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UNIT 2

Life Around Us

Chapter 4

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The Cap-seller and the Monkeys


Let us read

Once there was a man who
sold caps. He carried many
caps in a basket on his head.
He was a cap-seller. cap-seller

One day, he slept under a tree.
There were monkeys on the tree.
They came down from the tree.
They took away all the caps. cap-seller

The cap-seller woke up.
He saw the basket was
empty! He looked around
and above. The monkeys
were wearing his caps. cap-seller

The cap-seller shook his fists at
the monkeys. They also did the
same. The cap-seller scratched his
head. The monkeys did the same.

The cap-seller had an idea!
He took off his cap and threw it
into the empty basket.

What do you
think the
cap-seller would
do now?

Note to the teacher
  • The question in the middle of the story is to give children time to reflect and guess.

cap-seller The monkeys also did the same.
The cap-seller got all his caps back and went away happily.

Note to the teacher
  • With the help of the pictures, narrate the story in simple English using voice modulation and actions.
  • Draw the attention of the children to the details in the illustrations.
  • Ask questions to elicit answers in English. Even if a child answers in one word like ‘cap’ instead of “This is a cap.”, accept the answer.
  • Ensure that the children have understood the story. After a few days, repeat the story to reinforce the usage of English words.

Let us speak

A. Answer the following questions

1. Do you have a cap? What is its colour?
2. Why do you think the monkeys threw the caps in the basket?

B. What is the first sound of the words in each row?

1 cap cat coat
2 monkey mango mouse
3 basket bat ball

Let us write

A. Circle the words that start with the same sound in each row

car tap can rat cat hat cow
mat man pan mango banana mug rug

B. Write the numbers (1–4) next to the pictures according to the story.

cap-seller cap-seller cap-seller cap-seller

Note to the teacher
  • Help children number the pictures according to the sequence of the story.
  • Ask children to try and narrate the story in their own words in English.
  • Even if children use non-English words, accept their answers. But ensure a smooth transition to the target language.

C. Let’s colour and write

tree
a tree
_________

monkey
a monkey
_________

cap
a cap
_________

basket
a basket
_________

D. Cats, rats, ants and more! Write their names.

Aa   Ant Bb   Bee Cc   Cat
ant________ bee________ cat________
Dd   Dog Ee Elephant Ff   Fish
dog________ elephant________ fish________
Gg   Goat Hh Hen Ii   Inkpot
goat________ hen________ inkpot________
Jj   Jug Kk Kite Ll Lion
jug________ kite________ lion________
Mm   Monkey Nn Nest Oo Owl
monkey________ nest________ owl________
Pp   Parrot Qq Quill Rr Rat
parrot________ quill________ rat________
Ss   Snake Tt Tiger Uu Uniform
snake________ tiger________ uniform________
Vv   Van Ww Whale Xx X-ray
van________ whale________ x-ray________
Yy   Yak Zz Zebra
yak________ zebra________

Now write your name here____________

Let us sing

Butterflies

Butterflies, butterflies,
Up, up, up.
Butterflies, butterflies,
Down, down, down.
Butterflies, butterflies,
In, in, in.
Butterflies, butterflies,
Out, out, out. butterflie

Would you like to replace butterflies with anything else? Try.

Note to the teacher
  • Sing the song along with actions.
  • Let the children repeat after you and then let them sing it on their own with actions.

Let us speak

A. Answer the questions
Teacher: Look up! What do you see on the tree?
 Child: I see_____________ on the tree.

Teacher: Look down! What do you see on the ground?
 Child: I see____________________on the ground.

Teacher: Look up! What do you see in the sky?
 Child: I see_____________ in the sky.

tree

B. Say and clap

Say aloud each line of both the poems, clapping for every word.

For example
Butterflies, (clap) butterflies, (clap)
Up, (clap) up, (clap) up. (clap)
Butterflies, (clap) butterflies, (clap)
Down, (clap) down, (clap)

Roly (clap) poly (clap)
Up, (clap) up, (clap) up. (clap)
Roly (clap) poly (clap)
Down, (clap) down, (clap)

Note to the teacher
  • For Activity A, encourage the children to speak using the given phrases.
  • Provide regular and frequent practice of the phrases such as on the ground, on the tree, etc.
  • Encourage the children to clap for every word in a line, for example, 5 claps for ‘butterflies, butterflies, up, up, up’.

Let us write

A. Encircle the words that have ‘p’ in them

put mat sat
cap top cat
pat fan apple
pink tan tap

B. Encircle the matching letters in each row

1 T F p F r
2 b C d b q
3 o q n o r
4 W x M W V

C. Match the words with the same initial syllable

hop dog
sand hide
jump socks
run rat
dance jet

Let us speak

Listen and repeat
Some words have two syllable. Notice the words below:

monkey mon key
seller sell er
basket bas ket
donkey don key

Note to the teacher
  • Let children clap for each syllable: e.g., two claps for mon+key.

Let us read

Catch me if you can


A fat cat sat
on a mat.
“I can catch you, little rat”,
said the cat.

cat

A little rat saw her,
and hid in a hat.

cat

cat

“No, no, you can’t”,
said the rat. cat

The cat ran to
catch the rat. cat The rat ran and
hid in a box.

cat

The lid of the box did
not open.

cat

“Ha, ha! You can’t catch me, big
cat!”, said the rat.

Help the mouse reach its home


igame

Let us listen

A. Close your eyes and listen to the words said by your teacher.

cat bat fat
sat mat hat

• What is the first sound in each of these words?
• What is common in all these words?

B. Let us make words by adding one letter to at as shown The first has been done for you.

B at Bat ________
C
M ________ ________
F
R ________ ________
H

C. Listen and do the actions that your teacher says:

• Catch the ball.
• Throw the ball.
• Hide under a table.
• Open your pencil box or bag.
• Close your pencil box or bag.
• Say hurray!!

hurray

D. Now listen to the following words. Do you know what they mean? Ask your teacher.

catch throw hide
open say close

Let us read

Try to read the story ‘Catch me if you can’ again by yourself.

Let us do

What shall we make? A cat and a rat?

Look at the mask of a cat from the last page of your book.

Cut out the mask with the help of your teacher 1. Cut out the mask with the help of your teacher. Make holes on the sides 2. Make holes on the sides.
Tie strings in these holes 3. Tie strings in these holes. Your mask is ready to use! 4. Your mask is ready to use!

• Now, think about the steps for making a mask of a rat. Tell your friends how to make a mask of a rat.

• Are your masks ready? Enact the story.

Let us explore

Look at the insects, flowers, birds, animals and trees around your home.
Draw some of these and tell your friends more about them.

draw

Let us do

A. Help these animals find their homes animal homes

B. Ask anyone in your family to tell you a story about animals. Try to share the story in English in the class. Listen to the stories shared by your friends in class.

C. In small groups, choose any story that you heard or shared in the class. Draw pictures for the story. Present the story in class.