Class 6: TERM III _ UNIT I Poem 1_ Indian seasons

Video Explainer of the Poem.

                    

   Lesson Plan for this poem : 

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        Discuss in pairs, pick out the words related t o seasons from the grid and write them in the blanks.

                          snow   -  sky

  cloud- dry

 sunny-leaves

thunde-wet

What day is it?

1. We feel thirsty on a summer day.

2. We use an umbrella on a rainy day.

3. We sail paper boats on a rainy day.

4. We fly kites on a windy day.

               

 

B. Which season am I? Read the poem, understand and solve the riddle.

1. I make the feet dusty - summer

2. Frogs and toads will visit when I am there - rainy

3. I am pretty short and sweet - spring

4. I make your garden smell sweet - spring

5. Leaves will wither because of me – autumn

                C. Read the lines and answer the questions given below.

1. Summer comes

in a blaze of heat with

sunny smiles

              and dusty feet

a.       Does the poet welcome the summer? How do you know?

       Yes, the poet does not welcome the summer, because of the heat and dust.

b.       Which line tells you that there is no rain in summer?

        ‘Sunny smiles and dusty feet’ – tells that there is no rain in summer.

2. Spring is pretty

but short and sweet

when you can smell the grass

from your garden seat

a.       How does the poet describe the spring season?

The poet describes the spring season as short and sweet.

b.       Which line tells you that the garden is fresh?

The line ‘when you can smell the grass from your garden seat’ tells that the garden is fresh.

c.       Who does ‘you’ refer to?

‘You’ refers to the readers.

3. Autumn is English

in red, yellow and brown

Autumn is Indian

Whenever leaves fell down

a.       How is autumn in India?

     In India leaves fall down in autumn season.

b.        Compare the English autumn with the Indian autumn.

English	India
The leaves of the tree are in red, yellow and brown in autumn.	The leaves of the trees fall down in autumn

     

 

D. Pick out the rhyming words from the poem and write them in the table.    

Stanza -1	Stanza -2	Stanza -3
Comes- smiles	roads -toads	Sweet - seat
Feet – heat

                                                                                                     

E. Find examples of alliteration and write them in the blanks.

1. in a blaze of heat              2. to muddy roads                            3. Spring is pretty

with sunny smiles              monsoons and mangoes                    but short and sweet

sunny                                    monsoons                                                          Spring

smiles                                     mangoes                                                           short

                                                                                              sweet

F. Work in pairs, find answers for the questions and share in the class.

1. Name the seasons mentioned in the poem? – summer , rainy, spring and autumn.

2. What does the summer bring?                          - summer brings heat and dust.

3. Which word refers to ‘rain’?                                - The word ‘monsoons’ refers to rain.

4. Why does the poet say the ‘Spring is pretty’? -  The spring is pretty because we can smell the fresh smell of the      

                                                                                        leaves  and grass.

5. When is it autumn in India? Why does the poet say this? Is there an autumn season in India?    -                         In India, whenever leaves fall down from the trees which indicates autumn season

G. How does the poet describe the Indian seasons? Write in your own words in about 50 words.

                                The poet describes that there are different seasons in India. In Summer, we find hot sun, excess heat and dust. In rainy season we find muddy roads and frogs leap. Spring is a beautiful season because, it is short and sweet. We can smell the freshness of the grass. In India, whenever leaves fall down from the trees which indicates autumn season.