DAWN
Level C Reader
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WPreface
elcome to DAWN, our comprehensive series for Early Childhood Education that has been meticulously crafted to align with the guidelines of the Foundational Stage as outlined in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. This series is designed to provide a holistic learning experience, fostering the comprehensive development of young learners in accordance with the developmental milestones and learning outcomes specified in the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2022.
DAWN offers a rich blend of interactive and activity-based content to nurture each child's physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual growth. Our approach ensures that learning is enjoyable and meaningful, catering to every child's interests and abilities. By integrating various domains of development, we aim to create an environment where children can thrive, explore their unique potential and cultivate a lifelong love for learning.
The curriculum is structured to promote Physical Development by incorporating activities that enhance motor skills, health, and overall physical well-being. Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is a critical component focussing on building empathy, cooperation, and strong interpersonal relationships. Through engaging and thought-provoking activities, children develop Intellectual Capacities, fostering critical thinking, problemsolving, and a curious mind.
In line with the NCF 2022, DAWN also emphasises Spiritual and Moral Development, encouraging children to understand and embody values such as honesty, integrity, and respect for others. We aim to instill a sense of responsibility towards the environment, promoting sustainable practices from an early age.
Our curriculum is not just a series of lessons but a journey of discovery, growth, and joy. We believe that every child is unique, and our tailored approach ensures that each learner can engage with the content in a way that resonates with their individual needs and interests. By providing a nurturing and stimulating environment, DAWN sets the foundation for future success, preparing children not just for school, but for life.
The DAWN Level C Kit includes:
1. Literacy Skillbook
3. Numeracy Skillbook
5. General Awareness
2. Literacy Workbook
4. Numeracy Workbook
6. STEM Exploration
Free Additional Resources:
• Flash Cards
• Sticker Sheets
• Suggested Activities List, for teachers and parents
• Teacher's Manual
7. Art and Craft
9. Reader
8. Rhymes and Stories
• Digital Learning Resources
Thank you for embarking on this educational journey with us. Together, we can make the dawn of early childhood education a bright and promising start for every child.
A LOOK INSIDE
Welcome to the Reader!
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text with Middle /i/
Alignment between the Skillbook and the Reader
This book has been designed to build and practise the reading skills of young learners while tapping into a phonics-based approach. It has been carefully crafted based on various considerations. Firstly, the texts are designed and structured to ensure an upward progression of decoding complexity. Secondly, there is a topic level alignment with the Literacy Skillbook. Thirdly, key curricular components like decoding, theme-based vocabulary, functional grammar, sentence construction and sight words are dovetailed between the two books.
Why the Reader?
The NCF 2022 and NEP 2020 stress the need to build foundational reading fluency as the curricular load continues to grow significantly in subsequent years. A deficit in early decoding and comprehension skills widens the learning gap and the backlog grows from year to year. Considering this urgent need to give young learners a strong foundation in reading,
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fun. He sits down to re
. He lifts his head and sees a bird in a nest . ‘Shh...No noise,’ he says to his colt
Progression of Texts
a specific intervention is required to ensure that they have a head start and are fully school-ready.
The Reader starts with simple texts and progresses towards more complex ones. This promotes decoding and encourages broader reading skills. For instance, the first few texts are short and simple, and are composed mostly of CVC words and common sight words. As we move along, the texts not only include blends, digraphs and longer vowel sounds, but also exhibit more refined grammatical structures. This progressive strategy instils reading confidence in learners.
How to Use the Reader?
Step 1: Initiate a topic using the Literacy Skillbook.
Step 2: Practise the concepts using the activities in the Skillbook and additional exercises in the Workbook.
Step 3: Support the learners to decode and read the text of the same curricular theme provided in the Reader.
Step 4: Encourage learners to gradually start reading the text independently.
Feel free to revisit the texts read previously. Further topic-level suggestions and activities can be found in the Teacher Manual.
Start Your Reading Adventure!
Join us on this exciting journey through early reading, where this book works hand-in-hand with the Skillbook and the Workbook to create a comprehensive learning experience. Together, these books form a powerful tool for young readers, sparking confidence, curiosity, and a love of reading!
Detailed Framework
Objectives
S.No. Reader Topic
Middle /a/ sound 25, 26, 27 2. A Jet Middle /e/ sound 31, 32, 33 3. The Kid
1. A Man and a Cat
Middle /i/ sound 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 4. Rox and Bob Middle /o/ sound 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 5. Colours Colours 50 6. Gus the Pup Middle /u/ sound 57, 58, 59, 60, 61
7. Where are the Hens? Colours Position words 50, 67, 68, 69
8. Position Words Position words 68, 69 9. Fun with Clo starting blends: cl , sl , bl , pl , gl 73, 74 10. The Crab and the Frog starting blends: cr , fr , dr 75 11. Ned and the Prince starting blends: pr , tr , gr , dr 75
12. Spot and Snip starting blends: sn , sp , sk , sl , sw 76, 77 13. Out in the Park end blends: nd , ng , nk , nt 78, 79 14. The King and the Band end blends: nd , ng , nk , nt 78, 79
15. Musk Sees a Bird end blends: np , sk , lt , ft 80, 81 16. One and Many one and many starting blends 76, 77, 82 17. Cheena’s Fun Day starting digraphs: sh , ch , wh 84, 85 18. The Green Frog starting and end blends 75, 78, 79 19. Beck Goes to a Farm end digraph: ck 86, 87
20. Jill and Her Ball end digraph: ll 88, 89 21. Yash in the Farm digraphs: sh , ch , th 84, 85
22. The Yellow Duck starting blends: sm , sw , bl , pl , sp end digraph: ck 73, 76, 86, 87
23. Opposites 1 Opposites 92, 93
24. Opposites 2 Opposites 92, 93
25. The Little Deer long E sound 98, 99
26. Sam Goes for a Walk long O sound 100, 101
27. A Busy Day action words 106, 107, 108 28. A Week of Fun days of the week 110, 111
29. Arya’s Months months of the year 112, 113
30. The Kite magic ‘e’ 116
31. A Good Day long A sound magic ‘e’ 96, 97, 116
32. We Talk simple reading practice
33. We Cook simple reading practice
34. My Cat simple reading practice reading comprehension
35. A Bun simple reading practice reading comprehension
36. The Frog on a Leaf simple reading practice reading comprehension
37. Tia and Her Dog simple reading practice reading comprehension
38. Numbers, Numbers simple reading practice reading comprehension
39. I See… simple reading practice reading comprehension
40. Read and Colour simple reading practice reading comprehension
A Man and a Cat
1. A man has a fat cat.
2. The fat cat naps.
3. The man has a rat.
4. The rat is in a can.
5. The man has a hat.
6. The hat is on a mat.
1. This is a hen.
A Jet
2. The hen has ten eggs.
3. This is a jet.
4. The jet gets in a web!
5. This is a net.
6. The net is on the bed.
1. That is a kid!
The Kid
2. A kid has a big wig!
3. The kid with a big wig digs a pit.
4. The kid with a big wig sees a tin.
5. The kid with a big wig gets in the pit.
1. Rox is a fox.
2. Bob is a kid.
3. Bob sees a cob on the hob.
4. The cob goes pop.
5. Pop, pop, pop!
6. Rox and Bob hop.
7. Hop, hop, hop!
Colours
1. This is a red box.
2. That is a brown fox.
3. The brown fox is in the red box.
4. This is a black cat.
5. That is a blue rug.
6. The black cat is on the blue rug.
Gus the Pup
1. Gus is a pup.
2. Gus the Pup runs in the
mud.
3. Gus has fun.
4. Gus has a mug.
5. A bug is on the mug.
6. Gus sees the bug.
7. Gus hugs the bug.
Where are the Hens?
1. I can see hens.
2. The black hen is on the van.
3. The red hen is in the van.
4. The yellow hen is near the van.
5. The green hen is under the van.
6. The blue hen is in front of the van.
7. The white hen is behind the van.
Position Words
1. The dog jumps up.
2. The cat jumps down.
3. The cat is in the hut.
4. The dog is out.
5. The dog is behind the bed.
6. The cat is in front of the bed.
7. The cat is under the bed.
8. The dog is on the bed.
Fun with Clo
1. Clo the cat climbs a cliff.
2. She slips and falls.
3. Clo finds some blocks.
4. She plays with the blocks.
5. Clo is glad.
6. She claps, claps, claps.
The Crab and the Frog
1. A crab crawls to a rock.
2. A frog hops in the crops.
3. A drum goes dum, dum, dum.
4. Here comes the rain. Rain goes drip, drop, drip, drop.
Ned and the Prince
1. Ned goes to meet a prince.
2. He travels in a train.
3. He sees green trees.
4. Ned greets the prince.
5. Ned and the prince play the drums.
Spot and Snip
On a snowy day, Spot the dog and Snip the cat go up the
hill. They skip and slip . They see
a swan in a pond . Spot wags his tail. Snip jumps in the pond.
Out in the Park
1. Ben and Jen go out.
2. They play in the sand.
3. They go to the swing.
4. The wind blows.
5. Ben and Jen see a pink tent.
6. The pink tent is near a pond.
7. They see a mint plant.
8. Ben and Jen have fun.
The King and the Band
1. The king goes to the bank.
2. On the way, he sees a plant.
3. He sees a band.
4. The band plays a song.
5. The king gives his ring to the band.
6. The band is glad.
Musk Sees a Bird
Musk goes to a camp with his colt . He
finds a mask on a desk . He jumps,
runs and stomps his feet. He has a lot of
fun. He sits down to rest. He lifts his head and sees a bird in a nest . ‘Shh...No
noise,’ he says to his colt.
One and Many
One stem
One spoon many spoons .
y stems .
One swan many swans .
One and so many!
One snail many snails .
Cheena’s Fun Day
1. Cheena finds a shiny shell.
2. She puts it in a shell box.
3. Cheena sees a whale in the water.
4. The whale makes a splash.
5. Cheena finds a chick near a shed.
6. She gives it a cherry.
The Green Frog
1. I see a green frog.
2. The green frog is small.
3. The green frog plays with a bug.
4. The green frog jumps in a pond.
5. The green frog swims in the pond with his pals.
Beck Goes to a Farm
1. Beck has a truck. It is black.
2. She goes to a farm in her truck.
3. The farm has a brick wall.
4. She sees a duck near the wall.
5. She sees a hen and a chick.
6. She plucks a rose and keeps it in a sack.
Jill and Her Ball
Jill has a round, red ball.
It rolls off the big, tall wall.
Ding! It hits the shiny bell.
Plop! It drops into the well.
Jill feels sad, you can tell.
A gull goes down the well.
Out comes the gull with the ball.
Jill claps her hands, and that is all!
Yash in the Farm
1. Yash goes to a farm.
2. He sees a white sheep.
3. He walks to a shed.
4. He sees three cats and a chick.
5. He sees a blue fish in the dish.
6. Yash gives the fish a bath.
The Yellow Duck
1. I see a yellow duck.
2. It is small and sweet.
3. The yellow duck swims in the blue pond.
4. The yellow duck goes quack, quack, quack.
5. The yellow duck plays with friends.
6. It likes to swim and splash.
Opposites 1
The elephant is big. The rat is small. The tree is tall. The
boy is short. The day is bright.
The night is dark. The tea is hot .
The ice is cold .
Opposites 2
1. The ball is up.
2. The ball is down.
3. The cat is happy.
4. The dog is sad.
.
.
.
5. The shirt is dirty
6. The pants are clean.
7. The boy is fast
8. The snail is slow
The Little Deer
1. A deer plays near the sea.
2. He meets a bee near a tree.
3. He feels happy to see it.
4. He finds a peach to eat.
5. He meets a seal.
6. The seal dives deep into the sea.
Sam Goes for a Walk
1. Sam goes for a walk.
2. He sees a rose near the road.
3. He sees a small boat and a bow tied to a tree.
4. He sits in the boat and eats his toast.
5. He looks at the snow and smiles.
6. He floats in the boat.
7. He ties the boat with a rope and off he goes to bed.
A Busy Day
1. Neel and Prem wake up.
2. They eat and drink.
3. They run to the park.
4. They play with a ball and kick it high.
5. They climb a tree.
6. They slide down a slide.
7. They play with friends.
8. They go to sleep.
A Week of Fun
1. On Monday, Roshi goes to the park.
2. On Tuesday, she paints a picture at school.
3. On Wednesday, Roshi bakes a cake with her mom.
4. On Thursday, she plays with her friends.
5. On Friday, Roshi watches a movie with her family.
6. On Saturday, she rides her bike.
7. On Sunday, Roshi rests and reads a book.
Arya’s Months
1. In January, Arya plays in the snow.
2. In February, she flies kites.
3. In March, Arya plays with colours.
4. In April, she looks at flowers.
5. In May, Arya wears new clothes.
6. In June, she goes to meet grandma.
In July, Arya gets wet in the rain.
8. In August, she waves the flag of India.
9. In September, Arya helps make sweets.
10. In October, she lights diyas.
11. In November, Arya feels cold.
12. In December, she has fun with her family.
The Kite
1. The sun shines bright.
2. Nina sees the kite glide and fly.
3. The kite is high in the sky.
4. She thinks it is time to hike.
5. She takes out her bike and goes for a ride.
6. Nina sees the kite glide up.
7. She smiles and says, ‘What a nice day!’
A Good Day
1. A cat with a long tail sat by the bay.
2. She ate a cake.
3. She saw a grey rat at the gate.
4. She chased the rat.
5. The cat ran. It started to rai
6. The rat hid behind a pail.
We Talk
Hi, Tina! Do you like school?
Yes. We play, read, and draw.
What toy do you like the most?
I like the big blocks. What do you like, Mina?
I like to draw.
We sing songs too!
Do you have friends at school?
Yes, I have many friends.
I like to play with dolls. Me too!
School is fun!
Yes, it is!
We Cook
1. My mama has an egg.
2. My papa has a slice of bread.
3. I add sugar.
4. Mama dips the bread into the egg.
5. We put a pan on the stove.
6. Look! That is yummy french toast.
My Cat
1. This is me and my cat, Pat.
2. Pat is a big, fat cat.
3. Pat likes to eat.
4. She eats ham and jam.
5. Pat eats and naps all day.
6. Pat naps on a soft mat.
7. She wakes up to eat again.
8. Then, Pat naps some more!
9. I love my cat, Pat.
Fill in the blanks.
1. Pat is a _______ cat.
2. Pat likes to eat ________ and ________.
3. Pat naps on a soft _________.
4. Then, she ________ up and ________ again.
A Bun
1. The little bun is round and soft.
2. The little bun sits on a plate.
3. A small boy sees the little bun.
4. The boy picks up the little bun.
5. The boy takes a bite of the little bun.
6. The little bun is yum!
7. The boy smiles and eats the whole bun.
8. Now the plate is empty!
Answer these questions.
1. What is the little bun like?
The little bun is _____________ and _____________________.
2. Where is the little bun?
The little bun is on a _____________
3. Who sees the little bun?
__________________ sees the little bun.
4. What does the boy do?
He ________________ the little bun.
The Frog on a Leaf
ere is a little frog.
2. The frog sits on a Leaf.
3. The frog sits on a Leaf in near the pond.
4. The frog looks at the trees.
5. The frog looks at the sky.
6. The frog sees a bug.
7. The frog jumps off the Leaf
8. The frog eats the bug.
9. Now the little frog is happy and full.
Tick () the correct answer.
1. The little frog sits on a) a bog. b) a leaf. c) a log.
2. The little frog looks at the
a) the pond b) the bug
3. The little frog eats the
c) the rose
a) rug b) bug c) slug
4. The little frog is a) sad b) angry c) happy
Tia and Her Dog
1. Tia has a dog.
2. His name is Max.
3. Max is big and brown.
4. Tia and Max play in the park.
5. Tia throws a ball.
6. Max runs to get the ball.
7. Max brings the ball back to Tia.
8. Tia and Max are happy.
9. They play every day.
Answ
1. What is the name of the dog?
2. What colour is the dog?
3. What do Tia and the dog play with?
4. Where do Tia and the dog play?
Numbers, Numbers
1. There is a cat.
2. The cat finds one more cat.
3. Now, there are two cats.
4. The two cats play with one dog.
5. Now, there are three friends.
6. The three friends find one ball.
7. They play with the ball and have fun.
8. They find one more ball.
9. Now, there are two balls.
Answ
er these qu
1. How many cats are there?
2. How many dogs are there?
3. How many friends are there?
4. How many balls are there?
1. The sky is big and blue.
2. The sun is hot and yellow.
3. The grass is soft and green.
4. A bird flies by. It is yellow.
5. A bug hops. It is black.
6. The pond is cool and blue.
7. A fish swims. It is pink.
8. A frog jumps. It is green.
9. A tree stands tall and brown.
10. A flower blooms. It is red.
Answer these questions.
1. What does the sky look like?
2. What does the frog do?
3. Which two things can you see in the sky?
4. What colour is the fish?
Read and Colour
e blue fish swims in the
clear water.
2. The pink flower grows beside a black rock.
3. The brown horse runs in the green field.
4. The purple butterfly sits on the red rose.
5. The grey mouse hides under the yellow cheese.
6. The white rabbit hops on the grass.
About the Book
DAWN is a comprehensive NCF 2022 based Early Childhood Education program that lays a solid foundation for lifelong well-being and holistic growth, encompassing physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional development.
Key Features
Additional Resources
• Flash Cards
• Sticker Sheets
• Suggested Activities List, for teacher and parents
• Teacher's Manual
• Digital Resouces
• Assessment Sheets and Holistic Progress Card
• Play-based learning activities, which promote holistic development of the child in all ECE domains
• School readiness, which is assured in the curriculum and learning design
• All-round development, in areas of physical, cognitive, cultural and socioemotional domains
• Teacher assets, like assessment tools and lesson plans to help maximise program quality and outcomes
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