Unit-8

Read and enjoy this poem

I am the Music Man

I am the music man,

I come from far away,
And I can play.
What can you play?
I play the piano.
Pia, pia, piano, piano, piano,
Pia, pia, piano, pia, piano.
I am the music man,
I come from far away,
And I can play.
What can you play?
I play the big drum.
Boomdi, boomdi, boomdi boom,
Boomdi boom, boomdi boom.
Boomdi, boomdi, boomdi boom,
 Boomdi, boomdi, boom.
Pia, pia, piano, piano, piano,
Pia, pia, piano, pia, piano.

New words
music man, far away, play, piano, drum, boom

Let’s read

Sonia is learning to play the piano.

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 Reading is fun

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What are the two instruments that the music
man can play?
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Where does the music man come from ?

Let’s talk

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If the music man comes to you, what
would you ask him to play for you?
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What would you like to learn – music,
dance or karate?

Say aloud

piano van wind

pin valley wet
pail vote wild

Sing this song aloud together. Make up a tune.

Heigh-ho
Heigh-ho! Heigh-ho!
From home to school we go!
Just keep on singing
All day long
124 Heigh-ho! Heigh-ho! Heigh-ho!
 Let’s write

Make sentences using words from the table –

For example: A farmer works in the field.

A farmer acts songs

A soldier flies in the field
A singer plays a uniform
An electrician wears lights
A pilot sings music
An actor repairs a plane
A musician works in films

Now write the sentences here –

1. _______________________________________________________.
2. _______________________________________________________.
3. _______________________________________________________.
4. _______________________________________________________.
5. _______________________________________________________.
6. _______________________________________________________.
7. _______________________________________________________.

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How many musical instruments can you find in
this maze? Try to circle at least four.

i l s t u p

k p i a n o

t o t r s t

a p a a d l

r d r u m k

a f l u t e

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Change these words from singular to plural.
bench ___________
brush ___________
glass ___________
box ___________
bus ___________
tomato ___________
deer ___________
sheep ___________
tooth ___________
goose ___________
woman ___________
mouse ___________
ox ___________
child ___________
man ___________
class ___________

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The Mumbai Musicians

Once upon a time, there lived a donkey

named Goopu. He had worked for many
years in the house of a farmer. He had
carried many heavy sacks of corn and
sugarcane, from the farm to the factory. He
was now very tired and old.
The farmer said to Goopu, “You are a
good donkey. Take this sack of corn and go
and see the world, before you
become too old.”
Goopu smiled and said
goodbye. He set off
towards the city of
Mumbai.
“I am good at
music. I will go to
Mumbai and be a
musician there.”
On the way he
met a dog.

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 “Where are you going?” asked Doopu.
“I am going to Mumbai to be a musician. Would
you like to come too?” asked Goopu.
“Yes, I would,” replied Doopu.
Off went the two friends on the dusty road to
Mumbai.
They saw a ball of fur in the middle of the road.
“Who are you?” they asked.
“I am Furry, the cat,” said the cat.
“Would you like to come with us to become a
musician?” asked Goopu and Doopu together.

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 “Oh! I would love to come
along,” replied Furry.
So off went the three
together to become
Mumbai musicians.
Soon they met
Cuckoo, the cock.
“I love music and wish
to join your band.”
They all
reached a
house
with a
light.
They
were tired
and hungry. They peeped
in through the window
and saw a table with
delicious food. They
decided to sing to let the
people inside know that
they were musicians.

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 They sang. The people inside thought that ghosts
had come to scare them. They ran away as fast as
they could!
Goopu, Doopu and Furry went into the house and
ate the food, till they could eat no more.

– Adapted from The Bremen Town Musicians

by Grimm
New words
tired, musician, peeped, delicious, ghosts, scare

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 Reading is fun

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Why did the farmer tell Goopu to see the world?
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Why did Goopu, Doopu and Furry want to go to
Mumbai?
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Why did the people in the house run away?

Let’s talk

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If you were to join the
animal band, which
animal would you
want to be? Create the
sound of that animal.
Get together with your
friends. As a group
create the sound of the
animal each one of you
wants to be.
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The donkey saw a ball
of fur and it was a cat. If you were to see a big ball
of fur what could that be?

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Let’s sort out these words –
Pick the words from the bags and put them on the
right shelf. One has been done for you. Say the
words aloud.

bell line lip

leg nest dice
hill deep meal
pig fish
tree
kite well
smile seed street

Short ‘e’ words

leg

Short ‘i’ words

pig

Long ‘e’ words

deep

Long ‘i’ words

smile

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 Let’s write

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Do you play any musical instrument?
Yes, I __________________________________________.

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If no, which instrument do you want to learn?
I would _______________________________________.

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Add the word of the opposite gender in the given
sentences.

Anju’s mother and ____________ came to the school.

My uncle and __________ came to visit us on

Monday.

The lion and __________ looked lovingly at their cub.

The King and __________ sat on beautiful thrones.

The man is running and the ___________ is walking.

My grandfather and ____________________ went to

the market.

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 Fun time

Let’s play Bingo –

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Write any nine words from the given list in the
boxes. Put only one word in one box.
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The teacher will call out any six words. If the word
she calls out is in the box put a cross on it. The
one who crosses out all the words first shouts
“Bingo” and is the winner.

young
smooth light
few
outside
beautiful
slow up
fat
good happy
slow

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In what way are these musical instruments
different from each other? Put them into three
groups based on how they are played.

Sitar
Tabla Flute

Dhafli

Guitar

Iktara

Shehnai

Violin
Dholak

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This is the picture of a musical instrument
called a Jaltarang.
Make your own Jaltarang
Get six
l to ten bowls of the same
size and shape.
Pour
l water into the bowls.
Keep the water at
different levels.
Use two
l pencils and
strike the rim of the
bowls to make musical sounds.

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The word Jaltarang is made up of two words Jal - water,
tarang - music. Now make new words by joining two
words. One has been done for you.

newspaper
news + paper bath + room
school + bag time + table
tooth + paste foot + ball
neck + lace car + pet
some + one

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Let’s practise

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 Teacher's Page
Unit-8

Unit 8 encourages the children to learn/hear music or musical instruments.

Children can be asked to sing the poem aloud with the class orchestra – where
children clap, tap and drum their tiffin boxes, benches, etc. to make the
sounds of musical instruments. If possible, the teacher should show the
children musical instruments before beginning the lesson.

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The teacher can inculcate in children a love for the old and the weak.
Children love stories and as the Unit is read, an emphasis can be laid on the
generosity of the farmer (who not only asked the donkey who was growing
old to see the world but also gave him some corn) by using voice
modulation. This can often be done during fun time.

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In the Let’s talk section teacher should try to encourage the children by
reminding them the names of various animals that can be kept at home.

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In the Fun time section teacher should call out the opposites of the twelve
words given in random order.

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In the Let’s write section of the poem, teacher should emphasise the usage
of ‘a’ by asking the children to pick up objects and name them with an ‘a’.
e.g., a pencil box.

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In the Let’s say section see that children distinguish between ‘b’ and ‘v’ and
‘v’ and ‘w’ sounds.

Develop listening skills

This unit calls for a new listening skill. As you read the poem, the children
listen to the sound of words. They grow in their appreciation and
understanding of the beauty and feeling which some words convey. Let the
children read the poem with you until most of them learn to say it. Ask them
how the poem makes them feel.

Raising awareness
An exposure to the English language is important. Prepare the child to receive
language. This is more important than asking her/him to learn texts by heart.

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