Chanda Mama Counts the Stars

round – shaped like a circle; e.g., The Moon is round.
count – to find the total number of things; e.g., Can you count the stars?
tears – drops of water that fall from the eyes when someone cries; e.g., Chanda Mama shed tears when he could not count the stars.

Given: A question about the appearance of the Moon.

Answer: No, the Moon does not look the same every night. It changes its shape every night. Sometimes it looks round and full, sometimes it looks like a half circle, and sometimes it looks like a thin curved line (crescent).

Given: A question about what Chanda Mama tried to do.

Answer: Chanda Mama tried to count the stars in the sky.

Given: A question about why Chanda Mama fell asleep.

Answer: Chanda Mama fell asleep because he was very tired after trying to count the countless stars in the sky. The stars were too many to count, and the effort made him exhausted.

Given: A question about who helped Chanda Mama.

Answer: The Sun helped Chanda Mama. When Chanda Mama fell asleep after trying to count the stars, the Sun came and helped him.

Answer: The number of stars in the sky is the same as the number of tears Chanda Mama shed (i.e., countless / too many to count).

*(Note: The image referenced in the question could not be seen, but based on the story context, the answer refers to the stars being as countless as Chanda Mama's tears.)*

Sample Answer: In Hindi, we call the Moon 'Chanda Mama'. In Tamil, the Moon is called 'Chandiran'. In Telugu, it is called 'Chandrudu'. In Kannada, it is called 'Chandra'. *(Students should write the name used in their own regional language.)*

Sample Answer: There are many things that are too many to count. For example:
- The hairs on our head
- The grains of sand on a beach
- The leaves on a big tree
- The flowers in a large garden
- The drops of water in the ocean

These things are so many that it is impossible to count them all.

Sample Answer: In the night sky, we can see:
- The Moon (Chanda Mama)
- Countless twinkling stars
- Sometimes, planets like Venus or Mars
- The Milky Way on a clear night
- Shooting stars (meteors) sometimes

The night sky is very beautiful and full of wonderful things to see.

Concept: We use 'here' for things/places that are near the speaker. We use 'there' for things/places that are far from the speaker.

Answers:

1. The students are playing kabaddi there. *(The playground is far from the speaker.)*

2. Here is your shirt. *(The shirt is near the speaker, being handed over.)*

3. Here is my bicycle. *(The bicycle is near the speaker.)*

4. I went to Chandigarh last year. My brother lives there. *(Chandigarh is far from the speaker.)*

5. This is my bench. I sit here with my friends. *(The bench is near/where the speaker is sitting.)*

Concept: Some things are few in number and can be counted easily. Other things are so many that they cannot be counted easily.

| Can be counted easily | Too many to be counted |
|---|---|
| Children in the classroom | Flowers in a garden |
| Pencils in your pencil box | Books in the library |
| Fingers on your right hand | Children in your city or town |
| Pages in your English notebook | The hairs on your head |

Note: Books in the library and pages in the notebook can vary — students may place them based on their own experience. The key idea is to understand the concept of countable vs. uncountable quantities.

Given: A conversation about a full moon night. We need to fill in the blanks using the words from the Help Box.

Completed Conversation:

Govind: Wow, look!

Safura: The moon looks so big and bright.

Sukanya: Isn't it?

Dhruv: My grandfather says the full moon looks very beautiful.

Ramani: Let us take a picture.

Safura: My mother has a camera for the picture.

Dhruv: Come. Stand here and let's take a picture.

Govind: The moon is so bright and big.

This is a hands-on project activity.

Materials Required:
1. Two cardboard sheets
2. Coloured paper
3. A pair of child-friendly scissors (to be used under adult supervision)
4. Marker
5. Thread
6. Glue

Steps to follow:

Step 1: Take a cardboard sheet. Draw and cut a crescent-shaped moon from it.

Step 2: Draw stars on the cardboard using a marker and cut them out carefully.

Step 3: Use coloured paper to decorate the moon and the stars to make them look bright and beautiful.

Step 4: Attach all the shapes (moon and stars) together using thread and glue, as shown in the picture, to make the Wind Chimes.

Result: Our beautiful Wind Chimes with moon and star shapes are ready! We can hang them near a window so they move gently in the breeze.

Learning: This activity helps us understand the different shapes of the Moon (crescent, full moon) that we read about in the story of Chanda Mama.