Heidi- Story of the Week

Here's the story of Heidi by the Swiss author Johanna Spyri . Do watch carefully and leave your comments below.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp0wnIs0TSsHappy Sunday!

Proverb of the Week #4

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Here's the story of the week. The video is a summarized version of the "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" written by Mark Twain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pNO6dU-9k4So which was four favourite part and why? Is there anything that you learnt from the story? Do share your views in the comments section below. Have a great day!

Alice in Wonderland- The Cartoon Movie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZiYYflms-w " Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet." Just today Videh of 5-B asked me to post three stories as that's how many stories were due. You all know how busy your teachers have been this past month. And as much as most of you would like it, I can't upload three stories …

The North Wind and the Sun

A fable is a short story that teaches a lesson or has a moral. The main characters in fables may be animals, legendary creatures and people. Aesop was a Greek fabulist and storyteller who wrote many fables. His fables are collectively known as "Aesop's Fables". Here is one of his fables for you. It's called …

Bambi- Story of the Week

Here's the story of the week. It's called "Bambi".It was a very famous cartoon movie.The film received three Academy Award nominations: Best Sound (Sam Slyfield), Best Song (for "Love Is a Song" sung by Donald Novis) and Original Music Score.Click the links below to watch the complete movie:Part- I Part- IISo what was your favourite part of the story?What would you have changed?Do …

Alice in Wonderland- Story of the Week

Alice is a little girl who finds herself in an unusual world. She sees things she had never dreamt in this topsy-tuvry land. Find out more about her adventures in the story below. Do pay special attention to the diction, voice modulation and sentence structure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc7WuYfGbrA When I speak to my students, many of them …

The Lazy Girl

Here's the story of the week. Here are some things to ponder on: 1. Were you able to make any connections with any story that you have already read? 2. What were the similarities and dissimilarities between the two sisters? 3. Do you think the mother was fair to her step daughter? Why or why …

Pinocchio- The Story

Image Source- Pinterest.com We have heard the above statement so many times in our life. Let's find out what happened with a puppet named Pinocchio who would always lie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aewbOlGXv6s Could you make any connections? Have you experienced the ill-effects of lying in your life? What do you think about the story? Do leave your …

Robinson Crusoe- Video

Robinson Crusoe sure is an interesting story. Here's a summary of the text "Robinson Crusoe".Good readers are always visualizing while they read. After watching the video, ask yourself these questions:Did the visuals in the video match with the visuals I had in my mind while I was reading the text?What was different in the video …

Peter Pan

Stories take us to a different world. Let's see what happen in the world of Peter Pan. Here's the story. https://youtu.be/yJIrCIqA-6c So, how did you find the story? Any connections that you made? Any predictions that you came up with as you were listening? Do share your thoughts below. Happy learning!

Flying Together- Audio and Questions (FBLD)

With summer break about to end, everyone is getting ready to come back to school in full swing. But for that to happen, here's a simple preliminary exercise you have to do, so that your class time is more exciting than usual. You have to listen to the audio (given below) based on the chapter …

The Talkative Barber- Audio

Here's the audio to the story of "The Talkative Barber". Close your eyes and see if you can visualize the whole story in your mind. Do notice the voice modulation, diction and pauses of the reader. Also, do mention if you think of any connections or were able to visualize anything while listening to the …

The Lazy Frog- Video

Does the picture in this dog remind you of someone? Well, it reminds me of many people, but most of all I can connect it to the chapter "Rip Van Winkle" and the poem "The Lazy Frog" (You know good readers are always 'connecting' in order to understand the text better). Here's a link to …

Word of the Day- October 24, 2018

commotion i. (noun) a state of confused and noisy disturbance Sentence- Ria was unable to concentrate on her homework due a commotion in the street across her house.

Word of the Day- October 23, 2018

foster i. (verb) encourage the development of something, especially something desirable Sentence- A teacher's task is to foster learning. ii. (verb) bring up a child that is not one's own by birth Sentence- A person who would foster John was found.

Word of the Day- October 22, 2018

urge i. (verb) try earnestly or persistently to persuade (someone) to do something. Sentence- The teacher urged his students to follow the traffic rules everytime in order to avoid accidents. ii. (noun) a strong desire or impulse Sentence- As the two children were cracking jokes in the class, they had a strong urge to giggle …

The Life of Helen Keller- Video

Here's a video on the life of Helen Keller. She was the first deaf and blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree. She really set a great example for future generations. Everyone person can take back something meaningful and inspirational from her life. So what did you learn? Comment below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6p282-QTNs Do like, …

My Elder Brother- Audio

The link to the audio of "My Elder Brother". So finally it's here! This audio is a good resource for practising the skill of reading with voice modulation and can also be used to improve listening comprehension. Good reading, after all, is reading with voice modulation, proper diction and most importantly with good comprehension. Notice …