Let us read

There was a girl named Rani who lived in a village. She was very curious and used to ask many questions to her family, teachers and friends.

“Why is the sky blue?”

“Where does the Sun go at night?”

One evening, Rani heard her mother singing, “Chanda mama door ke ...” Hearing this, Rani asked her mother, “Amma, how far is the Moon?” Amma said, “Rani, the Moon is very far in the sky”.

Rani kept on thinking about the moon and fell asleep.

The next morning Rani woke up hearing the loud voice of her elder brother, Pratik. He was pointing to the TV and shouting in excitement, “Look Rani, India is on the Moon!”

Rani looked at the TV. She could see photos of some machines on the Moon. She heard a few people talking about the landing on the Moon. She was confused and asked Pratik, “How did Chandrayaan reach the Moon?”

Pratik replied that his friend Vivaan’s mother, Aunt Nandini, is a scientist. “Shall we go and talk to her?” asked Pratik. Rani happily agreed. Both Rani and Pratik decided to visit Vivaan’s house.

Vivaan and his mother welcomed them. Rani could see many models and photographs of rockets in their house.

Nandini Aunty offered sharbat to the children and said, “Rani, what do you want to know?”

Rani replied, “People say India is on the Moon. Can you please tell us more about this?”

Aunty said, “Yes, of course. Do you know which vehicle is used to go to the Moon?”

Pratik immediately said, “I know Aunty, it is a rocket. I had seen it on the TV”.

Rani pointed to the models and photos of rockets in the room.

Nandini said, “Very good. Yes, a rocket is used to reach the Moon.”

Rani asked, “What does Chandrayaan mean?”

Nandini replied, “Chandra means Moon and Yaan means vehicle. On 14 July, 2023, India became the first country to land on the far side of the Moon.”

Rani jumped with excitement and said, “Can I go to the Moon, too?”

Nandini smiled, “Maybe, one day.”

New words

curious, excitement, machines, confused, scientist, rockets, Chandrayaan

Let us think

A. Answer the following.

1. Rani was very curious. How do you know?

2. What did Pratik say in excitement?

3. Who was Nandini Aunty?

4. What do the words Chandra and Yaan mean?

5. Complete the sentence:

Chandrayaan-3 landed on the Moon on ______________.

B. Think and say.

Imagine you are invited by the scientists to spend 10 days on the moon. Make a list of items that you would like to take with you.

1.	____________	2.	____________
3.	____________	4.	____________
5.	____________	6.	____________
7.	____________	8.	____________
9.	____________	10.	____________

Let us speak

1. Chandrayaan travelled the distance between the Earth and the Moon. You may ask elders at home about their experiences of travelling to places that are far from home.

2. Have you ever travelled to far-off places yourselves? If yes, share your experience with others.

Let us learn

Read the following lines.

There was a girl named Rani who lived in a village.

A hanky for an elephant.

Notice that we used ‘a’ before girl, village and hanky, and ‘an’ before elephant.

We use ‘a’ before singular nouns that begin with consonants. ‘An’ is used before singular nouns that begin with vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u).

A. Fill in the blanks using 'a’.

1.	_________ dog is barking at the postman.
2.	My mother gives chapattis to _________ cow everyday.
3.	In summers, _________ sparrow builds its nest on the mango tree near our house.

B. Fill in the blanks using 'an'.

1.	saw _________ eagle yesterday.
2.	Maya bought _________ umbrella for the monsoon.
3.	_________ ice-cream man brings his cart in the evenings.

C. Fill in the blanks using ‘a’ or ‘an’.

1.	_________ brown hen laid _________ egg.
2.	_________ eagle sat on _________ building.
3.	Mary ate _________ apricot, _________ chikoo and _________ orange.

Let us write

A. Fill in the blanks by forming words using ‘sk’, ‘sw’, ‘sp’, and ‘st’.

1.There are swings in the park.

2. The children throw _______ones in the river.

3. I need a _______oon and a bowl for soup.

4. Have you heard the _______ory of the boy who cried wolf?

5. The blue _______irt matched with the pink shirt.

B. Describing the Moon.

Draw a picture of the Moon. With the help of your teacher, write a few lines about the Moon.

______________________________

______________________________

______________________________

______________________________

______________________________

______________________________

Fun with Words

A. Read these sentences aloud with your teacher.

There are seven days in a week.

Sunday is the first day of the week,

Monday is the second day of the week.

Tuesday is the third day of the week.

Wednesday is the fourth day of the week.

Thursday is the fifth day of the week.

Friday is the sixth day of the week.

Saturday is the seventh day of the week.

B. Look at the words given below. Read them aloud. Find their position in a week using the text given above. One has been done for you.

Sunday first

Monday _______________

Tuesday _______________

Wednesday _______________

Thursday _______________

Friday _______________

Saturday _______________

Let us do

A. Divide yourselves into small groups. Each group shall collect newspaper or magazine clippings related to the Chandrayaan-3 mission. Paste it on a chart paper and display it in your class.

Let us explore

A. Do you know a song or a story about the moon in your mother tongue? If not, ask your family members and share it in the class.