Level B STEM Exploration DAWN
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Academic Authors: Sneha Sharma, Chandni Bhargava, Binny Singhal
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Book Title: Dawn STEM Exploration Level B
ISBN: 978-93-49697-24-9
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WPreface
elcome to DAWN, our comprehensive series for Early Childhood Education, meticulously crafted to align with the guidelines of the Foundational Stage as outlined in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework for the Foundational Stage (NCF-FS) 2022.
DAWN offers a rich blend of interactive and activity-based content to support each child’s physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual growth. Our approach ensures that learning is enjoyable and meaningful, and caters to every child’s interests and abilities.
Inspired by the Panchakosha Framework, DAWN offers a thoughtfully curated curriculum designed to nurture each child’s physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual growth, and create engaging and meaningful learning experiences for all children and cultivate a lifelong love for learning.
1. Physical Development
Through movement-based activities, action rhymes, gross and fine motor skill, exercises, yoga and simple meditation practices, children enhance their coordination, balance and self-regulation.
2. Social and Emotional Growth
Discussions, role-plays, games, storytelling and collaborative activities encourage empathy, cooperation, self-expression and social awareness.
3. Intellectual Growth
A structured, age-appropriate progression from concrete to abstract concepts builds strong problem-solving, logical thinking and cognitive skills.
4. Spiritual and Moral Development
Stories, rhymes and reflective discussions teach values such as kindness and honesty. Yoga and meditation help children stay calm, focused and happy.
5. Sensory and Experiential Learning
Activities in art and craft, STEM-based explorations, interactive games and fun activities ensure hands-on engagement, creativity and imaginative thinking.
The DAWN curriculum is not merely a series of lessons, but a journey of discovery, growth and joy. The package comes with digital content, provided free of cost, to ensure a seamless and holistic learning experience for children. By providing a nurturing and stimulating environment, DAWN lays the foundation for future success—preparing children not just for school, but for life.
Thank you for embarking on this educational journey with us. Together, we can make the DAWN of early childhood education a bright and promising start for every child.
PANCHAKOSHA IN DAWN
The table below helps us understand how the Panchakosha elements have been incorporated into the DAWN Curriculum:
Physical Development
Social and Emotional Growth
Intellectual Growth
Spiritual and Moral Development
Sensory and Experiential Learning
KEY NEP RECOMMENDATIONS
The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 represents a transformative shift in the country’s education system. It aims to establish a more holistic, dynamic and multidisciplinary approach to learning. NEP 2020 emphasises the development of conceptual understanding, skills, values and competencies aligned with the demands of the 21st century, while also honouring India’s rich cultural heritage.
UOLO is fully committed to realising the vision of NEP 2020 by meticulously following its recommendations. Below is the list of icons that are spread across the books to showcase DAWN’s adherance to the values rooted in the NEP and NCF.
PRODUCT PACKAGE AT A GLANCE
DAWN is an activity-based learning programme covering all areas of Early Childhood Education. It includes textbooks in English, Maths, General Awareness, STEM, Art and Craft, Pre-writing and Rhymes & Stories, along with lesson plans and resources to support teachers. Digital tools like animated videos, phonics songs and interactive exercises further enrich classroom learning.
Skillbook
Workbook
Teacher
Assessments ASSESSMENT BOOKLET
KEY FEATURES OF THE BOOK
Hands-On and Inquiry-Based Learning
The DAWN STEM Curriculum sparks curiosity through hands-on, inquiry-led activities that align with NEP 2020. Children observe, question, explore and solve—building scientific thinking and problem-solving skills from the start.
STEAM and NEP Alignmentt
The book explores Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math through playful and age-appropriate activities. Special icons show strong alignment with NEP and NCF for a holistic learning experience.
Visually Engaging and FUN
The book features vivid colours, lively illustrations and a magazine-style layout to engage children. The Science Magic section includes teacher-led explanations in simple language, while Try This Now offers fun, age-appropriate activities. All experiments are safe, simple and use low-cost, easily available materials with clear step-by-step instructions for easy execution. The Watch Out section highlights what teachers should be careful about during the activity.
Promoting Sustainable Development Goals
The book includes activities aligned with SDGs, introducing children to age-appropriate topics like exploring nature, saving energy and reducing waste. These build early awareness of sustainable living and respect for nature.
Digitally Powered and Application-Based
Each activity is followed by a fun worksheet that helps children revise and apply what they’ve learned. QR codes provide video support for better understanding and clarity.
Mixing ColourS
In this fun activity, we will learn how two colours mix to make a new colour.
Let’s Collect
1. Water colours: red, yellow and blue
2. Paintbrushes
3. A drawing sheet
1. Dip a paintbrush in red paint and make a mark on the drawing sheet.
Take a new paintbrush, dip it in yellow paint.
3. Now, mix the red and yellow marks together on the sheet using a brush.
Watch out
Do not rub too hard on the paper.
Mix two colours to make a new colour. Red and yellow make orange. Science Magic!
my colour chart
Colour the shape with the new colour you get after mixing the two colours.
Hands-on Art
Air Magic
In this activity, we will see how air makes things dry.
Let’s Collect
1. A small hanky
2. Water
Let’s Do
1. Spread a dry hanky on the table and feel it using your hands.
2. Sprinkle a little water on your hanky and
Use only little water to make your hanky wet. Watch out
3. Switch on the fan and leave the wet hanky under it for some time.
4. Touch it again. See how the hanky slowly gets dry. Put one wet hanky in the sun and one in the shade. Which one dries faster? Try this Now! Air moves the water away and makes things dry. Science Magic!
Look at the pictures. Write ‘W’ for Wet and ‘D’ for Dry in the boxes. Wet or Dry
Nature Walk
In this fun activity, let us take a nature walk and make a beautiful bracelet.
Let’s Collect
1. Tape
2.
A small bag
Let’s Do
1. Wrap the tape around your wrist, sticky side out.
Walk with your teacher in the playground or garden.
3. Look for small, safe nature items like leaves, petals or grass.
5.
nature walk
As you explore nature, circle the things you see, hear and touch.
Magic Music Glasses
In this fun activity, we will make music by tapping glasses with different amounts of water.
Let’s Collect
1. 3 transparent glasses
3.
Let’s Do
1. Place 3 empty glasses on the table.
2. Fill the first glass with little water.
3. Fill the second glass halfway with water. Fill the third glass full.
Tap each glass gently with a
Watch out Do not hit the glass too hard.
6. Listen and enjoy the fun music.
Science Magic!
Changing the amount of water changes the sound. Less water makes a high sound, and more water makes a low sound.
Try this Now! Change the amount of water in the glasses. Tap them again and make your own music.
Instrument Matching
Draw a line to match the same musical instruments.
Shiny Sun Cooker
In this fun activity, let us make a shiny sun cooker and learn how the sun’s energy can be used for cooking.
Let’s Collect
1. Paper plate
2. Aluminium foil
3. Some food items
1. Tear a piece of aluminium foil. Let’s Do
2. Wrap it gently over a paper plate (shiny side up).
4. Place the food on the shiny plate.
3. Smooth the foil to make it look like a shiny cooker.
6. Come back and watch how the foil shines in the sun. You will feel that the vegetables have become hot.
People use solar cookers to cook food using sunlight. Science Magic!
5. Place the plate in bright sunlight or on a window sill and leave it there for some time.
Try this Now! Sit in a circle. Draw the sun and the shiny cooker.
Colour the Sun
Colour the picture of the sun according to the number codes given.
HOTS 1 2 3 3 2 1 - 2 - 3 -
Making a Musical Shaker
In this fun activity, let us make a musical shaker using empty plastic bottles and learn about reusing materials.
Let’s Collect
1. Empty bottles
3. Decorative stickers
2. Dried rice, rajma or moong
Let’s Do
1. Take an empty bottle. Add a handful of dried rajma or rice inside the bottle.
3. Close the lid tightly.
4. Decorate the bottle with stickers.
5. Shake it and hear the sound!
First, clap your hands twice like this: clap, clap! Then, shake your bottle twice—shake, shake and try similar patterns. Try this Now! Science Magic! When we shake the bottle, the things inside move and make a sound.
Fun with Instruments
Colour the Xylophone.
Art Holistic Learning
Shadow Play
In this fun activity, we will see how light makes shadows.
1. Join your thumb and your index finger.
2. Take your torch and stand near the wall of a dark room.
3. Turn on the torch and point it at the wall.
Watch out
Do not shine the torch into anyone’s eyes.
4. Put your hand in front of the light.
5. Look at the wall. You will see a shadow.
Try this Now! Move your hand near the torch, then move it away. See how the size of the shadow changes. Science Magic! When something blocks the path of light, it makes a shadow.
Shadow Pairing
Match
the toys with their shadows.
Rainy Day Fun
In this fun activity, let us create a rainy day picture and learn how rain helps plants grow.
1. Blue paper
2. Cotton balls
3. Paper raindrops (pre-cut or torn blue paper)
4. Glue and crayons
Let’s Do
1. Take a blue sheet of paper and use it as your sky. Paste the cotton balls at the top to make clouds.
3. Glue blue paper raindrops under the clouds.
4. Show your rainy day picture to your friends and talk about it!
Science Magic!
Rain comes from clouds. When it rains, plants get water and grow.
Draw green grass or plants at the bottom using crayons. Try this Now!
Rainy Day
Riya wants to go to school. Help her reach her raincoat.
Fun with Bubbles
In this fun activity, we will make bubbles using soap and water.
Let’s Collect
1. A small bowl
3. A spoon
2. A bubble wand
4. Liquid soap
5. Water
Let’s Do
1. Fill a bowl halfway with water.
2. Add two teaspoons of liquid soap to the bowl. Stir it well using a spoon.
3. Dip the bubble wand into the soapy water.
4. Blow through the wand to make bubbles and count them.
Watch out Blow gently— not too hard.
Try this Now! Blow in different ways to make big and small bubbles. Science Magic!
Bubbles are made from soap and water. They are filled with air and can float.
Counting Numbers
Write the missing numbers in the bubbles.
Stamp with A Lady’s finger!
In this activity, we will make fun patterns using a lady’s finger and colours.
Let’s Collect
2. 3 watercolours
3. Colour tray
1. 2–3 pieces of cut lady’s finger
4. White drawing sheet
Let’s Do
1. Dip a cut lady’s finger in paint.
Ask an adult to cut the lady’s finger for you. Watch out
2. Stamp it on the drawing sheet.
3. Take another piece and dip it in a different colour. Stamp again.
4. Repeat to make a pattern like red, yellow…red, yellow.
Now, try using three colours like red, yellow, green…red, yellow, green.
Try this Now! Science Magic!
We can make patterns by stamping colours in order.
Use your stamps to make a flower, a caterpillar, or any fun shape.
Complete the Pattern
Colour the flowers to complete the pattern.
Art HOTS
About the Book
DAWN is a comprehensive, NCF 2022-based Early Childhood Education program that lays a solid foundation for lifelong well-being and holistic growth, encompassing physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional development.
The book exposes students to basic concepts of STEM through simple, hands-on experiments on topics of space, temperature, dimensions, and sequence.
Key Features
Additional Resources
• Sticker Sheets
• TLM and Flashcards
• Charts and Posters
• Assessment Sheets
• Holistic Progress Card
• Teacher's Manual
• Digital Resources
• Play-based learning activities, which promote holistic development of the child in all ECE domains
• School readiness, which is assured in the curriculum and learning design
• All-round development, in areas of physical, cognitive, cultural and socio-emotional domains
• Teacher assets, like assessment tools and lesson plans to help maximise program quality and outcomes
About Uolo
Uolo partners with K-12 schools to provide technology-enabled learning programs. We believe that pedagogy and technology must come together to deliver scalable learning experiences that generate measurable outcomes. Uolo is trusted by over 15,000+ schools across India, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
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