MARIGOLD

TITLE OF THE
ACTIVITY:
Bee hive story telling
OBJECTIVE:
School readiness and
action words
ACTIVITY TYPE:
Whole class

BOOK TWO
UNIT 1
First day at school & Haldis Adventure

Bee Hives for Story

Telling
action words for chain story- can be for any tenses

VOCABULARY FOCUS:
Names of different objects
seen in school & class
Action words

Action words from the Bee-hive

Board is used by different
students to frame sentences and
thus a story is developed.

LEVEL:
Class-2
SKILLS:
Listening to the
pronounciation of objects
seen in the school & class
Speaking using action
words
TIME:
2 periods
MATERIALS:
Objects
Bee-hive board with action
words
EXERCISES
Worksheet attached

Online worksheet
This worksheet helps to identify objects seen
in the school campus.
http://www.englishexercises.org/exercise.
asp?id=6278

poems
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=ydEBL96_awQ

These activity cards can be used as reading cards to read and enact the action.

TITLE OF THE
ACTIVITY:
Good manners
Making smiley
OBJECTIVE:
Importance of good
manners
Values of a smile
Use of opposites
ACTIVITY TYPE:
Small group
Whole class
VOCABULARY
FOCUS:
Greeting words, please,
sorry, thank you, smile
etc
Opposite words
LEVEL:
Class-2
SKILLS:
Listening & speaking
about good manners
Reading & writing
TIME: 2 periods
2 periods
MATERIALS:
Flash-cards
Colour papers
Glue z
EXERCISES
Worksheet attached

UNIT 3

A smile & The wind and the sun

Activity
1.

to watch a video on good manners

http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=sap27VlBQ0U
&
Values of a good smile
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXjHigzyvBM
2. craft work for making a smiley
i. using an old C.D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9ytuLLRZFk
ii. How to Make a Smiley Cloth Peg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkeT6VdgiXA
poem on good manners

SAY HELLO
Clap everybody and say hello.
No matter what the weather.
Jump everybody and say good morning.
No matter what the weather.
Wiggle everybody and say thank you.
No matter what the weather.
Dance everybody and say please.
No matter what the weather.
Sing everybody and say sorry.
No matter what the weather
A rhyme on smile
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=prebgdmkGwI

OPPOSITE WORDSEARCH

TITLE OF THE
ACTIVITY:
Zoo Animals Soup Letter

OBJECTIVE:
Sensitising children to
environment
Kindness to animals
Care for nature
ACTIVITY TYPE:
Paired activity
VOCABULARY
FOCUS:
Names of zoo animals
LEVEL:
Class-2
SKILLS:
Reading & writing
Identifying & speaking
TIME: 2 periods
2 periods
MATERIALS:
Activity cards
Picture cards
EXERCISES
Worksheet attached

UNIT-5

Zoo Manners & Funny Bunny

Activity:

Zoo Animals Soup Letter

This is a soup letter in which students must find the
zoo animals. When they finish they could write the
name of each animal next to the picture!!!

Worksheet on zoo animals - ZOO ANIMALS CRYPTOGRAM

EASY BUT FUN ... LOOK AT THE TABLE AND WRITE THE LETTERS ON THE LINES ...
MATCH THE WORDS AND PICTURES ... (NON EDITABLE!!!)... ANSWER KEY: elephant,
bear, zebra, crocodile, snake, kangaroo, penguin, monkey ...

Animals at the Zoo

Action Song
Tune: Wheels on the Bus

TITLE OF THE
ACTIVITY:
Reading
comprehension
activity for similie

The lions at the zoo go roar, roar, roar,

Roar, roar, roar,
Roar, roar, roar,
The lions at the zoo go roar, roar, roar,
All day long!
The snakes at the zoo go hiss, hiss, hiss,
Hiss, hiss, hiss,
Hiss, hiss, hiss,
The snakes at the zoo go hiss, hiss, hiss,
All day long!
The hyenas at the zoo go ha, ha, ha,
Ha, ha, ha,
Ha, ha, ha,
The hyenas at the zoo go ha, ha, ha,
All day long!
The monkeys at the zoo go oooh, oooh, oooh,
Oooh, oooh, oooh,
Oooh, oooh, oooh,
The monkeys at the zoo go oooh, oooh, oooh,
All day long!

OBJECTIVE:
Similies
Numbers (Add your favorite animals, or let your kids come up with new ones to sing.)
ACTIVITY TYPE:
Paired activity
VOCABULARY
FOCUS:
Similie words
Number names
LEVEL:
Class-2
SKILLS:
Reading & writing
speaking
TIME:
2 periods
MATERIALS:
Reading card
UNIT 7

EXERCISES
Worksheet attached

On my blackboard I can draw & Make it shorter

Reading comprehension Activity for similies

POEM

Show Me Five Fingers

Show me five fingers,
Let me see.
Show me four fingers,
Touch your knee.
Show me three fingers,
Touch your nose.
Show me two fingers,
Touch your toes.
Show me one finger,
Let me see.
With this finger,
Point to me.

Worksheet on Numbers

TITLE OF THE
ACTIVITY:
Video & Puzzle on our
community helpers
Video on musical
instruments
OBJECTIVE:
Sensitizing them to
community helpers and
making them develop love
to music
ACTIVITY TYPE:
Small group
VOCABULARY FOCUS:
Names of our helpers &
musical instruments
LEVEL:
Class-2
SKILLS:
Reading & writing
Identifying & speaking
TIME: 2 periods
2 periods
MATERIALS:
Video & puzzles
EXERCISES
Worksheet

UNIT 8
I am the music man & Mumbai musicians
Video on our helpers followed by activity puzzle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jQ39yQSnCY
Crossword Puzzle on our community helpers

SOUNDS OF DIFFERENT MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

Children watch this video and do the worksheet below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKdFirIBLwo
WORKSHEET ON MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS:

ABSTRACT

MARIGOLD - CLASS 2
UNIT 1 : first day at school
Haldis adventure
UNIT 3 : A smile
The wind & the sun
UNIT 5: Zoo manners
Funny Bunny
UNIT:- 7: On my black board I can draw
Make it shorter
UNIT 8: I am the music man
The Mumbai musicians
OUR LINKS:
You tube links
&
Esl printables