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UNIT 1

My Family and Me

Chapter 2

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Greetings


Let us sing

When I meet someone,
I say ‘Namaste’. namaste Good morning When I meet someone in the morning, I say ‘Good morning’. Good afternoon When I meet someone in the afternoon, I say ‘Good afternoon’. Good evening When I meet someone in the evening, I say ‘Good evening’. Good night When I go to bed, I say ‘Good night’.

Note to the teacher
  • Ask the children how they greet others in their mother tongue. E.g. ‘Namaskar’, ‘Vanakkam’. Familiarise children with the phrases used for greetings in English.

Let us write

A. Match the pictures with the sentences.

I comb my hair. I see my teacher
I see my teacher. I comb my hair.
I eat my food. I hear the bell ring
I hear the bell ring. I eat my food
I walk to school. I play football
I play football. I walk to school

Note to the teacher
  • Read the sentences aloud for the children.
  • Ensure that the children learn the action words such as combing, eating, seeing, saying, hearing.

Let us write

A. Write the letters


Gg   Hh    Ii   Jj    Kk  
Ll   Mm    Nn   Oo   Pp

Gg .....................     Hh.........................
Ii ........................     Jj...........................
Kk ......................     Ll..........................
Mm ....................     Nn.........................
Oo ......................     Pp.........................

Note to the teacher
  • Before doing the above exercise, make letter flash cards to indicate directions when tracing the letters.

Let us speak

Letter sounds


f g h i j
fox goat house iron jacket
fox goat house iron jacket
foot gate hand ice jackfruit
foot gate hand ice jackfruit
fish girl hut inkpot jug
fish girl hut inkpot jug

Note to the teacher
  • Draw attention of the children to the initial sound of each word given above.
  • Help them say the words aloud focusing on the initial sound.

A. Say aloud each letter. Then encircle the picture which begins with the same letter sound.

g house girl iron
f flower horse star
j jackfruit bee hand
h cat kite hut

Note to the teacher
  • Provide regular and frequent practice of the above exercise.

Hop a Little


Let us sing

Hop a little,
jump a little,
one two three.

Stamp a little,
skip a little,
tap one knee. girls are playing

Dance a little,
twist a little,
shake your hand.

Yawn a little,
sleep a little,
in your bed. dancing

New words

hop jump stamp skip tap
dance twist shake yawn sleep

Note to the teacher
  • Sing the rhyme aloud in tune with actions. Encourage the children to repeat after you.
  • Help the children associate actions with the words like hop, skip, jump, etc.
  • Introduce other action words like run, walk, sit, stand and stretch.

Picture Talk


picture talk

Note to the teacher
  • Give children enough time to observe the picture. Encourage the child to speak and answer the questions, even if they speak in their home language. Help them find English words.

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1. How many children are there in the picture?
2. What games are they playing?
3. Which is your favourite game?
4. Some children in the picture are not playing games. What are they doing?

Match the actions with the pictures


They are dancing. yawning
She is jumping. dancing
He is yawning. jumping
She is hopping. walking
They are walking. hopping
Seema is running. stretching
Kumar is stretching. running
The dog is sleeping. skipping
Vittal is bending. sleeping
The boy is skipping. bending

Let us play

Hopscotch

Your teacher will help you draw the picture on the floor.
You have to take turns to jump and hop. Jump with one foot in each box.
Start with 1. Go till you reach number 7. Then turn around and come back.
If you put your foot outside the box, then you are out!

playing When you were playing one round
• Did you jump?
• Did you hop?
• Did you have fun?
• Did you count the numbers while playing?

Note to the teacher
  • You may make children play this game with variations— changing the shape, using letters instead of numbers, and so on.

A. Look at the picture and fill in the words from the boxes


dance hop skip sleep bend jump eat
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B. Write the missing letter to complete each word

pen cat dog
p___n c___t d___g
ten star bus
t___n st___r b___s
ship jug fox
sh___p j___g f___x


Let us speak

Letter sounds


k l m n o
kettle leaf mouth nine owl
kettle leaf mouth nine owl
kite lion mango nest ox
kite lion mango nest ox
key lemon mouse nose orange
key lemon mouse nose orange

Note to the teacher
  • Draw attention of the children to the initial sound of each word given above.
  • Help them say the words aloud focusing on the initial sound.

A. Notice the initial sounds of the words in each row. Find the odd one out.


1 cap mosue mango
cap mosue mango
2 lion lamp hand
lion lamp hand
3 nest six nine
nest six nine


Play time

1. Can you do this?
• Without using your hands turn the pages of your book one by one.
• Sit with your partner. Look into each other’s eyes and see who blinks first.

Let us write

A. Write these letters.


Sing the ABC song again.

Qq   Rr    Ss   Tt   Uu
Vv   Ww   Xx   Yy  Zz

Qq .....................     Rr.........................
Ss .......................   Tt...........................
Uu ......................    Vv..........................
Ww ....................     Xx.........................
Yy ......................     Zz.........................

Note to the teacher
  • Before the above exercise, make letter flash cards to indicate directions when tracing the letters.

Let us speak

Letter sounds


p q r s t
pencil question mark rainbow spoon ten
pencil question mark rainbow spoon ten
pot quilt rose swan tomato
pot quilt rose swan tomato
parrot quill ring seven table
parrot quill ring seven table

Note to the teacher
  • Draw the attention of the children to the initial sound of each word given above.
  • Help them say the words aloud focusing on the initial sound.
  • Provide regular and frequent practice of the above exercise.

A. Say the words aloud. Circle the picture with different starting sound. The first one is done for you.


1 fish fox quill cap
2 bee bell tomato balloon
3 hand ant hut house
4 clock pen pot parrot


Play time


B. Hold this page in front of a mirror. Do they look the same in the mirror?

H     B
A     C A

Picture Talk

Picture Talk 1. Can you identify the family members in this picture?
2. What are they doing?
3. How do you help your family?
4. What did you like the most in this picture?

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Note to the teacher
  • Encourage the children to observe the picture carefully. Ask them to speak about their family. Support them to find English words.

Let us sing

My Family

Mother, mother
Will you play with me?
Yes, I shall, yes, I shall
We are a family!

Father, father
Will you eat with me?
Yes, I shall, yes, I shall
We are a family!

Brother, sister
Will you dance with me?
Yes, I shall, yes, I shall
We are a family!
family Grandmother, grandmother,
Will you sing with me?
Yes, I shall, yes, I shall
We are a family!

Grandfather, grandfather,
Will you read with me?
Yes, I shall, yes, I shall
We are a family!

Let us read

The Sparrow Family


nest

Mama and Papa sparrow were making a nest.
They found a safe place.
The little nest was soon ready.
It was soft and warm.

nest

Sight words
and they them

New words

nest sparrow egg grandmother grandfather
aunt uncle cousin mother father

Mama sparrow laid
three small eggs. One
day the eggs broke
open. Three little heads
popped out. Papa
sparrow brought food
for them. nest Grandmother and Grandfather sparrow, Aunt and Uncle sparrow, cousins and friends all came to meet the baby sparrows. nest The baby sparrows grew
bigger and bigger.
One day, the baby sparrows
hopped out of the nest.
They flew up into the big
blue sky.

Note to the teacher
  • Reinforce the names of family members in English.
  • Explain that there can be various kinds of families.

Let us speak

1. Who are there in your family?
2. How do you help each other?
3. What are the names of your grandparents(both paternal and maternal)?
4. Which bird do you see around your house?
5. If you were the baby sparrow, where would you go flying?
6. What do you think the baby sparrows saw from the sky?


What do you call the following members in your mother tongue?

Family members

Mother _________ Grandmother _________
Father _________ Grandfather _________
Elder Brother _________ Aunt _________
Elder Sister _________ Uncle _________

Note to the teacher
  • As the child names the bird, write it down on the board. Let the children be familiar with these birds. Later, a picture bird chart may be prepared as a group activity and displayed in the class.

Let us draw

A. Draw a picture of your family in the box given.


You may include any interesting thing about your family like pets, your plants, trees in your garden, or any other thing. draw Now tell your class about what you have drawn.

Note to the teacher
  • Encourage children to speak freely. Help them find words in English if they feel stuck. Guide them to speak good things about their family, the unique members of their family like dogs, cats, cows, goats, and so on. Instill the fact that we love our family.

Let us do

The word ‘father’ begins with ‘f’ sound. Read the following words that begin with ‘f’ sound.

fox feather food
fox feather food
foot five flag
foot five flag

The word ‘mother’ begins with ‘m’ sound. Read the following words that begin with ‘m’ sound.

man mask mouse
man mask mouse
moon monkey mouth
moon monkey mouth

A. Read the words in the box


• Tick the words that begin with f.
• Circle the words that begin with m.

fish circle mug circle map circle
sister circle face circle mat circle
fan circle eye circle finger circle
milk circle

B. Write the words


Father __________ __________
Mother __________ __________
Sister __________ __________
Brother __________ __________

Picture talk


Look at the picture of a bathroom. Label the things in it. picture What things do you see in the picture?
Do you remember to close the tap when you are not using it?
Why should we do so?

Letter sounds


u v w
uniform van well
uniform van well
utensils vase wall
utensils vase wall


x y z
x-ray yak zip
x-ray yak zip
xylophone yo-yo zebra
xylophone yo-yo zebra

Note to the teacher
  • Draw attention of the children to the initial sound of each word given above.
  • Help them say the words aloud focusing on the initial sound.
  • Provide regular and frequent practice of the above exercise.

Notice the initial sounds of the names of pictures in each row. Find the odd one out.

1 ship spoon leaf
2 sun tomato ten
3 tree parrot pot

Colour the pictures and the letters


Tt tree table tap tomato
Rr rocket rat ring rose

Let us think

A. You all know the alphabet song. Let us sing it while reading the letters.

    A B C D E F G H I J K L M
      N O P Q S T U V W X Y Z

B. Sing it, loudly for the capital letters and softly for the small letters.

    A B C D e f g H I J K l m
      n o p Q S T u v w X Y Z

Let us do

Let us make puppets.
Follow the instructions given by your teacher.

a. Let us make 6 thick
paper strips. These
strips may be of any colour. Let us make 6 thick paper strips. These strips may be of any colour.

b. With the help of your
teacher, draw faces of
each family member on paper. With the help of your teacher, draw faces of each family member on paper

c. Stick each picture on
one end of the strip.
The picture may help you.

Stick each picture on one end of the strip. The picture may help you

d. You may now use
these as puppets
and play with your friends.

You may now use these as puppets and play with your friends.

Note to the teacher
  • Help the children read the above alphabet. They read the capital letters in a loud voice and the small letters in a soft voice.