Wood

NCERT anchor: NCERT Looking Around Class 1 — Theme: Materials (wood from trees)

• Wood comes from trees — trunk and branches.
• Name wooden things: cricket bat, pencil, door, chair.
• Wood often floats on water; it can burn — handle fire safely.

1. Where wood comes from

Level 1 (Verbal): Cut a tree's trunk → planks → furniture and bats.

Level 2 (Symbolic): Wood = natural material from plants (trees).

Visual: Tree → log → bat/door diagram.

2. Properties (simple)

Verbal: Hard but can scratch; brown colour often; floats in water (most dry wood).

Visual: Pencil in water floating vs coin sinking (compare with metal note).

3. Care and safety

Do not burn plastic; wood burns — keep away from open flame without adult.

Cricket bat and pencil — both wood

Step 1 — Bat: made from willow/kashmir wood → hits ball.
Step 2 — Pencil: wooden body, graphite inside → write in school.
Step 3 — Both from **trees** — thank plants!
Step 4 — Drop small wood stick in water → floats.
Answer: wood from trees; bat and pencil are examples.

• Name two wooden things at home.
• Does wood come from trees or mines?
• Does a wooden stick float or sink?
• Stretch: Why do we use wood for doors but not for water pipes?

Revision tip: Touch three objects at home — decide if each is wood or not.

Open the Practice tab for graded questions on Wood.