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NCERT Solutions for Class 5th The World Around Us Chapter 4 Our School—A Happy Place

Updated on 2026-09-19

About this chapter

A school is a happy place when it is safe, clean and kind. Mohit says he loves school because he meets his friends, plays games and learns something new every day. A school is where we feel safe and cared for. This chapter asks one simple question: what can we , the students, do to make our school better? A green school looks after four things. Aasha's brother told her what a green school is. It manages its waste. It saves water. It uses electricity carefully. And it keeps the campus green by planting more trees and taking care of them. Any school can become a green school. It does not need money — it needs students who notice things and act. Waste has to be separated before it can be managed. First we reduce — use only what we need. Then we reuse — do not throw away useful things. What is

  • Green School
  • Make a map of your school
  • My school, in my own words
  • What each team should observe
  • Sitting together after the exploration
  • Waste Management
  • Things we give to recyclers
  • Segregation Game
  • In your school and in your home
  • Waste and the people who handle it

Exercises

  1. Green School — In-text Questions Page 55–56
  2. Make a map of your school — Activity 1 Page 56
  3. My school, in my own words — Write Page 57
  4. What each team should observe — Be a School Explorer! Page 57–58
  5. Sitting together after the exploration — Discuss your findings Page 59
  6. Waste Management — Write Page 59
  7. Things we give to recyclers — Write and Find out Page 60
  8. Segregation Game — Activity 2 Page 61
  9. In your school and in your home — How is wet waste managed? Page 62
  10. Waste and the people who handle it — Discuss Page 62
  11. Let Us be Cool! — Activity 3 Page 62
  12. A white roof — Write Page 63
  13. Keeping a warming area cool — Discuss Page 63
  14. Dripping Water — Activity 4 Page 64
  15. Saving water and catching rain — Discuss Page 64
  16. Greenery Around Us — Write Page 65
  17. Water in the shade and water in the Sun — Activity 5 Page 66
  18. What Mohit said about traffic rules — In-text Question Page 67
  19. Traffic Signs — Write Page 67–68
  20. Beyond signboards — Discuss Page 68
  21. Fire Safety — Write — Fire Safety Page 68–69
  22. A safe fire drill — Let us practice Page 69
  23. What We do Matters! — Activity 6 Page 70
  24. Closing questions — Let us reflect Page 71–72
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