Maggi Pustaka to aid basic teaching at home

In an effort to draw children away from gadgets and enable parents to train their wards in basic language and mathematical concepts, the office of Karkala Block Education Officer has brought out a pic

In an effort to draw children away from gadgets and enable parents to train their wards in basic language and mathematical concepts, the office of Karkala Block Education Officer has brought out a pictorial booklet, Maneye Modala Paatashale Maggi Pustaka, for the over 7,000 students in Classes 1 to 3 in the taluk. Apart from alphabets in Kannada, English, Tulu and Hindi, this booklet gives information about 1-100 numerals in Kannada, English and Hindi. The booklet contains multiplication tables till 20; days of the week in English and Kannada; names of months in English, Kannada and Tulu; shapes of objects and pictures of animals, birds and plants. To make it interesting, the booklet has some moral stories, daily workout that children can do, home remedies for simple ailments and hand washing techniques. It has a song about Karkala, the well-known names of Karkala taluk, the State and national anthems.