DAWN
DAWN
Literacy Skillbook
Level B
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Acknowledgements
Academic Authors: Sneha Sharma, Chandni Bhargava, Bhawna Bisht
Design & Production: Amisha Gupta, Bhavna Tripathi, Satish, Mangal Singh Rana, Vishesh Agarwal
Project Lead: Sneha Sharma
VP, Learning: Abhishek Bhatnagar
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Second edition 2026
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WPreface
elcome to DAWN, our comprehensive series for Early Childhood Education, meticulously crafted to align with the guidelines of the Foundational Stage as outlined in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework for the Foundational Stage (NCF-FS) 2022.
DAWN offers a rich blend of interactive and activity-based content to support each child’s physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual growth. Our approach ensures that learning is enjoyable and meaningful, and caters to every child’s interests and abilities.
Inspired by the Panchakosha Framework, DAWN offers a thoughtfully curated curriculum designed to nurture each child’s physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual growth, and create engaging and meaningful learning experiences for all children and cultivate a lifelong love for learning.
1. Physical Development
Through movement-based activities, action rhymes, gross and fine motor skill, exercises, yoga and simple meditation practices, children enhance their coordination, balance and self-regulation.
2. Social and Emotional Growth
Discussions, role-plays, games, storytelling and collaborative activities encourage empathy, cooperation, self-expression and social awareness.
3. Intellectual Growth
A structured, age-appropriate progression from concrete to abstract concepts builds strong problem-solving, logical thinking and cognitive skills.
4. Spiritual and Moral Development
Stories, rhymes and reflective discussions teach values such as kindness and honesty. Yoga and meditation help children stay calm, focused and happy.
5. Sensory and Experiential Learning
Activities in art and craft, STEM-based explorations, interactive games and fun activities ensure hands-on engagement, creativity and imaginative thinking.
The DAWN curriculum is not merely a series of lessons, but a journey of discovery, growth and joy. The package comes with digital content, provided free of cost, to ensure a seamless and holistic learning experience for children. By providing a nurturing and stimulating environment, DAWN lays the foundation for future success—preparing children not just for school, but for life.
Thank you for embarking on this educational journey with us. Together, we can make the DAWN of early childhood education a bright and promising start for every child.
PANCHAKOSHA IN DAWN
The table below helps us understand how the Panchakosha elements have been incorporated into the DAWN Curriculum:
KEY NEP RECOMMENDATIONS
The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 represents a transformative shift in the country’s education system. It aims to establish a more holistic, dynamic and multidisciplinary approach to learning. NEP 2020 emphasises the development of conceptual understanding, skills, values and competencies aligned with the demands of the 21st century, while also honouring India’s rich cultural heritage.
UOLO is fully committed to realising the vision of NEP 2020 by meticulously following its recommendations. Below is the list of icons that are spread across the books to showcase DAWN’s adherance to the values rooted in the NEP and NCF.
PRODUCT PACKAGE AT A GLANCE
DAWN is an activity-based learning programme covering all areas of Early Childhood Education. It includes textbooks in English, Maths, General Awareness, STEM, Art and Craft, Phonic and Rhymes & Stories, along with lesson plans and resources to support teachers. Digital tools like animated videos, phonics songs and interactive exercises further enrich classroom learning. Assessments
KEY FEATURES OF THE BOOK
Balanced literacy approach and phonics
The language curriculum follows a balanced and comprehensive approach with equal emphasis on oral language, vocabulary development, phonemic awareness, decoding and emergent reading and writing skills. The Skillbook introduces letters, sounds and CVC words. The Workbook provides practice worksheets for each concept.
Child-Centric and conversational approach
Child-friendly rhymes, stories and picture posters add a fun element to learning while building oral language and vocabulary skills. The Let’s Talk section encourages children to listen, retell, ask questions and express their ideas. Teacher Tip provides guidance to make real-life connections and enrich concept delivery in the classroom.
Digitally powered and application based
After each concept, the fun continues with the Let’s Do It! section—featuring simple, engaging worksheets to help children trace letters and apply their learning. QR codes link to friendly concept videos, adding a layer of digital learning to make understanding even more exciting!
Experiential and Multisensory learning
The book engages multiple senses through bright visuals, conversation posters, catchy rhymes, simple stories and hands-on activities. Fun Zone tasks such as mazes and puzzles, and sticker activities help build thinking and motor skills in an enjoyable way.
Comprehensive Approach
The Learning Outcomes sheet highlights the key skills and concepts covered in the book and helps track each child’s progress. Special icons throughout the book reflect strong alignment with the NEP and NCF, ensuring a well-rounded learning experience.
Know Your Letters
Sing Along with ABC
Apple on the tree.
Ball rolls to me.
Cat on a mat.
Duck wears a hat.
Egg in a cup.
Fan blowing up. Grapes in a bunch. Hen eats her lunch.
Igloo is cold. Jug to hold.
Kite in the sky.
Leaf floats by.
Mug on a tray. Net to play. Owl in the zoo.
Pen is blue.
Umbrella is wide.
Van goes for a ride. Watch on my hand. Box in the sand. Yarn in a ball. Zebra on my wall.
Queen has a ring. Rabbit can sing. Sun shines bright. Tap turns right.
Trace the letters A and
Trace the dotted lines and take the ant to the apple.
Say /a/-/a/-apple.
Read after your teacher. Circle the first letter A and a.
angry alligator.
Letter Bb
This is capital B.
This is small b.
Trace the letters B and b.
ear
Circle the pictures that begin with the sound of the letter Bb. Say /b/-/b/-balloon.
Read after your teacher. Circle the first letter B and b.
A big brown bear.
Baby’s balloon and bottle.
is capital C.
is small c.
e the letters C and c.
candle
caterpillar
cake
Trac
cat
Colour the boxes with pictures that begin with the sound of the letter Cc. Say /k/-/k/-cat.
Read after your teacher. Circle the first letter C and c.
A candle on a cupcake. Cara the cat is cute.
This is small d.
Circle the objects that begin with the sound of the letter Dd. Say /d/-/d/-doll.
Read after your teacher. Circle the first letter D and d.
Dog with a drum.
A dancing duck.
Do and Learn
Say the name of each picture. Then, paste the correct letter stickers. (Use the sticker sheet.)
Match the capital letters with the small letters.
A b B c C d D a
e
Make interesting pictures using your fingerprints.
This is small e. This is capital E.
Circle the pictures that begin with the sound of the letter Ee. Say /e/-/e/-egg.
Read after your teacher. Circle the first letter E and e.
Ella the elephant has an egg. An empty box.
This is capital F.
This is small f.
Trace the letters F and f.
Take each frog to the flower by tracing the dotted lines.
Say /f/-/f/-frog.
Read after your teacher. Circle the first letter F and f.
Farah
sees a flag.
TEACHER
TIP
Tell the children this is our national flag and talk about it.
A funny frog.
This is capital G.
This is small g.
Trace the letters G and g.
guava
grapes
Tick (✓) the pictures that begin with the /g/ sound.
Say /g/-/g/-grapes.
Read after your teacher. Circle the first letter G and g.
Trace the letters H and h.
Colour the picture that begins with the sound of the letter Hh. Say /h/-/h/-hat.
Read after your teacher. Circle the first letter H and h.
Hira has a hat.
A happy horse.
Do and Learn
Say the name of each picture. Then, paste the correct letter stickers. (Use the sticker sheet.)
Match the capital letters with the small letters.
F G H g h f e
Say the word. Write the first letter of each picture.
FINGERPRINT
Make interesting pictures using your fingerprints.
t’s
TEACHER TIP
Ask the children what they like most at the picnic–the food, games, trees or animals. Then remind them to take care of nature.
ladybird butterfly
Letter Ii
This is capital I.
This is small i.
Trace the letters I and i.
Draw lines to match Iggy the iguana to all the ins
Say /i/-/i/-insect.
Read after your teacher. Circle the first letter I and i.
Iggy the iguana loves idlis.
Letter Jj
This is capital J.
j ug
jeep
This is small j.
Trace the letters J and j.
joker
j uice
jacket jigsaw puzzle
Match the jigsaw puzzle pieces that go together.
Say /j/-/j/-jigsaw puzzle.
Read after your teacher. Circle the first letter J and j.
Joe wears jeans. The joker jumps and jiggles.
This is capital K.
Letter Kk ing kite
This is small k.
Trace the letters K and k.
e
Colour the kites with pictures that begin with the sound of the letter Kk. Say /k/-k/-kite.
Read after your teacher. Circle the first letter K and k.
Kenny
the kangaroo
flies a kite. A
kind king.
Letter Ll
This is small l. This is capital L. Trace the letters L and l.
Circle the pictures that begin with the sound of the letter Ll. Say /l/-/l/-lion.
Read after your teacher. Circle the first letter L and l.
Larry the lion is lazy.
A ladybird on a leaf.
Do and Learn
Say the name of each picture. Then, paste the correct letter stickers. (Use the sticker sheet.)
Match the capital letters with the small letters.
I J K L
Say the word. Write the first letter of each picture.
FINGERPRINT
Make interesting pictures using your fingerprints.
Take the monkey to the mango. Say /m/-/m/-mango.
Read after your teacher. Circle the first letter M and m.
Monu the monkey eats a mango.
Mira’s magic mirror.
Letter Nn
This is capital N.
This is small n.
necklace
Trace the letters N and n.
Match the letter Nn with the pictures that begin with the /n/ sound. Say /n/-/n/-nuts.
Read after your teacher. Circle the first letter N and n.
Nani’s necklace.
Noisy birds in a nest.
Letter Oo
This is capital O.
This is small o.
olives orange
Trace the letters O and o.
octopus
ostrich
Circle the pictures that start with the /o/ sound.
Say /o/-/o/-orange.
Read after your teacher. Circle the first letter O and o.
Ox with olives and oranges.
Oggy the big ostrich.
Letter Pp
This is capital P.
pencil pan
peacock
This is small p.
Trace the letters P and p.
pineapple
pen
parrot
Circle the birds whose names begin with the sound of the letter Pp. Say /p/-/p/-peacock.
Read after your teacher. Circle the first letter P and p.
A pretty peacock.
TEACHER TIP
Tell the children that the peacock is our national bird.
Peas in a pod.
Do and Learn
Say the name of each picture. Then, paste the correct letter stickers. (Use the sticker sheet.)
Match the capital letters with th small l e
Say the word. Write the first letter of each picture.
FINGERPRINT
Make pictures using your fingerprints. m
Fun Zone-1
Help the bee reach the beehive by following the letters a to p.
QThis is capital Q.
Letter Qq
This is small q.
Trace the letters Q and q.
queen question mark
quill
quail
quilt
Colour the boxes with pictures that begin with the letter
Qq. Say /kw/-/kw/-queen.
Read after your teacher. Circle the first letter Q and q.
A queen’s quilt.
A few quick questions.
Letter Rr
This is capital R.
This is small r.
Trace the letters R and r.
Colour the picture that begins with the sound of the letter Rr. Say /r/-/r/-rabbit.
Read after your teacher. Circle the first letter R and r.
re
A
d ribbon. Raindrops on roses.
Letter Ss
This is capital S.
This is small s.
Trace the letters S and s.
Circle the pictures that begin with the sound of letter Ss. Say /s/-/s/-sun.
Read after your teacher. Circle the first letters S and s.
Snip! Snip! Scissors! Sunny is sad.
T TLetter Tt
This is small t.
This is capital T. Trace the letters T and t.
Circle the pictures that start with the sound of the letter Tt. Say /t/-/t/-top.
Read after your teacher. Circle the first letter T and t.
Tim the tiger loves his tail.
TEACHER TIP
Tell the children that the tiger is our national animal.
Ten tall trees.
Do and Learn
Say the name of each picture. Then, paste the correct letter stickers. (Use the stickers sheet.)
Match the capital letters with the small letters.
S T
Say the word. Write the first letter of each picture.
__ree __ est __oap __un
FINGERPRINT art
Make pictures using your fingerprints.
Uu
This is capital U.
Letter Uu
uncle 1
umbrella
This is small u.
umpire
Trace the letters U and u. under
Draw a ball up on the stairs. Colour the umbrella. Say /u/-/u/-up.
Read after your teacher. Circle the first letter U and u.
An upside-down umbrella. Uncle is unhappy.
VThis is capital V.
VThis is small v.
Trace the letters V and v.
Take the vegetables to the vegetable basket.
Say /v/-/v/-vegetables.
Read after your teacher. Circle the first letter V and v.
Veera with a violin.
TEACHER TIP
Very tasty vegetables.
Encourage the children to eat more green vegetables to stay healthy.
Letter Ww
This is capital W.
This is small w.
watermelon wall
Trace the letters W and w.
Count the windows in the house. How many did you find? Say /w/-/w/-window.
Read after your teacher. Circle the first letter W and w.
A Wise whale. A White window.
This is small x. This is capital X. Trace the letters X and x.
Circle the pictures that have the sound of /ks/. Say /ks/-/ks/-box.
Read after your teacher. Circle the letter x.
Six empt boxes. Fenn the fox in a box.
Do and Learn
Say the name of each picture. Then, paste the correct letter
stickers. (Use the stickers sheet.)
Match the capital letters with the small letters.
U V W X u v w x
Make pictures using your fingerprints.
Sounds Around Us
They see bees and butterflies on the flowers. (buzz,buzz!).
A caterpillar on a leaf. (munch,munch!)
Hina and Raju go to the park. They see bright flowers. They see tall trees.
They see a duck in a pond. (quack, quack!) A frog near the pond. (croak,croak!)
TEACHER TIP
Encourage children to keep their surroundings clean.
Amma calls,
“RAJU! HINA”!
Raju and Hina run to their house.
They see a squirrel eating nuts. (chomp, chomp!) A parrot on the tree. (squawk, squawk!)
It is evening. Time for all the birds, animals and plants to sleep. (zzz, zzz!)
Let's Talk
1. What did Hina and Raju see in the park?
2. What sounds did they hear near the pond?
3. Who calls Raju and Hina?
Colour the boxes with pictures that begin with the sound of the letter Y . Say / /-/ /- oga.
Read after your teacher. Circle the first letter Y and .
Yani is on her oga mat. A awning ak.
TEACHER TIP
Encourage the children to close their eyes and meditate for a minute to calm their minds.
Letter Zz
This is capital Z.
This is small z.
Trace the letters Z and z.
zucchini
Circle the pictures that begin with the sound of the letter Zz. Say /z/-/z/-zip.
Read after your teacher. Circle the first letter Z and z.
Zebra in a zoo. Zaid walks zigzag.
Do and Learn
Say the name of each picture. Then, paste the correct letter stickers. (Use the stickers sheet.)
Match the capital letters with the small letters.
W B Y Z w z b
Say the word. Write the first letter of each picture.
FINGERPRINT art
Make pictures using your fingerprints.
Match the pictures with their beginning letters. r g i k a n p c l
Say the name of these animals. Write the first letters.
Join the Letters
Join the letters from a to z to complete and colour the picture.
TEACHER TIP
Let the children sing the A to Z song while joining the dots.
Write the missing letters. A D G J K M P T Z V W a g p r t k l w z
Vowels and Consonants
The English alphabet is a set of 26 letters. a, e, i, o and u are vowels. These are special letters. All other 21 letters are called consonants.
Read the vowels and say their sounds.
i o u
Colour the apples with the vowels.
Find and circle the consonants.
f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v
vowels consonants w x f e c h i k a r g u x o
Look at the letters in the box. Write vowels in one jar and consonants in the other.
Fun Zone-2
Colour the picture according to the colour codes given for each vowel.
o a u i i i a e i o u
Words with /a/
ag m d a m j a m a dam jam am am m a c a n f a n n can fan man an
a g t a g w a g bag tag
Words that Rhyme
The words that have the same ending sounds are called rhyming words. For example, “bat” and “mat”.
Say the name of each picture. Match the rhyming words.
Words with /e/
h e e n n
den
hen p e n pen et
v e t
vet w j e e t t
wet jet
p e t pet n m e e t t
net met
ed b e d bed
w r e e d d wed red
eb w e b web eg k l p e e e g g g keg leg peg
Words that Rhyme
Say the name of each picture. Match the rhyming words.
Let’s Talk! Fun at the Fair
TEACHER TIP
Ask
Let's Talk
1. What are the things you can see at the fair?
2. What are the people doing at the ticket counter?
3. What is the girl buying?
Words with /i/
b n i i b b
bib nib r i b rib
d l z i i i p p p
dip lip zip
b i n
bin f w i i n n
fin win
id
l k i i d d
lid
d w i i g g
h i d hid
kid ig
b i g
dig wig
f s i i t t
fit
sit
big
b i t
bit
Words that Rhyme
Say the name of each picture. Match the rhyming words.
r p o o d d d pod n o d nod h m t o o o p p p hop op top
c o t
cot h p o o t t
hot pot
ox f o x fox
b o o x x ox
box og l o g log d j o o g g
dog jog
ob s o b sob
c m o o b b
cob mob
Words that Rhyme
Say the name of each picture. Match the rhyming words.
Words with /u/
b m u u d d
bud mud
h b j u u u g g g
ug
hug bug jug
b u n bun r s u u n n
run sun
c h u u t t
r u b rub t c u u b b tub cub ut n u t nut
cut hut um m u m mum
g s u u m m
gum sum
Words that Rhyme
Say the name of each picture. Match the rhyming words.
Sight Words
the an
e to
she
on is and was my at in it have am
ee
I has can with h
e go
Read Aloud
1. I am Zac. I have a pen.
My pen is red.
2. He is Ned. Ned can see a dog.
The dog is wet.
3. She is Pat. Pat
Learning Outcomes
Know Your Letters
Sing Along With ABC
Letter Aa
Letter Bb
Letter Cc
Letter Dd
Do and Learn
Letter Ee
Letter Ff
Letter Gg
Letter Hh
Do and Learn
Let’s Talk! Fun at Picnic
Letter Ii
Letter Jj
Letter Kk
Letter Ll
Do and Learn
Letter Mm
Letter Nn
Identifies all uppercase and lowercase letters and associates each letter with a common object 1
Recites an alphabet-based rhyme and connects beginning letter sounds with related objects 2–3
Recognises and traces uppercase and lowercase Aa; associates the /a/ sound with familiar words 4–5
Recognises and traces uppercase and lowercase Bb; associates the /b/ sound with familiar words 6–7
Recognises and traces uppercase and lowercase Cc; associates the /k/ sound with familiar words 8–9
Recognises and traces uppercase and lowercase Dd; associates the /d/ sound with familiar words 10–11
Identifies the letters A to D through picture-based activities 12–13
Recognises and traces uppercase and lowercase Ee; associates the /e/ sound with familiar words 14–15
Recognises and traces uppercase and lowercase Ff; associates the /f/ sound with familiar words 16–17
Recognises and traces uppercase and lowercase Gg; associates the /g/ sound with familiar words
Recognises and traces uppercase and lowercase Hh; associates the /h/ sound with familiar words
Identifies the letters E to H through picture-based activities
18–19
20–21
22–23
Observes and describe what they see in the picture 24–25
Recognises and traces uppercase and lowercase Ii; associates the /i/ sound with familiar words
Recognises and traces uppercase and lowercase Jj; associates the /j/ sound with familiar words
Recognises and traces uppercase and lowercase Kk; associates the /k/ sound with familiar words
Recognises and traces uppercase and lowercase Ll; associates the /l/ sound with familiar words
Identifies the letters I to L through picture-based activities
Recognises and traces uppercase and lowercase Mm; associates the /m/ sound with familiar words
Recognises and traces uppercase and lowercase Nn; associates the /n/ sound with familiar words
26–27
28–29
30–31
32–33
34–35
36–37
38–39
Topic Learning Objective (LO)
Letter Oo
Letter Pp
Recognises and traces uppercase and lowercase Oo; associates the /o/ sound with familiar words
Recognises and traces uppercase and lowercase Pp; associates the /p/ sound with familiar words
Do and Learn Identifies the letters M to P through picture-based activities
Letter Qq
Letter Rr
Letter Ss
Letter Tt
Recognises and traces uppercase and lowercase Qq; associates the /q/ sound with familiar words
Recognises and traces uppercase and lowercase Rr; associates the /r/ sound with familiar words
Recognises and traces uppercase and lowercase Ss; associates the /s/ sound with familiar words
Recognises and traces uppercase and lowercase Tt; associates the /t/ sound with familiar words
Do and Learn Identifies the letters Q to T through picture-based activities
Letter Uu
Letter Vv
Letter Ww
Letter Xx
Recognises and traces uppercase and lowercase Uu; associates the /u/ sound with familiar words
Recognises and traces uppercase and lowercase Vv; associates the /v/ sound with familiar words
Recognises and traces uppercase and lowercase Ww; associates the /w/ sound with familiar words
Recognises and traces uppercase and lowercase Xx; associates the /ks/ sound with familiar words
Do and Learn Identifies the letters U to X through picture-based activities
Sounds Around Us Identifies different sounds in their surroundings (animals, birds and bells etc.)
Letter Yy
Letter Zz
Recognises and traces uppercase and lowercase Yy; associates the /y/ sound with familiar words
Recognises and traces uppercase and lowercase Zz; associates the /z/ sound with familiar words
Do and Learn Identifies the letters Y and Z through picture-based activities
Vowels and Consonants Identifies and sorts vowels and consonants
Short /a/ Sound
Short /e/ Sound
Let’s Talk! Fun at the Fair
Short /i/ Sound
Short /o/ Sound
Short /u/ Sound
Recognises and reads short /a/ sound word families and matches them with their rhyming words using pictures
Recognises and reads short /e/ sound word families and matches them with their rhyming words using pictures
Observes and describe what they see in the picture.
Recognises and reads short /i/ sound word families and matches them with their rhyming words using pictures
Recognises and reads short /o/ sound word families and matches them with their rhyming words using pictures
Recognises and reads short /u/ sound word families and matches them with their rhyming words using pictures
Sight Words Identifies and reads common sight words.
Read Aloud
40–41
42–43
44–45
48–49
50–51
52–53
54–55
56–57
58–59
60–61
62–63
64–65
66–67
68–69
70–71
72–73
74–75
80–81
84–87
88–91
92–93
94–97
98–101
102–105
106
Reads simple decodable sentences using phonics and sight words. 107
a b c d h i j
k l m o n r s x w u z
About the Book
DAWN is a comprehensive, NCF 2022-based Early Childhood Education program that lays a solid foundation for lifelong well-being and holistic growth, encompassing physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional development.
This Literacy Skillbook has been designed to especially develop phonemic awareness, soundsymbol relationship, vocabulary, oral language, reading comprehension and writing skills.
Key Features
Additional Resources
• Sticker Sheets
• TLM and Flashcards
• Charts and Posters
• Assessment Sheets
• Holistic Progress Card
• Teacher's Manual
• Digital Resources
• Play-based learning activities, which promote holistic development of the child in all ECE domains
• School readiness, which is assured in the curriculum and learning design
• All-round development, in areas of physical, cognitive, cultural and socio-emotional domains
• Teacher assets, like assessment tools and lesson plans to help maximise program quality and outcomes
About Uolo
Uolo partners with K-12 schools to provide technology-enabled learning programs. We believe that pedagogy and technology must come together to deliver scalable learning experiences that generate measurable outcomes. Uolo is trusted by over 15,000+ schools across India, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
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