Picture Reading – Class 2 English Chapter 2 Notes & NCERT PDF

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Chapter 2: Picture Reading

Introduction

Picture Reading is Chapter 2 of Unit 1, Fun with Friends, in Mridang. It begins with a big picture of children playing, which learners look at and talk about. Then comes the story "OUT! OUT!" about two friends, Jeet and Babli, who lose their ball and make a new one from things lying around. The chapter shows that we can have fun with simple things and a little cleverness.

What's in this Chapter

Picture talk. Children look at the picture and answer: What do you see? How many children are there? What are they doing? How are they having fun? What games do you play? The teacher's note says children may answer in their home language, and the teacher helps them find the English words.

The story "OUT! OUT!"

It was a holiday. Jeet and Babli skipped the rope and played hide and seek.

They decided to play bat and ball. Jeet threw the ball and Babli hit it.

The ball went into Mohit's garden, but his house was locked. They could not find the ball, so the game stopped.

Babli knew how to make a ball. They got a few rags, paper and wool. Babli brought a piece of string, rolled the rags, paper and wool into a ball and tied it with the string.

The game started again. This time Babli threw the ball and Jeet hit it hard. The ball opened up and scattered in the air! Babli jumped, caught a piece of rag and shouted, "OUT! OUT!"

Sight words: this, a, how, also, they, after, and, of.

New words: skipped, threw, courtyard, gathered, brought, picked.

Key Ideas

Friends can enjoy many games together — skipping, hide and seek, bat and ball.

When a problem comes (the lost ball), we can think and solve it instead of giving up.

Old things such as rags, paper and wool can be reused to make something useful.

The funny ending: Babli catches a piece of the ball and calls Jeet "OUT!"

Activities from the Book

Let us speak: games you play with friends; have you played bat and ball; have you made a game from things around you?

Put in order the events: Jeet got ready to throw → Jeet threw the ball → Babli hit the ball → the ball went into Mohit's garden → they lost the ball.

Vowel sound 'e': an egg, an engine, an elephant; a pen, a pencil, a bell; a kettle, a hen, a well.

Let us write: names of the children in the story; things used to make the ball; opposites (up–down, in–out, open–close, fat–thin, hot–cold, small–big).

Joining sentences with 'and': "Suresh went to school. Gopal went to school." → "Suresh and Gopal went to school."

Let us do: act out the story with a partner; ask grandparents or parents about a game they played as children and tell the class.

Words to Learn

holiday – a day with no school (छुट्टी)

skipped – jumped over a rope again and again (रस्सी कूदी)

threw – sent something through the air (फेंका)

locked – closed with a lock (ताला लगा हुआ)

rags – old pieces of cloth (पुराने कपड़े के टुकड़े)

wool – soft thread from sheep (ऊन)

string – thin rope (डोरी)

brought – carried something here (लाया/लाई)

scattered – spread in many directions (बिखर गया)

picked – took up (उठाया)

Tips for Parents & Teachers

Give children plenty of time with the picture before asking questions.

Make a rag ball at home or in class using old cloth, paper, wool and string — just like Babli.

Play "opposites" quickly: say up, the child says down.

Let two children act as Jeet and Babli using lines from the story.

Ask an elder at home about a childhood game and let the child share it in class.

Common Mistakes

Thinking Mohit played with them — the ball only went into Mohit's garden; his house was locked.

Saying Jeet made the ball — it was Babli.

Missing that in the second game Babli threw and Jeet hit.

Writing a egg instead of an egg.

💡 Key Learning Points

✓Look at a picture carefully and talk about it in simple English.
✓Retell the story 'OUT! OUT!' in the correct order.
✓Understand that problems can be solved and old things reused, as Babli made a ball from rags, paper, wool and string.
✓Use opposites (up–down, hot–cold, small–big) and join sentences using 'and'.
✓Read words with the short 'e' sound and use 'an' before 'egg', 'engine' and 'elephant'.

👨‍🏫 Teaching Tips

→Let children observe the opening picture for a while; accept answers in the home language and supply English words.
→Read the story aloud with expression, especially the ending 'OUT! OUT!'
→Pause at the lost-ball moment and ask: What would you do now?
→Show real rags, paper, wool and string, and make a ball in class.
→Use the sequencing activity to check understanding of the order of events.
→Talk about how waste material can be used to make something useful, such as an old tyre and a stick.
→Organise pair work for enacting the story and help children choose partners.

📋 Assessment Questions

Can the child name the three children mentioned (Jeet, Babli, Mohit)?
Can the child list the things used to make the ball (rags, paper, wool, string)?
Can the child arrange the story events in order?
Can the child give opposites of in, open, fat, hot and small?
Can the child join two sentences using 'and'?

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