again, the sky changes colour, the sun 
appears to rise and set every day.
Chapter 9.indd   148 Chapter 9.indd   148 10-Jul-25   5:59:21 PM 10-Jul-25   5:59:21 PM
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2. What about something that changes within just a few 
years? 
3. Are there changes that happen every year, again and 
again?
4. Can you name something that changes in just a few 
minutes or even seconds? 
Changes Around Us in a Day
(Day and Night)
Just like we grow and change, the world around us 
is changing too. The day changes into night and the 
night becomes day. 
What causes day and night? 
The Sun seems to be rising in the east moving 
across the sky and setting in the west. So, is the 
Sun moving? 
Dong in Arunachal Pradesh is known as India’s ‘First Village of the Sunrise’. It is 
the very first place where the sun’s rays touch Indian land each morning.
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