After a Bath 

UNIT 2

Enjoy this poem

After my bath

I try, try, try

to wipe myself

till I'm dry, dry, dry.

Hands to wipe

and fingers and toes

and two wet legs

and a shiny nose.

Just think how much

less time I'd take

if I were a dog

and could shake, shake, shake.

Aileen Fisher

New words

Dog how met try two

Let's read

I try to save water.

I have two ears, two legs, ten toes and one nose.

Let's talk

• Do you like to have a bath? Say why.
• Can you bathe yourself?
• How do you dry yourself?
• Have you seen an animal drying itself?

Let's share

Put a () around what you do after a bath.

 

Throw the wet towel on the floor.

Hang the wet towel to dry.

Do you wear these things?

Draw lines from the picture to the word.

                  

a. shirt   b. socks   c. cap   d. trousers   e. belt   f. shoes

Riddle Time!

I have teeth so sharp But I never bite What am I?

qiuoD v :'suy

 

Let's do

Match the following to make pairs. One has been done for you.

Let's draw

Draw or stick a picture of yourself and your friend here. Then complete the sentences and say them aloud.

    

My name is                

 

        

  My friend's name is 

                  

 

Trace the path to the flowers.

 

 

Learn to write

Trace over the waves and colour the fish.

H is swimming.

Say aloud

 a   b   c   d   e   f

The Bubble, the Straw and the Shoe

Listen and enjoy this story

Once upon a time there lived a Bubble, a Straw and a Shoe.

One day they went into the forest.They came to a river. They did not know how to cross it.The Shoe said, "Bubble, let us float on you."

 

"No, Shoe! Let Straw stretch himself from one bank to the other. Then we can cross the river."

So, the Straw stretched himself from one bank to the other.When the Shoe jumped on the Straw, it broke. The Shoe fell into the water with a loud splash.

The Bubble shook and shook with laughter and burst with a big bang.

 

Alexei Tolstoy

New words

bank bubble burst river splash  

Let’s read

I can blow bubbles.

I can wear shoes.

Reading is fun

• Name the three friends.
• Where did they go one day?
• What did they want to do?

Let's talk

• How do you make bubbles?
• What do you wear on your feet?
• How would you cross a river?

Let's share

Put these doing words into the sentences.

Jumped        shook        stretched        burst

The Straw ----- himself from one bank to the other.

The Shoe ----- on the Straw.

The Bubble ----- and ----- with laughter ----- and ----- with a big bang.

Let's draw

Trace the journey of a tadpole.

Draw the bubbles. Trace and say the letters aloud.

   

Match the balls with their numbers. Now trace the numbers.

Think time

Look at these objects. Put them into a tub of water. Say which one will float and which one will sink.

ribbon         feather       marble         leaf  

   

     stone           paper             straw    

  stick                  shoes                spoon

 

Learn to write

Draw the well, colour it and say the rhyme aloud.

 

Poem – after a bath

Story – the bubble the Straw and the shoe

Teacher's Pages UNIT 2

Conversation is a very important and natural activity for the development of vocabulary and speech patterns. In Unit 2, involve all the children in these joyful interactive sessions. Encourage them with phrases such as, "Please try", or "Oh! You are so good!" Appreciate every child's efforts and ensure a feeling of success for all the children. Consider the abilities of each child.

• Develop listening skills

Practise the poem and say it aloud to the children.

Read the story with emphasis on new words and enable them to bring experiences into reading for understanding and enriching their imagination.

• Develop pronunciation

Read the text and say aloud with the children

cry, dry, try   dog, fog, log   dine, fine, mine   cake, shake, take

• Exposure to language

Use sight words in the classroom by putting visuals and cue cards. Let the child read these:

draw        hen                pit                dog                blue

steaw        pen                wit                log                glue

• Develop speaking skills

1. Have a talk on brushing teeth, washing hands, hygiene etc.
2. Conversation based on'Role play'

• Divide the class into four groups ^Red , ^Yellow, ^Blue , Green

Group Red: Let them say, 'I try to save water' as they wipe themselves with towels.

Group Blue: Involve the children in an activity e.g. cleaning the cobwebs with sticks/mops or tidying the classroom or class cupboard. Let them say, 'I try to clean my space.' 

Group Yellow: Mix some soap in a bowl of water. Stir it to build up bubbles. Use it for the floating/sinking activity if you like. 

Group Green: Let them pick up papers, wrappers etc. from the school playground and put them into dustbins.

• All groups are to make cutouts which can be hung in the class/outdoors/on the door/on the walls/on the trees.

• Imagine you are walking down a street and you see a friend far away. Wave out and call your friend.

1. (a) Write on the blackboard a, e, i, o, u and 1 to 10. Let the child write numbers and trace a few letters. These are the child's attempts at writing. The teacher can gradually lead the child to proper formation of letters. Also provide each child with a comfortable writing position, adequate space and an appreciative atmosphere.

(b)        Each child's grip on the pencil and appropriate colouring within lines must be looked into.

(c)        Use Activity Sheets to further encourage the patterns as on pages 19, 20, 23, 24, 25 and 26 and numbers 1 to 10 (here co-ordinate with the maths teacher). However, do not force the child.

2. Enact a situation when your writing hand is hurt and you have to write.
3. Show children how to open and close buttons/zip   and   tie shoelaces.

• Raising awareness

Talk to the children about switching off lights, fans etc. when not required.