Q1: Have you seen a rainbow? Ans: Yes, I have seen a rainbow.
Q2: When did you see it? Ans: I saw it after rain.
Q3: Where did you see it? Ans: I saw it in the sky.
Q4: What is the colour of the sky during sunrise and sunset? Ans: The colour of the sky is red during sunrise and sunset.Let us do
Q1: Go outside and look at the sky. Do you see the clouds? What shapes do you see in the clouds? Draw what you see in the clouds. Ans: We see different shapes of clouds at different times. See the clouds and draw them yourself.
Q2: Watch the sky at sunrise, sunset and at night. Share your experience with the class. Ans: The sun appears red during sunrise and sunset. At night, the sky generally appears dark. On moonlit night, the sky appears white like silver.Let us write Page No. 118
A: Write about yourself. My name is ______________________________ I am ___________________________ years old. I study in ______________________________________ school. My favourite colour is _________________________ I like _____________________________________________ Ans: Do it yourself.
Q1: (a) What do you wear in summer? Ans: I wear light colour and cotton clothes in the summer season.
(b) What do you wear in winter? Ans: I wear warm woollen clothes in the winter season.
(c) Which season do you like most? Why? Ans: I like winter season because I can wear different kinds of woollen clothes.Page No. 108
Q2: Look at the pictures and tell the story in your own words.
Ans: 1: It was raining, and a girl was playing in a puddle with an umbrella in her hand. 2: Suddenly, a crow swooped down and snatched the umbrella from her. 3: The crow then hung the umbrella upside down on a tree branch. 4: After that the crow placed its babies inside it.Let us read Page No. 109
Summar Brinda and her family are visiting Hyderabad. Brinda’s grandparents live there. It is hot in Hyderabad. She is wearing a cotton frock. What are Brinda’s mother, father, grandfather, grandmother and brother wearing? Ans: Brinda’s mother, father, grandfather, grandmother and brother are wearing cotton clothes. Q: Winter Prithvi has gone to Shimla. It is cold there.
Q1: What is Prithvi wearing? Ans: Prithvi is wearing woollen clothes.
Q2: What things do you see in the picture? Ans: ‘ We can see snow everywhere. Trees are blanketed in snow, and the roofs of the houses are also covered. Prithvi is playing in the snow with his parents, throwing snowballs at his father, who playfully returns the gesture.
Q: Monsoon Circle the words you see In the picture.
Ans:Let us speak Page No. 111
A: Look at the pictures. Say the names of the clothes we wear. Ans: Do it yourself.Let us do Page No. 112
A. Paper Hat Look at the pictures and make a paper hat. Put on your hat and have fun! Ans: Do it yourself.Let us write
Write down the words that come to your mind when you say summer, winter or monsoon. A few words have been written for you.
Answer the QuestionsPage No. 99Q1: Where do you sit when you have lunch at school? Ans: I sit in the canteen when I have lunch at school.
Q2: How do you share your food with your friends? Ans: In school, I have lunch with my friends and offer them my food.
Q3: When you were hungry, did anyone share food with you? Ans: Yes, one day I forgot to bring my lunch to school. At lunch time when I was hungry, my classmates shared their lunch with me.
Let us readPage No. 100A: Think of words for the pictures and read aloud. Ans: Vegetables, fruits, beehives, bees, cowherds/farmers, buffaloes, cows.
Let us speakPage No. 101
Q1: Name the food items you see in the picture. Ans: The food items in the picture are Idli with chutney, soup, samosa, chole bhature, dosa, paratha, sweets (gujiya and laddoo), dal chawal/rice with curry, cupcakes, dumplings/momos, jalebi, roti, poori sabzi, and chilla with chutney.
Q2: Which is your favourite sweet? Ans: Burfi is my favourite sweet.
Q3: Who cooks food at home? Ans: My mother cooks food at my home.
Q4: Do you pick up your plate after a meal? Ans: Yes, I pick up my plate after a meal.
Let us doPage No. 102B: Match the food item to its shape
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Let us drawQ1: Say the names of the special dishes you eat at home. Draw and colour them. See what others have drawn. Ans: Draw pictures of different dishes and colour them yourself.
Let us speakPage No. 103Fun with Word A: Listen to the following words that your teacher will read out. Notice that they have only one syllable. Say the word and clap once.
Ans: Do it yourself.
B: Now ay these words. These words have two syllables. Say each word aloud and clap for every syllable of the word. (See the words in the textbook)
Ans: Do it yourself.
Q2: Match the following images to the sentences.
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Riddles
Q1: I am a fruit. My name is my colour. Who am I? Ans: Orange.
Q2: I am hard and brown on the outside. Soft and white inside. Who am I? Ans: coconut.
Q1: What do you see in this picture? Ans: In this picture, we see fruits and vegetables.
Q2: Say the names of the fruits and vegetables that you see. Ans:Fruits: Banana, mango, watermelon, lemon, apple, pear, pineapple, pomegranate, cherry, grapes, and orange. Vegetables: Radish, cauliflower, turnip, capsicum, Potato, tomato, carrot, chillies, brinjal, gourd, pumpkin, ginger, peas, corn and lady finger.
Q3: How many fruits are there in the picture? Ans: In the picture, there are 11 varieties of fruits.
Q4: Can you name the fruits that are red in colour? Ans: Fruits that are red in colour are pomegranate, apple and cherry.
Q5: How many vegetables are there in the picture? Ans: There are 15 varieties of vegetables in the picture.
Q6: Can you name the green vegetables? Ans: Green vegetables: Gourd, capsicum, chillies, peas and lady finger.
Q7: Which fruits and vegetables do you like the most? Ans: I like banana, mango, pomegranate and grapes in fruits and cauliflower, potato and peas in vegetables the most.
Q8: Why do we eat fruits and vegetables? Ans: We eat fruits and vegetables to keep ourselves physically and mentally healthy. They contain vitamins and minerals which are good far to our health.
Let us speakPage No. 87Q1: With whom does the tree share its fruits? Ans: The tree shares its fruits with the traveller, the bird, the squirrel, the rabbit, the reader and the writer.
Q2: What do you share with your brother, sister or friends? Ans: We share our toys, food, notebooks, pens, etc. with our brother, sister or friends.
Q3: Circle the words: ‘for’ and ‘on’ in the poem. Ans: Read the poem line after line and circle the words ‘for’ and ‘on’ wherever you find them.
Let us doPage No. 87Bring one fruit to the class. Wash it well. Your teacher will cut the fruits. Your teacher will help you prepare a fruit chaat. Sit in a circle and enjoy eating it together.
Ans: Follow your teacher’s instructions properly while preparing the fruit chaat.
Let us readPage No. 88A Visit to the market
Ans: Read the story
Let us speakPage No. 91
Q1: Is there a market near your house? Ans: Yes, there is a market near my house.
Q2: Do you go to the market? Ans: Yes, I go to the market.
Q3: With whom do you go? Ans: I go to the market with my parents.
Q4: What do you like best about the market? Ans: I see varieties of things in the market and learn their names.
Let us read. A: Read these aloud
Ans: Read the names of different fruits and vegetables aloud.
B: Think of words for the pictures and read aloud. We had a good dinner.
Ans: Today, my father took me to the market. I saw many fruits and vegetables there. I liked the oranges. My father bought me an orange. We bought potatoes and onions. We had a good dinner.
Let us drawPage No. 94A: Draw and colour the fruits and vegetables you like. Discuss with your friends- Why do you like these fruits and vegetables?
Ans: Do it yourself.
Let us writePage No. 94Write the words in the space below.
Ans: Write the pairs of words correctly.
B: Fill in the blanks. Two have been done for you.
Let us doPage No. 76Colour the farm and name the animals in the farm. Use this help box.
Ans: Colour the farm yourself.
Let us speakPage No. 81A: Do you know that some animals live in the jungle? Look at the pictures and say the names.
Ans: Say the names yourself. The animal like tiger, lion, elephant are called wild animals. The animals that depend on humans for their shelter and food like cat, dog, cow, pig etc. are called domestic animals.
B: Say the word ‘rat’. Say it again. Notice that the last sound of the word ‘rat’ is ‘t’. Now say the words given below. What is the last sound that you hear in each word given above? Ans: The last sound in the word ‘cap’ is ‘p’, in ‘jam’ is ‘m’, in ‘pen’ is ‘n’ and in ‘bell’ is ‘l’.
C: Talking the pairs. Child 1: What is the colour of a parrot? Child 2: A parrot is ___________________________ Child 1: What is the colour of a crow? Child 2: A crow is ___________________________ Child 1: What is the colour of a rat? Child 2: A rat is ___________________________ Child 1: What is the colour of a peacock? Child 2: Oh! It has many colours.
Ans: Child 1: What is the colour of a parrot? Child 2: A parrot is green. Child 1: What is the colour of a crow? Child 2: A crow is black. Child 1: What is the colour of a rat? Child 2: A rat is grey. Child 1: What is the colour of a peacock? Child 2: Oh! It has many colours.
Fun timePage No. 83Can you see the elephants? Where can you see them?
Ans: In the picture, we can see elephants outside the window, a bag, pillow-cover, bed sheet, clock and a flowerpot and a picture frame
Let us speak. Page No. 57A: Answer the following questions. Q1: Do you have a cap? What is its colour? Ans: yes, red.
Q2: Why do you think the monkeys threw the caps in the basket? Ans: The monkeys copied the man. When he threw his cap, they did the same.
B: What is the first sound of the words in each row? Ans: The first letter sound is of the words C.
Ans: The first letter sound is of the word M.
Ans: The first letter sound is of the word B.
Let us writePage No. 57 to 62A: Circle the words that start with the same sound in each row.
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B: Write the numbers (1-4) next to the pictures according to the story.
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C: Let’s colour and write.
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D: Cats, rats, ants and more! Write their names.
Ans: Trace on their names.
Let us sing
Page No. 63ButterflesButterfles, butterfles, Up, up, up. Butterfles, butterfles, Down, down, down. Butterfles, butterfles, In, in, in. Butterfles, butterfles, Out, out, out.
Would you like to replace butterflies with anything else? Try. Ans: Sing the poem aloud.
Let us speakPage No. 64 & 65
A: Answer the questions. Teacher: Look up! What do you see on the tree? Child: I see _____________ on the tree. Teacher: Look down! What do you see on the ground? Child: I see ____________________ on the ground. Teacher: Look up! What do you see in the sky? Child: I see _____________ in the sky.
Ans: Teacher: Look up! What do you see on the tree? Child: I see a monkey, a kite, a beehive, two birds, a nest, bees, and mangoes on the tree. Teacher: Look down! What do you see on the ground? Child: I see a rabbit, a squirrel, a stream, a cow and a house on the ground. Teacher: Look up! What do you see in the sky? Child: I see two birds and an aeroplane are in the sky.
B. Say and Clap Say aloud each line of both the poems, clapping for every word. For example
Ans: Read aloud and clap after every word.
Let us writePage No. 66 & 67A: Encircle the words that have ‘p’ in them.
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B: Encircle the matching letters in each row.
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C: Match the words with the same initial syllable.
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Let us speakPage No. 76Listen and Repeat Some words have two syllables. Notice the words below:
Ans: Read the words aloud.
Let us ReadPage No. 68
Ans: Read the poem aloud.
Read the mouse reach its house
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Let us listenPage No. 71A: Close your eyes and listen to the words said by your teacher.
Q1: What is the first sound in each of these words? Ans: The first sound in ‘cat’ is C, in ‘bať’ is B, in ‘fat’ is F, in ‘sat’ is S, in ‘mat’ is M and in ‘hat ‘is H.
Q2: What is common in all these words? Ans: All these words have last two letters ‘at’.
B: Let us make words by adding one letter to ‘at’ as shown. The first has been done for you.
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C: Listen and do the actions that your teacher says:
Catch the ball.
Throw the ball.
Hide under a table.
Open your pencil box or bag.
Close your pencil box or bag.
Say hurray!!
Ans: Do the action given for each situation.
D: Now listen to the following words. Do you know what they mean? Ask your teacher.
Ans: Catch – hold something with hand. Throw – move something away in the air from your hand. Hide – keep something at a place where no one can see it. Open – not surrounded by anything. Say – speak something to somebody by using words. Close – put something into a position so that it covers an opening.
Let us doPage No. 72What shall we make? A cat and a rat? Look at the mask of a cat from the last page of your book.
Now, think about the steps for making a mask of a rat. Tell your friends how to make a mask of a rat. Are your masks ready? Enact the story.
Ans: Follow the instructions to make a cat.
Let us doPage No. 74A: Help these animals find their homes
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B: Ask anyone in your family to tell you a story about animals. Try to share the story in English in the class. Listen to the stories shared by your friends in class. Ans: Do it yourself.
C: In small groups, choose any story that you heard or shared in the class. Draw pictures for the story. Present the story in class. Ans: Do it yourself.
Page No. 47Picture Time Q1: What do you see in this picture? Ans: There are trees and animals in this picture.
Q2: Can you name these animals? Ans: The names of these animals are lion, fox, deer, monkey, and jackal.
Q3: Do you know the names of each animal in English? Ans: Lion, fox, tiger, donkeys, deer, jackal, monkey & snakes, owl, hen.
Q4: Where have you seen them? Ans: I have seen them in the forest.
Q5: Are there any birds in the picture? Ans: Yes, there are some birds also in the picture.
Q6: Can you name them? Ans: The birds depicted in the picture are cock and chicken.
Q7: Can you see the snakes? How many are there? Ans: Yes, there are two snakes in the picture.
Q8: What is the monkey doing? Ans: The monkey is hanging on a trunk of the tree.
Let us sing
Page No. 48Fun with Numbers Ans: Read aloud the poem.
Let us speak
Page No. 49Q1: Have you seen a fish? Ans: Yes, I have seen a fish.
Q2: Where did you see it? Ans: I saw it in a river.
Q3: What was its colour? Ans: Its colour was white.
Let us drawJoin the letters in the correct alphabetical order to complete the picture and then colour it. Ans: Join the letter and colour the picture yourself.
Let us singPage No. 50 & 51 Five Little MonkeysFive little monkeys jumping on a tree, One fell down and bumped his knee. Ah! Ah! Ah!
Four little monkeys jumping on a tree, One fell down and bumped his knee. Ah! Ah! Ah!
Three little monkeys jumping on a tree, One fell down and bumped his knee. Ah! Ah! Ah! Two little monkeys jumping on a tree, One fell down and bumped his knee. Ah! Ah! Ah!
One little monkey jumping on a tree, One fell down and bumped his knee. Ah! Ah! Ah!
Now, no more monkeys jumping on a tree, Each of them is holding his knee!
Ans: Read the poem aloud.
Let us DoPage No. 52 & 53Q1: Circle the word ‘little’ in the poem wherever you find it. Ans: Circle the word ‘little’ five times in the five stanzas of the poem.
Q2: Notice the rhyming words- five-alive, tree-knee in the two songs you have read. Make rhyming words for Ten by using letters from the help box.
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Q3: Do you know any other number rhyme? Ask your parents or elders at home. It could be in any language. Share it in class. Ans: Five – Live, Hive Nine – Fine, Line Six – Fix, Mix
Page No. 16A. Match the pictures with the sentences.
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Let us write
Page No. 17A. Write these letters Sing the A B C song again.
Ans: Trace on the dotted letters and sing the ABC song.
Let us speak
Page No. 18 & 19Letter sounds
Ans: Read aloud the given words.
A: Say aloud each letter. Then encircle the picture which begins with the same letter sound.
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Let us Sing
Page No. 20Hope 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. Ans: Sing yourself.
Picture TalkPage No. 22 & 23
Q1: How many children are there in the picture? Ans: There are 28 children in the picture.
Q2: What games are they playing? Ans: Children are swinging on a swing set, rowing boats, playing hopscotch game and skipping.
Q3: Which is your favourite game? Ans: There are so many games i.e. indoor and outdoor. But I like to play volleyball.
Q4: Some children in the picture are not playing games. What are they doing? Ans: They are watching games played by other children and enjoying them.
Match the actions with the pictures.
Page No. 24 & 25
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Let us play
Page No. 26Hopscotch Your teacher will help you draw the picture on the floor. You have to take turns to jump and hop. Jump with one foot in each box. Start with 1. Go till you reach number 7. Then turn around and come back. If you put your foot outside the box, then you are out!
When you were playing one round A: Did you jump? Ans: Yes
B: Did you hop? Ans: Yes
C: Did you have fun? Ans: Yes
D: Did you count the numbers while playing? Ans: YesLet us write Page No. 27 & 28
A: Look at the picture and fill in the words from the boxes.
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B: Write the missing letter to complete each word.
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Let us Speak
Page No. 29 & 30Letter sounds
Ans: Recite the letter sounds yourself.
A: Notice the initial sounds of the words in each row. Find the odd one out.
Ans: Play Time Q1: Can you do this? A: Without using your hands turn the pages of your book one by one. Ans: No.
B: Sit with your partner. Look at each other’s eyes and see who blinks first. Ans: Do it with your partner.
Let us write
Page No. 31A: Write these letters sing the ABC song again.
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Let us Speak
Page No 32 & 33Letter Sound
Ans: Recite the letter sounds yourself.
A: Say the words aloud. Circle the picture with different starting sound. The first one is done for you.
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Play time B: Hold this page in front of a mirror. Do they look the same in the mirror?
Ans: No, all letters don’t look the same in the mirror.
Picture Talk
Page No. 34 & 35
Q1: Who are there in this family? Ans: This is a joint family. There are grandfather, grandmother, mother, father, uncle, aunt, eleven children, a cow, and a pet dog.
Q2: What are they doing? Ans: A man is making a rangoli, a girl is helping him, and a child is watching. Grandfather is coming. A boy and a girl are playing with a top. A woman is combing a girl’s hair. Grandmother is bathing a child. A girl is tying a vandanvar and a boy is holding the ladder. A lady and a child are feeding the cow. A man and a girl are washing a scooter.
Q3: How do you help your family? Ans: I help my family by doing household chores.
Q4: What did you like the most in this picture? Ans: I liked the love and affection of the family.
Let us speak
Page No. 39Q1: Who is there in your family? Ans: Eg- Father, Mother, siblings.
Q2: How do you help each other? Ans: E.g.- In all the works.
Q3: What are the names of your grandparents (both paternal and maternal)? Ans: Students have to add the names of their families.
Q4: Which bird do you see around your house? Ans: Around my house, I see Peacocks, sparrows, pigeons, and crows.
Q5: If you were the baby sparrow, where would you go flying? Ans: sky.
Q6: What do you think the baby sparrows saw from the sky? Ans: Beautiful world.
Q7: What do you call the following members in your mother tongue?
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Let us draw
Page No. 40A: Draw a picture of your family in the box given. You may include any interesting thing about your family like pets, your plants, trees in your garden, or any other thing.
Ans: Do it yourself.
Let us doPage No. 41 & 42The word ‘father’ begins with ‘f sound. Read the following words that begin with ‘f sound. ‘The word ‘mother’ begins with ‘m’ sound. Read the following words that begin with ‘m’ sound.
Ans: Students read and practice.
A: Read the words in the box. Tick the words that begin with f. Circle the words that begin with m.
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B: Write the words.
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Picture Talk
Page No 43Look at the picture of a bathroom. Label the things in it.
Ans: Q1: What things do you see in the picture? Ans: In the picture, I can see a shower, towel, mirror, tap, toothbrush and toothpaste, wash basin, wiper, bucket, soap, mug, tub, stool, and slippers.
Q2: Do you remember to close the tap when you are not using it? Ans: Yes, I remember to close the tap when I am not using it.
Q3: Why should we do so? Ans: We should do so because water is very precious and we should save it.
Letter Sound
Page No. 44
Ans: Recite the letter sounds yourself.
Let us Think
Page No. 46 A. You all know the alphabet song. Let us sing it while reading the letters.
Ans: Sing it with your classmates.
B: Sing it, loudly for the capital letters and softly for the small letters.
A. Repeat after the teacher Teacher: I clap with my hands. Children: I … I tap with my feet. I look with my eyes. I walk with my legs. Ans: Read aloud with teacher.
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B. Talk in pairs Ask your partner questions such as the ones below. Nitin: What is this? Neha: This is my nose. Neha: What are these? Nitin: These are my shoulders. Nitin: What is this? Neha: This is my mouth. Neha: What are these? Nitin: These are my ears. Nitin: What is this? Neha: This is my mouth. Neha: What are these? Nitin: These are my hands. Nitin: What are these? Neha: These are my legs. Ans: Read in pairs.
Page No. 6
Match the parts of the body with their pictures.
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Let us read
Page No. 7
Look at the pictures. Read the word, then read the sentence.
Ans: Read the words and sentences.
Let us do
Page No. 8
My Hand Place one palm in the centre of the box given below. With your other hand, outline. Decorate the hand with colours. coloured paper bits. bindis or anything else. Now compare your drawing with your friend’s drawing. Ans: Let us do
Page No. 9
Washing Hands
Ans: This is an activity for students.
Let us sing
Page No. 10
Alphabet song
Ans: Sing the Alphabet song yourself from the textbook.
Let us write
A. Write the letters.
Ans: Trace on the dotted letters.
Let us sing
Page No. 11
A. Sing the alphabet (phonics) song for these letters before you start reading the words. You may sing it in this way: Ans: Sing aloud.
Let us speak
Page No. 13-14
Letter Sounds
Notice the initial sounds of the words in each row. Find the odd one out. Ans: Initial Sounds:
