Talk booster 23: What can we do to protect our rivers, hills, and forests?
👧👦 Talk Boosters – Topic 23
🎙️ Topic: What can we do to protect our rivers, hills, and forests?
👩🏫 Instructions for Teachers:
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Let each child speak for 1 to 2 minutes.
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Encourage them to use simple, full sentences.
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Allow them to share their thoughts, ideas, or real-life examples.
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Make it positive and inspiring — there are no right or wrong answers.
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Support shy children with prompts or friendly follow-up questions.
🧒🧑 Introduction for Students:
"Today, we’re going to talk about something very important — our rivers, hills, and forests!
These are Kerala’s treasures. They give us water, fresh air, food, and even beauty for our land. But if we are not careful, pollution, cutting trees, and wasting resources can harm them.
Let’s think together: What can we do to take care of them? Even small steps by children can make a big difference!"
💬 Suggested Sentences to Start Speaking:
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"I think we should not throw plastic into rivers."
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"Planting more trees will help our hills and forests."
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"We can save water by not wasting it at home."
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"We should keep our surroundings clean so it doesn’t reach the rivers."
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"If we protect forests, animals and birds will also be safe."
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"Children can join in tree-planting and cleaning drives."
🧠 Follow-Up Questions for Discussion:
1️⃣ Why are rivers, hills, and forests important for us?
2️⃣ What happens if we cut down too many trees?
3️⃣ How can we stop polluting our rivers?
4️⃣ Have you ever joined a cleaning or tree-planting activity?
5️⃣ What can schools do to protect nature?
6️⃣ How can children save water at home?
7️⃣ Why is it important to keep forests safe for animals?
8️⃣ Do you think small steps by children can make a big change? How?
9️⃣ What happens if rivers get dirty or dry up?
🔟 What is one promise you can make today to protect nature?
SAMPLE 1: Protecting Rivers
Hello everyone!I think we must protect our rivers because they give us water to drink, to cook, and to grow food. But nowadays many people throw waste and plastic into rivers. This makes them dirty and unsafe.
As children, we can help by never throwing garbage into water and by telling others not to do it. We can also save water at home — for example, turning off the tap while brushing teeth.
If our rivers are clean, everyone will have safe water, and Kerala will stay beautiful.
Thank you! ”
SAMPLE 2: Saving Forests and Hills
Hello friends!Our hills and forests are very special. They give us fresh air, cool weather, fruits, and medicines. Many animals and birds also live in them. But if we cut down trees, everything will be destroyed.
To protect forests, we should plant more trees and stop using too much paper and plastic. We should also take care when we visit forests — never litter or harm animals.
If we protect our hills and forests, Kerala will always stay green and healthy.
Thank you! ”