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Cheeks, arms and feet
Mridang: Unit 1, Chapter 1
GoalSay the names of five more parts of the body.
New words
cheek · the soft side of your facetongue · it is inside your moutharm · it joins your shoulder and your handfoot · you stand on it (two feet)skin · it covers your whole body
Explanation
We have more parts. Your cheek is on your face. Your tongue is in your mouth. You have two arms and two feet. One foot, two feet. Your skin covers your body.
Worked examples
Listen and say the words.
Priya
This is my cheek.
Vihaan
These are my arms.
Priya
Look! These are my feet.
Vihaan
Wiggle your toes!
One foot, two feet. Show it with your own feet.
Class activity
Body map. Lie on a big paper. A grown-up draws round your body. You say the parts and write or draw: arms, hands, legs, feet. Colour your body map.
Practice
1
Look at the picture. What are these? Say: These are my ___ .
feet.
2
Say the missing word: One foot, two ___ . (foots / feet)
feet.
3
Listen. What does Vihaan show?
…
His arm.
4
Touch your cheek. Then touch your tongue (inside your mouth). Say the words.
The child touches and says cheek and tongue.
5
Writing: copy the word ‘arm’.
arm