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Materials by RBF

Set Collected by RBF

RBF always make sure the materials it develops are affordable for schools, and are durable and reusable. The material is also are aligned with and able to supplement the effective teaching of the content in the national curriculum.

A Set of Hand Puppets
There are sturdy 18 hand puppets made of canvas in this set. The material is durable and washable. The set contains six puppets each from the Himalayan, Mountain and Tarai regions. People are represented in their local costumes on one side of the puppet, and, on the other side are animals found in that region. The grandparents wear the most traditional and ornate costumes, (Sherpa, Bahun/Chhetri and Tharu), the parents wear less traditional ones, and the children's clothes are modern. These puppets inspire children to know the traditional costumes, the joint family structure, and about animals found in these areas. These figures are in line with the text books which talks about Nepali being divided into three such regions, and the people wearing such costumes. We hope that these major themes will develop into conversation pieces that will allow students to understand their society better.

S. #.	Himalayan Region		Mountain Region		Tarai Region
S. #.	People	Animals	People	Animals	People	Animals
1.	Grandfather	Musk Deer	Grandfather	Monkey	Grandfather	Rhino
2.	Grandmother	Yak	Grandmother	Cow	Grandmother	Tiger
3.	Father	Horse	Father	Sheep	Father	Elephant
4.	Mother	Mule	Mother	Dog	Mother	Goat
5.	Son	Impeyan Pheasant	Son	Cat	Son	Dog
6.	Daughter	Tibetan Mastiff	Daughter	Rabbit	Daughter	Duck

With the use of these puppets, we expect the students to develop their language skills, their social skills as well as creativity. Through role-plays, they can learn to appreciate diversity and the issues faced by different parts of the country. Teachers get an opportunity to go out of the text and allow students to learn through activities.

Community Set
This set is also based on the same philosophy as the hand puppets, but they consist of a set of wooden stand-alone pieces with pictures of people and animals found in the Himalayan Region, Mountains and the Tarai. The pictures are realistic and are to some extent, drawn to scale.
Community set

S. #.	Himalayan Region		Mountain Region		Tarai Region
S. #.	People	Animals	People	Animals	People	Animals
1.	Grandfather	Yak	Grandfather	Cow	Grandfather	Rhino
2.	Grandmother	Horse	Grandmother	Sheep	Grandmother	Tiger
3.	Father	Mule	Father	Dog	Father	Elephant
4.	Mother	Impeyan Pheasant	Mother	Puppies	Mother	Goat
5.	Son	Sheep	Son	Chicken	Son	Duck
6.	Daughter		Daughter	Rabbit	Daughter 1	Bull
					Daughter 2	Pig

Dice
Three types of dice (0-5, 1-6, 4-9), in sets of ten allows students to get involved in quick calculations. There should be least thirty dice in each of these categories in order to have an effective set for use in the school.
Dice

Geo boards
The Geo boards allow students to learn geometry in a hands-on manner. The concept of length and area becomes very clear to students with the use of geo-boards. There is a large geo board for the teacher, and six smaller ones for the students to work in groups and practice concept taught in small groups. RBF recommends that a school has enough items for two students to work as a team in a classroom. That would mean about 15-20 geo-boards per school depending on whether there are 30 or 40 students in each class. The geo boards can be used both in the primary and secondary classrooms.

Solid Figures
A set of geometrically accurate solid figures allows young students to learn the names of the figures, while the senior students can be engage in describing them and solving problem of volume, surface area and all aspects of mensuration.