UNIT 5 • HARMONY

We Are All Indians

Chapter 2 • Part 2

Class 2 • Mridang • Complete Learning Support

📖 Let us Read

Scene: A classroom setting. Students of Class 2 enter the classroom. There is an unfamiliar object on the teacher's table. Everyone is curious.

Anshika: Hey! Look at this! (pointing at the object)

Zoya: Does it belong to our teacher?

Rohan: But what is it?

Tejas: It looks like a bicycle to me but it has only one wheel.

Bhavya: And it has no handle.

Pamyo: There are no pedals as well.

Simran: And it is made of wood.

Bhavya: Why is there a thread on it?

Zoya: I do not know. Maybe we should ask the teacher.

They go round the table. They start looking at the object from all sides. The teacher enters.

Everyone: Namaste, Teacher.

Pamyo: Ma'am, what is this?

Teacher: Do you know about Mahatma Gandhi? Do you know who he was?

Zoya: Ma'am, Mahatma Gandhi is the Father of the nation.

Teacher: Right! Gandhiji led the Indian Freedom movement.

Anshika: Gandhiji also gave the message of non-violence and peaceful existence.

Simran: But what about that?

Teacher: This object was very dear to Mahatma Gandhi. It is called the Charkha or Spinning wheel.

Rohan: What is it used for, ma'am?

Teacher: Mahatma Gandhi used it to spin thread. This is made of the thread that is spun on charkha. Mahatma Gandhi wanted to promote local handicrafts and used the charkha as a symbol for self-reliance and independence.

Today, a guest will join us. He will show you how to spin the charkha. All children clap with joy.

👀 Sight Words

I am the is it to our what do you know and we all was he who this for with

📚 New Words

unfamiliar curious object bicycle wheel handle pedals thread charkha spinning peaceful handicrafts self-reliance independence

🗣️ Let us Speak

Speak and Answer

1 What did the children find on the teacher's table?

The children found an unfamiliar object on the teacher's table.

2 Why were the children curious?

They were curious because they did not know what the object was.

3 Who was Mahatma Gandhi?

Mahatma Gandhi was the Father of the nation.

🎧 Let us Listen

Listen and Repeat

Click a word and listen carefully.

🔤 Phonics + Pronunciation

The sound of “th”

th in thread

Say: /th/

Practice: thread • three • think • teacher

thread three think teacher

🎯 Let us Do

Match the fruits to their trees.

First click a fruit and then click its matching tree.

banana → banana tree
coconut → coconut tree
apple → apple tree
grapes → grapevine
mango → mango tree

Festivals

1 Which festival marks the beginning of Spring?

Phool Dei Festival.

2 Which festival is celebrated on a full moon night?

Sharad Poornima.

3 Which festival is celebrated in Sikkim?

Pang Lhabsol.

4 Which river is worshipped during Aadi Perukku?

The river Cauvery.

Festivals and Culture

Phool Dei is a festival of flowers. It marks the beginning of Spring. Children collect different kinds of flowers and offer them to elders.

Sharad Poornima is celebrated on a full moon night. The weather is generally pleasant. It marks the ending of the monsoon season.

Pang Lhabsol is a festival of Sikkim. Mt Kanchenjunga is worshipped on this day. People dance and celebrate.

Aadi Perukku is a Tamil monsoon festival. People worship the river Cauvery. Farmers pray for a good harvest.

🎨 Let us Draw

Draw a Charkha or a festival scene.

Draw a charkha, flowers, a tree, a river, a mountain or a festival scene.

✍️ Let us Write

Complete the sentences.

1. The unfamiliar object was called the __________.

2. Mahatma Gandhi used the charkha to spin __________.

3. Phool Dei is a festival of __________.

4. Sharad Poornima is celebrated on a full __________ night.

5. Aadi Perukku is a Tamil __________ festival.

1. charkha
2. thread
3. flowers
4. moon
5. monsoon

Make sentences.

curious

peaceful

festival

flower

river

The children are curious.
We should live peacefully.
I like this festival.
The flower is beautiful.
The river is clean.

📋 Project Work

Folk Song or Local Song

Ask anyone in your family to tell you about a folk song or local song that they used to sing. Ask when they used to sing it. Learn the song in your mother tongue and present it in the class.

My name is __________________________

My mother tongue is __________________

The song is from _____________________

The main idea of the song is __________________

🇬🇧 English Summary

The children find an unfamiliar object on the teacher's table. They look at it from all sides and try to understand it.

The teacher explains that the object is a Charkha or Spinning wheel. Mahatma Gandhi used it to spin thread.

Gandhi wanted to promote local handicrafts. He used the charkha as a symbol of self-reliance and independence.

The chapter also introduces Phool Dei, Sharad Poornima, Pang Lhabsol and Aadi Perukku.

Children learn about festivals, traditions, languages and cultural practices.

🇮🇳 हिंदी सारांश

बच्चों को शिक्षक की मेज पर एक अपरिचित वस्तु दिखाई देती है। वे उसे चारों ओर से देखते हैं और उसके बारे में जानने की कोशिश करते हैं।

शिक्षक बताते हैं कि वह चरखा या सूत कातने का पहिया है। महात्मा गांधी चरखे से धागा कातते थे।

गांधीजी स्थानीय हस्तशिल्प को बढ़ावा देना चाहते थे। चरखा आत्मनिर्भरता और स्वतंत्रता का प्रतीक बना।

अध्याय में फूल देई, शरद पूर्णिमा, पांग ल्हाबसोल और आदि पेरुक्कु जैसे त्योहारों के बारे में भी बताया गया है।

यह अध्याय बच्चों को भारत की विभिन्न परंपराओं, त्योहारों, भाषाओं और सांस्कृतिक प्रथाओं से परिचित कराता है।

📖 Reading Assessment

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Assessment Ready — Start Reading

Read the passage aloud. During the assessment, click directly on any word the child reads incorrectly.

Words: 0

Wrong Words: 0

📝 Full Chapter Assessment

1. What was the unfamiliar object?

A Charkha or Spinning wheel.

2. Who used the charkha to spin thread?

Mahatma Gandhi.

3. What does Phool Dei celebrate?

It is a festival of flowers.

4. When is Sharad Poornima celebrated?

It is celebrated on a full moon night.

5. Pang Lhabsol is a festival of which place?

Sikkim.

6. Which river is worshipped during Aadi Perukku?

The river Cauvery.

7. What did Gandhiji want to promote?

Local handicrafts.

8. What did the charkha symbolize?

Self-reliance and independence.

9. What do farmers pray for during Aadi Perukku?

A good harvest.

10. What should children do for the folk-song project?

Learn a folk or local song and present it in class.

CLASS 2 - UNIT 5 • HARMONY CHAPTER 2 • WE ARE ALL INDIANS - PART 2