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Animals on a farm
Mridang: Unit 2, Chapter 3
GoalName animals on a farm and say what they give us.
New words
farm · a place where farmers grow food and keep animalscow · an animal that gives us milkgoat · an animal with horns and a beardrooster · a male bird that crows in the morningduck · a bird that swims
Explanation
A farm is a place where food grows. A farmer looks after the animals. A cow gives us milk. A duck gives us eggs. A rooster crows in the morning. At Pongal, many families in Tamil Nadu thank their cows.
Worked examples
Joseph
What do you see on the farm?
Priya
I see a cow and a goat.
Joseph
I see a rooster. It crows!
Priya
I see a farmer. He is kind.
Tap the cards. Say the farm words.
Which animal gives us milk? Say: A cow gives us milk.
Class activity
Farm walk. A grown-up says an animal name: cow, goat, duck or rooster. You walk or move like that animal and say its name. Then you say the name and the grown-up moves.
Practice
1
Look at the picture. What is it?
A buffalo.
2
Look at the picture. Which farm bird gives us this? (duck / cow)
duck.
3
Listen. Which animal is in the field?
…
The goat.
4
Say the missing word: A cow gives us ___ . (milk / shoes)
milk.
5
Writing: copy the word ‘farm’.
farm