LAPT Schools
Environmental Studies (EVS)
ICSE Class 1
Source: CISCE Curriculum for Primary Classes (I-V), First Edition November 2016, Environmental Studies (EVS) (cisce.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/PrimaryCurriculum.pdf, PDF pp.151-188). The Council does not prescribe textbooks for Classes I-VIII; this is the Council's own curriculum.
Parts of My Body and What They Do
My Belongings: Things That Are Mine
My Hobbies and Things I Like to Do
Looking Carefully: Observing Myself
Telling Others About Myself
Others in my World
13 classes
Laughing Together — Our Family Members
Helping Each Other at Home
Celebrating Festivals — part 1
Celebrating Festivals — part 2
Celebrating Festivals — part 3
Helping Each Other with Friends
Getting to Know My Family
Family Roles and Relatives
Fun with Family and Friends
My Needs - Food We Eat
6 classes
Why Living Things Need Food
Where Our Food Comes From: Plants and Animals
Many Kinds of Food Around Us
My Needs - Water
5 classes
Water— A Precious Gift — part 1
Water— A Precious Gift — part 2
Water— A Precious Gift — part 3
Water— A Precious Gift — part 4
Water— A Precious Gift — part 5
My Needs: Shelter
5 classes
Homes of People: Houses, Huts and Flats
Homes of Animals: Nests, Burrows and Dens
Why Homes Are Different in Different Places
Drawing and Describing My Home
My Needs - Clothing
5 classes
Clothes for Different Weather
Soft, Rough, Smooth: The Feel of Different Clothes
Clothes People Wear in Different Places
Keeping My Clothes Clean and Tidy
We Cannot See Air but We Can Feel It
Moving Air: Wind and Breeze
Fun Activities That Show Air at Work
Keeping the Air Around Us Clean
Keeping Oneself Clean, Safe and Healthy
10 classes
Staying Healthy and Happy — part 1
Staying Healthy and Happy — part 2
Staying Healthy and Happy — part 3
Taking Charge of Waste — part 4
Keeping My Body Clean Every Day
Healthy Habits: Food, Sleep and Exercise
Play and Fun at Home and in the Neighbourhood
Staying Safe on the Road and in Public Places
Saying No to Strangers and Asking for Help
Places in the neighbourhood
6 classes
The Market, the Post Office and the Bank
The School, the Hospital and the Park
Keeping Public Places Clean
People Who Work Around Us
Respecting All Kinds of Work
Getting to Know Plants — part 1
Getting to Know Plants — part 2
Getting to Know Plants — part 3
Getting to Know Plants — part 4
Getting to Know Plants — part 5
Living in Harmony — part 3
Living in Harmony — part 2
Living in Harmony — part 1
Plants Around Us: Big, Small and Tiny
Uses of Plants for People
Caring for Plants and Watering Them
Plants and Animals Live Together — part 1
Plants and Animals Live Together — part 2
Plants and Animals Live Together — part 3
Animals Big and Small: Looking Carefully
Where Animals Live and What They Eat
Going to the Mela — part 2
Going to the Mela — part 4
Ways of Travelling: Land, Water and Air
Traffic Lights and Road Safety Rules
Vehicles That Help in Emergencies
Talking About the Vehicles We See
Ways We Send and Receive Messages
Letters, Telephones and Mobile Phones
Radio, Television and Newspapers
Using Communication Wisely and Safely
The World around Me (Sun, Moon, Sky and Stars)
4 classes
The Sun: Our Daytime Light
The Moon and Its Changing Shape
What I Think About the Sun, Moon and Stars