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UNIT 3

Going places

Chapter 6

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Between Home and School


Hello, I am Ravi. I study in Class 2. My friend and I go to school on foot. We pass through the paddy fields, the mango grove and then reach the main road. That is the shortest route we take to school. What fun we have every day!

playing

— jumping over the canals!
— climbing the trees!
— swinging from the branches!
— watching garden lizards!

Yet we reach school on time.

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New words
school paddy fields
grove route canals
branches lizards bicycle

Let us speak

A. What time do you leave home for school? At what time does your school start?

B. Tell your classmates about the fun you had on your way to school.

school_going C. Listen to the words that your teacher will read out. Point to the object that represents the word.

Chart Chalk Chair

Let us write

A. Write ‘ch’ to fill in the blanks. Read the sentences aloud.

1. Today I have brought upma for lun __ __.

2. My friend Unni loves to eat banana __ __ ips.

3. Our Tea __ __ er put up a new __ __ art in the classroom.

It is on the wall behind her __ __ air.
ch

Note to the teacher
  • Prepare for the class by bringing the relevant objects and place them in the classroom.

Let us draw

A. In the box draw the route from your home to your school. draw_box

Let us write

A. Circle all the things that Ravi and his friend see on their way to school.

canals bank hospital water park
mango grove paddy fields lizards park
cars train main road trees

B. Answer the following questions.

1. Name some interesting things you see everyday between your home and your school.
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________

2. Ask among your family members as to who had gone on a very long journey. Write a few sentences on

- where they had gone
- which mode of transport they used for going and for returning.
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________

3. Rearrange the jumbled letters to form words.
Hint: The words are from the lesson.

a o h m e arrow _________
b a n c a l arrow _________
c d a p y d arrow _________
d o n m g a arrow _________

Let us do

A. Make sentences using the words given below.

1. gate _________________________
2. road _________________________
3. tree _________________________
4. lunch _________________________
5. lizard _________________________

B. Cut out the picture of a vehicle from an old magazine or newspaper or poster. Bring it to the class. All of you can paste them on a large sheet of paper.

Write the name of the vehicle under each picture.

Note to the teacher
  • Children may collect as many pictures as possible.
  • You may collect one picture from each student to prepare a chart for display in the classroom.