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A peach has one                          A watermelon                      A papaya has many
                               seed.                            has many seeds.                           seeds.

                    Grains
                    We eat seeds of some plants. Such seeds are called food grains.
                    Cereals and pulses are two types of grains.


                                        Cereals                                                Pulses













                      Wheat                Maize            Rice             Moong            Masoor          Bengal gram


                    SEED STORY

                    Seeds fall into the soil, germinate and grow into beautiful new plants.

                    Observe the pictures of a seed growing into a plant.

                     I lie in the soil.           I come out of                I come out of
                         I take in             the seed and grow            the seed and grow               We grow on

                        the water.                 into the soil.             above the soil.                 the stem.












                           Seed                         Root                        Stem                    Green leaves


                          Teaching Tech

                      Tell the children about the things necessary for the plants to grow.


                     Scientific Terms

                     Cereals        :    the grass-like plants which produce grains that can be eaten
                     Pulses         :    the plants whose seeds are eaten as grains
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