Nurturing Nature | Class 6 English Notes
By ConceptScroll Team · Published on 17 July 2026 · 5 min read
Nurturing Nature – this guide gives you a concise, exam-ready overview of Nurturing Nature from Class 6 English, written by ConceptScroll editors and reviewed against the latest NCERT textbook.
SPICES THAT HEAL US
This section introduces spices as parts of plants (seeds, fruits, roots, bark, leaves) used to add taste and color to food, but also highlights their medicinal properties. Students recall common spices used in their homes and learn their names in English and local languages. A letter from Daadi shares natural cures using spices like turmeric (haldi), fenugreek (methi), cumin (jeera), asafoetida (heeng), cinnamon (dalchini), clove (laung), ginger (adrak), black pepper (kali mirch), fennel (saunf), and cardamom (elaichi). The letter explains how these spices help with digestion, cough, cold, body pain, sugar control, and more. Students learn that these remedies are passed down generations and should be used with elder guidance. The section also includes activities to fill tables describing spices’ parts, colors, textures, and tastes, and introduces modal verbs (may, should, can, must, need to, used to) with their functions. The section concludes with a listening activity about Tulsi (holy basil), known as the 'Queen of Herbs', its medicinal uses, and ways to consume it.
📊 Diagram: Pictures of various spices and a table for students to fill with their names, parts, colors, textures, and tastes.
🧪 Activity: Students identify spices, complete tables, write natural cures, create riddles, and listen to information about Tulsi.
🔗 Connection: This section connects to language activities on modal verbs and writing about natural cures, reinforcing health and environmental awareness.
Frequently asked questions
1. Daadi told Vikram and Vaibhavi about many spices. Choose one spice and introduce yourself as that spice to the class. 2. Before you speak, make a spicy headband for the spice you chose. Follow the steps given below. 3. Mention the following while speaking. - your name - part of the plant - colour - texture - taste - benefits
Students should choose a spice and prepare an introduction including the spice's name, part of the plant used, colour, texture, taste, and benefits. They should also make a spicy headband as per instructions before speaking.
I Vikram's grandmother shared two natural cures to cure his cough in her earlier letter. It was kept outside and a few drops of rain fell on it. Some of the words got washed away by the rain. Help Vikram complete the natural cures. Use the phrases given in the box below. There are two phrases that you do not need. - some leaves of basil - the mixture - you can have it - for cough - for high fever - grind to get - amount of honey - a piece of fresh ginger - home remedy Natural Cures for Cough 1. To prepare this home remedy, you just need ginger and honey. First, take ___________, grate it and take the juice from it. Take about two teaspoons of this juice and add about two and half teaspoons of honey to it. Mix it properly. Warm ___________ slightly on very low heat for a minute. Then ___________ about three to four times a day to get relief from cough. Have patience to see the effect as natural cures ___________ with ginger and honey might take some time to show results. 2. To prepare the second ___________ for cough, take about 10 grams of each—long pepper, dried ginger and basil leaves. Add four to six small cardamoms and ___________ a fine powder. If you take this powder with an equal ___________, it will give you relief from cough.
1. To prepare this home remedy, you just need ginger and honey. First, take a piece of fresh ginger, grate it and take the juice from it. Take about two teaspoons of this juice and add about two and half teaspoons of honey to it. Mix it properly. Warm the mixture slightly on very low heat for a minute. Then you can have it about three to four times a day to get relief from cough. Have patience to see the effect as natural cures for cough with ginger and honey might take some time to show results
II Now, write a short paragraph on Tulsi based on the completed fact sheet in ‘Let us listen’.
A sample paragraph could be: Tulsi, also known as the Queen of Herbs, is a shrub in the basil family found almost everywhere in India. It has many medicinal uses such as decreasing glucose and cholesterol levels, improving blood pressure, and treating breathing and digestion disorders. Tulsi has antibacterial properties and is used in herbal hand sanitisers, mouthwash, and toothpaste. Its leaves can be eaten raw or added to tea, which helps in calming the mind and reducing stress. Tulsi also pro
I Now that you have read about many spices, can you guess the spices based on the riddles given below? 1. When your tummy felt funny I was used by your granny I made you fit and fine And brought back your smile. Who am I? ________________________ 2. I come from under the ground Thousands of years, I’ve been around. For cooking you use me daily From cold I can cure you surely. Who am I? ________________________
1. The answer is 'Ajwain' (carom seeds), which is commonly used to soothe stomach problems. 2. The answer is 'Ginger', which grows underground and is used daily in cooking and for curing colds.
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