LAPT Schools
Social Studies
ICSE Class 4
Source: CISCE Curriculum for Primary Classes (I-V), First Edition November 2016, Social Studies (cisce.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/PrimaryCurriculum.pdf, PDF pp.233-268). The Council does not prescribe textbooks for Classes I-VIII; this is the Council's own curriculum.
The Story of the Past
11 classes
Walls Tell Stories — part 1
Walls Tell Stories — part 4
Walls Tell Stories — part 5
Timeline and Sources of History — part 1
Timeline and Sources of History — part 3
Timeline and Sources of History — part 4
Timeline and Sources of History — part 6
History: What the Past Means and Why We Study It
Evidences of History: Coins, Monuments, Inscriptions and Written Records
The Work of Historians and Archaeologists
Our Heritage and Traditions: Why We Protect Old Places
Timeline and Sources of History — part 2
What an Almanac Is and What It Tells Us
Kinds of Calendars: Solar, Lunar and Others Used in India
Marking Important Dates on a Timeline
Making My Own Family Almanac
Responsibilities of a Good Citizen
5 classes
What a Citizen Is: Rights and Duties in a Community
Civic Sense: Public Property, Cleanliness and Queues
Respecting Rules and Laws at Home, School and on the Road
Living Together: Unity and Belonging in a Neighbourhood
Helping Others and Taking Part in Community Work
The Earth – Its Movements & Forms
15 classes
Locating Places on the Earth — part 3
Locating Places on the Earth — part 4
Locating Places on the Earth — part 8
Oceans and Continents — part 1
Oceans and Continents — part 2
Oceans and Continents — part 3
Oceans and Continents — part 4
Oceans and Continents — part 5
Locating Places on the Earth — part 5
Locating Places on the Earth — part 6
Rotation and Revolution: Day, Night and the Seasons
The Four Realms: Lithosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere and Biosphere
Cardinal Directions, Scale and Reading a Simple Map
Marking Continents, Oceans and Major Landforms on an Outline Map
My State: Location, Boundaries and Capital
Landforms, Rivers and Climate of My State
Farming in My State: Seasons and Major Crops
Comparing My Town with Other Parts of the State
Map Work: Showing My State's Districts, Rivers and Crops
India – Unity in Diversity
15 classes
Different Lands, Different Lives — part 1
Different Lands, Different Lives — part 2
Different Lands, Different Lives — part 3
Different Lands, Different Lives — part 4
Different Lands, Different Lives — part 5
Different Lands, Different Lives — part 6
A Shelter so High! — part 5
Unity in Diversity, or 'Many in the One' — part 1
Unity in Diversity, or 'Many in the One' — part 2
Unity in Diversity, or 'Many in the One' — part 3
Unity in Diversity, or 'Many in the One' — part 4
Unity in Diversity, or 'Many in the One' — part 5
India, That Is Bharat — part 1
India's Neighbours and the Indian Subcontinent
Festivals, Food and Dress Across India
Pollution – Its Impact on the Environment
10 classes
Too Much Water What to Drink? — part 1
Too Much Water What to Drink? — part 2
Too Much Water What to Drink? — part 4
Every Drop Counts — part 1
Every Drop Counts — part 4
Kinds of Pollution: Air, Water, Land and Noise
How Pollution Harms Plants, Animals and People
Safe Drinking Water and Why It Is Scarce in Many Places
Saving Water at Home and in My Neighbourhood