Studies
Chuleewan Mesine
ISBN 978-616-541-342-8 First Published 2021
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Chuleewan Mesine
Main Features A-Z
States the learning objectives of the chapter.
Provides practical activities to enhance students’ knowledge and skill.
Provides exercises to test students’ comprehension of the concepts learnt.
Evaluates students’ understanding of the entire chapter.
Defines important terms appearing in the chapter.
Presents extra information relevant to the concept being learnt.
Consists of questions that promote thinking skills.
Consists of various exercises covering this unit.
Special Features CHAPTER
Stimulates fun learning through role play activities which encourage students to understand relevant content they have learnt in the class and enjoy their performances.
Serves as an activity that teaches students to share things with others, learn to be generous and make contributions to community, society and the country.
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Raises social awareness of compliance with law and rules among students for living in peace.
Serves as an activity enabling students to learn sharing with others and volunteer spirit in order to live happily in the society.
Stimulates students’ confidence and boosts the speaking skills in public through the activity of being a news reporter.
CHAPTER 3 ฿ Presents a weekly budget planner that helps students know their expenses every day, enabling them to plan their spending carefully and understand the importance of saving money.
Allows students to practise how to plan and invest their money, run a business, and stimulate creativity, together with cost and profit estimation.
Stimulates students’ creativity and assertiveness through product review, as well as capability in analysing strengths and weaknesses of the products.
CHAPTER 4
Develops students’ creativity in presentation through the organisation of exhibition, together with disseminating information of what they have searched to others. Encourages students to understand the historical methodology through the investigation of historical evidence and know how to work as a team.
Enables students to investigate, collect, analyse, and summarise data for better understanding, as well as boosting skills in presentation.
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Encourages students to learn how to draw a plan and read a map to enhance their comprehension of location and direction. Develops students’ skills in observation and understanding of location, direction and symbols on a map.
Boosts students’ confidence through the fun activity of weather report by integrating what they have learnt in class with the weather information they have searched.
Contents CHAPTER
Religion, Morality and Ethics
Unit 1 The Masters of Religions
The Masters of Religions
Unit 2 Important Doctrines and Buddhist Day
1 2 3
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Important Doctrines
8
Buddhist Day
11
Unit 3 Vanarindha Jataka and Exemplary Believer
16
Vanarindha Jataka
17
Exemplary Believer
19
Role Play
22
Voluntary Spirit
22
Test
CHAPTER 2
Citizenship, Culture and Social Life
Unit 1 Our Community
24
26 27
Community
28
School and Community Management
37
Rule of Thumb
42
Volunteer for All
43
Young Reporters
43
Unit 2 Thai Manners
Thai Manners
44 45
Rule of Thumb
50
Young Reporters
50
Volunteer for All
51
Unit 3 Living Together
52
Accepting Differences
53
Rights and Freedoms
57
Young Reporters
61
Rule of Thumb
62
Volunteer for All
62
Test
64
CHAPTER 3 Economics
66
Unit 1 Resources, Goods and Services
67
Productive Resources
68
Using Different Kinds of Materials
73
Unit 2 Buying, Selling and Exchanging
77
Exchange of Goods and Services
78
Trade
82
Unit 3 Income and Expenditure
Income and Expenditure
87 88
Statement of Incomes and Expenses
95
Savings
97
Track My Spending
100
Market Fair
101
Young YouTubers
101
Test
CHAPTER 4 History Unit 1 Terms for Times
103
105 106
Words Related to Times
107
The Important Days Shown on Calendar
109
How do we know ourselves?
110
Unit 2 The Change of the Way of Life
Changes in the Ways of Daily Life
Unit 3 Thai Culture and Wisdom
113 114
118
Benefactors to Communities
119
Thai Culture and Wisdom
120
Little Historians
126
Little Gallery
127
Little Guide
127
Test
129
CHAPTER 5
Life and the Environment
Unit 1 Environment
131 132
Meaning of Environment
133
Natural Resources
135
Importance of Environment
137
Changes in Natural Environment
140
Preservation and Restoration of Environment
142
Let’s Take a Tour Finding Hidden Treasure
147 148
Weather Reporters
148
Unit 2 Geography
149
Location
150
Geographic Tools
152
The Earth and Natural Phenomena
156
Let’s Take a Tour Weather Reporters Finding Hidden Treasure Test
163
164 165 167
CHAPTER
1
1
Religion, Morality and Ethics
y Do you have an friends who nt practise differe religions?
UNIT
1
1
The Masters of Re igions
• Who is the master of your religion? • What is the scripture of your religion?
A-Z
1. Tell the importance of Buddhism or that of students’ own religions. 2. Summarise the life of the Buddha from birth to ordination or the lives of the Masters of students’ own religions as prescribed. 3. Tell the names of the religions, the Masters and importance of the scriptures of students’ own religions and those of other religions. 4. Appreciate and pray for the spreading of loving-kindness; have mindfulness as the basis for concentration in Buddhism or spiritual development in accordance with the guidelines of students’ own religions as prescribed. 2
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1. Sermon (N.) a talk on a religious or moral subject 2. Prophet (N.) a person who is believed to be chosen by God and teaches the words of God 3. Ascetic (N.) someone who lives a simple and strict life, often for religious beliefs
The master of religion and the scripture are regarded as the important components of each religion. Learning about the lives of the masters of each religion and the scripture will make us understand about the religions and live together happily.
The Masters of Religions Buddhism
Buddhism originated in India. The founder of Buddhism is the Buddha. He was a prince named Siddhartha Gautama which means a person who has
accomplished a goal. He was born in the district of Lumbini. He began to question about his sheltered and luxurious life in the palace. One day, he asked for permission to go out of the palace and saw four sights which
were a sick man, an old man, a dead man and a monk. These things caused him to decide to leave the palace, and he spent many years on seeking a way to end suffering. He was given the title of Buddha, which means Enlightened One.
Scripture The Tipitaka (พระไตรปิิฎก) is the Buddhist scripture which gathers the sermons and teachings of the Buddha.
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3
Islam Islam originated in Mecca, Saudi
Arabia. The prophet of Islam is Nabi Muhammad. He was Arabian
and was born in Mecca. One day, while he was meditating in a cave
on Mount Hira, God chose him as his messenger. Then Muhammad began to convey God’s revelations throughout his life.
Scripture The Quran (อััลกุุรอาน) is the Islamic scripture which is the compilation of God’s revelations bestowed upon Nabi Muhammad.
Christianity Christianity originated in Palestine.
The prophet of Christianity is Jesus Christ. He was Jewish and was born in Bethlehem. He was interested in
religion. He went on to preach the sermons to people throughout his
life until he passed away by getting
tortured and crucified at the age of 33.
Scripture The Bible is the Christian scripture which comprises the words of God.
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Buddhism is Thailand’s national religion which has been associated with Thai society for a long time and plays a major role in forming Thai identity in terms of architecture, art, characteristics of Thai people, society, education, traditions or even Thailand’s official holidays which are mostly involved with Buddhist days. For example, Buddhism has an effect on the characteristics of Thai people, such as generosity, showing respect to adults, gratefulness, compassion and forgiveness.
Put the given words below in the correct blanks.
Tipitaka
Jesus Christ
1. The
Mecca
Bible
Quran
Buddha
is the Buddhist scripture which mostly comprises
the Buddha’s sermons and teachings. 2. Islam first originated in 3. The
, Saudi Arabia.
is the Islamic scripture.
4. The Christian scripture is the
which comprises
the words of God. 5. The prophet of Christianity is 6. The
. was born in the district of Lumbini.
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5
Paste a picture that shows Thai identity in the
given space below. Then, write down how it relates to Buddhism.
Paste a picture here.
Standing meditation The practice of standing meditation can help to reduce stress and anxiety. Focusing on your body can bring you calmness and promote concentration. • Stand tall with both your hands beside your body. • Slowly put your left hand up to the front of your belly. • Then slowly put your right hand up to hold your left hand. • Look at your feet on the ground. Then, slowly trace your eyes up from your feet to your nose. • Look straight at the front and slowly close your eyes. • Visualise your standing body starting from head to toes. Then, slowly trace back from toes to head. • Repeat this activity. (The length of the activity is five minutes. The teacher will tell you when to open your eyes.)
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UNIT
2
Important Doctrines and Buddhist Day
What are the importance of the Five Precepts and the Five Ennobling Virtues?
A-Z
1. Tell the meaning, importance and respect the Triple Gem and observe the principles of the Three Admonitions of the Buddha in Buddhism, or the moral principles of students’ own religions as prescribed. 2. Conduct themselves appropriately and correctly towards the disciples of their religions as prescribed. 3. Conduct themselves correctly in religious rites and ceremonies as prescribed.
1. Virtue (N.) a quality of being morally good, or behaviour that shows moral goodness 2. Doctrine (N.) a belief or set of beliefs or teachings 3. Ordination (N.) the process or ceremony of making someone a priest
UNIT 2
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Each religion is aimed at teaching people to be good persons and live by
moral principles. Buddhist doctrines also teach people to avoid all evil, do all good and purify their mind.
Buddhists usually go to a temple to listen to Buddhist doctrines or
Dhamma delivered by monks on Buddhist days which are the important
days when certain major events occurred in the Buddhist history. Other than listening to the doctrines, they make merit and offer food to monks.
Important Doctrines The Three Admonitions One of the most important doctrines given by the Buddha is the Three Admonitions (โอวาท 3) which include: 1. Not to do any evil. The doctrine relating to the first Admonition is the Five Precepts. The Five Precepts (เบญจศีีล) are the major part of the Buddhist practices that teach
people to be more self-disciplined and avoid bad actions and speaking. The Five Precepts consist of:
1. To abstain from killing. 2. To abstain from stealing. 3. To abstain from sexual misconduct. 4. To abstain from false speech. 5. To abstain from alcohols, drugs or harmful substances.
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2. To cultivate good. The doctrine relating to the second Admonition is the Five Ennobling Virtues.
The Five Ennobling Virtues (เบญจธรรม) are the Buddhist practices that
teach people to become good and moral persons who are physically, verbally and mentally virtuous. The Five Ennobling Virtues consist of: 1. Loving-kindness and compassion 2. Right means of livelihood 3. Sexual restraint 4. Truthfulness or sincerity 5. Mindfulness and awareness
3. To purify the mind. The ways to purify our mind include practising meditation and chanting. All Buddhists should have faith and always observe the doctrines in order to live happily.
UNIT 2
Important Doctrines and Buddhist Day
9
Put a tick ( ) for a picture that shows the good
deed and put a cross ( ) for a picture that shows the evil deed.
State at least five things of your good deeds
that are relevant to the Five Precepts and the Five Ennobling Virtues in the boxes. The Five Precepts
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The Five Ennobling Virtues
The Primary Education Smart Plus Series is written based on the Basic Education Curriculum B.E. 2551.
• Learn Traditional Thai as well as universal social norms and etiquette described in detail. • Analyse Numerous situations given for analysis and decision-making regarding socially acceptable behaviour.
• Assess
Plenty of exercises provided to evaluate students’ understanding of social values learnt.
• Main Features
Learning about things around us to adapt ourselves to the environment for living in the society without disunity.
• Special Features Learning by doing the activities that encourage how to keep up with the changing situations.
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