Environmental Studies at the primary stage is perceived as an approach to learning of environment in its totality without being burdened by any disciplinary considerations. The NCERT syllabus attempts to reflect the above realisation and understanding in a number of ways:The syllabus is organised not as a list of œtopics but as œthemes. And, each theme has a few sub-themes.The sub-themes are organised in a spiral and progressive manner with emphasis on integration.The sub-themes allow for a connected and inter-related understanding to develop. For example, through teaching about food, children can be exposed to plants.The themes in the syllabus do not begin by listing key concepts, or rather key questions which allow each child to think, apply, and develop his/her own understanding and articulate their own learnings and ideas.The thematic approach helps to bring in perspectives from different subjects and disciplines.The activities are only suggestive, and can be easily adapted to suit the local situations. Hence, we conclude that through teaching about food, children can be exposed to plants.