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What happened first?
Mridang: Unit 2, Chapter 2
GoalTell a story in order with first, then and last.
New words
first · before all the othersthen · after thatlast · at the endtired · you want to reststop · do not go on
Explanation
A story has an order. First, Sana takes the bucket to the pond. Then she sits down on a stone. Last, it rains and she runs to the shed. Use the words first, then and last when you tell a story.
First: Sana walks to the pond.→Then: Sana sits on a stone.→Last: it rains. Sana runs to the shed.
Worked examples
Tenzin
What happens first?
Diya
Sana walks to the pond.
Tenzin
What happens last?
Diya
They run to the shed.
First I wake up. Then I wash my face. Last I eat my breakfast.
Say what you did first today. Say: First I ... .
Class activity
Action order game. A grown-up says three actions: hop, clap, turn. You do them in that order. Then you say: First I hop, then I clap, last I turn. Now you say three actions for the grown-up.
Practice
1
Look at the pictures. Which comes first?
The egg.
2
Listen. What does Meera do last?
…
She drinks water.
3
Say the missing word: ___ I wake up. Then I go to school. (First / Last)
First.
4
In the story, what does Sana do when the bucket is heavy?
She sits down on a big stone.
5
Writing: copy the words ‘first, then, last’.
first, then, last