The Rainbow
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The poem compares boats, ships and ordinary bridges with a rainbow. The poet finds the rainbow far prettier because it appears to bridge heaven, overtop the trees and make a road from earth to sky.
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कविता नावों, जहाज़ों और साधारण पुलों की तुलना इंद्रधनुष से करती है। कवयित्री को इंद्रधनुष सबसे सुंदर लगता है, क्योंकि वह आकाश को जोड़ता हुआ, पेड़ों के ऊपर दिखाई देता है और धरती से आकाश तक जाने वाली सड़क जैसा लगता है।
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And sail on the ;
But that sail the
Are far than .
As pretty as you please;
But the that bridges ,
And the ,
And a from to sky,
Is prettier far than these.
– Christina Rossetti
A. Answer the following
B. Think and discuss
A. Rearrange the letters
Rearrange the letters of each word to form a meaningful word from the poem. Write them in the space provided.
कविता के प्रत्येक शब्द के अक्षरों को सही क्रम में लगाकर सार्थक शब्द बनाइए और दिए गए स्थान में लिखिए।
| # | Given | Your answer | Model answer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sial | sail | |
| 2 | vierr | river | |
| 3 | sae | sea | |
| 4 | oduscl | clouds | |
| 5 | risebgd | bridges | |
| 6 | nhveea | heaven | |
| 7 | eoptvros | overtops | |
| 8 | owb | bow | |
| 9 | droa | road |
B. Work in pairs
One of you moves a finger around in the circle. When your partner says ‘Stop’, perform the action indicated by the segment that the finger lands on.
Note to the Teacher: Draw learners’ attention to the aspect of sound. The focus should be on the sound and not on the spelling. You may select more words according to the level of your learners.
Sit in a circle and listen to the words read aloud by your teacher. Give five rhyming words for each word as indicated.
गोल घेरा बनाकर बैठिए और शिक्षक द्वारा पढ़े गए शब्दों को सुनिए। दिए गए प्रत्येक शब्द के लिए पाँच तुकांत शब्द लिखिए।
| Word | Five rhyming words — model answers |
|---|---|
| Ship | chip, trip, lip, slip, flip |
| Tree | free, see, bee, three, sea |
| Bow | show, glow, flow, snow, low |
| Rain | train, pain, gain, chain, brain |
| Sun | fun, run, bun, done, one |
| Sea | me, be, tree, free, see |
| Sail | mail, tail, rail, fail, nail |
| And | band, hand, land, sand, stand |
| Sky | fly, cry, try, high, dry |
| Far | car, star, bar, jar, scar |
Recite the poem given below in three ways:
- In a happy voice
- In an angry voice
- In a surprised voice
1. Colours
Red, yellow and blue.
Green, purple and black,
I have some too
I need the red
and you need the black.
If we share our crayons,
we have a full pack!
– Santoor, Grade 3
2. Aachoo!
Got a mighty cold.
It went to buy a handkerchief,
Where handkerchiefs were sold.
“A hanky for an elephant?”
The sales girl was surprised,
“Sorry sir but we don’t have
A handkerchief that size.”
“AACHOO!” said the elephant.
And shook its mighty head,
“Forget about the handkerchief
Give me a sheet instead.”
– Santoor, Grade 3
Note to the Teacher: You may recite another poem in ‘different’ voices to demonstrate different emotions. Ask learners about feelings that the person reciting the poem is trying to convey. Draw their attention towards gestures and expressions. Learners may recite the poems individually or in pairs.
A. My Travel Experience
The poem The Rainbow mentions boats and ships and their journey across the water bodies. You too may have travelled to different places. Share your experience of travelling to any one place with your class.
Write a short paragraph of 80–100 words about your journey to a place you visited recently.
- Time of journey and destination
- Purpose of travel
- Whom you travelled with
- Things you liked or disliked during your travel
- Local dishes and snacks
- Monument, landmark or scenery
Note to the Teacher: Focus should be on the experience of travelling and not on the place visited by the learners. Learners may share experiences of travelling to meet their relatives. Revisit the rules of past tense before assigning this activity. Facilitators are also encouraged to share their travelling experiences with the learners.
B. Word + Friend word = New word
A word joins a ‘friend word’ to make new words, as shown below. Complete the table.
एक शब्द अपने ‘friend word’ के साथ जुड़कर नया शब्द बनाता है। नीचे दिए उदाहरण के अनुसार तालिका पूरी कीजिए।
| Word | Friend word | New word |
|---|---|---|
| rain | bow | rainbow |
| tea | ||
| wrist | ||
| arm | ||
| earth | ||
| table | ||
| note | ||
| tooth |
C. Nouns and verbs
The following words are both nouns and verbs. Create two sentences for each word, once as a noun and then as a verb and write them in your notebook.
निम्नलिखित शब्द संज्ञा और क्रिया दोनों हैं। प्रत्येक शब्द के दो वाक्य बनाइए—एक में संज्ञा के रूप में और दूसरे में क्रिया के रूप में—और उन्हें अपनी नोटबुक में लिखिए।
1. cut 2. bat 3. picture 4. cry 5. filter 6. dance 7. plant 8. paint 9. fly 10. face
Read the following sentences.
a) I have seen a bridge made of roots in Meghalaya.
In the above sentence, the word ‘bridge’ is a noun.
b) Some planks of woods were used to bridge the stream.
In the above sentence, the word ‘bridge’ is a verb.
Note to the Teacher: Create sentences using the above words and share them with learners. Encourage learners to work in pairs or small groups and share their sentences with their peers.
D. Opposites beginning with ‘S’
Write the opposites of the following words in the space provided. All your answers must begin with an ‘S’.
| Word | Answer |
|---|---|
| large × s | small |
| weak × s | strong |
| fast × s | slow |
| rough × s | smooth |
| dull × s | shiny |
| curved × s | straight |
| finish × s | start |
| addition × s | subtraction |
| complicated × s | simple |
| mild × s | strong |
| blunt × s | sharp |
Now, make sentences using the words that you have written in the blanks. Write them in your notebook.
2. In small groups, choose a letter of the English alphabet and create an exercise similar to the one above.
Note to the Teacher: Learners may require support with vocabulary, which can be provided during the activity. A dictionary may be brought to the class for reference.
E. VIBGYOR — The colours of the rainbow
VIBGYOR is an easy way to remember the seven colours of the rainbow in order.
F. Colours and names in your mother tongue
The following items, generally found in kitchens, add colour and taste to the food. What colours are they? Write them in the column. What do you call them in your mother tongue?
| Item | Colour — model | Name in mother tongue — example (Hindi) |
|---|---|---|
| clove | ||
| cinnamon | ||
| dry chilli | ||
| garlic | ||
| curry leaves | ||
| peppercorns | ||
| fennel seeds | ||
| cumin seeds | ||
| mustard seeds |
When sunlight passes through rain droplets, it splits into these seven beautiful colours forming a rainbow in the sky.
जब सूर्य का प्रकाश वर्षा की बूँदों से होकर गुजरता है, तो वह सात सुंदर रंगों में विभाजित हो जाता है और आकाश में इंद्रधनुष बनता है।
G. Welcome to the land of flowerpots!
Design and colour a Flowerpot Friend!
Colour combinations
Do you know these colour combinations? Colour within the outline and write the name of the new colour.
| # | Combination | Model answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | red + blue | purple |
| 2 | yellow + blue | green |
| 3 | red + yellow | orange |
| 4 | red + white | pink |
| 5 | red + black | maroon |
| 6 | red + yellow + blue | brown |
A. Boats Project
Make a list of different types of boats. Collect pictures and information about the listed types of boats. Make a presentation to depict the differences among them.
B. Human-made and Natural
Split the class into two groups. One group can talk about human-made things like ships and bridges. While the other discusses natural things like clouds and rainbows. Let them share their thoughts!
🌈 Did You Know?
Isaac Newton created a spinning disc painted with the seven colours of the rainbow to show that white light is actually made of many colours! When the disc spins very fast, your eyes see white instead of all the colours.
English
The Rainbow is a poem that compares beautiful natural sights with things made or used by people. The rainbow is presented as the most beautiful because it seems to connect earth and sky.
हिंदी
‘The Rainbow’ एक कविता है जिसमें प्रकृति के सुंदर दृश्यों की तुलना मनुष्य द्वारा बनाई या उपयोग की जाने वाली वस्तुओं से की गई है। इंद्रधनुष को सबसे सुंदर बताया गया है क्योंकि वह धरती और आकाश को जोड़ता हुआ दिखाई देता है।
English Summary
The poem describes boats on rivers, ships on seas and bridges on rivers. Yet the poet finds clouds and especially the rainbow much prettier. The rainbow appears to bridge heaven, rise above the trees and make a road from earth to sky. The lesson also develops rhyming sounds, vocabulary, word formation, nouns and verbs, opposites, colours, speaking, writing, drawing and exploration.
हिंदी सारांश
कविता में नदियों पर चलती नावों, समुद्रों पर चलते जहाज़ों और नदियों पर बने पुलों का वर्णन है। फिर भी कवयित्री को बादल और विशेष रूप से इंद्रधनुष अधिक सुंदर लगता है। इंद्रधनुष आकाश को जोड़ता, पेड़ों के ऊपर दिखाई देता और धरती से आकाश तक सड़क जैसा बनता प्रतीत होता है। पाठ में तुक, शब्द-निर्माण, संज्ञा-क्रिया, विलोम, रंग, बोलना, लिखना, चित्र बनाना और खोज जैसी गतिविधियाँ भी हैं।
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