Class 3 The World Around Us • Our Wondrous World • Unit: Our Families and Communities • Chapter 2 • Reprint 2026–27
Answer-first chapter overview
A mela visit combines planning, safe travel, map reading and community services. Public spaces should be usable and respectful for everyone.
Learning focus
Students investigate travel planning, transport, road safety, accessibility, maps, services and toy materials. This is one interdisciplinary Class 3 learning area integrating the natural and social world; it is not split into separate Science and Social Studies books.
Observation activity
Draw a small mela map with an entrance, four stalls, drinking water, first aid and a lost-and-found point.
Think and answer
- Why are road and public-transport rules important?
- What does reserved seating support?
- Which service would you contact during an emergency?
How should this chapter be studied?
Start from a real observation, discuss what you notice, use the official chapter for context, complete the activity safely, and answer in your own words.
Is “EVS” the official current title?
The official curricular-area name is The World Around Us and the book is Our Wondrous World. “EVS” is only a familiar search synonym here.
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Official sources: NCERT Chapter 2 PDF · complete official book route
Original NCERT Kaksha activity companion. No textbook passage or artwork is reproduced. No CIET audio link is claimed because the current Class 3 audio index does not list this book.