4) Who was watching the monkey from a distance? Ans. Exercise 3: Value-based questions – Judgement and appreciation 1) What lesson did the king learn from the monkey? Ans. 2) Was the king right to attack other kingdoms? Why or why not? Ans. I Speak Public speaking This story teaches the moral of being happy with what one has. You must have heard other stories with morals. Pick a story of your choice and read it out in class. Also, share the moral that it teaches. Story telling All words have one, two, three or more parts called syllables. A syllable is the sound of a vowel in a word. When we hear a word, we can make out the number of syllables in it. Examples: Rainbow has two syllables: rain – bow. Elephant has three syllables: el – e – phant. Get into groups of four. Prepare a short story. The story must have at least three words each of two, three and four syllables. As a group, read out your story to the class. The Silly Monkey 44 Visa_G3_English_TB_V1.indb 44 18-08-2022 11:55:35
d j b Language Game Break up the words Get into groups of four. Each group should think of compound words and break them into individual words. For example, airport can be broken into air and port. Other examples: haircut (hair – cut), raincoat (rain – coat), headphone (head – phone) Each group should think of as many such words as possible. Write the words down on a sheet of paper. Then, share the words with the rest of the class. The team with the highest number of words wins. Connect the Dots Maths Fun The monkey has 18 peas. He found 11 more peas on the ground. Add these numbers mentally to find out how many peas the monkey had in all. Science Fun India is home to many different kinds of monkeys. Some live on trees and others on the ground. The largest type of monkey is the mandrill. The spider monkey gets its name from its very long arms, spider mandrill legs and tail! monkey A Note to Parent Stories with morals are a great way of instilling values in young children. The lessons that children understand through stories stay with them for a long time. Set aside a story time for your child and share such stories with them. 45 The Silly Monkey Visa_G3_English_TB_V1.indb 45 18-08-2022 11:55:35
8 The Cracked Pot Let Us Start Listen and say aloud Words with Words with Words with Words with silent ‘k’ silent ‘l’ silent ‘t’ silent ‘w’ knee walk listen answer know half often sword The above table has words with silent letters. They are not pronounced when these words are spoken. Warm Up Look at the pictures given below. • Do you like the objects in the pictures? What do you think they are made of? • Do you know that these objects are made from things that we throw away? Does that surprise you? Why or why not? The Cracked Pot 46 Visa_G3_English_TB_V1.indb 46 18-08-2022 11:55:36
Let us now read the story of a pot that thought that it was of no use because it had a crack. I Read There was an old water bearer. She carried two pots to a stream to fetch water every day. She carried them on two ends of a stick, hung across her back. One pot was cracked, water bearer while the other was perfect. The stream fetch cracked pot felt sad as half the water leaked out of it. It felt that it was not doing its work properly. After two years, the cracked pot could not stop itself and spoke to the old lady. ‘I am ashamed of myself!’ it said. The old lady was surprised to hear this and asked the pot, ‘What are you ashamed of?’ leaked ‘I do not serve you well. I only do half of my job. I am sure ashamed that your master is unhappy with you. You cannot bring back two full pots of water because of me. You should throw me away.’ The old lady listened silently. ‘Have you noticed your side of the path while returning home every day?’ she asked after a while. ‘You should take a look when we return tomorrow.’ The next morning, as they returned from the stream, the cracked pot was surprised. It saw the most beautiful and colourful flowers on its side. It realised that it had not noticed these wonderful flowers. It was always busy feeling unhappy and blaming itself. The old lady said, ‘Did you notice that there are flowers only on your blaming side? That is because I knew you were cracked. So, I planted seeds on your side of the path. You have been watering the plants every day. I collect these flowers scent and use them to decorate my master’s house. The master looks at these flowers and smells their scent. The flowers make him happy. If you hadn’t been just the way you are, you would not have brought beauty and happiness to this house.’ 47 The Cracked Pot Visa_G3_English_TB_V1.indb 47 18-08-2022 11:55:37
We are all like the cracked pot. We are not perfect. But we can still do wonderful things and make others happy. – a Chinese folktale Let Us Discuss 1) How many pots did the water bearer carry every day? 2) Why was one of the pots ashamed of itself? 3) What did the cracked pot see on its side of the road? 4) How did the master feel when he saw the flowers? I Understand Meaning Exercise 1: New words Word water bearer stream fetch leaked ashamed blaming scent I Speak Public speaking Think of the positive qualities that you have. Also, think of a few qualities that you would like to change about yourself. Share both the kinds of qualities with your class. For example, it could be something simple, like getting up early in the morning or helping your parents with work at home. The Cracked Pot 48 Visa_G3_English_TB_V1.indb 48 18-08-2022 11:55:37
Pair discussion We have just read a story about how to feel happy being who we are. One way to feel good about ourselves is to do nice things for other people. Saying positive things to each other is another way. Get into pairs. Tell your partner three positive things about them. Listen to them share some nice things about you too. d j b Language Game Singular to plural – how fast can you go? Get into pairs in class. Each pair needs to list all the singular nouns used in the story. Change these singular nouns to plural and write them on a sheet of paper. The pair that completes the most number of words in two minutes, wins! Connect the Dots Maths Fun The old woman planted 6 seeds. Each seed grew into a plant with 4 flowers. Calculate the total number of flowers that grew. Science Fun Have you seen plants growing from seeds? Plant some mustard seeds in a small pot. See what happens in a few days. You can record what you see in a diary. What do you think is important for a plant to grow well? 49 The Cracked Pot Visa_G3_English_TB_V1.indb 49 18-08-2022 11:55:39
A Note to Parent Parents are like gardeners taking care of delicate plants. If you want your child to bloom like a flower, you need to water their strengths and weed out their weaknesses with love and care. A good start to this is to give your child positive feedback always. Try to have a dialogue with your child instead of scolding them. The Cracked Pot 50 Visa_G3_English_TB_V1.indb 50 18-08-2022 11:55:39
POETRY CORNER Know Your Poets The Champa Flower Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was a famous Indian poet, educator and artist. He composed the national anthem of India. He also won the Nobel Prize for Literature. He had a deep interest in children and wrote several poems, novels and short stories. He started writing at a very young age. The Rainbow Christina Rossetti (1830-1894) was an English poet, remembered for her fantasy, religious and children’s poems. She was the youngest of four talented children. Her siblings also were artists. She was both a poet and a prose writer. Her most famous poetry collection is Goblin Market and Other Poems, which appeared in 1862. Fun With Poetry Have you noticed how poems create pictures in our minds? Poets use imagery to do this. They use language to paint a picture in the reader’s mind! Imagery works really well when it involves the five senses of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch. Read these examples. Glittering white, the blanket of snow covered everything in sight A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.1 51 Poetry Corner Visa_G3_English_TB_V1.indb 51 18-08-2022 11:55:41
Now, draw one of these scenes from what you see in your mind. Poets are people who are experts in a language! They use many ways to make language sound beautiful. Read this line: Sometimes you can hear the hushed sounds of hummingbird wings. Did you notice that three words begin with the ‘h’ sound? This is known as alliteration. Alliteration is when two or more words that start with the same sound are used repeatedly in a phrase or a sentence. Poets often use alliteration to make language sound pleasing. You have read two poems: ‘The Champa Flower’ and ‘The Rainbow’. Now, mark any two images that you liked in the poems. Look for alliteration in the poems and underline the words. 1Source: I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth 52 Poetry Corner 18-08-2022 11:55:42 Visa_G3_English_TB_V1.indb 52
Student Reflection Come to this page after you complete a lesson. Choose the smiley that shows how well you have understood the lesson. Mario’s Cat Grandma's Photographs Very clear Clear Somewhat clear Not clear at all Very clear Clear Somewhat clear Not clear at all I need help with ..........………………...............……… I need help with ..........………………...............……… ...................................................................................... ...................................................................................... What I liked about this lesson ................................... What I liked about this lesson ................................... …………………………………………............................ …………………………………………............................ The Champa Flower All for Free Very clear Clear Somewhat clear Not clear at all Very clear Clear Somewhat clear Not clear at all I need help with ..........………………...............……… I need help with ..........………………...............……… ...................................................................................... ...................................................................................... What I liked about this lesson ................................... What I liked about this lesson ................................... …………………………………………............................ …………………………………………............................ Training Patchy The Rainbow Very clear Clear Somewhat clear Not clear at all Very clear Clear Somewhat clear Not clear at all I need help with ..........………………...............……… I need help with ..........………………...............……… ...................................................................................... ...................................................................................... What I liked about this lesson ................................... What I liked about this lesson ................................... …………………………………………............................ …………………………………………............................ The Silly Monkey The Cracked Pot Very clear Clear Somewhat clear Not clear at all Very clear Clear Somewhat clear Not clear at all I need help with ..........………………...............……… I need help with ..........………………...............……… ...................................................................................... ...................................................................................... What I liked about this lesson ................................... What I liked about this lesson ................................... …………………………………………............................ …………………………………………............................ 53 Student Reflection Visa_G3_English_TB_V1.indb 53 18-08-2022 11:55:42
Glossary Sr. No. Words Meaning 1 ashamed (adj.) felt bad or sorry for doing something wrong 2 attack (v.) to try to harm someone 3 blaming (v.) finding fault with someone or something 4 bow (n.) a rainbow that spreads across the sky 5 bridges (n.) structures that allow people to pass over rivers or roads 6 budded (v.) newly flowered active with selling and buying 7 buzzing with running behind someone to catch hold of them business (phr.) 8 chasing (v.) 9 chewing up (phr. v) biting something 10 court (short for an open area in the front or back of a house courtyard) (n.) 11 cowshed (n.) an outhouse where cows are kept with hay and water 12 disappear (v.) to become unable to be seen or found 13 exhausted (adj.) very tired 14 fetch (v.) to collect 15 fifty paise (n.) half of a rupee 16 fling (v.) to throw something across 17 fluffy (adj.) soft, covered with soft fur 18 frown (v.) 19 gain (v.) to make a face to show that one is upset about something to get 20 gathered (v.) collected 21 greedy (adj.) wanting more of everything Glossary 54 Visa_G3_English_TB_V1.indb 54 18-08-2022 11:55:42
Sr. No. Words Meaning 22 grove (n.) group of trees that are close together 23 heart raced (phr.) the heartbeat was faster 24 heaven (n.) sky 25 impatiently (adv.) not able to wait 26 knocked (v.) made a tapping noise on a hard surface, usually a door 27 leaked (v.) water coming out of a crack 28 mongoose (n.) a small wild animal with a long body and tail 29 overtops (v.) goes over the top of something 30 paid no attention refused to show that one has heard or seen someone; (phr.) to ignore 31 parrot (n.) a green-coloured bird with a curved beak and a sharp voice 32 patch (n.) a large mark of a different colour 33 paw (n.) an animal’s foot 34 quite (adv.) almost 35 sail (v.) to move or float on water 36 scarecrow (n.) 37 scent (v.) a figure made of hay to scare away birds from fields 38 shadow (n.) where crops grow 39 slyly (adv.) good smell an area where light cannot reach, due to which that area becomes a little dark secretively 40 soldiers (n.) people who fight to protect their kingdom or country 41 startled (v.) shocked 42 stream (n.) a narrow and small river 43 swallowed (v.) ate or drank something in a gulp 44 thud (n.) a dull and heavy sound made by an object falling to the ground 55 Glossary Visa_G3_English_TB_V1.indb 55 18-08-2022 11:55:42
Sr. No. Words Meaning 45 water bearer (n.) a person who carries water from one place to another 46 waterfront (n.) a part of the city that overlooks a water body such as a river or a sea 47 wee (adj.) very small 48 wise (adj.) to have knowledge and understanding the difference between good and bad n. Key v. noun adj. verb adv. phr. adjective adverb phrase Glossary 56 Visa_G3_English_TB_V1.indb 56 18-08-2022 11:55:43
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