Living Together — Class 4 EVS (CBSE)
From the current NCERT Our Wondrous World Grade 4 book, Unit 1: Our Community, Chapter 1. We begin by looking at how people live and work together.
1. Why this chapter matters
No one lives alone. We live in families and communities where people help one another. Learning to cooperate, share responsibilities, and respect others helps us live in harmony at home, in school, and in our neighbourhood.
2. Key ideas
- A community is a group of people who live together in an area and depend on each other.
- People in a community cooperate and share responsibilities (at home, in school, in the locality).
- We respect others even when they are different from us in language, food, or customs.
- Living together brings help, safety, friendship, and harmony.
3. Let's understand
At home, a family lives and works together — cooking, cleaning, and caring for one another. Beyond home, many families form a community in a street, village, or town. Neighbours help one another in good times and bad — sharing tools, celebrating festivals, and looking out for each other.
A community works well when everyone shares the work and respects differences. People may speak different languages, eat different foods, or follow different customs — yet they can live in harmony by being kind and cooperative. Living together makes life easier, safer, and happier for all.
4. New words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| community | people who live together in an area |
| cooperate | to work together helpfully |
| responsibility | a duty or task that is yours to do |
| respect | to value and treat others kindly |
| harmony | living together peacefully |
5. Activity corner
Think about your own neighbourhood. Write:
- Two ways your family shares work at home
- One way neighbours help each other
- One way you can show respect to someone different from you
6. Common mistakes
- Mistake: Thinking a community means only one family. Fix: A community is many families and people living together in an area.
- Mistake: Believing everyone in a community must be the same. Fix: People can be different and still live in harmony with respect.
- Mistake: Writing one-word answers. Fix: Give an example, like "Neighbours share food during festivals."
7. Let Us Think
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What is a community? A group of people who live together in an area and depend on one another.
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How do people in a community help each other? By cooperating, sharing work, celebrating together, and helping in times of need.
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Why should we respect people who are different from us? Because respecting differences helps everyone live together in harmony.
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What does "sharing responsibilities" mean? Each person doing their part of the work, at home and in the community.
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What does living together bring us? Help, safety, friendship, and harmony.
8. Answer key
- People living together in an area, depending on each other.
- By cooperating, sharing work, and helping in need.
- Because respect keeps the community peaceful and happy.
- Each person doing their share of the work.
- Help, safety, friendship, and harmony.
9. Quick revision
- A community is people living together in an area.
- We cooperate and share responsibilities.
- We respect people who are different from us.
- Living together brings help, safety, and harmony.
- Kindness and cooperation keep a community strong.
Unit 1: Our Community
This chapter is part of Unit 1: Our Community. The two chapters in this unit are:
- Chapter 1: Living Together
- Chapter 2: Exploring Our Neighbourhood
