Unit 3: Good Food
Explore the joy of food, festivals, and fun with laddoos and khichdi!
📖 Difficult Words & Meanings
Laddoo
Meaning: A round Indian sweet
Hindi: लड्डू
Sentence: I ate a delicious laddoo during the festival.
Splish-splash
Meaning: Sound made by something hitting water
Hindi: छप-छप की आवाज
Sentence: The laddoo made a big splish-splash in the sea.
Festival
Meaning: A celebration day
Hindi: त्योहार
Sentence: We eat sweets like laddoo during festivals.
Khichdi
Meaning: A dish made of rice and lentils
Hindi: खिचड़ी
Sentence: We prepare khichdi on Sankranti.
Harvest
Meaning: Gathering crops from the field
Hindi: फसल कटाई
Sentence: Harvest festivals are celebrated across India.
🖼️ Picture Reading (Page 69)
1. What can you see in Picture 1?
Answer: A field with people harvesting crops.
2. What is the man doing with the wheat?
Answer: He is grinding wheat or cleaning it.
3. Who are they in Picture 4? What are they doing?
Answer: They are a family, preparing food together.
4. What is the girl doing in the last picture?
Answer: She is eating chapatti with vegetables.
5. What do you have with chapatti?
Answer: I eat chapatti with vegetables, dal, or pickle.
6. Have you seen a field? What was growing there?
Answer: Yes, I saw a field with wheat and mustard plants.
🍬 Chapter 7: The Big Laddoo – Poem Summary & Practice
Poem Summary
The poem imagines a giant laddoo, sea, and child.
The child throws the big laddoo into the big sea.
It creates a big "splish-splash!"
🧠 Let Us Think – Comprehension and Thinking Skills
1. Have you seen a big laddoo? How big was it? Did you eat it alone?
Answer: Yes, it was very big, almost the size of a ball. I shared it with my cousins.
2. Have you eaten anything very big?
Answer: I ate a big dosa once at a restaurant!
3. What different laddoos have you eaten?
Answer: Besan laddoo, coconut laddoo, motichoor laddoo, ragi laddoo.
4. Round things – Sort them
| Can be eaten | Cannot be eaten |
|---|---|
| Laddoo, orange, apple, grapes | Ball, coin, wheel |
5. What happened to the laddoo thrown in the sea?
Answer: It splashed and melted or floated away in the water.
🗣️ Let Us Speak – Jithu and Meena Story
Question: “How did you know it was a laddoo?”
Answer: Meena answered, “I could feel its round shape and soft texture. Laddoos smell sweet too!”
📘 Let Us Learn – Describing the Laddoo
Write words that describe the laddoo:
- Big
- Sweet
- Round
- Yellow
- Soft
- Tasty
- Delicious
- Sugary
- Favourite
- Smooth
✍️ Let Us Write
A. Frame Sentences (Sample)
| Word | Sentence |
|---|---|
| play | I play football in the evening. |
| plum | I ate a juicy plum today. |
| cloud | A dark cloud covered the sky. |
| clock | There is a big clock on the wall. |
| blue | She wore a blue dress. |
| blanket | I sleep under a warm blanket. |
B. Match the Following
| Male Animal | Female Animal |
|---|---|
| cock | hen |
| lion | lioness |
| peacock | peahen |
| mare | horse |
| bull | cow |
| drake | duck |
🧪 Let Us Explore – Sink or Float
Tick (✔) if the object floats and Cross (✖) if it sinks:
| Object | Float/Sink |
|---|---|
| A piece of paper | ✔ |
| A small stone | ✖ |
| A green leaf | ✔ |
| A pencil | ✔ |
| An eraser | ✖ |
| A feather | ✔ |
| A spoon | ✖ |
🍛 Let Us Learn – Festivals and Food
Facts about Khichdi and Sankranti:
- Khichdi is made with rice and lentils.
- It's cooked during harvest festivals like Sankranti, Pongal, Lohri, Bihu, Maghi, etc.
- Different regions have their own versions of khichdi.
Names across India:
| State | Khichdi Name |
|---|---|
| Gujarat | Gujarati Khichdi |
| Tamil Nadu | Pongal |
| Bihar | Bihari Khichdi |
| Rajasthan | Bajra Khichdi |
| West Bengal | Kichuri |
| Karnataka | Bisi Bele Bhat |
| Kashmir | Moong Khetchir |
✍️ Let Us Write – Festival & Food
Sample Answer:
My Favourite Festival: Diwali
Sweets and Dishes: Laddoos, Kaju Katli, Poori, Chole, Halwa, Kheer
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