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UNIT 4

Seasons

Chapter 8

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The Four Seasons


Let us sing

Spring is a time,
when children play.
Flowers bloom,
every day. spring

Summer is hot.
To stay cool,
everyone wants a
dip in the pool.

summer

Monsoon clouds
Are filled with rain,
Make you feel
Cool again.

rain

Winter is cold.
On sunny days,
People enjoy the
sun’s rays. winter

Let us speak

1. (a) What do you wear in summer?
(b) What do you wear in winter?
(c) Which season do you like the most? Why?

Note to the teacher
  • Help children answer in full sentences.
  • Explain the cycle of seasons.

2. Look at the pictures and tell the story in your own words.

rain storm
storm storm

Let us read

Summer


Brinda and her family are visiting Hyderabad. Brinda’s grandparents live there. It is hot in Hyderabad. She is wearing a cotton frock.

What are Brinda’s mother, father, grandfather, grandmother and brother wearing?

summer

Note to the teacher
  • Help children answer in complete sentences.

Winter


Prithvi has gone to Shimla. It is cold there. What is Prithvi wearing? What things do you see in the picture?

winter

Monsoon


Circle the words you see in the picture.

monsoon

pot puddle mud
house roses raindrops
cat umbrella boat
mat sun

Let us speak

A. Look at the pictures. Say the names of the clothes we wear.

sari dhoti-kurta shirt
sari dhoti-kurta shirt
cap frock pants
cap frock pants
salwar suit t-shirt lungi-angavastram
salwar suit t-shirt lungi-angavastram

A Paper Hat


Look at the pictures and make a paper hat.

a b c
d e f

Put on your hat and have fun!

Note to the teacher
  • Take an A4 size paper.
  • Fold the paper lengthwise.
  • Fold it again.
  • Open it, and bring the corners to the centre.
  • Fold one of the lower flaps upward.
  • Do the same with the other flap on the opposite side.
  • The hat is ready.

Let us sing

Pitter Patter


I hear thunder,
I hear thunder,
Oh don’t you?
Pitter patter raindrops,
I am wet through.
rain

Rain


Rain on the green grass,
Rain on the trees,
Rain on the rooftops,
And rain on me.

Let us write

Write down the words that come to your mind when you say summer, winter or monsoon.

A few words have been written for you.

summer Summer
hot
______
______
______
holidays
______
winter Winter
cold
______
______
______

______
woolen-cap
spring Spring
______
new-leaves
______
______
colourful
______
Monsoon Monsoon
______
______
umbrella
______
______
clouds