Class –II

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Year- 2020-21

sr.no month Topics 1 July Unit-3 Poem- A Smile

2 July Reading skills:- Story writing

“ The cows and the tiger”

3 July Unit-3 Prose- The Wind and the Sun

4 July Picture reading – At Farm

5 July Reading skills :- Story writing

“ The Dog at the Well”

6 July Unit – 4 Prose – Storm in the garden Unit – 4 Poem- Rain

*Reading skills :- Story writing

“ The cows and the tiger ”

Four cows lived in a forest near a meadow. They were good friends and did

everything together. They grazed together and stayed together, because of

which tiger was not able to kill them for food. But one day, the friends fought

and each cow went to graze in a different direction. A tiger saw this and decided

that it was the perfect opportunity to kill the cows. The tiger hide in the bushes

and surprised the cows and killed them all, one by one.

Moral :-Unity is strength.

Unit – 3

Poem – A Smile *New Vocabulary

1. Smile

2. Never

3. Secret

4. Hiding

5. Quite

6. Funny

7. Wrinkles

8. Find

9. Face

10. Wonderful

*Rhyming words

1. smile – file , mile

2. funny – sunny , bunny

3. find - mind , bind

4. face – place , space

5. thing - sing , ring

6. never – ever , clever

7. see - bee , fee

*Complete the following lines

of the poem.

1. A _________ is quite a funny thing,

it _________ up your face.

2. But far more __________ it is

to see what __________ can do.

3. You ________ at one,

He _________ at you,

And so one _________ makes two.

[H.w] Activity :- Stick a photo of your’s with a beautiful smile.

Unit-3

Prose – The Wind and the Sun

*New Vocabulary

1. Road

2. Wind

3. Cheeks

4. Blowing

5. Turn

6. Coat

7. Shine

8. Quickly

9. Round

10. Hotter

11. Sun

12. Puffing

*Word meanings

1. Blowing – Moving of air

2. Tightly – Closely

3. Stronger - More powerful

4. Sad – Unhappy

5. Brave – Bold

6. Always – Forever

7. Quickly – Very fast

*Answer the following question.

Q1. Who won in the end?

A1. The sun won in the end.

Q2. Where did the wind see the man?

A2 The wind saw the man on the road.

Q3. Who was stronger?

A3. The sun was stronger.

Q4. Write the rhyming words of “ cold ”.

A4. fold , sold , gold , hold .

[ H.w.]

Activity:- Write the antonyms for the following words

*Writing skills :- Picture reading.

1. It is a picture of a beautiful farm.

2. There are four hens.

3. A boy is holding a bucket.

4. The cock is standing on a fence.

Unit – 4

Poem – Rain *New Vocabulary

1. Rain

2. Around

3. Umbrella

4. Ship

5. Field

6. Sea

7. Fall

8. Tree

9. People

10. Water

*Rhyming words

1. tree – free , three

2. fall – call , mall

3. around – sound , pound

4. ship – dip , bip

5. rain – train , pain

6. and - sand , hand

*Complete the missing words of the poem.

The rain is _________ all around,

It falls on _________ and tree;

It rains on the ____________ here

And on the __________ at sea.

[ H.w ]

Activity:- Draw a picture describing a rainy day.

*Reading skills :-

Story writing:- The Dog at the Well

A dog and her pups lived on a farm, where there was a well. The mother dog

told the pups, do not go near the well or play around it. One of the pups

wondered why they shouldn’t go to the well and decided to explore it. He went

to the well. Climbed up the wall and peeked inside. In there, he saw his

reflection and thought it was another dog. The pup saw that the other dog in the

well (his reflection) was doing whatever he was doing, and got angry for

imitating him. He decided to fight with the dog and jumped into the well, only

to find no dog there. He barked and barked and swam until the farmer came and

rescued him. The pup had learned his lesson.

Moral:-Always listen to what the elders say. Question them, but do not defy

them.

Unit-4

Prose – Storm in the Garden *New Vocabulary

1. Storm

2. Snail

3. Visiting

4. Climbed

5. Suddenly

6. Grew

7. Stone

8. Flew

9. Dark

10. Garden

11. Friends

12. Lightning

*Word meanings

1. Hurry – Quickly

2. Visiting – Going to meet

3. Dark – With no light

4. Stone – A piece of rock

5. Storm – Strong winds

6. Afraid – Scared

7. End – Finish

8. Gather - Collect

*Make sentences

1. Stone :- The child picked up a small stone.

2. Garden :- Children likes to play in the

garden.

3. Dark :- Cats can see in the dark.

4. Storm :- The storm stopped the train.

*Answer the following questions.

Q1. Who was Sunu-sunu?

A1. Sunu-sunu was a snail.

Q2. Where was Sunu-sunu going?

A2. Sunu-sunu was going to meet his friends.

Q3. Who were Sunu-sunu’s friends?

A3. The ants were his friends.

[ h.w ]

*Activity:- Write homophones of the following

words.

1. see – sea

2. dear – deer

3. buy – by

4. blew – blue

5. hear – here

6. right – write

7. weak – week

Class –II

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Year- 2020-21

sr.no month Topics 1 August Writing skills :-Essay writing:- “ Indian Prime Minister ”

2 August Unit-5 Poem- Zoo Manners

3 August Unit-5 Prose- Funny Bunny

Writing skills :-

Essay writing:- “ Indian Prime Minister ”

1. Mr. Narendra Modi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India.

2. He was born on 17th September 1950.

3. Birthplace of Narendra Modi is Vadnagar, Mehsana district.

4. His father’s name was Mool Chand Modi and his Mother ‘s name is

Hiraben.

5. On the day of 26th May 2014, he swore the oath as a Prime minister.

6. He is the 15th Prime minister of India.

7. He is a man of vision, he has a dream of digital India.

*Paste a picture of Mr. Narendra Modi.

Unit-5

Poem – Zoo Manners *New Vocabulary

1. Zoo

2. Manners

3. Careful

4. Animals

5. Visit

6. Proud

7. Hump

8. Wise

9. Noble

10. Remarks

11. Penguins

12. Welcome

*Rhyming words

1. say – may , bay

2. fun – sun , bun

3. lake – make , take

4. well – sell , tell

5. bump – hump , pump

6. can – man , fan

7. me – we , be

*Answer the following questions.

Q1. Who is the poet of the poem “Zoo

manners”?

A1. Eileen Mathias.

Q2. What do penguins do around the lake?

A2. Penguins are strutting around the lake.

Q3. Which animal is proud of his hump

A3. Camel is proud of his hump.

[ h.w ]

Activity:- Name the animals and birds you saw when you visited the zoo.

1. Lion

2. Monkey

3. Tiger

4. Bear

5. Elephant

6. Parrot

7. Duck

8. Ostrich

9. Hippopotamus

Unit-5

Prose :- Funny Bunny *New Vocabulary

1. Funny

2. Bunny

3. Cocky

4. Goosey

5. Ducky

6. Henny

7. Penny

8. Going

9. King

10. Follow

*Word meanings

1. Soon – In a short time

2. Follow – Come behind

3. Way – In between

4. Fall – Come down

5. Smart – Intelligent

6. Quick – Fast

7. Scared - Frightened

*Make sentences

1. Soon – It may rain soon.

2. Fall – The sky is going to fall.

3. Going - I am going to tell the king.

4. Sky – The colour of the sky is blue.

*Who said these in the story.

1. “The sky is going to fall.”

A. Funny Bunny.

2. “ The king lives here.”

A. Woxy Foxy.

3. “I must tell the king.”

A. Funny Bunny.

4. “Follow me.”

A. Woxy Foxy.

5. “ I will come too.”

A. Henny penny , luck ducky,

cocky locky , poosey goosey.

[ h.w. ]

*Activity :- Write the name of animal homes.

Dog - kennel

Rabbit – burrow

Horse – stable

Pig – sty

Cow – shed

Lion – den