not all mine

1. Ma. Liza L. Israel

2. Changes in What One Can Do
When you were still a baby, there was not much you could do. You spent most of
the time sleeping and feeding.
Observe some babies. What can they do? Babies usually kick, roll and crawl. As
they grow, their muscles and bones become stronger. They learn to sit, stand
and, later on, walk.
Toddlers ( children who are one and a half to three years old) can walk or run
short distances. Some can feed themselves. They can play with toys
DO THIS
Observe some babies and other young children. Find out what activities they can do
on their own. List them in the table below.
2 to 3 years old 4 to 5 years old 6 to 7 years old
Who can do more activities?
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3. Children who are four to five years old can do more activities than
two- to three-year-old babies. They can throw and catch a ball, ride a
bicycle and play games like hide-and-seek. The movements of their body
parts are better coordinated. As children grow older, they start
participating in more activities. They stop doing many of the activities
they did before. They are now more capable of doing different activities.
They play games with of doing different activities. They play games with
other children in school. They help do some household work.
Main Idea: Children
become capable of
doing more activities
as they grow
ANSWER THIS
Why can babies do very few activities?
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4. Exercise
A. Study the graphs. Use them to answer the questions below.
1. What as Dan’s height in 2004?________in 2005?_______
2. By how much did his height change? _________________________
3. What does the change in Dan’s height show?
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4. What was Dan’s weight in 2004? ________ in 2005?_________
5. What does the change in Dan’s weight show?
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B. Draw a on the blank if you do the activity now and a if you did it when you
were much younger.
____1. fold the beddings ____6. run errands for mother
____2. play skipping rope ____7. brush own teeth after each meal
____3. crawl ____8. use a walker
____4. ride a bicycle ____9. sweep the floor
____5. ride on Father’s back ____10. play with toys blocks
____11. kick and roll
____12. put on one’s clothes
____13. play with a rattle
____14. go on a hike with friends
____15. feed from a bottle

5. Answer These
1. Do you think it is good for a child to play alone all the time? Why or why not?
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2. Why does a school child have more social activities than a baby?
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Do this
Below are some common social activities. Check ( ) those that you have
done. Write how the activity made you feel.
Activity How I Felt After the Activity
1. Going on a picnic with the family
2. Calling a friend on the telephone
3. Greeting a classmate “Good Morning”
4. Helping my teacher clean the room
5. Helping my classmate do an assignment
6. Writing a letter to a sick friend
7. Playing with my friends
8. Attending a birthday party
9. Helping an elderly person cross the street
10. Sharing my snacks with a classmate
Main Idea: Making
friends is a social
activity. You can make
friends by being friendly.

6. Exercise
A. Draw a if the situation shows a social activity and a if not.
_____1. A one-year-old baby girl smiles when I wave at her.
_____2. Elisa approached a new classmate and introduced herself.
_____3. Mario avoids playing with his classmates.
_____4. Lani shares her food with a friend.
____5. A boy helps his teacher carry some books.
____6. Some girls visit a classmate who is sick.
____7. A boy spends most of his time alone.
____8. The Grade 3 girls joined a trip to the zoo.
____9. Johnny goes swimming with his brothers.
____10. Tito prefers to stay at home that go out with the other.
B. Make a list of social activities you did when you were in Grade 1 and those that you do
now.
My social Activities
When I was in Grade 1 Now that I am in Grade 3

7. Some children start to go school when they are five years old or even younger. In
school, their mental abilities are further developed.
They learn to read. They learn to solve math problems.
They learn to draw They learn to write
You are eight to nine years old and in Grade 3. What can you do now, using your mental
abilities, that youo could not yet do when you were in Grade 1 or grade 2?
Have you improved in your mental abilities?
Answer This
Did you go to preschool? If so, how old were you? How old were you learned
to read?
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Main Idea: As children
grow, their mental
abilities change. This will
continue until the limit if
their mental abilities is
reached.

8. Children differ in their mental abilities. Some children learn to beak, read or write
earlier that others. Some children learn these things later than others.
Do this
Check the age at which you started demonstrating each activity below. You
may ask your mother or father to help you.
Did you know? Some
children are called
“gifted” children because
they demonstrate talents
other children of their
age do not have.
Activities
Ages
2 - 3 4 - 5 6 - 7 8 - 9
Recognize letters of the alphabet
Read story books
Solve multiplication problems
Sort toys according to color
Recite a poem from memory
Ask questions about animals
Write your name legibly
Talk in syllables
Follow written instructions
Draw a picture
Compare your
finished work with
those of your
classmates. Did
your mental
abilities develop
at about the same
time? Whose
mental abilities
developed earlier
than yours? Later
than yours?

9. Exercise
A. Put a check ( ) before each statement that tells about our mental abilities now.
____1. Can follow teacher’s instructions
____2. Can write simple sentences
____3. Can solve number problems.
____4. Can write a friendly letter.
____5. Can spell difficult words.
____6. Can draw and paint
____7. Can read story books.
____8. Can memorize a poem
____9. Can control anger
____10. Can use the computer.
B. Choose one topic.
My Pet My Hobby My Grandparents My Summer Vacation
Write a short paragraph about it.
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10. Health
Health means being physically, mentally and socially fit. You are physically fit when your
body can fight germs that cause disease. A physical fit child does not get sick often.
You are mentally fit if you think well of yourself and of other people. You can learn
things easily. You are socially fit if you can get along with other people. A socially fit
child makes friends easily.
Main Idea: A
healthy child
grows and
develops
faster than a
child who is
not healthy.
Answer This:
What is the meaning of the
saying “ health is wealth”?
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11. Exercise
A. Answer with true or false.
____1. A first-born child always looks like the mother.
____2. A father with curly hair is likely to have a child with curly hair too.
____3. Parents pass on to their children all the characteristics they have.
____4. A child who is obese or vry fat is physically healthy.
____5. A child who does not get sick often is physically healthy.
____6. A person who has negative feelings and attitudes has poor mentla health.
____7. Getting along well with other people is a sign of being socially fit.
____8. A child who is sickly grows as fast as a child who is health.
____9. To be called health, a person must be physically, mentally and socially fit.
____10. A child’s growth is affected by his or her health.
B. Put a check ( ) opposite the characteristics that you think you have..
1. Shares things with others. ___
2. 2. Smiles at people. ____
3. 3. Makes friends easily. ____
4. Likes to be alone most of the time. ____
5. Enjoys being with other children. ____
6. Do your characteristics show that you are a sociable child? __________
Did you know?
•A happy person wears a
smile on his or her face. In
such a smile, the mouth
may even be closed; the
teeth do not show. The
smile may be only in the
eyes. Have you heard the
expression ”smiling eyes”?
•A smile is not the same as
laughter,. Laughter is
accompanied by a sound. A
smile is more polite than
laughter.

12. Exercise
A. Write down three examples of eaech
Grow Foods Go Foods Glow Foods
1. _______________ 1. ______________ 1. ________________
2. _______________ 2. ______________ 2. ________________
3. _______________ 3. ______________ 3. ________________
B. I entify the vitamins.
1. Ana wants to have clear eyes. She should eat ffods which contain vitamin
_________
2. Adrian wants to have strong bones and teeth. He should eat foods which contain
vitamin ______________
3. Luis eats green leafy vegetables, fish and celeries. He gets vitamin _______from
these foods.
4. Your body make use of minerals from food if you eat food which contains vitamin
_____________
5. If you want to keep your skin healthy, you need to eat foods with
vitamins__________ and ___________.
C. Study the three menus below. Write down which menu you will choose. Explain your
reason for choosing it.
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D. Make a menu for breakfast,
lunch and supper. The meals should
contain the necessary nutrients.
A B C
rice
Pork adobo
Chicken
barbecue
Ice cream
rice
fish sinigang with
camote leaves
banana
rice
salted fish
barbecue
cake

13. One way in which children are prepared to fight some diseases is by immunization.
Immunization means injecting into the body a weakened form of germs. Have you been
immunized against any common diseases?
Do This
Find out what immunization you have been given. Request the help of your
parents in filling up the chart below.
Diseases for Which I was Given
Immunization
My Age When It Was Given
Example: measles 15 months
Have you ever been sick with any of these diseases? _____________________
What could have happened if you had not been given immunization against these
diseases?_______________________________________________
ANSWER THIS
Why is immunization important?
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14. Exercise
A. Answer with true or false.
____1. An unborn child mmay become sick when the mother is sick during pregnancy.
____2. When a child has a heart defect, he or she feels weak and gets tired easily.
____3. Most children with cerebral palsy do not learn to read and write.
____4. A baby who is blind can learn to recognize objects by touch as fast as a baby who
can see.
____5. A disease can slow down the growth of a child.
B. Solve this puzzle.
Across
1. A disease caused by brain damage is ___ palsy.
3. A babyy born with a ___ defect is weak.
4. A baby cannot learn to imitate actions if he or she is ____
Down
2. Mental development is affected when the ___ is damage.
5. A baby cannot imitate sounds if he or she is ___________
1 2
3
4 5

15. Is there any activity that you do without anybody asking you to do it/ Activities that you
do voluntarily, because you like to, are called recreational activities.
Here are some common recreational activities. Doing these activities can help you
improve your physical and mental abilities and make you have more friends.
ANSWER THIS
Why are recreational activities recommended for
children?
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Main Idea:
Rest and
recreation
help a child
develop
physically,
mentally and
socially.

16. Do This
This activity will allow you to use your imagination and creativity. At the same
time, it will give you time to relax. Make decorative cards using the materials listed
below. You can also use other old materials that can be recycled.
beads buttons eggshells fabric scraps popsicle sticks beans sawdust
dried leaves or flowers
Sample are shown below
How did you feel while doing the activity? __________________________
What did you discover about yourself? _____________________________
Did you know?
A hobby is
something that
gives you an
opportunity to
make things and
express what you
feel

17. Exercise
A. Identify whether the activity is Rest or Recreation
____1. sitting under the shade of the tree
____2. taking a nap after lunch
____3. making an album of dried leaves
____4.reading storybooks
____5. listening to music
____6. lying on a sofa
____7. watching the animals at the zoo
____8. watching TV show
____9. sleeping eight to ten hours a day
____10. singing with friends
B. Write About a recreational activity that you do with a friend or a member of your
family.
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18. How does a family affect children? Observe the two families in the pictures.
Family A Family B
Based on your observation, tell how the children in the picture can be affected by the
kind of family they have.
Children in Family A Children in Family B
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Observe some families in your place.
Are there more families like Family A or Family B?

19. Children inherit some traits or characteristics from their parents. They also imitate some traits
of their parents or other members of the family. If the parents show love and respect for each
other and their children, a child will learn to be loving and respectful, too. In a home where
parents can provide enough food, clothing, shelter, love and understanding, a child will grow up
with a feeling of security. The good traits a child gets from the family will make it easy for the
child to relate to other people. Support and encouragement from the family also improve a
child’s mental growth. Some parents cannot provide enough of their children’s needs. Children
who lack food become sickly. Some children are forced to leave school to earn a living. So, their
mental growth is hampered.
ANSWER THIS
Between two families with the same resources, why is it better
for children to be in a smaller family?
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Did you know?
Tens of thousands of children lost their parents, and became
orphans, when a big tsunami of December 2004 struck
several countries in Asia. Many God-fearing parents in
different parts of the world decided to adopt some of those
orphans even if they have children of their own. It was in
the spirit of “love of neighbor”. Those orphans are lucky to
grow up in such an environment of love.

20. Surroundings
Where do you live? What do you see in the place where you live? Do you like the things you see?
Do this
Below is a list of things found in places where people live. Check ( ) those that are found in your place.
Cross ( ) those that are not.
____ tress
____ flowering plants
____ open space covered with green grass
____ creek clogged with garbage
____ dirty canals
____ mosquitoes and flies
____ smoke from factories and motor vehicles
____ overcrowded houses
____ playground
____ park
____ stray animals
____ covered garbage cans
Which of the things found in your surrounding do you like? Why?
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Which of the things found in your surroundings do you not like? Why?
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21. You Cannot live without air. You need to breathe clean air. Trees and other plants help make the
air clean. If there are plenty of trees and other plants around, the air will be clean. Healthful
surroundings have plenty of growing plants. You need clean water to drink. If your surroundings
are clean, then the water you drink will be not in danger of being contaminated. But water pipes
that are found in canals may be broken, and dirty water may seep in. contaminated water can
make you sick. Healthful surroundings provide clean water. Healthful surroundings are free
from garbage, stray animals and insect pests that can cause diseases. Healthful surroundings are
free from junks and other objects that may cause accidents. Healthful surroudings contribute
to a child’s well-being while unhealthful surroundings do not.
ANSWER THIS
Why is scattered garbage harmful to people?
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22. Exercise
A. Write something about how your parents help you grow and develop physically,
mentally and socially.
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B. Below are description of different places. Write H if the surroundings are healthful
and NH, if not.
____1. The houses are separated by fences. Big tress line the sidewalk. There is no
garbage around. The streets are clean.
____2. The houses are too crowded. There is junk on the sidewalk. Piles of grabage are
in the street corners.
____3. it is an open space. People dump their garbage here. Flies, rats and cockroaches
are plenty. Stray dogs and cats walk around.
____4. The place is on a mountainside. There are tall trees. There are flowering plants.
Vegetable crops grow in the backyard. The streets are well swept.
____5. The house is near a stream. Clear water flows in the stream. Shady trees
surround the house. Garbage cans are covered

23. Remember These
Physical growth is the change in size and proportion of one’ body parts. An increase in height is
a sign of physical growth.
Children learn many physical activities as they grow. Their physical capabilities change as they
grow.
As children grow physically they also grow socially and mentally.
Some children may grow and develop faster than others.
The growth and development of a child depend on the following factors:
-Heredity - rest and recreation
-Health; illness or diseases - ability of the family to adequately meet children’s needs
-Food eaten - cleanliness of surroundings
Nutrients are needed by the body for energy, growth and repair. These nutrients –
carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals --- are obtained from foods.
Eating a variety of nutritious food in the right amount is necessary for one’s growth and
development.
Children should practice good health habits and good food habits to keep themselves physically,
socially and mentally fit.
A safe and healthful environment is good for people’s health and well-being.
Science Words
Use each word or phrase in a sentence.
Carbohydrates minerals proteins
Heredity nutrients social growth
Mental growth mental growth vitamins

24. QUIZ TIME
Circle the letter of the best answer.
1. You are taller and heavier now than when four or five years old. What does this show?
a. You are growing fast. c. you are growing socially
b. You are growing physically d. you are growing mentally
2. A boy refuses to play with his classmates. He wants to be alone most of the time. What does this
show?
a. He is unsociable c. he is mentally alert
b. He is sociable d. he is studious
3. Which of these may parents pass on their children that can affect the children’s growth and
development?
a. Curly hair c. color blindness
b. Fair complexion d. certain diseases
4. Why are foods needed by the body?
a. Foods contain nutrients c. food are cheap
b. Foods are delicious d. foods are everywhere
5. Which of the following is a mental activity/
a. Playing chess c. eating lunch
b. Jogging in the morning d. sleeping at night

25. 6. Which of these foods give you the most carbohydrates that provide your body with energy?
a. banana, orange, guave c. Cake, cheese, butter
b. Corn, camote, rice d. fish, meat, liver
7. Why should you have fish and meat in your diet?
a. I have relatives who are fisherman.
b. Our village has an abundant supply of fish and meat.
c. Broiled ( inihaw) fish and meat are delicious
d. Fish and meat contain nutrients for growth.
8. Which of the following is NOT a good food habit?
a. Eating fruits and vegetables
b. Drinking milk everyday
c. Eating sweets regularly
d. Eating regularly at mealtime
9. Which of these diseases can affect a child’s mental development?
a. Common colds c. heart disease
b. Cerebral palsy d. headache
10. Which of the following is a recreational activity?
a. Reading to prepare for a test
b. Reading for pleasure
c. Reading to answer an assignment
d. Reading to improve my reading skills

26. 11. Mario is described as a gifted child. Which of these is probably the reason?
a. He has been writing beautiful poem since he was three years old
b. He ask questions about stars and outer space
c. He reads storybooks
d. He often gets high grades in test
B. Portfolio
Make a scrapbook about yourself. Put some pictures and write about some important accomplishments
you have made