Wonders of the Jungle
2nd English : Term 2 Unit 2
Let us understand
1. Draw lines to match the tail with its animal.
2. Write True ( T ) or False ( F ).
a. Chutti was a tiny cat. (F)
b. Chutti did not like her ears. (F)
c. The monkey's tail was long and heavy. (T)
d. Doctor Bear gave Chutti a dog's tail. (F)
e. Chutti was finally happy with her own tail. (T)
3. Listen, think and write.
bear, dog, wall, striped
a. Chutti met the bear to change her tail.
b. Chutti saw the tails on the wall.
c. The cat has a striped tail.
d. The dog chased Chutti around the tree.
e. Do you like yourself? (yes / No)
Let us know
Valli and Chittu talk about names.
Hello Chittu and Mittu how are you?
We are fine.
Why do you call me Mittu and my sister Chittu?
Oh! It is your name.
Why do we need names?
We need names to call people.
Does everything have a name?
Yes. People, places, animals and things all have names.
Note to the teacher: All naming words are nouns. Explain children that everything has a name. Give more examples for persons, places, animals and things.
Let us practice
1. Match the names to the pictures.
Let's Try to Match!
doctor
teacher
driver
student
Solution
2. Read, sort and write.
cat, Valli, pen, girl, ball, Chennai, zoo, goat, fan, father, shop, dog
Person: Valli, Girl, Father
Place: Chennai, Zoo, Shop
Animal: Cat, Goat, Dog
Thing: Pen, Ball, Fan
Spell check
Fill in the missing letters.
Let us do
Word wall
found left men bring wish black let use right end
* Divide the class into two teams.
* Make sight words and place them upside down in a pile.
* Each team takes a turn to read a word from the pile of sight words.
* If one team misses the other team receives a chance to read that word.
* Each child will go back to the line after their turn.
* The team which has read more words wins the game.
Read aloud and circle the words you see on the word wall.
1. I found a pen.
2. They are men.
3. Bring me a book.
4. Wish you a great day.
5. The black cat has come out.
6. Open your right and left hands.
7. This is the end.
8. Let me use the book.
Circle the words.
Circle time - Let us talk
a. Show a picture of a rose to children. Say, “I have a rose”. Distribute pictures of classroom objects, fruits and flowers to children. Ask, “What do you have?” Encourage each child to answer using, “I have ____.”
b. Ask, “What do I have?” Encourage children to answer, “You have a pencil.”
c. Make two children hold a card and ask others, “What do they have?” Encourage children to answer, “They have ____”. Practise with other children.
d. Make a boy/girl come in front and ask the class, “What does he/she have?”
Encourage children to say, “He / She has a ____”. Practise with other children.
Let us practice
What do you have?
I have a toy.
What do I have?
You have a book.
What does she have?
She has an umbrella.
What does he have?
He has a ball.
What do they have?
They have kites.
Write 'has' or 'have' in the blanks.
1. I have an apple.
2. She has a pen.
3. He has a cake.
4. They have a pet.
5. You have a car.
6. Rani has an egg.
Let us say
Listen and say.
Read aloud.
load toad foam roam coat goat
flow grow show slow snow row
cone lone tone pole note vote
Listen to the teacher and circle the words with the long o sound.
1. The crow is on the road.
2. The toad is on the snow.
3. The goats go in a row.
4. The boat is so slow.
5. The cone is full of foam.
6. The note is on the coat.
Try to read these!
s + c = sc- school
s + k = sk- skip
m + p = -mp stamp
Note to the teacher: First teach the sound to the children. Then, introduce the three different letter clusters for the same sound. Help the children relate the sound to the letter cluster.
Let us do
Word wall
soak coal foal toad load moan low row blow glow grow throw hole role home bone hose rose
* Display the words on the word wall.
* Prepare two sets of cards.
* Call two children to the front. Give them each a set.
* Say a word.
* The child who finds and reads first will score a point. Continue for ten words.
* Practise with all children.
Add 'e'. Write and read the word.
hop - hope
not - note
rod - rode
cop - cope
con - cone
mop - mope
nod - node
for - fore
rot - rote
Fill in the blanks.
Tick (✔) the correct one.
