Family and Community
Class 6 · Social Science
2 ideas in Class 6 Social Science, explained in plain words, with games and quizzes to practise.
Types of Families and Family Values
The chapter says the family is 'the fundamental and most ancient unit of any society.' A joint family has several generations living together — grandparents, parents, uncles, aunts, brothers, sisters, cousins. A nuclear family is limited to a couple and their children, sometimes one parent and children. The family is also a 'school' where children learn values like ahimsa, dana (giving), seva (service) and tyaga (sacrifice).
Why it matters. Understanding family types and values helps students recognise the structures around them and appreciate the roles different family members play.
Try it in two minutes
- Ask: what is the difference between a joint family and a nuclear family?
- Ask: name the four values the chapter says children learn in a family.
- Ask: why does the chapter say the family is also a 'school'?
Try at home. Ask your child to draw a simple family tree of your household and label each person's relationship.
Community — Roles and Real-Life Examples
A community is a group of connected people who come together for various reasons — festivals, weddings, agricultural support, and shared use of natural resources like water and grazing land. The Bhil community around Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh used their halma tradition (collective community service) to plant thousands of trees and dig trenches to solve a water crisis. In 2019, Shri Mahesh Sharma was honoured with the Padma Shri for this work. During the Chennai floods of 2015, spiritual and religious organisations cooked large quantities of food for those in need.
Why it matters. Communities show how people working together can solve problems that individuals cannot solve alone — a lesson in cooperation and civic responsibility.
Try it in two minutes
- Ask: what is a community in the context of this chapter?
- Ask: what did the Bhil community do to solve the Jhabua water crisis?
- Ask: what is 'halma'?
Try at home. Ask your child to name one activity where their neighbourhood comes together as a community.
What your child will practise
- Community — Roles and Real-Life Examples: Explorer'S Map Quest (Collect the Answer)
- Community — Roles and Real-Life Examples: Jungle Quick Fire (Quick Fire)
- Community — Roles and Real-Life Examples: Space Puzzle (Clue Puzzle)
- Types of Families and Family Values: Candy Quick Fire (Quick Fire)
- Types of Families and Family Values: Mission Control Sort (Sort It Out)
- Quiz: Community — Roles and Real-Life Examples (8 questions)
- Quiz: Types of Families and Family Values (8 questions)