Chapter 2: Hop a Little
Hop a little, jump a little, one two three.
Stamp a little, skip a little, tap one knee.
Dance a little, twist a little, shake your hand.
Yawn a little, sleep a little, in your bed.
Sing the rhyme aloud in tune with actions and encourage children to repeat after the teacher.
Help children associate actions with words such as hop, skip and jump.
The textbook also suggests introducing other action words such as run, walk, sit, stand and stretch.
Observe the picture carefully. Talk about the games and activities shown in it.
Click a sentence to reveal the matching picture/action.
Tap the boxes in order.
“Hop a Little” is an action rhyme in which children perform simple movements.
The rhyme includes actions such as hopping, jumping, stamping, skipping and tapping one knee.
It then introduces dancing, twisting, shaking, yawning and sleeping.
The chapter develops understanding of action words through picture talk, action-picture matching and simple action sentences.
Children practise sentences such as “Seema is running”, “Kumar is stretching”, “The dog is sleeping”, “The boy is skipping” and “Vittal is bending”.