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PREFACE

Childhood is a distinctive developmental stage of life. Children are unique

in terms of their intellectual, social, emotional and physical development

and, therefore, it requires great care while planning educational programmes

for them. With the world becoming more complex and challenging, there is
a great need for the next generation to learn how to cope with change. The

education system has to facilitate the unravelling of this potential and help

the younger generation turn into balanced individuals with the ability to
face the challenges of life.

Life Skills enable them to take on the challenges of life with confidence
and calmness. The Central Board of Secondary Education has introduced

Life Skills Education as an integral part of the curricula for all classes. The

facilitators are advised to provide guidelines for each of the ten core Life

Skills as identified by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Keeping this altruistic aspiration in mind, Madhubun is launching the
series—Up and Aware for classes K–8. The activities in the textbooks

are specifically designed to enhance the skills of Self-awareness, Critical

Thinking, Creative Thinking, Effective Communication, Interpersonal

Relationship, Coping with Emotion, Coping with Stress, Empathy,
Decision Making and Problem Solving. The purpose of this is a gradual

development of the values and skills as a formal link for cross-lifespan

interactions and learning experiences. In this series, the focus of the content
is to reinforce a particular value embedded in the textual matter and the

development of Life Skills in learners, which would help them to deal