Between Home and School

Given: This is a personal speaking activity.

Sample Answer:
I leave home for school at 7:30 in the morning. My school starts at 8:00 a.m.

(Note: Students should answer based on their own timings.)

Given: This is a personal speaking activity.

Sample Answer:
On my way to school, I saw a big butterfly sitting on a flower. My friend and I also stopped to watch a squirrel climbing a tree. It was so much fun! We ran and laughed all the way to school.

(Note: Students should share their own experiences in class.)

Given: This is a listening and pointing activity.

Concept: Recognising objects by their names when read aloud.

Answer:
- Chart → Point to the chart (a large sheet with pictures/information displayed on the wall).
- Chalk → Point to the chalk (a white or coloured stick used to write on the blackboard).
- Chair → Point to the chair (a seat with four legs used for sitting).

(Note: The teacher reads the words aloud and students point to the correct object in the classroom.)

Given: We need to fill in the blank with 'ch'.

Concept: The letters 'ch' together make the /ch/ sound as in 'chair', 'chalk', 'lunch'.

Answer: Today I have brought upma for lunch.

(The missing letters are 'ch', making the word 'lunch'.)

Given: We need to fill in the blank with 'ch'.

Concept: The letters 'ch' together make the /ch/ sound.

Answer: My friend Unni loves to eat banana chips.

(The missing letters are 'ch', making the word 'chips'.)

Given: We need to fill in the blanks with 'ch'.

Concept: The letters 'ch' together make the /ch/ sound.

Answer: Our Teacher put up a new chart in the classroom. It is on the wall behind her chair.

- Tea + ch + er = Teacher
- ch + art = Chart
- ch + air = Chair

Given: This is a drawing activity.

Instructions for students:
1. Think about the path you take every day from your home to your school.
2. Draw the roads, turns, landmarks (like a park, temple, shop, or tree) that you see on the way.
3. Mark your home at the starting point and your school at the end point.
4. You may use arrows to show the direction of the route.

(Note: Every student's drawing will be different based on where they live. There is no single correct answer.)

Given: We need to identify what Ravi and his friend see on their way to school based on the lesson 'Between Home and School'.

Concept: Recall from the poem/lesson — Ravi and his friend pass through natural surroundings.

Answer — Circle the following words:
$$\boxed{\text{canals, mango grove, paddy fields, lizards, trees}}$$

Explanation:
- The children jump over canals. ✓
- They pass through a mango grove. ✓
- They walk through paddy fields. ✓
- They watch garden lizards. ✓
- They climb trees and swing from branches. ✓

The other words (bank, hospital, water park, park, cars, train, main road) are NOT mentioned in the lesson.

Given: This is a personal experience question.

Sample Answer:
Every day on my way to school, I see a big banyan tree where many birds sit. I also see a small pond with ducks. Sometimes I spot a dog playing near the gate of a house. I love watching the flowers in the garden near my school.

(Note: Students should write about things they actually see on their way to school.)

Given: This is a personal writing activity based on a family member's journey.

Sample Answer:
My grandfather went on a very long journey to Varanasi last year.

- Where they had gone: He went to Varanasi, which is a holy city in Uttar Pradesh.
- Mode of transport for going: He travelled by train to reach Varanasi.
- Mode of transport for returning: He came back home by train as well.

It was a long journey of two days. He said the train ride was very exciting.

(Note: Students should write about a real journey of their own family member.)

Given: Jumbled letters are given. We need to rearrange them to form words from the lesson.

Concept: Unscramble the letters to make meaningful words related to the lesson 'Between Home and School'.

Answers:

a. o h m e → HOME

b. a n c a l → CANAL

c. d a p y d → PADDY

d. o n m g a → MANGO

All four words appear in the lesson.

Given: We need to make meaningful sentences using the given words.

Concept: A sentence has a subject and a verb and gives complete meaning.

Answers:

1. gate → I wait for my friend near the school gate every morning.

2. road → We must look both ways before crossing the road.

3. tree → There is a big mango tree in our school garden.

4. lunch → I eat rice and dal for lunch every day.

5. lizard → A small lizard was sitting on the wall in the sun.

(Note: Students may write their own sentences. The above are sample answers.)

Given: This is a hands-on craft and vocabulary activity.

Instructions for students:
1. Look through old magazines, newspapers, or posters at home.
2. Find a picture of any vehicle — it could be a car, bus, train, bicycle, aeroplane, boat, etc.
3. Carefully cut out the picture using scissors (with the help of an adult if needed).
4. Bring the cut-out picture to school.
5. Paste your picture on the large sheet of paper that the teacher provides.
6. Write the name of the vehicle clearly under your picture.

Example vehicle names to write:
- Car
- Bus
- Train
- Bicycle
- Aeroplane
- Boat
- Truck
- Auto-rickshaw

(Note: This activity helps students learn the names of different vehicles and builds vocabulary.)