Greetings – Class 1 English Chapter 2 Notes & NCERT PDF

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Chapter 2: Greetings

Introduction

"Greetings" is the second chapter of Unit 1, My Family and Me. It teaches children polite words for meeting people at different times of the day. It also builds action words through songs and games, and carries on the alphabet (G to Z) and letter sounds (f to t).

What's in this Chapter

Let us read – Greetings. A child tells us what to say:

  • "When I meet someone, I say 'Namaste'."
  • In the morning: Good morning.
  • In the afternoon: Good afternoon.
  • In the evening: Good evening.
  • When I go to bed: Good night.

    • Teachers are asked to talk about greetings in the children's own languages, such as Namaskar and Vanakkam.

    Let us write. Children match pictures with daily-action sentences: I comb my hair. I see my teacher. I eat my food. I hear the bell ring. I walk to school. I play football. They also trace capital and small letters G to P.

    Letter sounds. f (fox, foot, fish), g (goat, gate, girl), h (house, hand, hut), i (iron, ice, inkpot), j (jacket, jackfruit, jug). Later come k to o (kettle, kite, key; leaf, lion, lemon; mouth, mango, mouse; nine, nest, nose; owl, ox, orange) and p to t (pencil, pot, parrot; question mark, quilt, quill; rainbow, rose, ring; spoon, swan, seven; ten, tomato, table).

    Poem – Hop a Little.

    Hop a little, / jump a little, / one two three. / Stamp a little, / skip a little, / tap one knee.

    It ends with "Yawn a little, / sleep a little, / in your bed." The new words are hop, jump, stamp, skip, tap, dance, twist, shake, yawn and sleep.

    Picture Talk. Children look at a playground picture and answer questions. How many children are there? What games are they playing? What are the children who are not playing doing?

    Match the actions. Sentences such as They are dancing. She is jumping. He is yawning. Seema is running. Kumar is stretching. The dog is sleeping. Vittal is bending.

    Let us play – Hopscotch. Children draw boxes numbered 1 to 7. They jump and hop, one foot in each box, go up to 7, turn around and come back. A foot outside the box means you are out.

    Play time. Turn the pages of the book without using your hands. Look into a partner's eyes and see who blinks first. Hold letters in front of a mirror (H, A look the same; B, C do not).

    Key Ideas

  • Greetings change with the time of day.
  • Action words (verbs) tell us what someone is doing: She is jumping.
  • Words begin with sounds; each letter has its own sound.

    • Activities from the Book

  • Say greetings in English and in the home language.
  • Sing "Hop a Little" with actions.
  • Play hopscotch and count the numbers while playing.
  • Fill in missing letters to make words (hop, skip, bend, dance, sleep, eat).
  • Find the odd one out by first sound: in cap, mouse, mango, cap is different.

    • Words to Learn

  • Namaste – नमस्ते
  • morning – सुबह
  • afternoon – दोपहर
  • evening – शाम
  • night – रात
  • hop – एक पैर पर कूदना
  • jump – कूदना
  • skip – उछलना
  • yawn – जम्हाई लेना
  • stretch – अंगड़ाई लेना / फैलाना
  • dance – नाचना

    • Tips for Parents & Teachers

  • Greet the child in English at the right times each day and wait for a reply.
  • Play "Simon says" with the action words: hop, jump, stamp, twist, shake.
  • Draw a hopscotch grid in the courtyard; later use letters instead of numbers.
  • Let the child speak in the home language first, then help find the English words.

    • Common Mistakes

  • Saying "Good night" when meeting someone in the evening. We say Good evening when we meet, and Good night when we go to bed.
  • Mixing up hop (one foot) and jump (both feet).
  • Writing letters in the wrong direction. Trace them with the stroke arrows.

    • 💡 Key Learning Points

    • ✓Use the right greeting for morning, afternoon, evening and bedtime, and say 'Namaste'.
    • ✓Name and act out action words such as hop, jump, skip, dance, twist, yawn and sleep.
    • ✓Recite 'Hop a Little' with actions.
    • ✓Write letters G–Z and link the sounds f–t to words.
    • ✓Describe a picture with sentences like 'She is jumping.'

    👨‍🏫 Teaching Tips

    • →Ask children how they greet people in their mother tongue, such as Namaskar or Vanakkam, and compare with English.
    • →Sing 'Hop a Little' aloud with actions, and let the children repeat after you.
    • →Add other action words like run, walk, sit, stand and stretch.
    • →Give plenty of time for Picture Talk, and accept answers in the home language before giving English words.
    • →Play hopscotch with variations, such as different shapes or letters instead of numbers.
    • →Use letter flash cards with direction arrows before tracing.
    • →Give regular practice with first-sound activities like 'odd one out'.

    📋 Assessment Questions

    1. Can the child choose the right greeting for a given time of day?
    2. Can the child act out five action words when you say them?
    3. Can the child say a sentence about a picture using 'is …ing'?
    4. Can the child give one word each for the sounds f, g, h, k, l, m?
    5. Can the child find the odd one out by first sound?

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    2. 2. Greetings
    3. 3. Picture Time
    4. 4. The Cap-seller and the Monkeys
    5. 5. A Farm
    6. 6. Fun with Pictures
    7. 7. The Food we Eat
    8. 8. The Four Seasons
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