It is Fun – Class 2 English Chapter 3 Notes & NCERT PDF

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Chapter 3: It is Fun

Introduction

It is Fun opens Unit 2, Welcome to My World, in Mridang. It is a lively poem to recite in which a child imagines moving like different animals and birds — leaping, climbing, hopping, swimming, trotting and flying. The poem helps children learn action words and enjoy acting them out.

What's in this Chapter

The poem:

  • "It's fun to be this, / It's fun to be that,"
  • "To leap like a lamb, / To climb like a cat."
  • "To hop like a frog, / To swim like a fish,"
  • "To trot like a horse, / To fly like a bird."
  • "I can act / Just like them all, / It's fun to be this, / It's fun to be that."

    • Sight words: this, that, like, to, them, all, none.

    New words: fun, climb, leap, swim, trot, fly.

    Key Ideas

  • Every animal has its own special way of moving: the lamb leaps, the cat climbs, the frog hops, the fish swims, the horse trots and the bird flies.
  • We can use the pattern "to ___ like a ___" to describe how something moves.
  • Pretending to be animals is fun and helps us understand them.
  • The word I is special: the book's Song of I says "I is both a letter and a word… You use I and not your name."

    • Activities from the Book

  • Let us speak: listen to animal sounds on a mobile (a frog croaking, a hen cackling, a duck quacking, a sheep bleating) and guess the animal.
  • Imagine: "If you were a cat, what would you do?" — "I would run after a mouse / drink milk / say 'meow'." "If you meet an elephant, what would you say?"
  • Make sentences with climb, leap, swim, trot and fly (for example, "Monkeys climb trees.").
  • Let us write: "I can ___ like a ___"; name two animals or birds (other than fish) that can swim; name two animals that live on trees.
  • Picture reading: talk and write about a picture.
  • Let us think — match animals to actions: The horse trots. The lamb leaps. The snake crawls. The squirrel runs. The monkey swings.
  • Vowel sound 'i': an inch, an inkpot, an igloo; a pin, a list, a fish; a bin, a ring, a ship.
  • Let us draw: follow the steps to draw and colour a rangoli.

    • Words to Learn

  • fun – something that makes us happy (मज़ा)
  • leap – to jump high or far (छलाँग लगाना)
  • climb – to go up (चढ़ना)
  • hop – to make small jumps (फुदकना)
  • swim – to move in water (तैरना)
  • trot – a horse's quick walk (घोड़े की दुलकी चाल)
  • fly – to move in the air (उड़ना)
  • crawl – to move close to the ground (रेंगना)
  • swing – to move back and forth, hanging (झूलना)
  • act – to pretend to be someone (अभिनय करना)

    • Tips for Parents & Teachers

  • Recite the poem and let children act out each line: leap, climb, hop, swim, trot and fly.
  • Play "Animal Actions": call out an animal and children show how it moves.
  • Play animal sounds and ask children to name the animal.
  • Ask everyone the "If you were a cat…" question so every child gets a turn.
  • Sing the Song of I with claps.
  • Draw a simple rangoli together step by step.

    • Common Mistakes

  • Mixing up the pairs: it is "leap like a lamb" and "climb like a cat", not the other way round.
  • Thinking "trot" means running like a dog — in the poem, the horse trots.
  • Naming a fish when the book asks for animals or birds other than fish that can swim — name others, such as a duck or a frog.
  • Writing a igloo instead of an igloo.

    • 💡 Key Learning Points

    • ✓Recite 'It is Fun' with actions and rhythm.
    • ✓Match animals to how they move: lamb–leap, cat–climb, frog–hop, fish–swim, horse–trot, bird–fly.
    • ✓Use the pattern 'I can ___ like a ___' to speak and write sentences.
    • ✓Learn more action words from the book: crawl (snake), run (squirrel), swing (monkey).
    • ✓Read short 'i' words and use 'an' before inch, inkpot and igloo.

    👨‍🏫 Teaching Tips

    • →Recite the poem with a matching action for each animal; invite children to join.
    • →Play recorded animal sounds (frog, hen, duck, sheep) and let children guess the animal.
    • →Create imaginary situations — 'If you were a cat…' — and make sure every child gets a turn.
    • →Write climb, leap, swim, trot and fly on the board; children make sentences like 'Monkeys climb trees.'
    • →Use the matching activity to add crawl, run and swing to the list of action words.
    • →Sing the Song of I with claps and explain that 'I' means oneself.
    • →Do the rangoli activity step by step to build fine-motor skills.

    📋 Assessment Questions

    1. Can the child say which animal leaps, climbs, hops, swims, trots and flies in the poem?
    2. Can the child complete 'I can ___ like a ___' correctly?
    3. Can the child match the snake, squirrel and monkey to crawl, run and swing?
    4. Can the child name two animals that live on trees?
    5. Can the child read and use 'an igloo', 'an inch' and 'a ship' correctly?

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    All chapters in Mridang - English Class 2

    1. 1. My Bicycle
    2. 2. Picture Reading
    3. 3. It is Fun
    4. 4. Seeing without Seeing
    5. 5. Come Back Soon
    6. 6. Between Home and School
    7. 7. This is My Town
    8. 8. A Show of Clouds
    9. 9. My Name
    10. 10. The Crow
    11. 11. The Smart Monkey
    12. 12. Little Drops of Water
    13. 13. We are all Indians