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# The Four Seasons

## Overview
In this chapter, students explore the four seasons—summer, winter, spring and monsoon—through poems, speaking and reading exercises, a craft activity and writing tasks. Learners will:

- Sing and recite a poem about the seasons
- Describe clothing and scenes for each season
- Read short passages set in Hyderabad and Shimla
- Circle and speak seasonal vocabulary
- Make a simple paper hat
- Listen to and enjoy a rain song
- Associate words with each season

## Key Topics Covered

### 1. Poem: "The Four Seasons"
- **Summer is hot**; we enjoy a dip in the pool.
- **Spring** brings blooming flowers and playtime.
- **Monsoon** clouds cool us with rain.
- **Winter** lets us bask in the sun’s rays.
- Encourages full-sentence responses to questions about what we wear in each season.

### 2. Speaking Activities ("Let us speak")
- Q&A: What do you wear in summer/winter? Which season is your favourite and why?
- Storytelling: Look at picture sequence and narrate the cycle of seasons in your own words.

### 3. Reading Passages ("Let us read")
- **Summer**: Brinda’s family in Hyderabad; identify what each person is wearing.
- **Winter**: Prithvi in Shimla; describe his clothing and the cold-weather scene.
- **Monsoon**: Find and circle words in a picture (raindrops, umbrella, puddle, etc.).

### 4. Vocabulary: Clothes and Monsoon Words
- **Clothing terms**: sari, dhoti-kurta, shirt, cap, frock, pants, salwar suit, T-shirt, lungi, angavastram.
- **Monsoon words**: raindrops, umbrella, puddle, mud, boat, mat, pot, house, roses, cat.

### 5. Craft Activity ("Let us do")
- **A Paper Hat**: Step-by-step folding instructions on A4 paper to make a hat.
- Visual diagram with labeled steps a–f.

### 6. Song: "Pitter Patter" ("Let us sing")
- Lyrics celebrate rain falling on grass, trees, rooftops and the singer.
- Encourages rhythmic recitation and movement.

### 7. Writing Activity ("Let us write")
- Word-association chart: list words that come to mind for each season.
- Starter words provided (cold, hot, umbrella, colourful, new leaves, holidays).

## Learning Objectives
By the end of this chapter, students will be able to:
1. Identify and name the four seasons.
2. Recite and understand the poem "The Four Seasons."
3. Use full sentences to describe seasonal clothing and scenes.
4. Recognize and use key seasonal vocabulary.
5. Follow instructions to create a simple paper craft.
6. Associate descriptive words with each season.

## New Words and Definitions
- **Monsoon**: The rainy season, when heavy showers fall (June–September).
- **Puddle**: A small pool of water on the ground after rain.
- **Angavastram**: A cloth draped over the shoulders, worn in South India.
- **Dhoti-kurta**: Traditional Indian men’s outfit consisting of a wrapped lower garment (dhoti) and a long shirt (kurta).
- **Frock**: A girl’s or woman’s dress, usually loose-fitting.

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