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Solid Steps
Solid Steps I Read and Answer: Questions related to the text
My New Words to assess a learner’s understanding of a text and to
people travelling by car, bus, train, etc.
plains : long stretches of flat land encourage deeper engagement with the material;
passengers : of great value; special
The English Course Book has been curated and created to take young minds on an enriching precious : large containers with plays a crucial role in developing various cognitive and
freight cars :
wheels that carry goods
journey through the realms of literature, reading comprehension, vocabulary, and writing. and are pulled by train analytical skills while enhancing the overall reading
engines
: evening time
dusk
Learners will discover the power of words and stories, that will hone their language skills dawn : the time of the day just experience
before the sun rises
and foster a deep appreciation for effective communication.
I Read and Answer I Read and Do:
What to Know: An overview of the theme of the A. Mark the statements true (T) or false (F). Encourages learners to I Read and Do
1. The trains travel over the mountains, the plains and the sky.
Shhh...Simmi Is Listening text or the main idea 2. The trains carry passengers and mail. read the instructions, A. Do this on your own.
Shhh...Simmi Is Listening
3. Freight cars carry goods from one place to another.
2 1. Say ‘Hello’ to Lolo.
4. Trains stop travelling at night.
Get Rolling: A warm-up activity to tap into B. Think and answer comprehend them and to 2. Say ‘Hello’ to the sky.
Get Rolling
What to Know Get Rolling Imagine you have a magic train that 3. Say ‘Hello’ to your classmates.
can take you anywhere. Where would
How do we know which sounds come from Have you ever the prior knowledge of the learner or to ignite Trains you go, and who would you take with do the task B. Write the correct names from the box to complete the sentences.
played blind
close by and which ones come from far away? man’s buff? 80 you? rain Moon tree grass Sun
In this story, Simmi knows from Lolo’s voice if Discuss with your curiosity and set the stage for the chapter Hello, ________! You are soft and green.
she is far away, or right next to her. teacher how this Fun with Words: Hello, ________! You are white and shiny.
game is played.
Learning Objectives: Measurable statements Hello, ________! You are big and bright.
Hello, ________! You are so much fun!
Learning Introduces, expands, Hello, ________! You are big and strong.
Objectives that outline what learners are expected to learn
to read a story and and reinforces the Fun with Words
comprehend the main
idea
to sequence the events by the end of the chapter I Write: Exercises and tasks
in the story correctly
to listen to and carry out learner’s vocabulary A. Tick the correct words for the pictures.
instructions
to enunciate the sound 1
made by the letter ‘s’ encourage learners to respond 2
to identify where quiet in the context of the 3
and loud sounds come
from
to create a string
telephone to the literature through their
to identify common and Listen, Read and Understand literary content they Hello!
special
names
to use capital letters,
to use capital letters,
to use capital letters, 19 19 own written expressions; guided 7
to use capital letters,
full stops and question
full stops and question
full stops and question
full stops and question
full stops and question Let us read this story about two friends, Sun sky
marks Simmi and Lolo, and find out what Simmi is are studying; focuses Moon star
marks
marks
to introduce a listening to. green blue
to introduce a
friend
friend
writing exercises help learners
on sense, sound and
to complete sentences using
structure of words
Listen, Read and Understand: The main text of the words learnt in the context of
chapter that begins with a brief introduction; audio Hello! the main text and theme I Connect: Fosters value education and interdisciplinary
learning; promotes a holistic understanding of both the
icon indicates audio for modelled reading; contextual
Sshh...Simmi Is Listening
meanings of highlighted words are in the glossary section content and its real-world applications
Ask Me: While Guess the Word
12 Your teacher will place a box of weather-related words or phrases on small Fun Time: Theme
reading questions Split into two teams for this activity. One student from each team will come
pieces of paper (sunny, rainy, stormy, windy, snowy, thunder) on the table.
culmination tasks that
forward and pick a word. Act out the weather word or phrase without speaking.
Your team must guess what you are trying to show.
to promote
Even Sesa, the silky spider, was happy I Write
to see her. include art-integrated B. Listen to a story and write the moral of the story in your notebook.
comprehension, I Connect
At school, she played with many
friends. But Lara wanted to be like the What is your favourite game or sport? How do you feel when you win? How
other ladybirds. do you feel when you lose? Write 3 sentences about. Lara learnt from her friends that her wings made her unique or special.
‘I wish I had red wings like you, Mama,’
she cried. critical thinking, and ___________________________________________________________________________________ learning, play-based Think about any one thing that makes you unique. Share it with the class.
My New Words ___________________________________________________________________________________ What would happen if all of us were the same?
Ask Me deeper engagement : a small insect learning and experiential
Why does Lara cry? bug a kind of insect ___________________________________________________________________________________
mantis : noticed ___________________________________________________________________________________
with the text spotted : : suddenly surprised and not happy learning that can be
shocked
unique : special ___________________________________________________________________________________ Fun
not seen easily
rare : cleaned by rubbing hard with a brush ___________________________________________________________________________________ done in individual, pair or Time Ladybird Bookmark
scrubbed :
Ask Me gleamed : shone brightly ___________________________________________________________________________________
What does Lara’s mother My New Words:
do to her wings? I Read and Answer I Connect group settings Materials required:
Glossary of new A. Identify the characters from the story. Write their names below their Win or Lose Choose a favorite sport or game you like to • a long rectangular strip of red paper
• a circle cut-out of black paper (for the head)
So, one day, to cheer her up, Lara’s mother painted her wings bright red.
pictures. 2 3 104 competition and how it made you feel. Then, So, let’s turn the pages, • glue
play. Describe a time when you won a game or
Lara, the Yellow Ladybird The next morning, nobody greeted Lara on her way to school. with their contextual 1 learned from the experience. unravel the stories and Lara, the Yellow Ladybird Do you know what a bookmark i used for?
words in the text
• black sketch pen
When she got there, none of her friends said ‘hello’.
explain a time when you didn’t win and what you
Lara sat all alone. No one saw her new red
wings.
Miss Miya spotted her and said, ‘You’ve
painted your lovely yellow wings!’
Follow the steps and make your own.
Lara’s classmates were shocked.
meanings
Lara, the Yellow Ladybird 4 a voyage of words and
58 ‘Your wings are special!’ ____________________ poems, and embark on 72 1. Take the strip of red paper and draw
‘So unique!’ ____________________ ____________________ dots on it with a black sketch pen.
‘So rare!’ 5 6
60 wonder!
____________________ ____________________ ____________________