English (Marigold)
CLASS 1
NCERT Textbook & Solution
TERM-I
Class 1 English NCERT textbook, Marigold has 10 chapters in which TERM I has 5 chapters.
English is one of the most important subjects of the Class 1 CBSE curriculum. It is imperative for young learners to develop their spoken English as well as writing skills of this subject at the onset of their academic life. Having a solid foundation in the subject and a strong grammatical base makes it easier for students to understand and progress to higher classes with ease.
NCERT Solutions for Class 1 English have been solved in a simple manner. This helps young kids to develop an in-depth understanding and interest in the subject through rhyming poems and enchanting stories.
We have extensively covered all exercises and every single question of all units of the NCERT Class 1 English textbook, Marigold.
The detailed syllabus has been discussed below along with the Key Concepts and Learning outcomes. So that learning can be Joyful.
Unit 1
Poem: A Happy Child
Story: Three Little Pigs
Key Concepts
Learning Outcomes
Suggested Activities
Key Concepts
- Recitation
- Rhyming words
- Comprehension questions
- Opposites
- Describing words
- Phonics
Learning Outcomes
- Recites poems/rhymes with actions.
- Responds orally to comprehension questions
- Associates colours with pictures.
- Names familiar objects seen in pictures.
- Carries out simple instructions.
- Draws/scribbles in response to poems and stories.
Suggested Activities
- Recitation , new words, rhyming words, screen sharing.
- Comprehension questions – Watching a video/ppt and opposites.
- Art integrated:
- Identifying and drawing emotions.(emojis)
- Matching Colours with their names.
- Describing words -flash cards/ppt for using the describing word.
- AAC Activity:
- After the students listen to the poem they may be asked questions such as ‘Where does the child live?’ etc., The interaction should move on to a discussion about different kinds of houses.
- Naming/identifying different kinds of houses from pictures, models and screen sharing.
- AAC activity: Students are shown the video which will give information on different animals and birds who attended the birthday party, and the objects seen in the video. Comprehension questions may be asked to elicit responses from students.
- The video is shown again and students may be asked to draw their favorite animal/bird seen in the video.
- Word building using sliders.
- Reading the text by screen sharing.
Unit 2
Poem: After A Bath
Story: The Bubble, the Straw and the Shoe
Key Concepts
Learning Outcomes
Suggested Activities
Key Concepts
- Recitation
- Rhyming words
- Opposites
- Reading the lesson
- Spellings
- Concept of float and sink
- Role play
Learning Outcomes
- Recites poems rhymes with action
- Draws scribbles in response to story and poems
- Responds orally to comprehension questions related to stories and poems
- Listens to instructions and draws pictures.
- Identifies characters and sequence of the story and asks questions about the story.
- Draws lines straight, curved and slanting such as drawing a tree, a hut, a box, etc. integrated with mathematics i.e. learning shapes also.
- Recognizes letters and sounds.
- Carries out simple instructions such as Shut the door. Bring me the book
Suggested Activities
- Recitation, new words, rhyming words, screen sharing with power point presentation and video.
- Comprehension questions.
- Matching the pairs like book and pen, cup and saucer
- Reading the text book by sharing the screen.
- Showing video of the story and asking questions.
- Activity – things that float and sink, put the objects under correct heading- float/sink
- Completing text book exercises by sharing the screen.
- Art integrated: Drawing and also blowing bubbles using soap water.
- Music integrated
- AAC activity: The students may be asked questions in such a way as to elicit from them words such as ‘brother’ ‘bread’ ‘branch’ etc., making them practice the consonant blend.
Unit 3
Poem: One Little Kitten
Story: Lalu and Peelu
Key Concepts
Learning Outcomes
Suggested Activities
Key Concepts
- Recitation
- Rhyming words
- Spellings
- Colours
- Facial
expressions - 3 letter words
- Role play
Learning Outcomes
- Recites poems rhymes with action
- Draws scribbles in response to story and poems
- Responds orally to comprehension questions related to stories and poems
- Listens to instructions and draws pictures.
- Draws lines straight, curved and slanting such as drawing a tree, a hut, a box, etc. integrated with mathematics i.e. learning shapes also.
- Recognizes letters and sounds
- Listens to English words, greetings, polite forms of expression, simple sentences, responds in English or the home language of the story and asks questions about the story.
Suggested Activities
- Recitation, new words, rhyming words, screen sharing with power point presentation and video.
- Comprehension questions.
- PPT on animals , and talking about the size, habitat of the animals
- Reading the textbook by sharing the screen.
- Showing video of the story and asking questions
- Performance art integrated
- Conversation based on role play.
- Craft integrated
- Making stick puppets of animals.
- Making paper bags.
- AAC activity: The students may be asked about the different animals/birds. They may be further asked about the homes of these
animals/birds. Students may respond in English/home language. Then students may be asked to draw the home of any animal/bird.
Unit 4
Poem: Once I Saw a Little Bird
Story: Mittu and the Yellow Mango
Key Concepts
Learning Outcomes
Suggested Activities
Key Concepts
- Recitation,
- Rhyming words
- Comprehension questions
- Describing words
- Recognising fruits and vegetables
- Spelling
Learning Outcomes
- Recites poems/rhymes with actions.
- Responds orally to comprehension questions.
- Uses simple adjectives related to colour.
- Names familiar fruits and vegetables in pictures.
- Writes simple words like fan, leg, sat, bun etc.
- Identifies characters and sequence of a story
- Draws/scribbles in response to poems and stories.
Suggested Activities
- Recitation, new words, rhyming words, screen sharing with power point presentation and video.
- Comprehension questions
- Video on birds, and talking about the size, colour and sounds of some known birds.
- Matching the fruit /vegetable to its tree
- Phonics -Vowel sounds video
- Performance Art integrated
- Role play
- Art integrated
- Draw and colour a parrot
- AAC activity: The parent may tell a folk story in mother tongue, with questions in between to ensure that learner has understood; The theme to be on love and care for animals/birds/living creatures. The same may be repeated after a few days, introducing English words and phrases.
Unit 5
Poem: Merry-Go-Round
Story: Circle
Key Concepts
Learning Outcomes
Suggested Activities
Key Concepts
- Recitation
- Rhyming words
- Prepositions
- Comprehension questions
- Singular-Plural
- Shapes
- Phonics
Learning Outcomes
- Recites poems/rhymes with actions.
- Uses prepositions like in, on etc.
- Responds orally to comprehension questions.
- Talks about a fair and things seen in a fair.
- Identifying shapes
- Produces words with “ou” blends like around, round, sound etc.
- Draws in response to poems and stories.
Suggested Activities
- Recitation, new words, rhyming words, screen sharing with power point presentation and video.
- Comprehension questions.
- PPT on a fair, the various things seen there.
- Music integrated
- Video and Blocks of different shapes are shown
- Video on “ou” sounds
- Art integrated
- Drawing a circle and objects and things that are in the shape of a circle.
- AAC activity: The parent may draw small pictures or show picture of dog, hen, cat, pig, ant, and so on. The first and the last letters of the word may be provided if need be, and gradually learners may be encouraged to write complete words.