ACTIVITIES-

1. Read and write :

Annie wants to write a letter to Hop. Let’s help Annie to complete the letter.Fill in the missing words in the letter.

Hope you are fine. What are you doing these days ?Are you working hard ? Or are you spending all your time, singing and dancing ? Do you remember what I said ? I advised you to store food for the winter. Now I am very busy with my work. Soon it will be the winter season. I will meet you soon. 

Lots of love, 

Annie

2. The bees store honey in a honeycomb. Ants store food for winter. Here are some places where we keep money. Read them aloud:

A piggy bank

a bamboo tube 

a post office 

a bank 

3. Let’s read :

This is how Annie’s letter goes to Hop. Follow the arrow marks and read.

Annie puts the letter in an envelope.She seals it and pastes a postal stamp on it. She also writes the address on it. 

Annie drops the letter in a postbox. 

A postman collects the letter from the postbox. He takes it to the post office .

The post office sends the letter to Hop’s place. 

A postman delivers the letter to Hop. 

4. Here is a song that you can play a game with. Your teacher will show you how to play it. Sing and enjoy the game.

 I wrote a letter to my mother, 

On the way I dropped it,

A postman came and picked it up

And put it in his pocket. 

5. Anjan is a good boy. He likes to do all his work on time. Read what Anjan does during the day:

Ans : At 6a.m. I wake up.

At 7 am. I eat breakfast.

At 4 pm. I play with my friends. 

At 9 p.m. I went to sleep.

Sit in pairs and ask your partner what he/she does every day. You and your partner can use these words to begin each sentence.

First I, ………..

Next I, ………..

Then I, …………

After that I, ………….

6. Read the announcements on the school noticeboard:

The students of Class III and Class IV will visit a flood relief camp next Sunday. Please bring old clothes and old books. Contact the class captain for bus timing.

Come One Come All !Here’s an announcement for you. Our school is starting ‘Sanchayika — a small savings scheme. Don’t miss this golden opportunity. Save your pocket money. It will grow tomorrow.

Now, answer the following in one word. 

Ans: (i) Day of visit to the relief camp Sunday.

(ii) The name of the small savings scheme Sanchayika. 

7. Listen to your teacher’s instructions and draw .

First open your notebook and find a blank page. 

Then take your pencil. 

Now draw a house on the blank page. 

Then draw a tree to the left of the house.

After thal draw a bucket to the right of the house.

Also draw a bird on the roof of the house.

 Finally, colour the picture.

8. Read the words on the block. Some of them are in full forms, others in contracted forms. Circle the words in contracted forms:

I’m I am	I’ll I will	can’t. can not	couldn’t could not
it’s it is	isn’tis not	let’slet us	that’s that is
don’t do not	doesn’t does not	didn’t did not	won’t  will not

(i) Today I am going to the market.

Ans: Today I’m going to the market. 

(ii) I will buy a cricket bat.

Ans : I’ll buy a cricket bat .

(ii) I cannot play with my old bat because it is broken.

Ans: I can’t play with my old bat because it is broken. 

(iv) My sister does not like to play cricket. 

Ans. My sister doesn’t like to play cricket. 

(v) So she will not come with me. 

Ans: So she won’t come with me.