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My Neighbourhood

Class 3

🎯 Learning Objectives

I can describe what a neighbourhood is and name the places around my home.
I can explain what people do at different places in the neighbourhood.
I can name the people who help us in our neighbourhood.
I can list ways to be a good neighbour.
I can compare urban (city) and rural (village) neighbourhoods.
I can explain how to keep my neighbourhood clean and safe.

📖 Introduction

Ravi lives in a colony in Jaipur. Every morning, he walks past the kirana store, waves to the watchman, and takes an auto to school. All these places and people near his home make up his neighbourhood.

Meena lives in a village near Varanasi. She sees green fields, a pond, a small temple, and a primary school near her house. Her neighbourhood looks very different from Ravi's — but both are special!

Let us learn about the places, people, and activities in our neighbourhood.

What is a Neighbourhood?

A neighbourhood is the area around our home. It includes all the places we visit and the people we meet every day. Our neighbourhood helps us get things we need — food, education, health care, and fun!

Every neighbourhood has:

Houses and buildings where people live
Roads and lanes to travel from one place to another
Shops and markets to buy things we need
Important places like schools, hospitals, and parks
People who live and work nearby

Bird eye view of Indian neighbourhood with houses, market, park, temple

Places in Our Neighbourhood

There are many important places in our neighbourhood. Each place serves a different purpose:

Place	What We Do There
🏫 School	We go to learn, read, write, and play with friends.
🏥 Hospital / Clinic	We go when we are sick. Doctors and nurses help us get well.
🛒 Market / Shop	We buy vegetables, fruits, groceries, and daily needs from the kirana store.
🌳 Park / Garden	We go to play, exercise, and enjoy fresh air. Children love swings and slides.
📮 Post Office	We send and receive letters and parcels. We can also save money here.
🏦 Bank	People keep their money safe, deposit and withdraw cash.
🛕 Temple / Mosque / Church / Gurudwara	People go to pray and celebrate festivals together.
👮 Police Station	Police officers keep us safe. We go here to report problems or get help.
📚 Library	We borrow and read books. It is a quiet place for studying.
🚏 Bus Stop	We wait here to catch a bus to go to school, market, or other places.

Six neighbourhood places — school, hospital, market, park, post office, police station

Think about it: What places do you visit most often in your neighbourhood? Make a list of at least five places near your home!

People in Our Neighbourhood

Many people live and work in our neighbourhood. They help us in different ways:

Person	How They Help Us
👨‍👩‍👧 Neighbours	They live near our house. We share things, celebrate festivals together, and help each other in times of need.
🧑‍💼 Shopkeeper	Sells us groceries, milk, bread, and other daily items. The kirana store uncle knows everyone!
👮 Watchman (Guard)	Keeps our colony safe at night. He checks who comes in and goes out.
🧹 Sweeper (Safai Karamchari)	Cleans our streets and lanes every morning. Keeps the neighbourhood tidy.
🛺 Auto / Rickshaw Driver	Takes us from one place to another. Very helpful for going to school or market.

Other helpers include: the milkman (doodhwala), newspaper boy, postman (dakiya), vegetable seller (sabziwala), and the chai stall owner.

How to Be a Good Neighbour

Being a good neighbour makes our neighbourhood a happy place. Here are some ways:

Help others: Help elderly neighbours carry bags. Share food during festivals. Visit sick neighbours.
Don't litter: Always throw garbage in the dustbin. Never throw wrappers on the road.
Be polite: Say "Namaste" or "Good morning" to neighbours. Speak softly. Don't play loud music late at night.
Share: Share toys, books, and food with neighbours. Lend things when asked nicely.

Good neighbour behaviour — helping elderly, using dustbin, greeting, sharing

Ravi always says "Namaste" to his neighbours. He helps Sharma aunty carry her grocery bags. During Diwali, his family shares sweets with everyone in the colony. That's why everyone loves Ravi!

Urban vs Rural Neighbourhoods

Neighbourhoods in cities (urban) and villages (rural) look very different:

Feature	Urban (City) Neighbourhood	Rural (Village) Neighbourhood
Houses	Flats, apartments, multi-storey buildings	Kutcha or pucca houses with courtyards
Roads	Wide, paved roads with traffic signals	Narrow lanes, some mud roads
Transport	Buses, autos, metro, cars	Bullock carts, bicycles, tractors
Shops	Malls, supermarkets, many kirana stores	Small weekly haat (market), one general store
Schools	Big schools with many classrooms	Small schools, sometimes one teacher for all
Nature	Less trees, more concrete, parks for greenery	Lots of trees, fields, ponds, fresh air
People	Many people, busy, fast life	Fewer people, everyone knows each other
Noise	Noisy — traffic, horns, construction	Quiet — birds chirping, animals

Keeping Our Neighbourhood Clean

A clean neighbourhood is a healthy neighbourhood. Here is what we can do:

Throw garbage only in dustbins. Separate wet waste and dry waste.
Do not spit or urinate on roads or walls.
Keep drains clean so water does not collect and mosquitoes do not breed.
Plant trees and take care of plants in your lane.
Join neighbourhood clean-up drives (Swachh Bharat Abhiyan).
Do not burst loud crackers that cause air and noise pollution.

The Indian government started Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission) to keep our neighbourhoods and cities clean. You can help too — start with your own street!

📝 Key Words

Word	Meaning
Neighbourhood	The area around our home with places and people nearby
Urban	Related to a city or town
Rural	Related to a village or countryside
Colony	A group of houses in a planned area
Kirana store	A small grocery shop that sells daily items
Haat	A weekly open market in villages
Community	A group of people living together in the same area
Swachh Bharat	Clean India — a government campaign to keep India clean
Safai Karamchari	A person who cleans streets and public places
Pucca house	A strong house made of bricks, cement, and concrete

⭐ Key Points to Remember

A neighbourhood is the area around our home with places and people.
Important places: school, hospital, market, park, post office, bank, police station, library, bus stop, place of worship.
Neighbours, shopkeepers, watchmen, sweepers, and auto drivers help us daily.
Good neighbours help others, don't litter, are polite, and share.
Urban neighbourhoods have tall buildings and busy roads; rural ones have fields and open spaces.
We must keep our neighbourhood clean by using dustbins, planting trees, and not polluting.
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan encourages everyone to keep India clean.

Finished learning? Now test what you know!

🎯 Quick Quiz — Test Yourself!

Answer these 8 questions about the neighbourhood. Read each one carefully and pick the best answer!

Score: 0 / 8

1. A neighbourhood is...

A neighbourhood is the area around our home with different places and people.

2. Where do we go to send letters and buy stamps?

The post office is where we send letters and buy stamps.

3. Where do we go when we are sick or injured?

We go to a hospital when we are sick or injured.

4. Where do we go to borrow and read books?

A library is a place where we can borrow and read books.

5. Which is a good quality of a neighbour?

Good neighbours help others, are polite, share, and do not litter.

6. We keep our money safe and save it in a ______.

A bank is where people keep and save their money safely.

7. An urban neighbourhood usually has...

Urban neighbourhoods have tall buildings and busy roads, while rural ones have fields and open spaces.

8. How can we keep our neighbourhood clean?

We keep our neighbourhood clean by using dustbins, planting trees, and not polluting.

✏️ Practice Questions

A. Fill in the Blanks

1. The area around our home is called our .

2. We buy vegetables and groceries from the store.

3. The keeps our streets clean every morning.

4. We go to the when we are sick.

5. A city neighbourhood is called and a village neighbourhood is called .

6. The keeps our colony safe at night.

7. We send and receive letters at the .

8. In villages, people buy things from a weekly .

9. Bharat Abhiyan is a campaign to keep India clean.

10. We should throw garbage only in the .

B. Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which place do we visit to borrow books?

(a) Bank(b) Library(c) Post Office(d) Market

2. Who keeps the colony safe at night?

(a) Postman(b) Shopkeeper(c) Watchman(d) Teacher

3. Which of these is found more in a village?

(a) Metro train(b) Shopping mall(c) Green fields(d) Traffic signal

4. A kirana store sells:

(a) Medicines(b) Groceries(c) Books(d) Petrol

5. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is about:

(a) Building roads(b) Keeping India clean(c) Growing crops(d) Saving water

C. Short Answer Questions

1. What is a neighbourhood? Name any four places in your neighbourhood.

2. Name three people who help us in our neighbourhood and how they help.

3. Write two differences between an urban and a rural neighbourhood.

4. How can you be a good neighbour? Write any three ways.

5. Why should we keep our neighbourhood clean? Write two reasons.

D. True or False

1. A neighbourhood is only the house we live in.

2. We should throw garbage in the dustbin.

3. Villages have more traffic and tall buildings than cities.

4. The watchman keeps our colony safe.

5. We should play loud music late at night.

E. Match the Following

Column A	Column B
1. Hospital	a. Buy groceries
2. Kirana store	b. Send letters
3. Post Office	c. See a doctor
4. Library	d. Keep money safe
5. Bank	e. Borrow books

🎨 Fun Activity: Draw Your Neighbourhood Map

Draw a simple map of your neighbourhood. Show your house in the centre and draw the places around it — school, park, shop, temple/mosque, bus stop, etc. Label each place and draw the roads connecting them.

Things to include:

Your house (mark with a star ⭐)
At least 5 places near your home
Roads or lanes connecting the places
Names of the places

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EVS / Science

My Neighbourhood

Class 3 | CBSE / NCERT / ICSE

Name: Class: Date:

What is a Neighbourhood?

A neighbourhood is the area around our home. It includes places we visit (school, market, park, hospital) and people we meet every day (neighbours, shopkeepers, watchman). Our neighbourhood gives us food, education, health care, and fun!

Places in Our Neighbourhood

Place	What We Do There
School	Learn, read, write, play with friends
Hospital / Clinic	See a doctor when sick
Market / Kirana Store	Buy vegetables, groceries, daily items
Park / Garden	Play, exercise, enjoy fresh air
Post Office	Send/receive letters and parcels
Bank	Keep money safe, deposit/withdraw
Temple / Mosque / Church	Pray and celebrate festivals
Police Station	Report problems, get help, stay safe
Library	Borrow and read books
Bus Stop	Catch a bus to school or market

People in Our Neighbourhood

Person	How They Help
Neighbours	Share things, celebrate together, help in need
Shopkeeper	Sells groceries, milk, bread, daily items
Watchman (Guard)	Keeps colony safe at night
Sweeper (Safai Karamchari)	Cleans streets and lanes
Auto / Rickshaw Driver	Takes us to school, market, other places

Others: Milkman (doodhwala), postman (dakiya), sabziwala, chai stall owner.

How to Be a Good Neighbour

1. Help others — carry bags for elderly, visit sick neighbours.
2. Don't litter — throw garbage in dustbin only.
3. Be polite — say Namaste, don't play loud music at night.
4. Share — share toys, books, food with neighbours.

Urban vs Rural Neighbourhoods

Feature	Urban (City)	Rural (Village)
Houses	Flats, apartments	Kutcha/pucca with courtyards
Roads	Wide, paved, traffic signals	Narrow lanes, mud roads
Transport	Bus, auto, metro, car	Bullock cart, bicycle, tractor
Shops	Malls, supermarkets, kirana	Weekly haat, one general store
Nature	Less trees, more concrete	Fields, ponds, lots of trees
Noise	Noisy — traffic, horns	Quiet — birds, animals

Keeping Neighbourhood Clean

Use dustbins (separate wet/dry waste). Don't spit on roads. Keep drains clean. Plant trees. Join Swachh Bharat Abhiyan clean-up drives. Avoid loud crackers.

⭐ Key Points

Neighbourhood = area around our home with places and people.
Places: school, hospital, market, park, post office, bank, police station, library, bus stop, place of worship.
Helpers: neighbours, shopkeeper, watchman, sweeper, auto driver.
Good neighbours: help others, don't litter, are polite, share.
Urban = tall buildings, busy roads. Rural = fields, open spaces.
Keep neighbourhood clean: dustbins, plant trees, Swachh Bharat.

Practice Questions

A. Fill in the Blanks

1. The area around our home is called our .

2. We buy groceries from the store.

3. The keeps our streets clean.

4. We go to the when we are sick.

5. A city neighbourhood is and a village is .

6. The keeps our colony safe at night.

7. We send letters at the .

8. In villages, people buy from a weekly .

9. Bharat Abhiyan keeps India clean.

10. We should throw garbage in the .

B. Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do we borrow books?

(a) Bank(b) Library(c) Post Office(d) Market

2. Who keeps the colony safe at night?

(a) Postman(b) Shopkeeper(c) Watchman(d) Teacher

3. Which is found more in a village?

(a) Metro(b) Mall(c) Green fields(d) Traffic signal

4. A kirana store sells:

(a) Medicines(b) Groceries(c) Books(d) Petrol

5. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is about:

(a) Roads(b) Cleanliness(c) Crops(d) Water

C. Short Answer Questions

1. What is a neighbourhood? Name four places in it.

2. Name three people who help us and how.

3. Write two differences between urban and rural neighbourhoods.

4. How can you be a good neighbour? Write three ways.

5. Why should we keep our neighbourhood clean?

D. True or False

1. A neighbourhood is only the house we live in.

2. We should throw garbage in the dustbin.

3. Villages have more traffic than cities.

4. The watchman keeps our colony safe.

5. We should play loud music late at night.

E. Match the Following

Column A	Column B
1. Hospital	a. Buy groceries
2. Kirana store	b. Send letters
3. Post Office	c. See a doctor
4. Library	d. Keep money safe
5. Bank	e. Borrow books

🎨 Fun Activity: Draw Your Neighbourhood Map

Draw your house in the centre. Show at least 5 places around it (school, park, shop, temple, bus stop). Draw roads connecting them. Label each place.

Draw your neighbourhood map here

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