1. What is the poem about?
2. What happens when the day is over?
3. What does the earth do when the day is over?
4. What does the poet want us to do at night?
5. Are these sentences or ?
(a) The poet tells the child to be
afraid when it is dark.__________
(b) The poet says that stars will
always shine at night.__________
(c) The poet tells the child to think of
friends after it is dark._________
Word building
moon + light ___________ break + fast ___________
good + night ___________ day + break ___________
water + fall ___________ rain + bow ___________
1. Find a word in the poem which is the opposite of —
war __________ enemies _________ gentle _________
light _________ night ____________ start __________
2. Look at these words in the poem
don 't, won 't
Here are their full forms
don't _____do not won' t _____will not
Now, write the full forms of the following words
didn’t ___________________
shouldn’t ___________________
wouldn’t ___________________
couldn’t ___________________
mustn’t ___________________
Let' s talk
1. Are you afraid of the dark? Why?
2. What do you do when it is dark?
3. Have you ever been very frightened? Tell your partner
about it.
Say aloud
1. What is the word that starts with , rhymes with ‘cease’,
and means to playfully make fun of ?
2. What is the word that starts with , rhymes with ‘near’
and ‘fear’, and means easy to see, hear and understand?
Say t, t, t
3. Where did the tip of the tongue touch?
4. Listen and repeat
5. Did you hear what your tongue did?
6. Say these words and feel what your tongue does when
you say –
toe, top, tie, ten
Work in pairs
Make the 'cough' sound.
I came down
I coughed “K, k, k, k!”
And cough again “K, k, k, k!”
Did you hear the ‘K’ sound
at the end of the word ‘book’?
Repeat
book look neck duck chick sack clock
All these words start with the same sound
kangaroo curtain king
key kind kitten
Team time
1. Divide the class into four groups.
2. Imagine life without the sun
3. What are the things that may happen if there is no
sunlight?
4. Discuss with the group and write your ideas in your
notebook.
Let's write
1. The red tea cups are filled with a particular word. Fill in
the yellow tea cups with similar sounding words. Note
the example given.
2. Now complete the following sentences, choosing the
right word.
(a) The sum was ____________ difficult for the class to solve.
Only ____________ students could do it. (two, too)
(b) There was only_____boy who______the prize. (one, won)
(c) The golden _______ was very _______ to him. (dear, deer)
(d) Ramu’s _______ loved to play in the ________. (sun, son)
Let' s listen
1. Relax your feet, legs and entire body. Be as quiet as you can.
2. Listen to the sounds around you.
3. Tell your partner softly what you heard and ask, “What did
you hear?”
4. Let your partner talk about or copy those sounds
.
5. Read out the following phrases aloud. Divide them into loud
and softer sounds.
Reading is fun
1. “Something is wrong,” said Helen’s mother. What was
wrong with Helen?
2. Although Helen could not hear or see, what kind of girl
was she?
3. Who agreed to help Helen?
4. How did Miss Sullivan help Helen?
5. What did Helen learn when the teacher put her hand
into running water?
6. What was the most important thing that Helen finally
understood?
Let's talk
1. Using sign language make these letters with your hand
'C', 'H', 'E', 'K'
2. Spell these words through hand signs
(a) Helen
(b) was
3. How do people who cannot see, read?
4. What is the script for who cannot see called? people
5. How do you think you can help children who
cannot see?
6. Look at the signs for the letters of the alphabet.
Let's make something
1. From newspapers or old magazines collect stories
reports of courageous children
(a) Draw pictures of the story
(b) Talk about the stories.
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