Poems
NCERT English poems for Class 1 to 8, with meanings, questions and answers, and sing-along videos for many.
Wake Up!: NCERT Class 4 English Poem (Marigold Unit 1)
Wake Up! is a cheerful poem that calls a sleepy child out of bed to enjoy a lovely morning. This post has meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Bird Talk: NCERT Class 3 English Poem (Marigold Unit 2)
A funny poem in which two birds, a robin and a jay, chat about how strange people are. With word meanings, questions with answers, rhymes and practice.
Once I Saw a Little Bird: NCERT Class 1 English Poem (Marigold Unit 4)
Once I Saw a Little Bird is a short Marigold Class 1 poem about a hopping bird that flies away before a child can say hello. This post has meanings, questions with answers and practice.
One Little Kitten: NCERT Class 1 English Poem (Marigold Unit 3)
One Little Kitten is a Marigold Class 1 counting rhyme with animals from one kitten to fifteen donkeys. This post has word meanings, questions with answers and home practice.
Teamwork: NCERT Class 5 English Poem (Marigold Unit 2)
Teamwork is a lively poem about reaching goals by working together, as in basketball and relay races. The post has word meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Noses: NCERT Class 4 English Poem (Marigold Unit 2)
In the funny poem Noses, a child looks in the mirror and laughs at how a nose sticks out of the face. The post has word meanings, questions with answers and practice.
After a Bath: NCERT Class 1 English Poem (Marigold Unit 2)
After a Bath is a funny Marigold Class 1 poem about a child drying off and wishing to shake dry like a dog. This post has meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Rain: NCERT Class 2 English Poem (Marigold Unit 4)
A very short poem about rain falling everywhere: on fields, trees, umbrellas and ships at sea. With meanings, questions and answers, and easy practice.
I Am Lucky!: NCERT Class 2 English Poem (Marigold Unit 2)
A happy poem about being thankful: each animal is glad for what it has, and the child is glad to be just themselves. With meanings, questions with answers and practice.
A Happy Child: NCERT Class 1 English Poem (Marigold Unit 1)
A Happy Child, the first poem in Marigold Class 1, is about a cheerful child, a little red house and a shady green tree. Inside: meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Ice-cream Man: NCERT Class 5 English Poem (Marigold Unit 1)
Ice-cream Man is a bright summer poem about the ice-cream seller whose cart draws children like bees. Inside: meanings, questions with answers and practice.
If I Were an Apple: NCERT Class 1 English Poem (Marigold Unit 6)
A funny little poem: if a child were an apple on a tree, it would drop straight down to a nice child. Inside: meanings, questions with answers and practice.