Picture Time – Class 1 English Chapter 3 Notes & NCERT PDF

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Chapter 3: Picture Time

Introduction

"Picture Time" opens Unit 2, Life Around Us. It invites children to look closely at animals and birds, count with number rhymes, and notice rhyming words. It builds speaking confidence through picture questions and adds early reading with sight words.

What's in this Chapter

Let us speak – Picture Time. A large picture of animals and birds comes with questions:

  • What do you see in this picture?
  • Can you name these animals, in English too?
  • Where have you seen them?
  • Are there any birds? Can you see the snakes, and how many are there?
  • What is the monkey doing?

    • Song – Fun with Numbers.

    One, two, / three, four, five, / Once I caught / a fish alive. / Six, seven, / eight, nine, ten, / Then I let it / go again.

    Children then talk about fish. Have you seen a fish? Where? What was its colour?

    Let us draw. Join the letters in alphabetical order to complete a picture, then colour it.

    Song – Five Little Monkeys.

    Five little monkeys / jumping on a tree, / One fell down / and bumped his knee. / Ah! Ah! Ah!

    The count goes down (four, three, two, one) until "Now, no more monkeys / jumping on a tree, / Each of them / is holding his knee!"

  • The sight words are each, is and and.
  • The new words are one, two, three, four, five, little, fell, bumped and holding.

    • Let us do.

  • Circle the word little wherever it appears in the poem.
  • Notice rhyming words: five – alive, tree – knee. Make rhymes for ten with the letters h, p, m, d: hen, pen, men, den.
  • Ask elders at home for another number rhyme in any language and share it in class.
  • Match the animals with their names: lion, monkey, fish, elephant, frog, rabbit.

    • Key Ideas

  • Pictures help us talk: we name, count and describe what we see.
  • Number rhymes help us count forwards (1 to 10) and backwards (5 to 0).
  • Rhyming words end with the same sound (tree, knee).
  • Letters have a fixed order: the alphabet.

    • Activities from the Book

  • Answer the picture questions aloud.
  • Sing both number songs with fingers, and act out "Five Little Monkeys".
  • Join the dots in ABC order.
  • Make -en words.
  • Share a number rhyme from home.

    • Words to Learn

  • monkey – बंदर
  • fish – मछली
  • snake – साँप
  • bird – चिड़िया
  • lion – शेर
  • elephant – हाथी
  • frog – मेंढक
  • rabbit – खरगोश
  • little – छोटा
  • fell – गिर गया
  • knee – घुटना
  • alive – ज़िंदा

    • Tips for Parents & Teachers

  • Hold up five fingers for "Five Little Monkeys" and fold one down in each verse.
  • Ask "How many are left?" to connect the rhyme to subtraction.
  • On walks, play "I spy an animal" and name it in English and the home language.
  • Point out rhyming pairs in any song the child knows.
  • Write -en on a card and slide letters in front of it to make hen, pen, men and den.

    • Common Mistakes

  • Counting forward in "Five Little Monkeys". Each verse has one monkey fewer.
  • Thinking rhyming words must look the same. They must sound the same at the end.
  • Skipping letters when joining dots. Say the alphabet aloud while joining.

    • 💡 Key Learning Points

    • ✓Name common animals and birds from a picture in English.
    • ✓Recite 'Fun with Numbers' and 'Five Little Monkeys' and count forwards and backwards.
    • ✓Recognise rhyming words (five–alive, tree–knee) and make -en rhymes.
    • ✓Join letters in alphabetical order.
    • ✓Read the sight words 'each', 'is' and 'and'.

    👨‍🏫 Teaching Tips

    • →Give enough time to look at the big picture before you ask questions.
    • →Accept one-word answers and animal names in the home language, then model the English sentence.
    • →Use finger actions for both number rhymes, and let children act as the monkeys.
    • →Help children follow the correct alphabetical order in the dot-to-dot picture.
    • →Stress the ending sounds when you point out rhyming pairs.
    • →Invite children to bring number rhymes from home in any language, and celebrate them.
    • →Circle 'little' together on the board to practise word recognition.

    📋 Assessment Questions

    1. Can the child name six animals from the picture?
    2. Can the child say 'Five Little Monkeys' and show the count going down?
    3. Can the child give a rhyming word for ten?
    4. Can the child join letters A to Z in order?
    5. Can the child find the word 'little' in the poem?

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    All chapters in Mridang - English Class 1

    1. 1. Two Little Hands
    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
    9. 9. Anandi's Rainbow