Chapter 10: Night
Explore the wonders of the night sky and the magic of sunrise!
📖 Difficult Words & Meanings
Wonder
Meaning: To think curiously or with surprise
Hindi: आश्चर्य करना
Sentence: I wonder where the sun goes at night.
Distant
Meaning: Far away
Hindi: दूर
Sentence: The sun sank behind a distant hill.
Peep
Meaning: To appear slowly or slightly
Hindi: झांकना
Sentence: The day begins to peep through my window.
📝 Comprehension Questions – Let Us Think
A. Answer the Following
1. Where does the Sun go after the end of the day?
Answer: The Sun appears to go behind the hills when it sets, making the world dark.
2. Which among the following needs the Sun? Why?
Answer:
- ✅ Sunflower – because it grows with sunlight.
- ✅ Plants – they need sunlight to make food.
- ✅ Children – sunlight helps us stay healthy and active.
- ❌ Toys and ❌ Table – do not need sunlight to live or grow.
3. What else do you see when you look up at the sky?
Answer: I see clouds, birds, kites, the moon, stars, and airplanes.
B. Think and Answer
1. What different colours do we get to see during sunrise and sunset?
Answer: We see orange, red, pink, and purple shades in the sky.
2. What do you see when you look at the sky at night?
Answer: Stars, the moon, and sometimes clouds or airplanes.
3. How do you feel when you open your eyes in the morning?
Answer: I feel fresh, happy, and ready for a new day.
4. Imagine a day when the Sun doesn’t come out. Talk about how the day would be.
Answer: It would be dark and cold. Plants would not grow. We would need lights and it might feel gloomy and sleepy.
🧠 Let Us Learn – Vocabulary Activities
A. Circle the Words Found in the Sky
Words in the sky (circle these):
- ✅ Stars
- ✅ Storm
- ✅ Sun
- ✅ Moon
- ✅ Rain
- ✅ Clouds
- ✅ Rainbow
- ❌ Store
- ❌ Stain
- ❌ Bicycle
- ❌ Flowers
- ❌ Monkeys
- ❌ Computer
- ❌ Shoes
B. Make New Words with ‘Sun’
| Sun + | New Word |
|---|---|
| light | Sunlight |
| flower | Sunflower |
| rays | Sunrays |
| set | Sunset |
| rise | Sunrise |
| glasses | Sunglasses |
| day | Sunday |
🎯 Let Us Do – I Spy Game
A fun observation game:
- One child says “I spy with my little eye something that is… blue.”
- Others guess the object.
- The correct guesser becomes the next spy.
- This develops descriptive skills and observation.
🗣️ Let Us Speak – Initial Sound Practice
Focus on starting blends:
| Sound | Examples |
|---|---|
| sp | spoon, splash, spin |
| st | star, storm, stair, stick |
| sk | sky, skate, skin |
Activity: Say and clap the sounds. Use these words in your own sentences.
0 Comments