Pune: The State School Ministry of Education will introduce a single textbook formula from 2022-23 to reduce the weight of the school bag carried by STD 1 students every day.
The system will be implemented for all primary classes later.
The four subjects teach in STD 1-English, Marathi, Mathematics and play and learning – has been integrated into one textbook per semester.
Instead of carrying each subject textbook separately, a student needs to only bring integrated textbooks, both part 1, 2, 3 or 4, according to the semester.
Safe! You have managed to throw your voteogin to see the results “At present, a STD 1 student, who is around 6 years old, carries a bag of at least 830gm in a textbook.
Add it into the weight of a water bottle, tiffin and notebook, and the weight goes beyond 1kg.
But with This method, the weight of the textbook decreases to 210GM.
On the pilot base, books have been introduced in 488 school models, and the feedback is good, “Vivek Gosavi said.
, Director of Balbharati (State Text Bureau Production and Curriculum Research).
Gosavi said from the academic year of 2022-23, the integrated bilingual textbook will be launched for STD I students throughout the state.
“It will then be done for STD II and so on.
We will also include changes in accordance with new education policies, every time they have received excellent feedback from the teacher using this textbook.
Integrated activities are also loved by the students,” he added .
Rekha Varpallwar, a Zilla Parishad school teacher from Chandrapur Regency, said this has become a great initiative, especially for children in remote areas, where school far and students have to walk long distances to arouse heavy bags.
“The weight of the bag has diminished.
The activities mentioned in this book are also very helpful,” he added.
Manjeeri Khambe, another Zilla Parishad school teacher from Raigad, said that every part of this book had a theme.
“The first part is ‘me and my family’, followed by water, animals and, finally, the fourth part is transportation and people who help us.
At present, we teach the second part.
The activities are very easy and do not need it.
Whatever Not available.
This book is written in a way that students can do themselves.
The focus is to increase curiosity in it so that they become a lifelong student, “he said.
4 subjects in one textbook for standard 1 in Maharashtra from 2022
