Open Sesame contains activities, games, stories, experiments and graph work which make learning practical and enjoyable. The Starter and Books 1 and 2 are for the pre-primary level and for Classes 1 and 2, respectively. Books 3, 4 and 5 cover the science syllabus for classes 3, 4 and 5 respectively. These carefully graded books follow the guidelines set in the Minimum Levels of Learning issued by the NCERT. The books integrate science, social studies, handicrafts and language teaching in a number of popular primary school topics such as living and non-living things, people, animals, homes and transport.