Chandigarh, February 28
Punjab Government is all set to introduce ‘Khed Pitara’, a comprehensive play-based learning kit, across Government Primary Schools to ensure joyful and meaningful learning for young students. Far more than a classroom intervention, this initiative represents a long-term investment in Punjab’s human capital. It is a first-of-its-kind initiative being implemented by the Punjab Government at this scale. All printed materials are being provided in Punjabi to ensure better comprehension and meaningful learning for young children across Punjab.
Khed Pitara is a comprehensive play-based Learning-Teaching Material kit designed for children aged 3 to 8 years, covering Nursery to Class 2. The kit promotes experiential, activity-based and joyful learning by enabling children to learn through play, exploration and interaction rather than memorisation.
Through Khed Pitara, classrooms will become more interactive, inclusive and child-friendly by enabling learning through play and exploration. The kit is designed to strengthen foundational literacy and numeracy, improve language and communication skills, foster creativity and imagination, develop problem-solving abilities, support social and emotional growth and reduce stress and fear associated with early schooling. Instead of passive learning, children will participate in storytelling, games, hands-on activities and collaborative tasks that make learning natural and enjoyable.
The kit includes age-appropriate learning materials for early grades such as toys and manipulatives, puzzles and games, story cards and flash cards, posters and activity books, puppets and play materials, along with teacher resource materials. Each component supports key developmental areas including language, numeracy, creativity and social learning, ensuring holistic development of children across Punjab.
On this, Punjab’s Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains stated that their Government believes the real transformation of education begins at the foundational stage. “By investing in children between 3 and 8 years of age, the Bhagwant Mann Government is making a strategic, long-term investment in Punjab’s future. Khed Pitara will ensure that children do not experience schooling as pressure, but as discovery, creativity and confidence-building, and that this initiative reflects the government’s commitment to building strong academic foundations that will yield results for decades to come,” he added.
