Chapter 11: Chanda Mama Counts the Stars
Join Chanda Mama as he counts the stars in the night sky!
📖 Difficult Words & Meanings
Round
Meaning: Shaped like a circle
Hindi: गोल
Sentence: The moon looked round and bright.
Count
Meaning: To say numbers in order
Hindi: गिनना
Sentence: Chanda Mama tried to count the stars.
Tears
Meaning: Drops of water from the eyes when crying
Hindi: आँसू
Sentence: He cried and tears rolled down his cheeks.
Peep
Meaning: To appear slightly
Hindi: झाँकना
Sentence: The Sun peeped from behind the clouds.
Yawn
Meaning: Opening mouth wide when tired
Hindi: जम्हाई
Sentence: Chanda Mama yawned and fell asleep.
📝 Let Us Think – Comprehension Questions
A. Answer the Following
1. Does the Moon look the same every night?
Answer: No, it changes shape every night.
2. What did Chanda Mama try to count?
Answer: He tried to count the stars.
3. Why did Chanda Mama fall asleep?
Answer: Because he got tired while counting stars.
4. Who helped Chanda Mama?
Answer: The Sun helped him.
5. Complete the sentence:
Answer: The number of stars in the sky is the same as the number of lovely children.
B. Think and Say
1. What do you call the Moon in your language?
Answer: In Marathi: चंदा मामा, in Hindi: चंदा मामा
2. What things can you not count?
Answer: Stars, grains of sand, drops of rain, and hairs on your head.
3. What can you see in the night sky?
Answer: Stars, moon, clouds, bats, owls, and sometimes shooting stars.
📚 Let Us Learn – Grammar Focus: Here and There
A. Fill in the blanks with ‘here’ or ‘there’
| Sentence | Answer |
|---|---|
| The students are playing kabaddi ___. | there |
| ___ is your shirt. | Here |
| ___ is my bicycle. | There |
| I went to Chandigarh last year. My brother lives ___. | there |
| This is my bench. I sit ___ with my friends. | here |
👂 Let Us Listen – Countable vs. Uncountable
Sort the following into categories:
| ✅ Can be counted easily | ❌ Too many to be counted |
|---|---|
|
Children in the classroom Flowers in a garden Books in the library Pencils in your pencil box Fingers on your right hand Pages in your English notebook Number of trees in school garden |
Children in your city Hairs on your head Grains in a sack |
✍️ Let Us Write – Conversation Completion
Completed Conversation:
- Govind: Wow, look!
- Safura: The moon looks so big and bright.
- Sukanya: Isn’t it?
- Dhruv: My grandfather says the full moon looks very beautiful.
- Ramani: Let’s take a picture.
- Safura: My mother has a camera for the picture.
- Dhruv: Come. Stand here and let’s take a picture.
- Govind: The moon is so bright and big.
🎨 Let Us Do – Project: Make a Moon and Stars Wind Chime
Materials:
- Cardboard
- Coloured paper
- Glue
- Thread
- Scissors (child-safe)
- Markers
Steps:
- Cut a crescent moon shape from cardboard.
- Draw and cut stars.
- Decorate shapes with paper or colours.
- Attach shapes using thread.
- Hang your wind chime!
- Your Moon-Star Wind Chime is ready!
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