CLASS 2 • MRIDANG UNIT 4 • LIFE AROUND US CHAPTER 1 • A SHOW OF CLOUDS

UNIT 4 • LIFE AROUND US

CHAPTER 1

A Show of Clouds

Class 2 • Mridang

☁️ Let us recite

As I lie on my back,
Looking up at the sky.
I see a big white bear,
Looking down at me.

As I lie on my back,
Looking up at the sky.
I see a ship sailing,
On a white sea.

As I lie on my back,
Looking up at the sky.
I see an elephant,
Waving its trunk at me.

As I lie on my back,
Looking up at the sky.
Oh! It’s fun, it’s fun to me,
To see whatever I want to see.

👀 Sight Words

as up at my sky back

📚 New Words

lie bear sea sailing waving

🗣️ Let us speak

A. Say aloud

1 Sit outside your home, or in an open space and watch the clouds go by. Next day, tell the class what you saw.

I saw white clouds in the sky. I saw clouds moving slowly. Children may tell what they actually saw.

2 What are the colours of clouds? Tick the colours that clouds can be.

white

grey

red

black

green

blue

White, grey, red and black can be seen in clouds in different situations. For example, clouds may look red around sunset.

B. Answer the questions asked by the teacher.

Teacher:

When you look up in the sky, what do you see?

Child:

When I look up, I see __________.

Teacher:

When you look down at the ground, what do you see?

Child:

When I look down, I see __________.

Teacher:

When you close your eyes, what do you see?

Child:

When I close my eyes, I see __________.

When I look up, I see clouds.
When I look down, I see the ground.
When I close my eyes, I see a picture in my mind.

All real or imaginary answers are acceptable.

✍️ Let us write

A. Answer the following questions.

1 In the poem, what animals did the child see as he looked up at the clouds?

The child could see ____________________________.

The child could see a bear and an elephant.

2 What do you see in the sky during the day? Write any three things you see.

___________________________________________
___________________________________________
___________________________________________

Clouds, the Sun and birds. Children may write any suitable answers.

3 What do you see in the sky at night?

___________________________________________
___________________________________________

I see the Moon and stars.

🎨 Let us draw

Picture time

Join the dots in alphabetical order and colour the picture.

You can also draw and colour your own picture inspired by the sky and clouds.

🎧 Let us listen

A. Repeat after the teacher.

The poem has the word back. Listen to your teacher and say the following words with your teacher.

The common sound in these words is ‘ck’.

Listen and repeat:
back — back — back

back

pack

lack

jack

rack

pick

tick

flick

thick

pluck

duck

muck

truck

The common spelling/sound pattern is ck. The children should repeat the words after the teacher. The textbook notes that they need not know the meanings of these words for this activity.

📚 Interactive Vocabulary

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🇬🇧 English Summary

The child lies on his back and looks up at the sky. He imagines the clouds as different things.

He sees a big white bear looking down at him, a ship sailing on a white sea, and an elephant waving its trunk at him.

The child enjoys looking at the clouds and feels that he can see whatever he wants to see.

The chapter develops speaking, writing, drawing and listening skills. It also introduces the ck sound through words such as back, pack, lack, jack, rack, pick, tick, flick, thick, pluck, duck, muck and truck.

🇮🇳 हिंदी सारांश

कविता में बच्चा पीठ के बल लेटकर आकाश की ओर देखता है। उसे बादलों में अलग-अलग आकृतियाँ दिखाई देती हैं।

उसे एक बड़ा सफेद भालू दिखाई देता है, फिर सफेद समुद्र पर चलता हुआ जहाज दिखाई देता है। उसे बादलों में अपनी सूँड़ हिलाता हुआ हाथी भी दिखाई देता है।

बच्चा बादलों को देखकर बहुत आनंद लेता है। वह अपनी कल्पना के अनुसार उनमें अलग-अलग चीजें देख सकता है।

अध्याय में बोलने, लिखने, चित्र बनाने और सुनने की गतिविधियाँ हैं। इसमें ck sound वाले back, pack, lack, jack, rack, pick, tick, flick, thick, pluck, duck, muck और truck जैसे शब्दों का अभ्यास कराया गया है।

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📖 Reading Assessment

Class 2 Paragraph 1 / 1 Time: 00:00

Assessment Ready - Start Reading

Read the poem aloud. If the child reads a word incorrectly, click that word directly.

Words: 0

Wrong Words: 0