Anandi's Rainbow – Class 1 English Chapter 9 Notes & NCERT PDF

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Chapter 9: Anandi's Rainbow

Introduction

"Anandi's Rainbow" is the last chapter of Mridang, in Unit 4, Seasons. It is a gentle, imaginative story about a girl who uses the colours of the rainbow to paint the flowers in her garden. It links the rainy season to the rainbow, encourages children to watch the sky, and ends with writing about themselves and colouring the Indian flag.

What's in this Chapter

Story – Anandi's Rainbow. It was raining. Anandi was fast asleep, dreaming of rainbows. She woke up and looked out of her window. There was a huge, bright rainbow across a clear blue sky! She ran out to the garden with Milli, her favourite cat.

Anandi loved to draw and paint. Today she wanted to paint the flowers of her garden with the colours of the rainbow:

  • one flower violet, another indigo
  • one blue
  • the leaves green
  • one orange, one red

    • She left the yellow "so that the Sun may look bright and gay". Then there were beautiful flowers all over the garden, and the Sun shone "in its yellow glory". After giving colours to the flowers and the Sun, the rainbow was gone.

    Let us speak. Have you seen a rainbow? When and where? What colour is the sky at sunrise and sunset?

    Let us do. Go outside and look at the sky. Do you see clouds? What shapes do you see in them? Draw them. Watch the sky at sunrise, sunset and night, and share what you saw.

    Let us write. Write about yourself: My name is … I am … years old. I study in … school. My favourite colour is … I like … Then colour the Indian flag.

    The book also gives the answers to the riddles from the food chapter: orange, coconut, onion and grapes. The cat mask for the cap-seller unit is printed here too.

    Key Ideas

  • A rainbow often appears when the rain stops and the sky clears.
  • A rainbow has many colours: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red.
  • The sky changes colour at sunrise, sunset and night, and clouds make shapes.
  • Our imagination can turn what we see into stories and art.

    • Words to Learn

  • rainbow – इंद्रधनुष
  • dream – सपना
  • window – खिड़की
  • huge – बहुत बड़ा
  • bright – चमकीला
  • garden – बगीचा
  • paint – रंग भरना
  • violet – बैंगनी
  • indigo – जामुनी / नील
  • sunrise – सूर्योदय
  • sunset – सूर्यास्त
  • cloud – बादल

    • Tips for Parents & Teachers

  • Read the story slowly, and let the child colour flowers as each colour is named.
  • On a rainy day, look for a rainbow with the child, standing with the Sun behind you.
  • Do "cloud watching": lie down and name shapes in the clouds.
  • Help the child fill in the "Write about yourself" lines, and let them draw themselves beside it.
  • Colour the Indian flag together: saffron, white and green, with the navy blue chakra.

    • Common Mistakes

  • Thinking Anandi coloured the Sun red. She left yellow for the Sun.
  • Thinking the rainbow stays forever. In the story it was gone after sharing its colours.
  • Writing "My name are …". Say My name is ….

    • 💡 Key Learning Points

    • ✓Retell 'Anandi's Rainbow' and name the colours she used.
    • ✓Know that rainbows appear when it rains and the sky clears, and name the rainbow colours.
    • ✓Observe the sky at sunrise, sunset and night, and describe cloud shapes.
    • ✓Write simple sentences about themselves: name, age, school, favourite colour.
    • ✓Colour the Indian flag correctly.

    👨‍🏫 Teaching Tips

    • →Read the story aloud with expression, pausing so children can imagine each coloured flower.
    • →Encourage every child to express what they see in the sky.
    • →Link the story to the monsoon chapter: rain, then sun, then rainbow.
    • →Ask children to share their own experience of seeing a rainbow.
    • →Model the 'Write about yourself' sentences on the board.
    • →Use the riddle answers to revise the food chapter.
    • →Display children's cloud drawings and rainbow flower paintings.

    📋 Assessment Questions

    1. Can the child say who Milli is and what Anandi loved to do?
    2. Can the child name at least five rainbow colours?
    3. Can the child explain why Anandi left the yellow colour?
    4. Can the child write their name, age and favourite colour in sentences?
    5. Can the child describe the sky at sunset?

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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