SUNRISE
Semester 2B
Level B
Literacy Numeracy
General Awareness
Rhymes and Stories
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Academic Authors: Melanie Grobler, Sonia Duggal, Roma Jain, Sangeeta Gupta, Anuj Gupta, Monika Jain
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Short /i/ Sound
i d i g i n i p i t
p i r i s i t i w i d i f i h i b i l i m i n i k i i b
For the teacher
The dots (•) given below the letters are called sound buttons. The dot represents a single letter sound. They help in the blending and segmentation of sounds to create words.
Objectives
• Recognition of letter sound
• Blending of letter sounds and reading
b n r i i i b b b
bib nib rib
b f w i i i n n n bin fin win
l k i i d d lid kid d l z i i i p p p dip lip zip
Words with ‘i’
ib bib rib fib nib
id kid did lid hid
ig big fig rig wig
in fin win bin pin
ip dip lip nip hip zip
ix fix mix six it bit hit fit kit lit
Objectives
• Recognition of letter sound • Blending of letter sounds and reading
• Understanding word families
Building Words
n to your teacher� Build words using your flash cards by placing them on the coloured boxes below�
Objectives
• Recognition of letter sound • Blending of letter sounds and reading
• Understanding word families
Words that Rhyme
Say the name of each picture� Match the rhyming words
Objectives
• Matching • Association • Recognition of letter sound • Blending of letter sounds and reading
• Understanding rhyming of words
1. A kid is in a pit.
2. A bib is in a bin.
3. It is a pin.
4. It is a kit.
5. It is a lid.
Objectives
• Blending of letter sounds • Reading sentences • Reading sight words
Short /o/ Sound
o b o d o g o p o t o x c d f b o o o o
g o h o j o l o
m o n o p o r o s o t o
Objectives
• Recognition of letter sound • Blending of letter sounds and reading
r p t o o o d d p rod pod top c o p cop h m o o p p hop op c h p o o o t t t cot hot pot o b f x o o x x ox box fox
Words with ‘o’
ob cob mob rob sob
od cod god pod rod
og dog fog jog log
op cop hop mop top ox box fox ot cot dot hot pot
Objectives
• Recognition of letter sound • Blending of letter sounds and reading
• Understanding word families
Building Words
n to your teacher� Build words using your flash cards by placing them on the coloured boxes below�
Objectives
• Recognition of letter sound • Blending of letter sounds and reading
• Understanding word families
Words that Rhyme
Say the name of each picture� Match the rhyming words
Objectives
• Matching • Association • Recognition of letter sound
• Blending of letter sounds and reading • Understanding rhyming of words
1. A top is on a box.
2. A dog is on a log.
3. The pot is hot.
4. The fox is in a cot.
5. A mop is near a rod.
Objectives
• Blending of letter sounds • Reading sentences • Reading sight words
Short /u/ Sound
u b u d u g u n u p u t
b u c u d u g u j u m u n u p u r u s u t u h u
Objectives
• Recognition of letter sound • Blending of letter sounds and reading
j u g jug b m u u d d
h b m u u u g g g
hug
b u n bun bug mug r s u u n n run sun
c t u u b b cub tub
Words with ‘u’
ub cub rub tub
ud bud mud
ug bug hug rug tug jug um gum hum mum
un bun fun run
ut cut hut nut
Objectives
• Recognition of letter sound • Blending of letter sounds and reading
• Understanding word families
Building Words
n to your teacher� Build words using your flash cards by placing them on the coloured boxes below�
Objectives
• Recognition of letter sound • Blending of letter sounds and reading
• Understanding word families
Words that Rhyme
Say the name of each picture� Match the rhyming words
Objectives
• Matching • Association • Recognition of letter sound
• Blending of letter sounds and reading • Understanding rhyming of words
1. I have a bud.
2. I have a bun.
3. I have a jug.
4. The cub is in a tub.
5. The bug is on the cub.
Objectives
• Blending of letter sounds • Reading sentences • Reading sight words
Short /e/ Sound
e d e g e n e b e t b e d e f e g e h e j e k e l e
m e n e p e r e
v e w e
Objectives
• Recognition of letter sound
• Blending of letter sounds and reading
d h e e n n
den hen b e d bed p e n pen t r e e n d ten red k l p e e e g g g keg
v e t vet leg peg w j e e t t wet jet
eb web
Words with ‘e’
ed bed fed red wed
eg peg leg keg
en den hen pen ten
et get jet net pet vet wet
Objectives
• Recognition of letter sound • Blending of letter sounds and reading
• Understanding word families
Building Words
n to your teacher� Build words using your flash cards by placing them on the coloured boxes below�
Objectives
• Recognition of letter sound • Blending of letter sounds and reading
• Understanding word families
Words that Rhyme
Say the name of each picture� Match the rhyming words
Objectives
• Matching • Association • Recognition of letter sound
• Blending of letter sounds and reading • Understanding rhyming of words
Read Aloud
1. The hen is on the bed.
2. The pen and the peg.
3. Ben is in the jet.
4. Ned has a pet.
5. Ted has a pen. SIGHT WORDS has
Objectives
• Blending of letter sounds • Reading sentences • Reading sight words
My Sight Words Wall
a the an are to she on is and was my saw in it have am see do I has can with he go
Objectives
• Blending of letter sounds • Reading sight words
1.
Read Aloud
I am Zac.
I have a pen.
My pen is red.
2. He is Ned.
Ned can see a dog.
The dog is wet.
3. She is
Pat. Pat is my cat. Pat and I go to a vet.
Objectives
• Blending of letter sounds • Reading sentences • Reading sight words
Patterns
Say the names of these fruits.
You will find that they form a pattern. The next fruit after the apple will be banana according to this pattern.
Draw and colour to complete the patterns.
Objectives
Understand patterns Identify and complete the patterns
Do and Learn
Draw and colour to complete the patterns.
Objectives
Identify and complete the patterns
Number Names (1 to 10)
Trace the number name. Then match it to the number.
one 3 two 4 three 2 four 5 five 1 six 8 seven 10 eight 6 nine 7 ten 9
Objectives Identify number names
Backward Counting
Count numbers from 10 to 1.
Now write the numbers from 10 to 1.
Join the dots from 10 to 1 and colour the picture.
Objectives
Numbers 21 to 25
Read, count and trace. 22
Numbers 26 to 30
Read, count and trace.
26 27
29
Write the numbers from 1 to 30.
0 0 0 1 2 3 Do and Learn
1 1 2 1 1
Numbers 31 to 35
Read, count and trace.
32
33 34
Read, count and trace.
Write the numbers from 1 to 40. Do and Learn 1 1 2 3 1 1 1
1 2 3 4 0 0 0 0
Numbers 41 to 45
Read, count and trace.
Numbers 46 to 50
Read, count and trace.
46 47 49
Write numbers from 1 to 50. Do and Learn 1 1 2 3 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 1
Numbers 51 to 60
Read, count and trace.
2 3 4 5 6 7 9
6
Numbers 61 to 70
Read, count and trace.
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 2 3 4 6 7 9
Numbers 71 to 80
Read, count and trace.
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 3 4 6 7 9
Numbers 81 to 90
Read, count and trace.
2 3 4
6 7 9
Numbers 91 to 100
Read, count and trace.
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 2 3 4 6 7 9
General Awareness
How is the Weather Today?
Look at the different types of weather.
Objectives
• Understanding weather • Observation • Fine motor skills
Seasons
Look at the different types of seasons.
SPRING
Objectives
• Understanding seasons
SUMMER
Summer Season
Circle the things we use and see in the summer season.
Objectives
• Association of things with summer season
Rainy Season
Circle the things we see and use on a rainy day.
Objectives
• Association of things with rainy season
Winter Season
Tick () the things we use and see in the winter season.
Objectives
• Association of things with winter season
Odd One Out
Circle the odd picture in each group.
Objectives
• Association • Logical reasoning
Spring
Winters are over. It is spring. Spring is the season of flowers. Complete the picture by drawing more flowers, bees and butterfly.
• Fine motor skills • Association of things with the spring season
Here are a few ways we celebrate Holi.
Trace the dotted lines with the colour of your choice.
Objectives
• Cultural awareness
• Fine motor skills
Raksha Bandhan
Trace and colour the rakhi.
Match the rakhis.
Objectives
• Creativity • Visual discrimination
• Fine motor skills
Diwali
Colour and decorate the diya.
Draw and complete the pattern.
Objectives
• Creativity • Visual discrimination
• Patterning
• Fine motor skills
Christmas
Colour the Christmas tree.
Objectives
• Creativity • Fine motor skills
Match the pictures with the correct festivals.
Objectives
• Matching • Cultural awareness
More Festivals
Here are some more festivals that are celebrated in India.
Objectives
• Cultural awareness
Republic Day
We celebrate Republic Day on 26 January every year.
Help the soldier find his way to the Indian flag.
Objectives
• Fine motor skills
Independence Day
We celebrate independence day on 15 August every year. Colour the flag.
Objectives
• Fine motor skills • Identification • Awareness
Gandhi Jayanti
We celebrate Gandhi Jayanti on 2 October every year.
Trace the objects.
glasses walking stick spinning wheel (Charkha)
Objectives
• Fine motor skills • Awareness
• Identification
Road Transport
Here are some vehicles we see every day on the road.
Objectives
• Identification
Tick () the bicycle that is bigger.
How many wheels do these vehicles have? Write the numbers in the boxes.
Objectives
• Identification • Spatial awareness
Choo-choo Train
A train runs on tracks. Trace the dotted lines on the track and take the train to the railway station.
Objectives
• Fine motor skills • Identify vehicle that runs on a track • Spatial awareness
Air Transport
Here are some vehicles that fly. Colour the pictures.
Balloon
Write (F) for the vehicle that moves fast and (S) for the vehicle that moves slow.
Objectives
• Fine motor skills • Identify air vehicles • Identify differences between land and air vehicles
Water Transport
Here are some of the vehicles that travel in water.
boat
yacht ship
Tick () the vehicle which carries more people.
Objectives
• Identify vehicles that sail on water • Identify differences between land and water vehicles
• Logical thinking
What is Wrong?
Circle the vehicles that are in the wrong place.
Objectives
• Critical thinking
Travel Match
Match the vehicles with where they move.
Objectives
• Matching • Observation
road water tracks
Paste the pictures of vehicles at the correct place. (Use the sticker sheet.)
Objectives
• Association • Observation
Traffic Lights
Sing the poem. Paste stickers of the correct traffic lights. (Use the sticker sheet.)
Red light, red light, What do you say?
I say stop, Stop right away.
Yellow light, yellow light, What do you mean?
I say wait, Till the light turns green.
Green light, green light What do you say?
I say go, Go right away.
Always stop, look and then cross the road.
Objectives
• Safety awareness • Language development • Colour recognition
Road Signs
Look at these road signs. Tick () the signs you have seen. Stop
School Ahead
No Entry No Parking
Pedestrian Crossing
Hump or Rough road
Keep in Touch
Tick () the things you see at your home. mobile
Objectives
• Identify gadgets we use at home
Machines Around Me
Say the names of these machines. Tick () the ones you have seen in your house.
washing machine
grinder
Objectives
• Visual discrimination • Observation • Identify common machines
What do you use to do these activities. Paste pictures. (Use the sticker sheet.)
to make coriander chutney
to bake a cake to iron clothes to wash clothes
Objectives
• Logical reasoning • Observation
The Neem Tree and the Brave Animals
In a forest, lives a wise neem tree and its animal friends, monkeys, birds, bees, and more.
One day, two woodcutters come to the forest. The animals are scared. They are worried.
The neem tree tells his friends to run away. But the animals want to stay.
They make a plan to save their home.
The monkeys leap, the birds peck! The bees sting, the deer chase! The woodcutters run away.
The animals are happy! Hurray! They save their home. They save their friend, the neem tree.
For the teacher
Encourage the children to observe each picture and talk about it. You may ask these questions to check for understanding:
1. Who came to the forest one day?
2. Did the animals chase away the woodcutters?
The Crooked Song
There was a crooked man And he had a crooked smile. He had a crooked sixpence And he walked a crooked mile. He had a crooked cat And he had a crooked mouse. And they all lived together In a little crooked house.
The I Can Do It Song
This is the way I wash my face, Wash my face, wash my face, This is the way I wash my face, I can do it!
This is the way I brush my teeth, Brush my teeth, brush my teeth, This is the way I brush my teeth, I can do it!
This is the way I comb my hair, Comb my hair, comb my hair, This is the way I comb my hair, I can do it!
For the teacher
You may repeat this with “dress myself”, “tie my shoes” and “drink my tea” as well.
Hickory, Dickory Dock
Hickory, Dickory Dock.
The mouse ran up the clock. The clock stuck one, The mouse ran down.
Hickory, Dickory Dock.
Hickory, Dickory Dock.
The bird flew up the clock.
The clock struck two, Away she flew, Hickory, Dickory Dock.
Sam the Superhero
Meet Sam, the Healthy Habits Hero!
Every morning, Sam brushes his teeth.
For breakfast, Sam eats fruit and veggies.
Sam loves to play outside every day.
Sam always drinks plenty of water.
Before bed, Sam reads a book. He then gets a good night’s sleep.
For the teacher
Encourage the children to observe each picture and talk about it. You may ask these questions to check for understanding:
1. What does Sam do in the morning?
2. What does Sam do before bed?
3. Name one good habit that you would like to have.
The Postman
Here comes the postman, With a bag on his back. He’s walking up the path, With a tap-tap-tap.
I wonder what he’s got, Let’s take a peek, A letter for Meetu. And one for me! Yippee!
An Elephant Goes Like This, Like That
An elephant goes like this and that. He is terribly big and he is terribly fat! He has no fingers, and he has no toes. But goodness gracious, what a long nose!
1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
The Counting Rhyme
Into the pool I dive, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, I swim to the end and back again. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
After my swim I’m nice and clean, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 I drink from my bottle. Oh! it’s empty.
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