LUCKNOW, July 10 -- The UP basic education department is promising the moon to toddlers and their parents, saying tots who study in state government-run Nursery, Kindergarten and Prep classes will enjoy the best of the study material, pedagogy and furniture. However, it remains to be seen how many of these plans and policies see the light of day, and how these are implemented. They will be engaged in joyful learning through a wonderbox which is an activity-based play kit developed by experts of the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar (IITGN), Gujarat, worksheet by SCERT while the National Institute of Design (NID) has developed child-friendly furniture, an official said. "It is aimed to promote creative exploration and cognitive development," said director-general, school education, Kanchan Verma. IITGN will provide STEM toys, models and activities for Science, Maths, FLN including the out-of-the-box thinking puzzles and games. Each of these modules will foster innovative and creative learning.htc...