English : Term 1 Unit 3 : Families
UNIT 3
Families
I love my family.
My family loves me.
Family vacation packages
Let us sing
What do you see in this picture? Tell your friend.
In a nest,
On a branch,
Or under a tree,
There are many places
That animals can be.
Under a wing,
Or in a hole
In the ground
There are many places
Where animals are found
Note to the teacher: Introduce the idea of a family and the way they live together.
Let us learn
I am Nila.
I live in Salem.
I call my father Appa.
I call my mother Amma.
My sister’s name is Meenu.
This is my friend Mary.
She lives with her mother.
Her mother takes care of her.
This is my friend Abdul.
He has a brother.
His mother is a pilot.
His father is a chef.
Abdul, Sam, Mary and I play together.
We are friends.
We have fun together.
Our friends and family make us happy.
Note to the teacher: Encourage children to point out the various members of the family as you call them out. Make them follow the text and ask questions “Is it a big family?” and so on.
Let us sing
Families
Families are different.
How many are there in a family?
Two or four,
Five or six or more?
I have a family
You have a family
We all have families
But families can be different.
Listen and repeat
My family helps me.
My family loves me.
My family takes care of me.
My family keeps me safe
Circle time – Let us talk: Encourage children to talk about their family andwhat they do together at home. In conversation, introduce the vocabulary for relationships: mother, father, grandpa etc., and ask their names.
Let us understand
1. Write T for True / F for False in the box.
Nila’s grandpa reads the newspaper. T
Abdul’s father is a pilot. F (Father is a chef, Mother is a pilot)
2. Match the following.
Mary‛s family : small family
Abdul‛s family : big family
Nila‛s family : two members
Answer:
Mary‛s family : two members
Abdul‛s family : small family
Nila‛s family : big family
3. Listen, Think and Say.
1. Who wipes the window?
Nila’s father
2. Who plays on the swing?
Abdul’s brother
3. Whose father is a chef?
Abdul’s father
4. Whose family is a big family?
Nila‛s family
5. How many people are there in Mary‛s family?
Two members
Let us do
Word wall activity
Display the flashcards with pictures of family members.
Make children look at them.
Remove them.
Encourage children to recall the names of the picture.
Alphabet Story
A Happy Jungle
Note to the teacher: Teach the ABC song using QR code and sing it with them. Read out the story. Emphasize on the letters of the alphabet.
Let us write
Trace the letters.
Let us do
Word wall activity
Display the words given in the word wall on the board.
Practise the words by asking as many questions as possible.
Eg: “Is this your pen?”
Practise all the words similarly.
Note to the teacher: Discuss the use of magic words like thank you and sorry. Encouragechildren to talk about the pictures and the use of magic words in this context.
Think Zone – What comes next? Fill in the box.
Let us sing
What are they doing?
Hop a little, jump a little
one, two, three.
Run a little, skip a little
tap one knee.
Bend a little, stretch a little
nod your head.
Yawn a little, sleep a little
in your bed.
Let us do together
What can they do? Discuss with your friend and colour the boxes.
Let us say
Say aloud
Shake your hand a a a
Shake your leg e e e
Shake your hips i i i
Shake your body o o o
Shake your thumb u u u
Listen to the sound and repeat.
e o k g f m r
Ben has a hen.
Ben fed a hen.
Ben fed a red hen.
Ben fed ten red hens.
Listen and say
Note to the teacher: Show the flashcards of the letters. Say the sound of each letter aloud and get children to repeat it. Say the sounds as follows: e /e/ o /D / k /k/ g /g/ f /f/ m /m/ r /r/.
Blend and say aloud
Say aloud
a pot
a hot pot
a hot pot on the cot
Let us practise
Let us do
Word wall activity
Roll and Read
Divide the class into groups.
Select the leader for each group.
Ask the leader to roll the dice to get a number from 1 to 6
The children in the group read out the words for the number given in the word wall.
Let us learn
Circle Time – Let us play
Divide the class into two groups.
Distribute the picture cards of young ones to one group and the picture cards of mothers to the other group.
Allow the young ones to find their mothers.
Let us sing
This is the way
We dig the ground,
dig the ground, dig the ground
This is the way
We dig the ground
Early in the morning.
I. Who digs the ground?
Roosters
ii. Who plants the seeds?
Hen and Roosters
iii. Who waters the plants?
Hen and Roosters
iv. What did they see?
Small plants
Note to the teacher: Encourage children to say this rhyme with the following phrases such as, dig the ground, plant the seeds, water the plants to the tune of “This is the way we…”
Let us understand
1. Tick the correct young ones.
2. Choose the correct word from the box and write.
3. Write the animals or the young ones that you see around.
Cat – kitten
Dog – pup
Donkey – colt, foal
Duck – duckling
Ant – antling
Rat – pup, pinkie, kitten
Frog – tadpole
Pig – piglet, shoat, farrow
Sheep – lamb
Squirrel – pup, kit
I can do
I. Read and tick the word
II. Match the picture with the action word.
III. Recite any one of the poems from the lesson.
IV. Write the missing letters.
Tiger, Upapa , wolf, fox, yak, zebra
V. Tick Yes / No.
1. I have a grandmother. – Yes ✔ No
2. I have two brothers. – Yes No ✔
3. My family is a big family.- Yes ✔ No
4. I play with my friends. – Yes ✔ No
VI. Listen and answer.
I. Who digs the ground?
Roosters
ii. Who plants the seeds?
Hen and Roosters
iii. Who waters the plants?
Hen and Roosters
iv. What did they see?
Small plants
VII. Read aloud.
a hen
a red hen
a red hen and her ten eggs
a pen
a blue pen
a blue pen on the bed
Learning outcomes
Now I can…
Note to the teacher: Ask children to colour the apple when they achieve the learning outcome.