v. ramanathan the yellow butterfly reading comprehension it is an interesting story written by...

V. RAMANATHAN

THE YELLOW BUTTERFLY

READING COMPREHENSION

IT IS AN INTERESTING STORY WRITTEN BY NILLIMA SINHA .

THE STORY TELLS US HOW THE CHILD SONU

CHASED THE BUTTRFLY WHICH CAME TO HIS

GARDEN . WAS HE ABLE TO CATCH THE BUTTERFLY

?

READ THE STORY TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED .

ORAL DRILL

FLEWSILENTLYCHASEDFLUTTEREDHUNGRYMERRILYCLOSERFLOATEDEVERYWHERE

ORAL DRILL

TWISTEDCRAWLEDMIDDLESPLASHPRETTYWEBESCAPEGRABSHOUT

COMPOUND WORDS

TIMETABLEFLASHLIGHTMOONLIGHTSOMEWHEREHOUSEFLYBASKETBALLBUTTERCUPSEASIDEWONDERFUL

TONGUE TWISTERS

Mixed biscuits, mixed biscuits.Pink lorry, yellow lorry.She sells sea-shells on the sea-shore.Swan swam over the pond,

Swim swan swim!Swan swam back again -Well swum swan!

Three grey geese in green fields grazing.We surely shall see the sun shine soon.

A SHORT POEMS ON BUTTERFLY

A butterfly begins to flya sudden shock comes crashing bya web net looking type of thinga boy in joy and about to sing .

I WANT TO FLY

Like a butterfly I want to fly I want to flap and spread my wings From branch to branch .

I AM WONDERFUL

I'm like a butterfly Always beautiful In begin, I seem shy But I'm wonderful .

EGG / LARVE / PUPA / ADULT

DISCUSSION

Collect information regarding the Life Cycle of a Butterfly for discussion in the class.

If you were a butterfly how would you feel if you were caught .

Butterflies always fly around flowers !

Do you know why ? - DISCUSS

MODULE 1

NOW LETS LEARN SOME

COLLECTIVE NOUNS

A FLEET OF SHIPS

A BUNCH OF KEYS

A PACK OF CARDS

A FLOCK OF SHEEP

A CROWD OF PEOPLE

More collective nouns

A COLONY OF ANTS

AN ARMY OF SOLDIERS

A SHOAL OF WHALES

A PACK OF WOLVES

A TEAM OF PLAYERS

MODULE 2

NOW LETS LEARN SOME

COMPOUND WORDS

SUGARCANE = SUGAR + CANE

BACKGROUND = BACK + GROUND

GRANDFATHER = GRAND + FATHER

POSTMASTER = POST + MASTER

SCREWDRIVER = SCREW + DRIVER

More compound words

AIRPORT = AIR + PORT

BREAKFAST = BREAK + FAST

UNDERSTAND = UNDER + STAND

SOMETIMES = SOME + TIMES

OVERTAKE = OVER + TAKE

MODULE 3 GRAMMAR

REARRANGE THE JUMBLED WORDS TO MAKE MEANINGFUL SENTENCES

my is birthday Sunday on

From which do from come you

Is peacock a bird beautiful

Animal this long nose has a

Children here these are happy

More sentences !

Watch I london bought in this

Go school children to everyday

Cake girls a buy the

Playing the ground in are we

Writes the board on teacher the