UNIT-1

Wake up! Nehas Alarm Clock

Lets read and recite

Wake up!
Wake up! Wake up! Its a lovely day. Oh! Please get up And come and play. The birds are singing in the trees, And you can hear the buzzing bees.

Wake up! Wake up! Its a lovely day. Oh! Please get up And come and play. Its much too late to lie in bed, So hurry up, you sleepy head. Wash and dress And come on out Everyone is up and about. The cow, the horses, the ducks And the sheep, The tiniest chicken Cheep-cheep-cheep Wake up!
C. Fletcher

New words
lovely, buzzing, sleepy head, tiniest 3

Reading is fun
1. 2. 3. What do you think birds say to each other in the morning? Who are already awake? Which creatures wake up in the morning before the child does?

Lets listen
1. Listen to the songs of birds. Say the words boy and bee. Listen to the b sound in big, bubbles, bin, bag, blue, blow and black. 2. Listen to the baby chicks cheep cheep cheep.

Lets listen and talk

1. Go for a morning walk. Listen to the sounds you hear like rustling of leaves, wind blowing, chirping of birds, sounds of footsteps. Imagine that a cow, a horse, a duck and a chicken are meeting for a morning meal. What would they say to one other? Talk about it.

2.

Say aloud
Betty bought a bit of butter, But the bit of butter that Betty bought was bitter, So Betty bought some better butter, To make the bitter butter better. 4

Lets write
1. Connect the pair of sentences below using and or but. (a) It is time to get up for school. (b) I want to sleep for some more time. ________________________________________________________ (a) Sheila got some chocolates for her birthday. (b) She got some new clothes too. ________________________________________________________ (a) Everyone has gone to sleep. (b) I want to read my book. ________________________________________________________ (a) Raju plays cricket. (b) He also plays hockey. ________________________________________________________

2. tiny big

Fill in the blanks according to the example given below tinier __________ sleepier lovelier tiniest biggest ________ loveliest 5 _______ round small good later ________ ________ ________ _________ _________ _________ best

sleepy _________

Nehas Alarm Clock

Narrator : Ring! Ring! Ring! Off goes the alarm clock at six in the morning. Neha makes a face and covering her ears with a pillow, snuggles under the warm blanket. But she knows she has to get up. She mutters to herself. Neha : This alarm clock always rings at six and pulls me out of the bed! Its so unfair...Oh, how I would love to sleep a little longer in the morning! I wish this clock would forget its job sometimes. Narrator : Something falls. Neha smiles. Neha : Oh! My clock has fallen. How happy I am! Tomorrow I can get up late. Narrator : Next morning there is no alarm. So Neha sleeps and sleeps. The small chirpy birds
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which come to the window sill every morning find Neha still sleeping. Birds : Wake up dear! Wake up fast! Narrator : Neha gets up with a start. Neha : Oh, no. If its not the alarm clock, its these birds why dont they leave me alone? Narrator : Even this wish of Nehas comes true. The next morning there is not only no alarm clock, there are no birds either. But there is someone else who does not want her to miss the school bus. Can you guess who it is? The big bright Sun! He fills Nehas room with a warm smile.
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Neha : Oh, my eyes! Now its the Sun waking me up! Why cant he let me be? Narrator : Even this wish of Nehas comes true. Next morning the Sun is behind the clouds. So, Neha snores till she hears her mothers voice... Mother : Wake up, sleepy head. You will miss the bus. Neha : Oh no. Why does mother have to wake me up? Narrator : There is no escape now. Neha gets up and gets ready. Can you imagine what happens the next day? Neha wakes up with a start. Her watch says it is six oclock. She calls out to her mother. Neha : Ma, who woke me up today?
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Narrator : Mother smiles. Mother : Who else? You, of course! Neha : But, I was sleeping, how could I ? Mother : Now, tell me, why do you eat your lunch every day at one in the afternoon? Neha : I feel hungry. Mother : Why do you sleep at nine every night? Neha : Because I feel sleepy. Mother : There is a clock inside you which tells you when to eat, when to sleep and when to wake up. Neha : Oh! Ooh! I better rush now. I dont want to miss the bus. Mother : RELAX! Today is Sunday! Neha : Oh! Oh! Oh!
Adapted from Nehas Alarm Clock by Girija Rani Asthana

New words
snuggles, mutters, window sill, relax 9

Reading is fun
Tick (? ) the correct answer 1. What time did Nehas clock ring every morning? (a) 4 oclock (b) 9 oclock (c) 6 oclock 2. What did the birds say? (a) Sleep on (b) Wake up (c) Go and play 3. What is inside you that makes you get up at the same time everyday? (a) Our body clock (b) Our eyes (c) Our feet 4. Put the letters in the right order. One has been done for you. ilesm mrala ocklc smile ____________ ____________ norming edorns wodwin ____________ ____________ ____________

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Lets listen and talk

1. Listen to the sounds around you when you are on your way to school. Discuss with your friend the sounds that you heard. List them here Sounds you heard Sounds your friend heard

2.

If there is no clock in the house to wake you in the morning, how will you wake up? Will you continue to sleep or ...

3.

What are the different ways of knowing the time during the day? 11

Word building
Find the hidden words mother, birds, clock, alarm, happy, morning, holiday, hungry, sunday

h u n g r y p r s t s k m
Say aloud

c b i t s a l k u u u p o

d f e m u w o p a o n i n

a l o p v y h o l i d a y

q m b a z x m e a m a o t

r a t b a k t i r k y l m

b h f c m s u a m i t h o

i o c l o c k b d m x a r

r s a i t b c o o n z p n

d b c e h n e f m w a p i

s m f d e o v u k i s y n

e n o p r k r s f g c o g

ought bought caught

matter chatter shatter

tick tock tell told train time

tick tack tip tin take tall

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Lets write
1. Who said these words and to whom? Who said Wake up, dear! Wake up fast! Ma, who woke me up today? Why do you sleep at nine every night? 2. _________ _________ _________ To whom _________ _________ _________

Use the help box to fill in the blanks (a) Ram _______ a good football player. (b) The cows ______ grazing in the field. (c) My toys _______broken. (d) Her frock ________too long. (e) The market __________ closed. (f) The children ________ happy. (g) The flowers ________ kept in a vase.

p Box Hel
was were

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3.

Look at the pictures below and complete the following paragraph. You will need these words pulled out inside called out behind under

Yesterday, I lost a book. I looked for it everywhere.

I looked _____________ a door.

I looked ____________ a cupboard.

I looked ___________ a bed.

I could not find it anywhere. Then, I ____________________

Sheroo!

Sheroo.

Sheroo, my dog came running to

me. I asked him to look for my book. He _________________

another book from my bag.

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Fun time
Here is a word, clock. Write down words relating to clock.

Sound Make a sentence Another word

CLOCK
Name different parts/times Picture Word in your language

Here is a word, morning. Now write down words related to it.

MORNING

THEMES
The importance of time Appreciating nature

Unit 1
Teacher's page
Poem : Wake up! Story : Nehas Alarm Clock

This Unit focuses on appreciation of the beauty in poetry, the magic of words and to give children experiences in expressing their feelings. This Unit is also a listening unit it gives children something to listen to as you read the poem to them. Ask children why they like the poem and read the poem again for interesting and beautiful sounds. Begin this unit by pointing to the pictures and ask children what beautiful colours they see. Provide print rich environment. Warm up It is important to do warm up exercises related to the theme, like, let children stretch their arms, exercise and jog as if to wake up wide. Relate this to the natural beauty of the morning. Reading time Read the chapter to the students at a stretch, giving the meanings of the new and difficult words so that they can understand the text. Use appropriate words, expressions, phrases in different situations. This can help you to assess the childs ability to listen with attention for a reasonable length of time, share the main idea of the text and accelerate recall skills. Give the children a chance to read individually. Sharing time Involve the class, in a group reading session. Let children add meaning with voice modulation and body gestures. Dramatise the play for the morning assembly. Let each child express what they feel when they have to get up in the morning. Team time l Play memory games. You can write down ten new words from the lesson on the blackboard. Let the children look at the words for two minutes. Ask the children to close their eyes. You can then erase one word. The children will then open their eyes and identify the word that has been erased. lbreakfast is important for good health, each child could be asked what he had for Since breakfast. Then ask them to give the importance of milk, lassi, butter. Let them add what they eat / will like to eat. l the importance of time and punctuality with the class. While discussing other Discuss ways of finding time, the sun dial, shadows and position of sun can be introduced. Environment Create a Junior Green Brigade as a group of keen environmentalists who assist in keeping the school green and clean; they can be actively involved in successful projects against crackers and banning the use of polybags in the school and community. The school can encourage cloth bags which are an attractive and environment-friendly alternative to plastic.

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