CALP blog
Short guides for parents and teachers: how to use CALP videos, build a daily routine and plan the year.
Nobody's Friend: NCERT Class 5 English Poem (Marigold Unit 8)
A short poem about two children who will not share, and one who shares everything and becomes a friend. Inside: meanings, questions with answers and practice.
The Naughty Boy: NCERT Class 4 English Poem (Marigold Unit 9)
A playful poem about a naughty boy who runs away to Scotland and finds that everything there is just the same as at home. With meanings, questions and answers, and practice.
How Creatures Move: NCERT Class 3 English Poem (Marigold Unit 10)
A short poem about how a lion, squirrel, fly, seal, worm, monkey and bird move, and how children move too. Inside: meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Books: NCERT Class 4 English Poem (Marigold Unit 8)
A short poem about stepping into a library full of tall, thin books and little fat books with pictures that tell stories. This post has meanings, questions with answers and practice.
What's in the Mailbox: NCERT Class 3 English Poem (Marigold Unit 8)
A short poem about a child who never gets any letters and decides to write some to friends. With meanings, questions and answers, and practice.
The Donkey: NCERT Class 4 English Poem (Marigold Unit 7)
A tiny rhyme about a donkey that won’t move, and why kindness works better than beating. With word meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Trains: NCERT Class 3 English Poem (Marigold Unit 6)
A lively poem about trains rushing over mountains, plains and rivers, carrying people and mail day and night. This post has meanings, questions with answers and practice.
On My Blackboard I Can Draw: NCERT Class 2 Poem (Marigold Unit 7)
A counting poem about drawing a little house, from one green door to six yellow marigolds. This post has meanings, questions with answers and practice.
The Zigzag Boy: NCERT Class 2 English Poem (Marigold Unit 6)
A short, funny poem about a little boy who never knows where he has put his things. This post has meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Mr Nobody: NCERT Class 2 English Poem (Marigold Unit 6)
A funny poem about Mr Nobody, the little man who gets the blame for every broken plate at home. This post has word meanings, questions with answers and practice.
The Yellow Butterfly: NCERT Class 3 English Story (Marigold Unit 5)
Sonu chases a yellow butterfly around his garden, then saves it from a spider’s web and lets it go free. This post has word meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Don't Give Up: NCERT Class 4 English Poem (Marigold Unit 5)
A short, encouraging poem about life's mountains and how keeping on can take you to the top. This post has meanings, questions with answers and practice.