Chapter 2 Let us read
We are all Indians
My name is Meenakshi.
I come from Tamil Nadu.
I speak Tamil.
My favourite festival is Pongal.
What is your name?
_______________________
I am Ramu.
I come from Gujarat.
I speak Gujarati.
I like to dance the Garba.
I am seven years old.
How old are you?
_______________________
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My name is Gulabo.
I come from Rajasthan.
I like wearing colourful clothes.
I enjoy seeing puppet shows.
I travel by camel.
How do you travel?
_______________________
I am Badal.
I come from Bengal.
I speak Bengali.
I like painting and music.
I study at Santiniketan.
Where do you study?
_______________________
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I am Vibha.
I come from Maharashtra.
I speak Marathi.
Once I visited Ellora and
Ajanta caves.
I am Surinder. Have you travelled
I come from Punjab. anywhere?
I speak Punjabi. _______________________
My neighbour Mallika
likes to do Bhangra.
Which dance do you like?
_______________________
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I am Neerja. I come
from Uttar Pradesh.
I have seen the Taj
Mahal.
Have you seen any
monument?
____________________
My name is Nonglik .
I come from Manipur.
I speak Manipuri.
What language do you
speak?
_________________________
My name is Kamala.
I come from Karnataka.
I speak Kannada.
I play the Mridang.
Do you play any musical
instrument?
_________________________
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Bharti is my name.
I come from Andhra Pradesh.
I speak Telugu.
During my summer holidays
I go to Kashmir
and stay with my friends
Salma and Suresh.
Where do you go for your holidays?
_________________________
We are two sisters.
We belong to Odisha.
We speak Odia.
We decorate our walls and floors.
Do you have a sister or a
brother?
_________________________
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My name is Unni.
I come from Kerala.
I speak Malayalam.
My favourite tree is the coconut tree.
Which tree do you like?
_________________________
New words
festival | puppet | travel | painting |
neighbour | fingerprints |
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But we are
all Indians.
Each of us is
unique.
Note to the teacher
• Pause after each paragraph to allow learners to fill in the blanks.
Help learners notice that answers are different, yet all are correct.
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Let us speak
A. What do you say when:
1. You want to enter the classroom.
2. You want to visit the washroom.
3. You want to borrow a book from your friend.
4. You hurt someone by mistake.
5. You need a pencil and your friend gives you a pencil.
B. Choose a partner. Ask one another the following
questions and reply accordingly.
6. What language do you speak?
7. Can you speak more than one language?
8. Which is your favourite dish?
9. Which is your favourite tree?
Note to the teacher
• You may give extra prompts for the questions wherever required
or intervene with a positive note. If at times children answer in
their mother tongue accept it, but help them out to give response
in English.
• Let children come to know that they can speak more than one
language (even if it is only a few words or sentences).
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Let us draw
A. Draw one thing that you like the most in your home.
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Let us speak
bread bridge brown
frock frame frog
Let us listen
Frame sentences using the above set of words. One has been
done for you.
It was a bright sunny day. My brother went to buy bread. He crossed
the bridge to reach the shop.
Note to the teacher
• The school may invite a local folk musician to sing or play a
musical instrument for the children. Children may learn a
simple song. They may also interact with the musician and touch
musical instrument.
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Let us write
A. Discuss with your teacher and answer the following
questions.
1. What do we call the people who live in India?
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
2. Name the festival of colours.
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
3. Which festival do you like the most? Why?
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
B. Rearrange the jumbled letters. The answers will be the
names of languages.
1. INHDI ____________________
2. GNIELHS ____________________
3. RUUD ____________________
4. ELUTGU ____________________
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C. Join the given sentences using ‘but’.
For example:
Sentence 1: I like to eat mangoes.
Sentence 2: I don’t like to eat apples.
I like to eat mangoes but I don’t like to eat apples.
Now write answers for the given sentences in the same way.
Sentence 1: I like milk.
Sentence 2: I don’t like tea.
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
Sentence 1: My grandfather is old.
Sentence 2: He is strong.
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
Sentence 1: I wanted to go out.
Sentence 2: I was too tired.
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
Note to the teacher
• Provide regular and frequent practice of the above sentence
structure.
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Something New
Scene: A classroom setting. Students of Class 2 enter the
classroom. There is an unfamiliar object on the
teacher’s table. Everyone is curious.
Anshika: Hey! Look at this! (pointing at the object)
Zoya: Does it belong to our teacher?
Rohan: But what is it?
Tejas: It looks like a bicycle to me but it has only one
wheel.
Bhavya: And it has no handle.
Pamyo: There are no pedals as well.
Simran: And it is made of wood.
Bhavya: Why is there a thread on it?
Zoya: I do not know. Maybe we should ask the teacher.
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They go round the table.
They start looking at the object from all sides.
Teacher enters.
Everyone: Namaste, Teacher.
Pamyo: (pointing to the object) Ma’am, what is this?
Teacher (smilingly): Do you know about Mahatma Gandhi?
Do you know who he was?
Zoya: Ma’am, Mahatma Gandhi is the Father of the
nation.
Teacher: Right! Gandhiji led the Indian Freedom movement.
Anshika: Gandhiji also gave the message of non-violence
and peaceful existence.
Simran (pointing to the object on the table): But what
about that?
Teacher (pointing to the object on the table): This object
was very dear to Mahatma Gandhi. It is called the
‘Charkha’ or ‘Spinning wheel’.
Rohan: What is it used for, ma’am?
Teacher: Mahatma Gandhi used it to spin thread. (The
teacher takes out handkerchief and shows it to
the children) This is made of the thread that is
spun on charkha. Mahatma Gandhi wanted to
promote local handicrafts and used the charkha
as a symbol for self-reliance and independence.
Today, a guest will join us.
He will show you how to spin the charkha.
All children clap with joy.
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Match the fruits to the tree they grow on.
banana coconut tree
coconut apple tree
apple banana tree
grapes mango tree
mango grapevine
Note to the teacher
• Talk about Vanmahotsav and any local festival that focuses on
conservation of trees.
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Phool Dei Festival
This is a festival of
flowers.
This festival marks the
beginning of Spring.
Children collect
different kinds of
flowers. They go to
the houses near their
home.
They offer flowers to
the elders.
Sometimes they keep the flowers on the doorstep.
The elders give them rice and jaggery.
Sharad Poornima
Sharad Poornima is
celebrated on a full
moon night.
It is celebrated in
the month of Ashvin
(September-October).
The weather is
generally pleasant.
Sharad Poornima
marks the ending of
the monsoon season.
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Aadi Perukku
Aadi Perukku is
a Tamil monsoon
festival.
It is celebrated in the
Aadi month (July-
August)
People worship the
river Cauvery.
Farmers pray for a
good harvest.
Pang Lhabsol
Pang Lhabsol is a festival of Sikkim.
This festival is celebrated in the month of August or September.
Mt Kanchenjunga is worshipped on this day.
Mt Kanchenjunga is considered as a protector by the
worshippers.
People dance and celebrate.
The sun is the source of energy
on the earth. Do you know any
festival that respects the sun?
Note to the teacher
• Let children know of any festival that shows respect to the sun.
• At the eve of any local festival, explain to children the significance
of the festival.
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Project work
A. Ask your parents or grandparents or your relatives
about a folk song or local song that they used to sing in
their village. Ask them when they used to sing it. Also
learn the song in your mother tongue and then sing it in
the class. Present it in the following format.
Format for presentation
1. My name is __________________
2. My parents or grandparents belong to
__________________(name of the village or state)
3. My mother tongue is __________________
4. The main idea of my song is __________________
Then sing the song.
Note to the teacher
• Help children with the presentation.
• Help children notice the diversity of languages in the classroom.
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