Marigold and Raindrops
Every poem and story of NCERT’s older English books Marigold and Raindrops, each with its CALP video.
Cats: NCERT Class 1 English Poem (Raindrops Chapter 12)
Cats is a short, funny poem about how cats can sleep anywhere: on a table, a chair, in a drawer or in a shoe. This post has word meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Clap, Clap, Clap: NCERT Class 1 English Poem (Raindrops Chapter 1)
Clap, Clap, Clap is a short action rhyme where children clap, tap, hop, jump and run. This post has word meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Action Song: NCERT Class 1 English Poem (Raindrops Chapter 19)
Action Song is a lively rhyme that asks children to jump, run, skip, bend, stretch, clap and laugh a little. With meanings, questions and answers, and practice.
May I Come In?: NCERT Class 1 English Story (Raindrops Chapter 18)
May I Come In? is a short classroom talk where Ashok tells his teacher he has a headache and goes home to rest. This post has meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Morning and Evening: NCERT Class 1 English Poem (Raindrops Chapter 17)
Morning and Evening is a gentle poem where the clock, the sun and the moon tell us when to wake up and when to sleep. With meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Left and Right: NCERT Class 1 English Story (Raindrops Chapter 15)
Left and Right is a short scene where Beena helps her mother find a mat and a needle and thread, using left and right. With meanings, questions with answers and practice.
The Lion and the Mouse: NCERT Class 1 English Story (Raindrops Ch. 16)
The Lion and the Mouse is the story of a little mouse who frees a big lion from a net. This post has word meanings, questions with answers and practice for home.
Colours: NCERT Class 1 English Lesson (Raindrops Chapter 13)
Colours is a short chapter where friends talk about the colours of their dresses: green, black, white, and green and blue. With meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Actions We Do: NCERT Class 1 English Lesson (Raindrops Chapter 14)
Actions We Do shows children washing, combing, dancing, brushing and eating, and teaches how to say what someone is doing. With meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Fun with Numbers: NCERT Class 1 English Poem (Raindrops Chapter 10)
Fun with Numbers is a counting rhyme from one to ten about catching a fish that bites a finger. This post has word meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Fruits and Vegetables: NCERT Class 1 English Lesson (Raindrops Ch. 7)
Fruits and Vegetables is a picture chapter that names everyday foods like potato, apple, brinjal, banana and guava. This post has meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Animals and Birds: NCERT Class 1 English Lesson (Raindrops Chapter 6)
Animals and Birds is a picture chapter that names common animals and birds, like a dog, a hen, a sparrow and a frog. With meanings, questions with answers and practice.