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Preface

‘ESSENCE’ is a series for class 1 to 8 on value education that strives to instil wisdom and courage in students. It is
designed to inculcate in them social and moral values and skills, righteousness, spirituality, strength of character,
and more. Indian history presents us with many exemplary values that we are gradually forgetting in the age of
social media.
The need for teaching the right values to children is being felt more today than ever before. The very foundation of our
culture and traditions is in disarray with the emergence of media invading drawing rooms with programmes which
do not deliver information of much worth. In the absence of proper regimentation from elders at home, children
are clueless about the path to follow. Thus, it is highly necessary that teachers should equip themselves with
value-oriented skills and interweave them into their academic subjects while teaching.
Keeping noble ideas in mind, all possible efforts have been made to make this series useful to students and meet
the pace of this mercurial world.

This series is based on National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and fulfils the learning objectives in accordance
with National Curriculum Framework: for Foundational Stage (NCF-FS) 2022, and School Education (NCF-SE)
2023.
Key features of the series:

Y WISE TALK enlightens students with thoughtful quotes by great people along with their pictures for easy
recognition.

Y INTRODUCTION lays the foundation for the content and theme of the chapter.
Y SELF TALK is for students’ realisation of their viewpoint of the chapter.
Y WORD WHALE provides meanings of difficult words given in each chapter from class 1 to 5.

Y The CONTENT of the chapters is arranged in the form of stories and poems. Poems are introduced for
promoting an amusing way of learning concepts.
Y MY SPACE gives students a chance to role-play the main character and use their wit, sensibility, and decision-
making. The section helps them express their views candidly and grow intellectually.
Y REFLECTION CENTRE carries the crux of the chapter by covering the important points related to the theme.

Y PATH TO GOODNESS tries to help students embrace the importance of good etiquettes. This chapter
promotes the habit of doing yoga by introducing students to various yoga postures and their benefits.

Y CONCLUSION summarises the chapter by giving insights and learnings from the chapter.
Y BOOK RECOMMENDATION is given to enhance the reading skills of the students by suggesting books related
to the lesson taught.
Y VOCABULARY ZONE provides meanings of difficult words given in each chapter to enrich the vocabulary of
students of class 6 to 8.
Y EXERCISE given in each chapter works as a stepping stone for students in retaining the concepts that they
have learnt in the chapter.
Y ACTIVITY CORNER reinforces the essential and vital values in students through activities and projects which
strengthen their psychological abilities to deal with various situations in life.

Y MOVIE CRITIC combines learning with entertainment by encouraging students to watch and review movies
related to the lesson taught.

We hope this series will serve as a resourceful handbook for teachers to guide students to lead a value-based life
in all their future endeavours.
–Author