This is My Town – Class 2 English Chapter 7 Notes & NCERT PDF

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Chapter 7: This is My Town

Introduction

This is My Town is Chapter 3 of Unit 3, Going Places, in Mridang. It is a fun pattern poem that zooms in from a town to a street, a house, a room, a bed, a basket and finally some flowers — and then zooms back out again. It helps children understand where things are, using in and on, and learn their own address.

What's in this Chapter

The poem (going in):

  • "This is my town. / In my town, / There are streets."
  • "In my street, / There are houses. / In my house, / There are rooms."
  • "In my room, / There is a bed. / On the bed, / There is a basket. / In the basket, / There are some flowers."

    • The poem (coming back out):

  • "Flowers in a basket. / Basket on the bed. / Bed in the room. / Room in the house. / House in the street. / Street in the town."

    • Sight words: in, this, that, there, my.

    New words (as listed in the book): train, town, street, house, flower, basket.

    Key Ideas

  • Big places contain smaller places: town → street → house → room → bed → basket → flowers.
  • We use in for inside (flowers in the basket) and on for on top (basket on the bed).
  • "There is" is used for one thing (there is a bed); "there are" for many (there are streets).
  • Every child should know their own address.

    • Activities from the Book

  • Let us speak: What do you see in the picture? What is the name of your town or city? What is the name of your street?
  • Let us write: form words from letters in circles (bed, room, town) and make sentences with them.
  • Write your home address: name/house number, street, area, town, state, country.
  • Let us listen: circle the word the teacher says in each pair — fan/fin, wall/well, house/mouse, lane/line, skin/swim.
  • Let us do: count how many times the letters e and u appear in the poem; spot the differences between two pictures.
  • Let us draw: add whatever is needed to complete a picture.
  • 'sh' sound: shirt, shell, shoe; fill in — "The sun is shining… T-shirt and shorts… a new shirt… folding a shawl… polishing his shoes."

    • Words to Learn

  • town – a place where many people live, smaller than a city (कस्बा)
  • street – a road with houses (गली)
  • house – a building where a family lives (घर)
  • room – a part of a house with walls (कमरा)
  • bed – what we sleep on (बिस्तर)
  • basket – a container for carrying things (टोकरी)
  • flower – the coloured part of a plant (फूल)
  • address – where you live (पता)
  • shawl – a warm cloth worn over the shoulders (शॉल)
  • shining – giving bright light (चमकना)

    • Tips for Parents & Teachers

  • Act out the poem with nesting boxes or drawings: a big circle (town), a smaller one (street), and so on.
  • Help the child learn the family address by heart — house number, street, town, state.
  • Play an "in/on" game with a basket and toys: "Put the ball in the basket." "Put the basket on the chair."
  • Practise the 'sh' words with real objects: shoe, shirt, shawl.
  • Say one word from each listening pair clearly and let the child circle it.

    • Common Mistakes

  • Saying "flowers on the basket" — the flowers are in the basket; the basket is on the bed.
  • Mixing up the order of places; the poem goes town → street → house → room → bed → basket → flowers.
  • Using "there is" for many things — say "there are streets".
  • Confusing fan and fin, wall and well; listen carefully to the middle sound.

    • 💡 Key Learning Points

    • ✓Recite the pattern poem and say the order: town, street, house, room, bed, basket, flowers.
    • ✓Use 'in' and 'on' correctly to describe where things are.
    • ✓Use 'there is' for one thing and 'there are' for many things.
    • ✓Write one's own home address: house number, street, area, town, state and country.
    • ✓Hear and read the 'sh' sound (shirt, shoe, shawl, shining, shorts).

    👨‍🏫 Teaching Tips

    • →Draw nested boxes on the board and fill them in as you recite the poem.
    • →Recite the second half slowly so children notice how it reverses the first half.
    • →Help each child find out the name of their street and write their address.
    • →Use the fan/fin, wall/well listening activity to sharpen listening; say one word from each pair clearly.
    • →Use the poem to talk about the diversity of languages and places in India, as the teacher's note suggests.
    • →Bring a shirt, shell and shoe for the 'sh' activity.

    📋 Assessment Questions

    1. Can the child say what is in the town, the street, the house and the room?
    2. Can the child complete 'Basket ___ the bed' and 'Flowers ___ a basket'?
    3. Can the child write their full address?
    4. Can the child hear the difference between fan and fin, house and mouse?
    5. Can the child fill in 'sh' words correctly?

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    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