Clouds, Chapter -1, Class 3, SEBA New Book (Blossom),
Lesson 1: Clouds
Q: Look at the picture and talk about it:
A: I can see four children outdoors in a grassy area with flowers. Two boys are sitting on rocks, and one girl is sitting on a rock reading a book. Another girl is standing. There is also a white rabbit and two yellow birds flying near a banana tree.
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Q: Let’s recite the poem: Clouds
A: (This is a recitation activity.)
Clouds
White sheep, white sheep,
On a blue hill,
When the wind stops,
You all stand still.
When the wind blows,
You walk away slow.
White sheep, white sheep,
Where do you go?
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1. Let’s practise saying these rhyming words from the poem:
Q: Now, find words from the poem that rhyme with the following words:
* right (line 1)
A: white
* clue (line 2)
A: blue
* fall (line 4)
A: all (or still)
2. a) Let’s say the words:
(This is a speaking activity.)
2. b) Let’s make new words by adding a letter to the given word:
Q: Now, make new words and write in the boxes:
* (b) + rush
A: brush
* (t) + hat
A: that
* (w) + hen
A: when
* (w) + here
A: where
* (w) + heat
A: wheat
* (b) + ridge
A: bridge
* (s) + low
A: slow
* (b) + lue
A: blue
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3. Let’s check how much we have understood:
Q: i) What is the colour of the sheep in the poem?
A: The colour of the sheep in the poem is white.
Q: ii) What happens when the wind blows?
A: When the wind blows, the white sheep (clouds) walk away slow.
Q: iii) What happens when the wind stands still?
A: When the wind stops (stands still), the white sheep (clouds) all stand still.
Q: iv) Where are the white sheep?
A: The white sheep are on a blue hill (which represents the sky).
4. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences:
Q: i) The white sheep stand still when the wind ________. (blows/stops)
A: The white sheep stand still when the wind stops.
Q: ii) The colour of the hill is ________. (white/blue)
A: The colour of the hill is blue.
Q: iii) The white sheep walk slow when the wind ________. (blows/stops)
A: The white sheep walk slow when the wind blows.
Q: iv) Colour the correct circle: The poem is about-
a) hill
b) clouds
d) sheep
A: b) clouds
5. Read the words given in the frame. Now, arrange the words according to their sounds in the columns given below:
A:
* cr – crow, crack, cricket
* gr – grab, grain
* br – bread, brick, brush
* fr – fridge, frog, fruit, friend
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6. Look at the picture of a rainy day. Say what you can see in the picture:
A: (Sample sentences)
* I can see children playing in the rain.
* There are two children holding colorful umbrellas.
* I can see two boys floating paper boats in a puddle.
* There are two ducks standing near a tree.
7. Look at the pictures and write down what you see:
A: (Sample sentences)
* I see a white sheep.
* I see a black goat.
* I see a brown duck.
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8. Look at the pictures and read what is written below each of them:
(This is a reading activity showing singular and plural: an umbrella / umbrellas, a cloud / clouds.)
9. Listen to and follow the instructions:
(This is an action activity: Make a happy face, sad face, etc.)
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10. Match each cloud with its shadow:
A:
* The top, puffier cloud matches the bottom shadow.
* The bottom, flatter cloud matches the top shadow.
11. Let’s read the sentences… Now, look at the given picture and frame sentences as shown above:
A: (Based on the picture of five red roses)
* I see five roses.
* I see five red roses.
* I see five red roses in the picture.
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12. Paste cotton on the sheep, the clouds and the swan. Colour the birds, the hills and the grass:
(This is a craft and coloring activity.)
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13. Look at the pictures given below:
a) Now, choose your favourite picture. Put a tick in the circle on the picture.
(This is a personal choice activity.)
b) Talk with your friend about the picture she/he likes and the reason for liking it.
(This is a speaking activity.)
c) Think and say about the time of the year shown in each picture.
A: The picture shows a person harvesting rice, which usually happens in the autumn season.
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14. a) Let’s read:
(This is a reading activity about Bohag Bihu and the ‘kopou phool’.) [cite: 99-106]
14. b) Let’s check how much we have understood: Fill in the blanks:
Q: i) ________ is celebrated in Assam.
[cite_start]A: Bohag Bihu is celebrated in Assam.
Q: ii) Barasha saw a ________ orchid.
A: Barasha saw a foxtail orchid.
Q: iii) Bohag Bihu is celebrated in the ________ season.
A: Bohag Bihu is celebrated in the spring season.
Q: iv) Nature looks ________ and ________ in spring.
A: Nature looks beautiful and fresh in spring.
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15. a) Let’s read:
(This is a reading activity about describing words: ‘hot’, ‘beautiful’, ‘pretty’.)
15. b) Now, write down more sentences using the words hot, beautiful and pretty:
A: (Sample sentences)
* i) Hot: The soup is too hot to eat.
* ii) Beautiful: She has a beautiful voice.
* iii) Pretty: That is a pretty dress.
16. Say as fast as you can:
(This is a speaking activity/tongue twister.)
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17. Let’s say the words:
(This is a speaking activity for ‘Tr’ and ‘Spr’ sounds.)
18. a) Look at the pictures. Each one is a picture of a particular season:
(This is an observation activity.)
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18. b) Read and match column A with column B:
A:
* i) We watch Bihu dance – in the spring season.
* ii) We love to eat ice-cream – in the summer season.
* iii) We wear woollen clothes – in the winter season.
* iv) We like to sail paper boats – in the rainy season.
18. c) Share with your friend… Now write down at least two things you like to do and two things your friend likes to do.
A: (Sample sentences)
* I like to play outside in the spring season.
* I like to drink hot milk in the winter season.
* My friend likes to float paper boats in the rainy season.
* My friend likes to eat ice-cream in the summer season.
19. Arrange the words in alphabetical order:
A:
* autumn
* blue
* flower
* girls
* sheep
* tree
* white
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20. Look at the pictures. Put a tick (✔) in the box to show what you should do in the winter season. Put a cross (✘) in the box to show what you should not do in winter:
A:
* (Picture of boy eating ice cream) – ✘
* (Picture of children in woollen clothes) – ✔
* (Picture of people by a fire) – ✔
* (Picture of boy in rain) – ✘
Q: Now, say and write down one more thing that we do in the winter season:
A: We like to sit in the sun.
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21. a) Let’s listen to the story: The Grasshopper and the Ant
(This is a reading/listening activity.)
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Q: Now, grandmother stopped here. Think and say what might have happened next.
A: (Sample answer)
The ant probably gave the grasshopper a little bit of food to help him but also gave him a lecture, telling him that he must work hard next summer to collect his own food. The grasshopper learned his lesson.
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21. b) Draw what you have understood from the story:
(This is a drawing activity.) [cite_start]
22. Let’s say the words:
Q: Now underline ‘au’ in the words below and read them aloud:
A:
* haul
* cause
* pause
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23. Let’s play the roles of the grasshopper and the ant:
(This is a role-play activity.)
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24. a) Look at the picture and read what the ants do every day:
(This is a reading activity.) [cite_start]
24. b) Look at the picture and read what the grasshopper did when winter came:
(This is a reading activity.)
24. c) Now, copy any two sentences about what ants do and what the grasshopper did:
A:
* i) Ants work hard.
* ii) The grasshopper went to the ant.
25. Choose the correct words to complete the following sentences:
Q: i) The ants ________ (works/worked) hard to store food for winter.
A: The ants worked hard to store food for winter.
Q: ii) The grasshopper ________ (like/liked) to spend time singing and dancing.
A: The grasshopper liked to spend time singing and dancing.
Q: iii) The grasshopper did not have anything to eat when winter ________ (came/come).
A: The grasshopper did not have anything to eat when winter came.
Q: iv) He ________ (ask/asked) the ant for some food.
A: He asked the ant for some food.
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26. Look at the word ‘grasshopper’. Try to make as many words as you can using the letters in the word. One is done for you.
Q: grasshopper
A: rope, grass, hop, shop, hope, peg, rose, grapes, sore, gasp, shopper, hero.
27. Let’s make new words by joining two words from the clouds below. One is done for you:
A:
* hard + working = hardworking
* grass + hopper = grasshopper
* sun + shine = sunshine
* any + thing = anything
28. Say who I am:
(Riddle: I am in ‘ant’ But not in ‘and’; I am in ‘cat’ But not in ‘hand’.)
Q: Say who am I?
A: The letter ‘t’
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29. a) Let’s read what is written below each picture:
(This is a reading activity showing how to use ‘and’.)
29. b) Let’s read: … Now, write sentences using ‘and’:
A: (Sample sentences)
* I have a bat and a ball.
* My brother likes milk, and my sister prefers tea.
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30. a) Let’s read the following sentences:
(This is a reading activity showing how to use ‘but’.)
30. b) Now, work in pairs. Use the word ‘but’ to tell each other what you like to do and what you do not like to do.
A: (Sample sentences)
* I like playing football, but I do not like playing tennis.
* I like to read storybooks, but I do not like to write.
* I like to eat apples, but I do not like to eat bananas.
31. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences. Write the sentence and put a full stop at the end of each sentence:
Q: i) The are ants hardworking
A: The ants are hardworking.
Q: ii) The lazy is very grasshopper
A: The grasshopper is very lazy.
Q: iii) The asked grasshopper for food ant the
A: The grasshopper asked the ant for food.
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32. Sing and enjoy the poem: Poem of Opposites
(This is a reading/singing activity.)