Grade 4 - Eng (POEM) - 28TH OCTOBER 2021- VIRTUAL ONLINE CLASS DETAILS - CH- 10- MY SHADOW

    

    SUBJECT - ENGLISH

    27/10/2021 (WEDNESDAY) 

    VIRTUAL ONLINE CLASS DETAILS

    

    TOPIC TAUGHT (Today)

    Ch- 10 (My Shadow)

• Poem ( read and explained)
• A video showed and explained
• Short questions were asked related to the poem.
• PPT shown (practice with images and shadow done in class)
• AI activity explained in class.

     Homework 

•  Learn the poem for recitation
•  AI Activity ( Note- All have to complete this activity in the scrapbook) 

    Instructions for the AI Activity.  👇

Stick the Activity sheet on an old notebook cover, chart paper, or cardboard.

→ Cut the images/shapes given on the activity sheet

→ You can colour the images

→ Stick Popsicles behind the images to make the animal puppets. There are a total of 7 puppets. 

→ Use the puppets to tell a story.

Create the shadows of the animal puppets on the wall with the help of a torch, candle, or mobile flashlight.

→ Narrate the story of the Hare and the Tortoise using the animal puppet shadows.

→ Record your story and send it to my mail  (pinky.ray@podar.org) by Monday(1st November 2021).

        

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    28/10/2021 (THURSDAY) 

    VIRTUAL ONLINE CLASS DETAILS

    

    TOPIC TAUGHT  (Today)

    Ch- 10 (My Shadow)

• TB Exercises done
• NB work done

     Textual answers for reference 👇

    Q.1. Complete the following sentences.

     a) the heels up to the head 

    b) he jumps into his bed 

    c) the way he likes to grow 

    d) every sort of way 

    e) an arrant sleepy-head

    Q.4. Identify and write the words used by the poet to describe the shadow. 

india-rubber,    coward,     lazy little,    sleepy-head

       NB work for reference 👇

   

New words                                               H.W                         

1. shoots

2. sort

3. stick

4. ought

    5. proper

    Meanings and sentences. (Note- Kindly leave 2 pages for meaning and sentences)

     Q.3. Rhyming words 

            1.  see – me

            2.  grow – slow

            3.  ball – all

            4.  play – way

            5.  up – butter cup

        Q.2. Answer the following questions.

            Qa.  What is funny about the shadow?

           Ans a) The funniest thing about the shadow is the way he likes to grow. He doesn’t grow like normal children. He sometimes becomes tall and sometimes so little that there is nothing of him at all. 

            Qb.  Why does the poet call the shadow ‘a coward’?

            Ans b) The poet calls the shadow a coward because he sticks close behind the poet. He does not know how to play like other children. 

            Qc.  What did the poet find when he woke up early in the morning?

            Ans c) When the poet woke up early in the morning, he found shining dew on every buttercup. 

            Qd.  ‘And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.’ Why does the poet say this?

            Ans d) The poet says this line because he does not see any use of the shadow except that he can see it all the time. 

            Qe.  Where was the shadow when the poet woke up early one morning?

            Ans e) When the poet woke up early one morning, his lazy shadow stayed at home and lay fast asleep.

        Homework 

•  Write the word galaxy in NB (refer to TB)
• Complete new words in HW
• Complete Q5 in NB 👇

        Q5. Write a paragraph describing your shadow.

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     29/10/2021 (FRIDAY) 

    VIRTUAL ONLINE CLASS DETAILS

    

    TOPIC TAUGHT  (Today)

    Ch- 10 (My Shadow)

• NB work done
• WB work done
• AT- The Present Tense

     NB work for reference 👇

    

    Meaning and sentences

    1.  ought - used to indicate duty or correctness, typically when criticizing someone's actions.

    Sent-  They ought to respect the law.

    2. sort- a category of things or people with a common feature; a type.

    Sent-They are the best sort of people I have ever met.

    3. stick- to hold to something firmly by

    Sent- I think we'd better stick to the river.

    4. proper - suitable or appropriate.

    Sent- You shall receive proper pay for your work.

    5. funniest- difficult to explain or understand; strange or odd.

    Sent-  This might be the funniest movie I've ever seen.

     WB work for reference 👇

      1. Fill in the blanks with the correct option.  

            a) The poet has a little ___________ that goes in and out with him. 

            i. shadow    ii. puppy    iii. kitten    iv. brother 

            b) The funniest thing about the shadow is he likes to ___________. 

            i. dribble     ii. fall     iii. grow     iv. follow

             c) Sometimes the shadow gets so ______________ that there is none of him at all. 

            i. huge     ii. little     iii. elongated     iv. scattered 

            d) The shadow makes a ______________ of the poet in every sort of way. 

            i. prisoner     ii. clown     iii. fool     iv. coward 

            e) The poet rose and found the shining ________ on every buttercup. 

            i. coin     ii. gem     iii. dew     iv. pear

            2. Answer the following questions in two sentences. 

             a) Why does the poet call the shadow a coward? What does he feel is a shame? 

             Ans.  The poet calls the shadow a coward because it always stays close to him. He feels it  would be a shame if he would stick to his nurse like his shadow does to him. 

            b) What did the poet and his shadow do one morning? 

            Ans.  The poet rose early morning and found the dew on every buttercup. His shadow stayed at home and continued to sleep in bed.

            3. Unscramble the given words: 

            a) shlee  - heels 

            b) mjpu  -  jump 

            c) burreb-daini   -   india-rubber 

            d) rlaye  -   early 

            e) cbtreutpu  -   buttercup

    Homework 

        

• Complete Q5 in WB.

        Snooping in the Sunlight.  Go out in the sunlight. You decide the time of the day. Fill in the investigation sheet. 

Day: ____________ Date: ____________ Time: _______a.m./p.m. - ______ a.m./p.m. 

    a) Can you see your own shadow?

    Ans.

    b) Does it always follow you? 

    Ans. 

 

    c) Is your shadow like you or someone else? 

    Ans.

    d) Is it the same from the head to the heels? 

    Ans.

    e) Now jump! Who jumped first, you or your shadow? 

    Ans.  

    f) Will your shadow always be of the same size? 

    Ans.  

    g) Is your shadow taller or shorter than you? 

    Ans. 

    h) When will your shadow become smaller and bigger? 

    Ans.  

     i) When will your shadow be in front of you and behind you? 

    Ans. 

     j) On which side is the shadow?        

    Ans.