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Bright Beginnings, Brighter Futures Art and Craft

Level C

DAWN

Art and Craft

Level C

Name: Class: School:

Acknowledgements

Academic Authors: Bhavna Tripathi, Kashika Parnami

Design & Production: Amisha Gupta, Bhavna Tripathi, Satish, Mangal Singh Rana, Vishesh Agarwal

Project Lead: Sneha Sharma

VP, Learning: Abhishek Bhatnagar

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© Uolo EdTech Private Limited

First edition 2025

Second edition 2026

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Book Title: Dawn Art and Craft Level C

ISBN: 978-93-49697-06-5

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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:

Physical Development

Social and Emotional Growth

Intellectual Growth

Spiritual and Moral Development

Sensory and Experiential Learning

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.

Skillbook

PRINT

Teacher Manual

Assessments

ASSESSMENT BOOKLET

Student

Learning

KEY FEATURES OF THE BOOK

Fine Motor Control and Creativity

The Dawn Art and Craft book is thoughtfully designed to ignite creativity, nurture artistic expression and strengthen fine motor skills in young learners. Each activity encourages hand–eye coordination, dexterity and finger control—skills that form the foundation for a confident writing grip, smooth strokes and letter formation in the future.

Fun and Varied Techniques

Children are introduced to a delightful mix of art forms and techniques, such as tracing, colouring, printing, craft, clay modelling, tearing and pasting and paper folding. This variety keeps the learning experience fresh and exciting while building confidence and encouraging experimentation. Every task opens a door to creative discovery and skill enhancement.

Did You Know?

Thoughtful Additions for Enriched Learning

Caution

The book features Teacher Tips for creative classroom ideas, Caution notes to ensure safe practices, and engaging Did You Know? facts to spark curiosity. For selected activities, QR codes provide step-by-step video demonstrations, making the process clear, interactive and child-friendly. These additions transform every activity into a safe, enjoyable and holistic learning experience.

Theme-Based Art Activities

Aligned with the themes recommended in the NEP 2020 and NCF, activities connect with familiar and age-appropriate topics such as colours, shapes, fruits, vegetables, animals, festivals, family, nature, seasons, space, transport and the neighbourhood. This thematic approach ensures continuity with other subjects and strengthens cross-curricular learning.

Visual Appeal and Accessibility

Bright, cheerful illustrations capture children’s attention and invite them to explore each page. All activities are designed using low-cost and easily available materials—ensuring that creativity is always within reach, both in the classroom and at home.

Colour the leaves as shown in the image.

Trace the dotted lines and colour the brinjal, as shown in the image.

TEACHER TIP

Ask the students to name any three vegetables that they like to eat.

to trace the dotted lines, as shown in the image. Fill in the circles with pink colour.

Colour the hedgehog. Follow the picture steps to add sharp spines to this hedgehog using a plastic fork.

Ask students to use a plastic fork for their safety.

Tear orange and green coloured sheets, given at the back of the book, into small pieces. Then, follow the steps to paste them and complete this picture of a pumpkin.

Pumpkins grow on the ground and have big, round shapes. Did You Know?

Follow the steps to make cute chicks using a potato.

Step 1

To make chicks, cut a potato in half, dip it in yellow paint and stamp it.

Step 2

Step 3

Dip your index finger in orange paint to make beaks for the chicks.

Use black colour to make eyes on the chicks.

Trace the dotted lines with a pencil. Then, paste a grey woollen thread on the outline of the cloud. Colour the cloud. Finally, paste blue threads to show rain.

Stamp your hand covered in yellow paint to make the giraffe’s body. Then, use a brown sketch pen to make spots on it, as shown in the image.

Stamp your hand covered in pink paint to make the flamingo’s body. Then, use an orange sketch pen to draw its legs, as shown in the image.

Wash hands with soap and water after the activity.

Colour the day and the night sky, as shown in the image. night sky day and

TEACHER TIP

Ask the children to observe the different shades of the sky during day and night time.

A BEAUTIFUL

Create small, medium and large dots with coloured pens to decorate the butterfly's wings, as shown in the image.

TEACHER TIP

Ask the students to name two insects that they have seen.

Dip your thumb in paint and press it on the tree to make colourful birds. Use black sketch pen to make eyes, legs and beaks.

Make Your

Draw colourful circles to make fish as shown in the image. Make the eyes of the fish with a black sketch pen. Decorate the fish to make them beautiful.

Follow the picture steps to make a duck. Use the sheet given at the back of the book.

Look at the sample image. Complete this scenery by tracing the given patterns.

Tear newspaper pages into small pieces and paste them along the border of the photo frame. Next, paste your family picture inside, and decorate the frame.

Follow the picture steps to make a cute bunny rabbit. Use the sheet given at the back of the book.

Paste your bunny here.

Colour this picture of a dinosaur family with any colour you like.

Dinosaurs are also called monster lizards. Did You Know?

eet of the Wild

Draw the right paths to match the animal’s face with their feet. Trace the paths with an earbud dipped in different coloured paints.

TEACHER TIP

Help children find the right path by talking about each animal’s feet.

Follow the sample image to draw a house in the grid lines. Colour your drawing using your favourite colours.

A House Drawing

Follow the sample image to draw a kite in the grid lines. Colour your drawing using your favourite colours.

A Kite

Trace the dotted lines with coloured pens to complete this beautiful picture of an elephant.

Two triangles make a star.

Put together ice-cream sticks as shown in the steps to form a star. Finally, paste the star below.

Stars look tiny, but they are very big. Did You Know?

Step 1

Add water in the paint colours that you wish to use for blow painting.

Follow the steps to create a colourful painting using drops of colour and a straw.

Step 3

Take a straw and blow over the paint drops.

Step 2

With the help of a dropper or a paint brush, drop paint colour drops across the page at different spots.

Step 4

Spread the paint all over the page.

Fluffy Sheep

Complete the sheep by pasting cotton on it.

Design Your -shirt T-shirt T T-shirt

Design this T-shirt by doodling on it as you wish. Imagine and create!

TEACHER TIP

Ask the students to name any two types of clothes that we wear in the summer season.

Collect colourful buttons of different shapes and sizes. Paste them to create a hot air balloon, as shown in the image.

TEACHER TIP

Ask the students to name any two vehicles that can fly in the air.

Paste masoor dal (orange) and moong dal (green) in the Indian Map as shown in the image.

Look at the colour codes. Then, colour the spaceship using the codes.

A = Yellow

B = Red

C = Orange

D = Light blue

E = Purple

F = Dark Green

G = Dark Blue

TEACHER TIP

Every spaceship is given a name, like ‘Chandrayaan’. Ask the children to give a name to their spaceship.

An Ice-Cream

TRACTOR

Paste the ice-cream sticks on the marked space and then paint them red. Also, paste the stickers of the wheels, given at the back of the book, to complete the tractor.

Follow these simple steps to make a dragonfly. Use the sheet given at the back of the book.

Make patterns with coloured sketch pens as shown in the sample image, to complete this picture of an umbrella.

TEACHER TIP

Umbrellas are used in rainy or summer season. Discuss the different kinds of objects used in summer, winter and rainy seasons.

colourful peacock

colourful peacock

Dip the tip of your finger in different paints of your choice and complete the picture of this colourful peacock.

Wash your hands with soap and water after the activity. Caution !

HOPE ALL YOUR WISHES COME TRUE

Dip leaves in paint and print them inside the gift box given on this greeting card. Trace the text given inside the text box on the card. Cut along the dotted lines.

HAPPY

BIRTHDAY

Step 1

Roll a medium-sized blue clay into a smooth ball. This will be the head of the octopus. Then, roll out eight long, thin pieces for the legs.

Step 3

Place small balls of white clay or googly eyes on the head. Make a mouth using red clay.

Follow the steps to make an octopus.

Step 2

Attach the eight legs of the octopus to the head.

Step 4

Roll small balls of orange clay and paste them on the head and eight legs of the octopus.

TEACHER TIP

If play dough is not available, you can also do this activity using regular dough. And then decorate it with colours.

Follow the picture steps to make a whale. Use the sheet given at the back of the book.

Paste your paper whale here.

Paste the stickers, given at the back of the book, to complete the image.

Use a thick thread or elastic to tie this mask and wear it.

TEACHER TIP

Ask the students to wear the mask and act like panda.

Sticker Sheet Page no. 33

Sticker Sheet Page no. 42

Colour Sheet Page no. 5

Colour Sheet Page no. 14

Colour Sheet Page no. 18

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.

Designed to inculcate creativity, this coursebook enables learners in exploring arts and crafts and developing essential fine and gross motor 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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