SINDHU NAIR

Review the Maths textbook of 1st std,N.C.E.R.T.
This textbook is designed by bearing the following matters in mind.the system of education is child centered,maths is essential for living,and the essentials of a good textbook.the textbook means for making child's life at school a happy experience.this never feels a source of stress or boredom.syllabus desingers have tried to address the problem of curricular burden by restructuring and reorienting knowledge at different stages with greater consideration for child psychology and time avaliable for teaching .the textbook attempts to enhance this endeavour by giving high priorty and space to opportunities for contemplation and wondering discussion in small group activities regarding hands on experience. in students textbook creates a sense that a knowledge in maths is essential for our life. the textbook also have good quality papers ,good no: of egs:,simple language.
the best way to teach maths is give relevent egs:firstly,then the concept and the defn:at the end.this book is designed in such a manner. all chapters begins with stories or rhymes which create interest and through these anew mathematical idea is indirectly provided to students.also use beautiful pictures to attract students attention. students feel textbook as a storybook or a picture album and by creating such a sense the stres or boredom in students can eliminate.
this book has 13 chapters .all these have the basic ideas of various branches of maths like arithmetic,geometry,mensuration etc.by including these topics curriculum organisers aims at provide a thorough knowledge on the basics of maths.in the textbook there are chances to develop stories ,plays like snake and ladder etc.all these create interest in students.
in general this text book is designed to satisfy all the mathematical needs of a 1st std student