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Number the pictures
Mridang: Unit 2, Chapter 2
GoalPut story pictures in order with the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4.
New words
seed · a tiny thing that grows into a plantgrow · get biggersmall · not bigbig · not smallnext · after this
Explanation
Pictures can tell a story. Look at the four pictures. They show how a mango tree grows. They are not in order. Which comes first? Which comes next? Write 1, 2, 3 and 4 under the pictures.
Worked examples
A seed is in the soil. It grows into a small plant. The small plant grows into a big tree. The tree has flowers. Next it has mangoes.
1: c (small plant)→2: a (big tree)→3: d (flowers)→4: b (mangoes)
Now the pictures are in order. Say the letters in order: c, a, d, b.Tell the story again in your own words. Use: first, next, then, last.
Class activity
Picture order. Draw four small pictures of a seed growing, or of your own morning. Cut them apart and mix them up. A friend puts them in order and writes 1, 2, 3, 4.
Practice
1
Look at the pictures. Which one comes last?
The moon.
2
Listen. What does the child do after the bath?
…
The child wears a uniform.
3
Say the missing word: A seed ___ into a tree. (grows / eats)
grows.
4
Look at the pictures. Which one is big? Say: The ___ is big.
The bear is big.
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Writing: copy the words ‘small’ and ‘big’.
small, big