Night – Class 3 English Chapter 10 Notes & NCERT PDF

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Chapter 10: Night

Introduction

Chapter 10 opens Unit 4: The Sky of Santoor. The unit begins with a busy street picture for careful observation, and the chapter is a gentle bedtime poem, "Night", in which a child wonders where the Sun goes at night.

What's in this Chapter

Picture reading asks: What can you see on both sides of the street? Why are there two dustbins, one blue and one green? Why is the man in dark glasses holding a white stick? Which toy are the boys playing with? How many bullock-carts are there? Name the animals. (The teacher note asks for ample time to build observation skills.)

The poem "Night"

  • "The sun that shines all day so bright, / I wonder where it goes at night."
  • "It sinks behind a distant hill / And all the world grows dark and still."
  • "And then I go to bed and sleep / Until the day begins to peep."
  • "And when my eyes open, / I see the Sun is / shining down on me."

    • New words: wonder, distant, peep.

    Key Ideas

  • Day and night follow each other: the Sun seems to sink behind the hills in the evening and comes back in the morning.
  • At night the world becomes dark and quiet; we rest and sleep.
  • Living things like sunflowers, plants and children need the Sun; toys and tables do not.
  • Paying attention to our surroundings: two dustbins help separate waste; a white stick helps a person who cannot see well to walk safely.
  • Blends: sp (spy, spoon, spin, splash), st (stars, storm, store, stain, stick, stair), sk (sky, skin, skate).
  • Compound words with 'Sun': sunlight, sunflower, sunrays, sunset, sunrise, sunglasses, Sunday.

    • Activities from the Book

  • Answer: Where does the Sun go after the day ends? Which need the Sun — sunflower, toys, plants, table, children? What else do you see in the sky?
  • Think: What colours do we see at sunrise and sunset? What do you see in the night sky? How would a day without the Sun be?
  • Play "I Spy": the Spy says, "I spy with my little eye something that is …" (for example, blue). Whoever guesses correctly becomes the next Spy.
  • Say aloud words with sp, st, sk.
  • Circle things found in the sky: stars, storm, sun, moon, rain, clouds, rainbow.
  • Add 'Sun' to words to make new words: Sunlight, Sunflower, Sunrays, Sunset, Sunrise, Sunglasses, Sunday.

    • Words to Learn

  • night – the dark time after sunset (रात)
  • bright – full of light (चमकीला)
  • wonder – to think and ask yourself about something (सोचना / आश्चर्य करना)
  • sinks – goes down (डूबता है)
  • distant – far away (दूर का)
  • still – quiet, not moving (शांत)
  • peep – to look out a little (झाँकना)
  • sunrise – when the Sun comes up (सूर्योदय)
  • sunset – when the Sun goes down (सूर्यास्त)
  • dustbin – a box for waste (कूड़ादान)

    • Tips for Parents & Teachers

  • Recite the poem softly at bedtime and loudly for the morning lines.
  • Watch a sunset or sunrise with the child and name the colours.
  • Play "I Spy" at home with colours and shapes.
  • Emphasise the sounds sp, st, sk slowly, as the teacher note says.
  • Talk kindly about why some people use a white stick.

    • Common Mistakes

  • Thinking the Sun really "goes to sleep" — the poem is wondering; it only seems to sink behind the hill.
  • Saying toys and tables need the Sun — only living things like plants and people do.
  • Mixing up 'sp' and 'st' at the start of words (spoon, stair).
  • Writing "Sun set" as two words — it is one word, sunset.

    • 💡 Key Learning Points

    • ✓Recite the poem 'Night' and explain where the child wonders the Sun goes.
    • ✓Understand that plants and people need the Sun while objects do not.
    • ✓Observe a picture carefully and explain details like two dustbins and a white stick.
    • ✓Say and use words that begin with the blends sp, st and sk.
    • ✓Make new words by adding 'Sun' (sunlight, sunflower, sunset).

    👨‍🏫 Teaching Tips

    • →Give plenty of time for the street picture before starting the poem.
    • →Recite with actions — a hand sinking behind a 'hill', eyes closing, eyes opening.
    • →Discuss colours at sunrise and sunset from children's own experience.
    • →Play 'I Spy' to build vocabulary and turn-taking.
    • →Emphasise the pronunciation of sp, st and sk and let children practise.
    • →Talk about waste segregation (two dustbins) and kindness to people with disabilities.

    📋 Assessment Questions

    1. Can the child recite the poem and say what happens at night in it?
    2. Can the child choose which things need the Sun?
    3. Can the child name things seen in the sky by day and at night?
    4. Can the child read words with sp, st and sk correctly?
    5. Can the child write compound words starting with 'Sun'?

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    1. 1. Colours
    2. 2. Badal and Moti
    3. 3. Best Friends
    4. 4. Out in the Garden
    5. 5. Talking Toys
    6. 6. Paper Boats
    7. 7. The Big Laddoo
    8. 8. Thank God!
    9. 9. Madhu's Wish
    10. 10. Night
    11. 11. Chanda Mama Counts the Stars
    12. 12. Chandrayaan