Chapter 2: Greetings
1st StandardEnglish
Greetings - Chapter Summary
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# Greetings
## Overview
Chapter introduces young learners to common **greetings** in English, reinforcing when and how to use them throughout the day. It also lays the foundation for basic **action words**, **letter recognition**, and **phonics**, engaging students with matching, writing, singing, and play-based exercises to build confidence in speaking and listening skills .
## Key Topics Covered
### 1. Greetings
* **Good morning**: Used when you meet someone in the morning.
* **Good afternoon**: Used in the afternoon.
* **Good evening**: Used in the evening.
* **Good night**: Said when going to bed.
* **Namaste**: An Indian greeting, introduced alongside English phrases .
### 2. Action Word Practice
* **Matching pictures to sentences**: Reinforces vocabulary and understanding of **action words** such as combing, eating, seeing, saying, hearing.
* **Let us write**:
* I comb my hair.
* I see my teacher.
* I eat my food.
* I hear the bell ring.
* I walk to school.
* I play football. .
### 3. Alphabet Writing & Recognition
* **Write these letters**: I J K L M N O P, accompanied by singing the ABC song to reinforce sequence and shape .
### 4. Phonics & Letter Sounds
* Focused **letter sounds** activities:
* **f**: fox, foot, fish
* **g**: goat, gate, girl
* **j**: jacket, jackfruit, jug
* **h**: house, hand, hut
* **i**: iron, ice, inkpot .
* **Sound-picture matching**: Encircle the image that begins with the same initial sound.
### 5. Action Rhyme: "Hop a Little"
* A playful rhyme set to actions:
```
Hop a little, jump a little, one two three.
Stamp a little, skip a little, tap one knee.
Dance a little, twist a little, shake your hand.
Yawn a little, sleep a little, in your bed.
```
* Introduces verbs: hop, jump, stamp, skip, tap, dance, twist, shake, yawn, sleep .
### 6. Comprehension & Speaking
* **Picture Talk**:
1. How many children are there?
2. What games are they playing?
3. Which is your favourite game?
4. What are the other children doing?
* **Matching actions**: Students match sentences like "They are dancing," "She is hopping," etc., to the corresponding pictures .
### 7. Play-Based Learning: Hopscotch
* **Game instructions**: Drawing the grid, taking turns to jump and hop, counting numbers up to 7 and back.
* **Reflective questions**:
* Did you jump?
* Did you hop?
* Did you count while playing? .
## Definitions of New Terms
* **Greeting**: A word or phrase used to acknowledge someone, e.g., "Good morning," "Namaste."
* **Action word (Verb)**: A word that shows what the subject is doing, e.g., hop, jump, dance.
* **Phonics**: The method of teaching reading based on the sounds of letters.
* **Rhyme**: A short poem or song with repeated sounds to support language learning.
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# Greetings
## Overview
Chapter introduces young learners to common **greetings** in English, reinforcing when and how to use them throughout the day. It also lays the foundation for basic **action words**, **letter recognition**, and **phonics**, engaging students with matching, writing, singing, and play-based exercises to build confidence in speaking and listening skills .
## Key Topics Covered
### 1. Greetings
* **Good morning**: Used when you meet someone in the morning.
* **Good afternoon**: Used in the afternoon.
* **Good evening**: Used in the evening.
* **Good night**: Said when going to bed.
* **Namaste**: An Indian greeting, introduced alongside English phrases .
### 2. Action Word Practice
* **Matching pictures to sentences**: Reinforces vocabulary and understanding of **action words** such as combing, eating, seeing, saying, hearing.
* **Let us write**:
* I comb my hair.
* I see my teacher.
* I eat my food.
* I hear the bell ring.
* I walk to school.
* I play football. .
### 3. Alphabet Writing & Recognition
* **Write these letters**: I J K L M N O P, accompanied by singing the ABC song to reinforce sequence and shape .
### 4. Phonics & Letter Sounds
* Focused **letter sounds** activities:
* **f**: fox, foot, fish
* **g**: goat, gate, girl
* **j**: jacket, jackfruit, jug
* **h**: house, hand, hut
* **i**: iron, ice, inkpot .
* **Sound-picture matching**: Encircle the image that begins with the same initial sound.
### 5. Action Rhyme: "Hop a Little"
* A playful rhyme set to actions:
```
Hop a little, jump a little, one two three.
Stamp a little, skip a little, tap one knee.
Dance a little, twist a little, shake your hand.
Yawn a little, sleep a little, in your bed.
```
* Introduces verbs: hop, jump, stamp, skip, tap, dance, twist, shake, yawn, sleep .
### 6. Comprehension & Speaking
* **Picture Talk**:
1. How many children are there?
2. What games are they playing?
3. Which is your favourite game?
4. What are the other children doing?
* **Matching actions**: Students match sentences like "They are dancing," "She is hopping," etc., to the corresponding pictures .
### 7. Play-Based Learning: Hopscotch
* **Game instructions**: Drawing the grid, taking turns to jump and hop, counting numbers up to 7 and back.
* **Reflective questions**:
* Did you jump?
* Did you hop?
* Did you count while playing? .
## Definitions of New Terms
* **Greeting**: A word or phrase used to acknowledge someone, e.g., "Good morning," "Namaste."
* **Action word (Verb)**: A word that shows what the subject is doing, e.g., hop, jump, dance.
* **Phonics**: The method of teaching reading based on the sounds of letters.
* **Rhyme**: A short poem or song with repeated sounds to support language learning.
---
Greetings
Overview
Chapter introduces young learners to common greetings in English, reinforcing when and how to use them throughout the day. It also lays the foundation for basic action words, letter recognition, and phonics, engaging students with matching, writing, singing, and play-based exercises to build confidence in speaking and listening skills .
Key Topics Covered
1. Greetings
- Good morning: Used when you meet someone in the morning.
- Good afternoon: Used in the afternoon.
- Good evening: Used in the evening.
- Good night: Said when going to bed.
- Namaste: An Indian greeting, introduced alongside English phrases .
2. Action Word Practice
-
Matching pictures to sentences: Reinforces vocabulary and understanding of action words such as combing, eating, seeing, saying, hearing.
-
Let us write:
- I comb my hair.
- I see my teacher.
- I eat my food.
- I hear the bell ring.
- I walk to school.
- I play football. .
3. Alphabet Writing & Recognition
- Write these letters: I J K L M N O P, accompanied by singing the ABC song to reinforce sequence and shape .
4. Phonics & Letter Sounds
-
Focused letter sounds activities:
- f: fox, foot, fish
- g: goat, gate, girl
- j: jacket, jackfruit, jug
- h: house, hand, hut
- i: iron, ice, inkpot .
-
Sound-picture matching: Encircle the image that begins with the same initial sound.
5. Action Rhyme: "Hop a Little"
-
A playful rhyme set to actions:
Hop a little, jump a little, one two three. Stamp a little, skip a little, tap one knee. Dance a little, twist a little, shake your hand. Yawn a little, sleep a little, in your bed. -
Introduces verbs: hop, jump, stamp, skip, tap, dance, twist, shake, yawn, sleep .
6. Comprehension & Speaking
-
Picture Talk:
- How many children are there?
- What games are they playing?
- Which is your favourite game?
- What are the other children doing?
-
Matching actions: Students match sentences like "They are dancing," "She is hopping," etc., to the corresponding pictures .
7. Play-Based Learning: Hopscotch
-
Game instructions: Drawing the grid, taking turns to jump and hop, counting numbers up to 7 and back.
-
Reflective questions:
- Did you jump?
- Did you hop?
- Did you count while playing? .
Definitions of New Terms
- Greeting: A word or phrase used to acknowledge someone, e.g., "Good morning," "Namaste."
- Action word (Verb): A word that shows what the subject is doing, e.g., hop, jump, dance.
- Phonics: The method of teaching reading based on the sounds of letters.
- Rhyme: A short poem or song with repeated sounds to support language learning.