Description:

Blends is an integrated semester series developed for preschool children based on their age, intelligence quotient and capabilities. It consists of twelve books for three different levels: Nursery, Lower KG and Upper KG. Each book comprises English, Numbers and General Awareness. For each level, there are four books: Coursebook (Semester 1), Workbook (Semester 1), Coursebook (Semester 2) and Workbook (Semester 2).

The series is developed in accordance with the principles of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE). The series is well-structured and aims to promote early learning, enhance creativity, cognitive skills and social development of the young learners. Blends has been developed keeping in mind the guidelines of the National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage (2022) and the National Education Policy (2020).

Key features:

• Concepts represented in a clear and systematic manner
• Easy to understand instructions
• Everyday themes incorporated to develop curiosity
• Activities and worksheets to strengthen concepts

Subjects included in the Series:

• Nursery - Patterns, English (Capital Letters), Rhymes, Numbers (1 to 20) and General Awareness
• Lower KG - English (Capital and Small Letters), Rhymes and Stories, Numbers (1 to 50), and General Awareness
• Upper KG-English (Phonics), Rhymes and Stories, Numbers (1 to 100), and General Awareness

About the Author

Sreetilak Sambhanda has a master's degree in English from the English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, and an M.Phil. in English from the University of Hyderabad. He specialises in curriculum and content development for English language learners at various levels of school education. An author of numerous books, Mr Sreetilak has two decades of experience in writing, editing and training.