Lesson Plan: It is Fun

Class 2 English (Mridang) Unit 2: Welcome to My World

Lesson Overview

Aspect	Details
Lesson	It is Fun (Chapter 1)
Class	2
Subject	English (L2 – Second Language)
Unit	2: Welcome to My World
Duration	5 Days (30–35 minutes per day)
Page Reference	Pages 18-26
Curricular Goals (NCF-FS)	CG 9.1 (listens to and appreciates songs/rhymes), CG 9.2 (thinks of rhyming words), CG 9.3 (converses fluently), CG 9.7 (uses enough words for daily interactions), CG 9.4 (understands instructions), CG 11.1 (phonological awareness)

Introduction

“It is Fun” (Pages 18-26) is the first chapter of Unit 2: Welcome to My World in the Mridang Class 2 English textbook. This playful poem encourages children to use their imagination and act like different animals.

The poem invites children to:

Hop like a frog
Swim like a fish
Trot like a horse
Fly like a bird

The chapter emphasizes the joy of imagination, physical movement, and creative expression. It also includes activities related to animal sounds, matching animals to their actions, and understanding the concept of “I” as oneself through the “Song of I.”

Learning Objectives (सीखने के उद्देश्य)

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

Recite the poem “It is Fun” with correct actions and rhythm. (कविता को सही क्रियाओं और लय के साथ गा सकेंगे।)
Identify and name different animals and their actions in English (frog, fish, horse, bird). (जानवरों और उनकी क्रियाओं के अंग्रेज़ी नाम बता सकेंगे।)
Imitate animal sounds and movements. (जानवरों की आवाज़ और गतिविधियों की नकल कर सकेंगे।)
Answer “What would you do if…” questions creatively. (“यदि आप… होते तो क्या करते?” प्रश्नों के रचनात्मक उत्तर दे सकेंगे।)
Use action verbs like hop, swim, trot, fly in sentences. (क्रिया शब्दों का वाक्यों में उपयोग कर सकेंगे।)
Match animals to their actions (frog-hop, fish-swim, horse-trot, bird-fly). (जानवरों को उनकी क्रियाओं से मिला सकेंगे।)
Understand the concept of “I” as oneself. (“I” की अवधारणा को समझ सकेंगे।)
Write simple sentences about what they can do like animals. (जानवरों की तरह कर सकने वाली क्रियाओं के बारे में सरल वाक्य लिख सकेंगे।)

Key Vocabulary (मुख्य शब्दावली)

Animals and Actions (जानवर और क्रियाएँ)

English	Hindi	Action
Frog	मेंढक (Medhak)	Hop (उछलना)
Fish	मछली (Machhli)	Swim (तैरना)
Horse	घोड़ा (Ghoda)	Trot (दौड़ना/चाल चलना)
Bird	पक्षी (Pakshi)	Fly (उड़ना)
Monkey	बंदर (Bandar)	Climb (चढ़ना)
Snake	साँप (Saap)	Crawl (रेंगना)
Squirrel	गिलहरी (Gilhari)	Run (दौड़ना)
Lamb	मेमना (Memna)	Leap (उछलना)
Cat	बिल्ली (Billi)	Meow, run
Lion	शेर (Sher)	Roar (दहाड़ना)

Action Verbs (क्रिया शब्द)

English	Hindi
Hop	उछलना (Uchalna)
Swim	तैरना (Tairna)
Trot	दौड़ना/चाल चलना (Daudna/Cha’al chalna)
Fly	उड़ना (Udna)
Climb	चढ़ना (Chadhna)
Crawl	रेंगना (Rengna)
Leap	उछलना/कूदना (Uchalna/Koodna)
Run	दौड़ना (Daudna)
Swing	झूलना (Jhoolna)

Animal Sounds (जानवरों की आवाज़ें)

English Sound	Hindi Sound
Croak (frog)	टर्र-टर्र (Tarr-Tarr)
Neigh (horse)	हीं-हीं (Hin-Hin)
Chirp (bird)	चीं-चीं (Cheen-Cheen)
Roar (lion)	दहाड़ (Dahaad)
Meow (cat)	म्याऊ (Myaoon)
Buzz (bee)	भिनभिन (Bhinbhin)
Quack (duck)	क्वैक-क्वैक (Kwak-Kwak)

Sight Words

to, like, a, to, it, can, I, all, them, that, this, be

Day-Wise Lesson Plan

Day 1: Introduction to the Poem (कविता का परिचय)

Duration: 30 minutes

Time	Activity	Hindi Term / Instruction	Teacher’s Role
5 min	Warm-up	शुभ प्रभात! (Shubh Prabhat!)	Greet students. Ask: “What animals do you like?” (तुम्हें कौन से जानवर पसंद हैं?) “How do they move?” (वे कैसे चलते हैं?)
5 min	Pre-listening	आज क्या सीखेंगे? (Aaj kya seekhenge?)	Show pictures of frog, fish, horse, bird. Say: “Today we will learn a fun poem about animals and how they move!”
10 min	Poem Recitation	कविता सुनो (Kavita suno)	Recite the poem with actions (Page 19). Do it line by line. Students repeat and act.
5 min	Action Song	साथ में गाओ (Saath mein gao)	Sing the full poem with actions. Do it twice with energy.
5 min	Wrap-up	आज क्या सीखा? (Aaj kya seekha?)	Ask: “What animals did we learn about?” “Frog, fish, horse, bird!” “What does a frog do? (Hop) A fish? (Swim) A horse? (Trot) A bird? (Fly)”

Poem: It is Fun (Page 19)

To hop like a frog,
To swim like a fish,
To trot like a horse,
To fly like a bird.
I can act
Just like them all,
It’s fun to be this,
It’s fun to be that.

Actions for the Poem:

Word	Action
Frog	Hop like a frog
Fish	Swim like a fish (hands together, moving)
Horse	Trot like a horse (stomp feet)
Bird	Fly like a bird (flap arms)

Hindi Instructions to Use:

“Kavita suno” (कविता सुनो) – Listen to the poem
“Mere saath karo” (मेरे साथ करो) – Do with me
“Frog jaise udo” (Frog जैसे उछलो) – Hop like a frog
“Fish jaise tairo” (Fish जैसे तैरो) – Swim like a fish

Day 2: Animal Actions and Sounds (जानवरों की क्रियाएँ और आवाज़ें)

Duration: 30 minutes

Time	Activity	Hindi Term / Instruction	Teacher’s Role
5 min	Revision	कल क्या सीखा? (Kal kya seekha?)	Recite the poem with actions. Ask: “What does a frog do?” (Hop)
10 min	Animal Sounds Activity	जानवरों की आवाज़ें (Janwaron ki awaazein)	Use Page 78 (B) – Can you make the following sounds? Practice: cow like a crow (caw-caw), chirp like a sparrow (chirp-chirp), roar like a lion (roar!), meow like a cat (meow), buzz like a bee (buzz), quack like a duck (quack).
5 min	Listen and Identify	सुनो और पहचानो (Suno aur pahchano)	Teacher makes a sound. Students guess the animal: “Roar!” → Lion, “Meow!” → Cat, “Buzz!” → Bee.
5 min	Speaking Practice	बातचीत (Baatcheet)	Ask: “If you were a cat, what would you do?” “I would say meow. I would drink milk. I would run after a mouse.” (Page 21)
5 min	Wrap-up	आज क्या सीखा?	Ask: “What sound does a lion make?” (Roar) “What does a cat say?” (Meow)

Animal Sounds Practice (Page 78 B):

Animal	Sound	Action
Cow	Moo	Open mouth wide
Crow	Caw-caw	Flap arms
Sparrow	Chirp-chirp	Small jumps
Lion	Roar	Hands like claws
Cat	Meow	Paws like a cat
Bee	Buzz	Buzz around
Duck	Quack	Swim action

Speaking Practice Questions (Page 21):

Teacher Question	Student Response
If you were a cat, what would you do?	I would say meow. I would drink milk.
If you were a lion, what would you do?	I would roar!
If you were a bird, what would you do?	I would fly!
If you were a fish, what would you do?	I would swim!

Hindi Instructions to Use:

“Kya awaaz hai?” (क्या आवाज़ है?) – What sound is this?
“Yeh kaunsa janwar hai?” (यह कौनसा जानवर है?) – Which animal is this?
“Agar aap cat hote toh kya karte?” (अगर आप cat होते तो क्या करते?) – If you were a cat, what would you do?

Day 3: Sentence Formation and Writing (वाक्य निर्माण और लेखन)

Duration: 30 minutes

Time	Activity	Hindi Term / Instruction	Teacher’s Role
5 min	Revision	पुनरावृत्ति (Punaravritti)	Recite the poem. Practice animal sounds.
10 min	Sentence Formation	वाक्य बनाओ (Vakya banao)	Use Page 22: “I can like a .” Students complete: “I can hop like a frog.” “I can swim like a fish.” “I can fly like a bird.”
5 min	Writing Activity	लेखन (Lekhan)	Students write: “I can hop like a frog. I can swim like a fish.”
5 min	Picture Reading	चित्र वार्ता (Chitra varta)	Look at the picture on Page 23. Describe: “What do you see?” “What are the children doing?”
5 min	Wrap-up	आज क्या सीखा?	Ask: “What can you do like a frog?” “I can hop.”

Sentence Formation (Page 22 C):

Action	Animal	Sentence
Hop	Frog	I can hop like a frog.
Swim	Fish	I can swim like a fish.
Trot	Horse	I can trot like a horse.
Fly	Bird	I can fly like a bird.
Climb	Monkey	I can climb like a monkey.
Run	Rabbit	I can run like a rabbit.

Writing Activity (Page 22 A):

Student	Sentence
1	I can hop like a frog.
2	I can swim like a fish.
3	I can fly like a bird.
4	I can run like a rabbit.

Animals That Live on Trees (Page 22 C):

Question	Answer
Name two animals that live on trees.	Monkey, squirrel, bird
Name two animals that can swim.	Fish, duck, frog

Picture Reading (Page 23):

What do you see in the picture?
How many children are there?
What are they doing?

Hindi Instructions to Use:

“Vakya banao” (वाक्य बनाओ) – Make sentences
“Likho” (लिखो) – Write
“Kya kar sakte ho?” (क्या कर सकते हो?) – What can you do?
“Janwar kahan rehte hain?” (जानवर कहाँ रहते हैं?) – Where do animals live?

Day 4: Matching Activity and Song of I (मिलान गतिविधि और Song of I)

Duration: 30 minutes

Time	Activity	Hindi Term / Instruction	Teacher’s Role
5 min	Revision	दोहराव (Dohrav)	Recite the poem. Quick animal sound recall.
10 min	Matching Activity	मिलान करो (Milan karo)	Use Page 25: “Match the animals to their actions.” The horse trots. The lamb leaps. The snake crawls. The squirrel runs. The monkey swings.
5 min	Song of I	“I” का गाना (“I” ka gana)	Sing the “Song of I” (Page 26): “I is both a letter and a word (clap clap clap)…” Help children understand that ‘I’ means oneself.
5 min	“I” Sentences	“I” वाक्य (“I” vakya)	Students say sentences starting with “I”: “I am a student.” “I have a bicycle.” “I like to play.”
5 min	Wrap-up	आज क्या सीखा?	Ask: “What does ‘I’ mean?” (Myself) “What is your name?”

Matching Activity (Page 25):

Animal	Action
Horse	Trot
Lamb	Leap
Snake	Crawl
Squirrel	Run
Monkey	Swing

Song of I (Page 26):

I is both a letter and a word (clap clap clap)
I is both a letter and a word (clap clap clap)
Even though they look the same
You use I and not your name
I is both a letter and a word. (clap clap clap)

Understanding “I”:

English	Hindi
I is a letter.	I एक अक्षर है।
I is a word.	I एक शब्द है।
I means myself.	I का अर्थ है “मैं” (स्वयं)।
I like to play.	मुझे खेलना पसंद है।
I have a bicycle.	मेरे पास एक साइकिल है।

Hindi Instructions to Use:

“Milan karo” (मिलान करो) – Match
“Song of I gao” (Song of I गाओ) – Sing the Song of I
“‘I’ ka matlab kya hai?” (‘I’ का मतलब क्या है?) – What does ‘I’ mean?
“Apne baare mein batao” (अपने बारे में बताओ) – Tell about yourself

Day 5: Review, Assessment, and Fun Activities (पुनरावृत्ति, मूल्यांकन और मज़ेदार गतिविधियाँ)

Duration: 30 minutes

Time	Activity	Hindi Term / Instruction	Teacher’s Role
5 min	Revision	पुनरावृत्ति (Punaravritti)	Full poem recitation with actions. Quick animal sounds and matching recall.
5 min	Speaking Assessment	बातचीत परीक्षण (Baatcheet parikshan)	Call students one by one. Ask: “What can you do like a frog/fish/horse/bird?” “What sound does a lion make?”
5 min	Writing Assessment	लेखन परीक्षण (Lekhan parikshan)	Dictate 4 words: frog, fish, horse, bird. Students write.
5 min	Fun Game – Animal Charades	जानवरों का अभिनय (Janwaron ka abhinay)	One student acts like an animal (hop, swim, trot, fly). Others guess: “You are hopping like a frog!”
10 min	Colouring Activity	चित्र में रंग भरो (Chitra mein rang bharo)	Students colour the picture from Page 24 or draw their favourite animal and write its action.
5 min	Wrap-up & Celebration	समापन और शाबाशी (Samaapan aur Shabashi)	Sing the poem one last time. Clap for all students. Celebrate their learning!

Speaking Assessment Questions:

Question	Expected Answer
What can you do like a frog?	I can hop like a frog.
What can you do like a fish?	I can swim like a fish.
What can you do like a horse?	I can trot like a horse.
What can you do like a bird?	I can fly like a bird.
What sound does a lion make?	A lion roars.
What does ‘I’ mean?	‘I’ means myself.

Animal Charades Game:

Action	Animal	English Sentence
Hop	Frog	You are hopping like a frog!
Swim	Fish	You are swimming like a fish!
Trot	Horse	You are trotting like a horse!
Fly	Bird	You are flying like a bird!
Climb	Monkey	You are climbing like a monkey!

Assessment Checklist (मूल्यांकन सूची):

Skill	Criteria	Yes/No
Recitation	Recites the poem with actions	☐
Vocabulary	Names 4+ animals and their actions	☐
Animal Sounds	Makes 4+ animal sounds	☐
Speaking	Answers “What would you do” questions	☐
Matching	Matches animals to their actions	☐
Writing	Writes animal names correctly	☐
Understanding	Understands the concept of ‘I’	☐

Additional Activities (अतिरिक्त गतिविधियाँ)

Activity	Description	Hindi Instruction
Animal Action Parade	Students walk around the room like different animals: hop like frogs, swim like fish, trot like horses, fly like birds. Teacher calls out the animal, students do the action.	“Janwar banakar chalo.” (जानवर बनकर चलो।)
Animal Sounds Game	Teacher says an animal, students make the sound. Or teacher makes a sound, students guess the animal.	“Janwar ki awaaz karo.” (जानवर की आवाज़ करो।)
Draw Your Favourite Animal	Students draw their favourite animal and write: “I can ______ like a ______.”	“Apna pasandida janwar banao.” (अपना पसंदीदा जानवर बनाओ।)
“I” Poster	Make a poster with the letter “I”. Students write sentences starting with “I” around it.	“‘I’ poster banao.” (‘I’ पोस्टर बनाओ।)
What Animal Would You Be?	Students say: “If I were an animal, I would be a ____ because I can ____.”	“Aap kaunsa janwar banna chahenge?” (आप कौनसा जानवर बनना चाहेंगे?)
Clap the Syllables	Say animal names and clap syllables: frog (1), horse (1), monkey (2), squirrel (2), butterfly (3).	“Syllable gin kar taali bajao.” (सिलेबल गिन कर ताली बजाओ।)

Resources Needed (आवश्यक सामग्री)

Textbook: Mridang Class 2 English (Pages 18-26)
Pictures of animals: frog, fish, horse, bird, monkey, snake, squirrel, lamb
Flashcards: animal names and action words
Flashcards: animal sounds
Drawing sheets and crayons
Notebooks and pencils for writing practice
Chart paper for “I” poster
Animal action cards for charades game

Integration with Indian Knowledge System (भारतीय ज्ञान परंपरा से जुड़ाव)

Animals in Indian culture: Many animals mentioned in the poem (frog, fish, horse, bird, monkey, snake, lion) are part of Indian folklore, Panchatantra stories, and mythology.
Panchatantra connection: The Panchatantra has many animal stories that teach moral values. Discuss how animals in stories often have human-like qualities.
Indian traditional games: Children in India often imitate animals while playing – hopping like frogs, flying like birds. This connects to traditional play practices.
Yoga and animal poses: Many yoga asanas are named after animals (Bhujangasana – cobra pose, Matsyasana – fish pose, Garudasana – eagle pose). Connect physical movement to yoga.
Respect for all living beings: Indian culture teaches respect for all living beings. Discuss how we should be kind to animals.
Multilingualism: Discuss animal names in different Indian languages (Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali, etc.).

Note to the Teacher (शिक्षक के लिए नोट)

Download and share the sounds on the mobile such as, croaking of a frog, cackling of a hen, quack of a duck, bleat of a sheep, etc. Let children guess the names of the animals.
Think of imaginary situations and begin a conversation. You may ensure that all the students get their turn to answer.
All answers are acceptable, real or imaginary. Provide regular practice of the sentence structures. Help children answer in full sentences.
Sing the “Song of I” and encourage children to sing it too. Help them understand the notion that ‘I’ is oneself.
Ensure that children say the blends correctly. Provide regular exercise of blends.
Encourage children to speak in English even if they use a mix of Hindi/English. Accept all responses and gradually encourage full sentences.

Links to Other Curricular Areas (पाठ्यक्रम के अन्य क्षेत्रों से जुड़ाव)

Area	Connection
Environmental Studies (EVS)	Animals, their movements, sounds, habitats
Physical Education	Animal movements, physical activity, gross motor skills
Art & Craft	Drawing animals, colouring, “I” poster
Yoga	Animal poses (Bhujangasana, Matsyasana)
Music	Animal sounds, rhythm, Song of I
Values Education	Respect for animals, kindness, self-awareness
Language Development	Action verbs, sentence formation, ‘I’ concept

Quick Reference Card

Key Animals:
Frog → Hop
Fish → Swim
Horse → Trot
Bird → Fly

Key Actions:
Hop, Swim, Trot, Fly, Climb, Crawl, Leap, Run, Swing

Key Animal Sounds:
Lion → Roar
Cat → Meow
Bee → Buzz
Cow → Moo
Duck → Quack

Key Concept:
“I” = Myself (self-awareness)

Mani Sir

Mani Sir एक अनुभवी शिक्षक, शिक्षा मार्गदर्शक और डिजिटल शिक्षा सामग्री निर्माता हैं। वे प्रतियोगी परीक्षाओं तथा विद्यालयी शिक्षा के लिए सरल, तथ्यपूर्ण और परीक्षा-उपयोगी अध्ययन सामग्री तैयार करने के लिए जाने जाते हैं। उनका उद्देश्य कठिन विषयों को आसान भाषा में समझाकर विद्यार्थियों की सफलता सुनिश्चित करना है।
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