NCERT Class 1 English, Week 2: We see, hear and smell

Senses and clean hands

Week 2 · Unit 1: Two Little Hands · 3 lessons

We see, hear and smell

Mridang: Unit 1, Chapter 1

GoalSay what we do with our eyes, ears, nose and skin.

New words

see · use your eyeshear · use your earssmell · use your nosefeel · use your skin to know hot, cold or soft

Explanation

We learn about the world with our body. I see a flower with my eyes. I hear a drum with my ears. I smell a mango with my nose. I feel a soft cat with my skin.

Worked examples

I see a bird with my eyes.
I hear a bell with my ears.
I smell a rose with my nose.

Listen and say each sentence.

Meera

Close your eyes. What do you hear?

Rohan

I hear a tap. I hear a dog.

Meera

Good ears!

Listen. Rohan and Meera play a sound game.

Close your eyes. Feel your hair. Say: I feel my hair.

Class activity

Mystery bag. Put a spoon, a leaf and a soft toy in a bag. Close your eyes. Put in one hand and feel. Say: ‘I feel something soft.’ Open your eyes and check.

Practice

Say the missing word: I smell a flower with my ___ . (nose / ears)

Look at the picture. What do you hear with your ears? Say: I hear a ___ .

Listen. What does Meera smell?

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Say: I ___ a soft kitten with my skin. (feel / hear)

Writing: copy ‘I hear with my ears.’