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Short guides for parents and teachers: how to use CALP videos, build a daily routine and plan the year.
A Little Fish Story: NCERT Class 3 English Story (Marigold Unit 4)
A small fish who wishes he were bigger escapes a fishing net because of his size. This post has the story summary, word meanings, answers and practice.
Why?: NCERT Class 4 English Poem (Marigold Unit 4)
Why? is a poem about a curious little boy who asks why about everything around him. This post has word meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Action Song: NCERT Class 2 English Poem (Raindrops Chapter 1)
A lively action song: ring the bell, wave your hand, stamp your feet and turn around, with plenty of clapping. Meanings, answers and practice inside.
Flying Man: NCERT Class 1 English Poem (Marigold Unit 10)
Flying Man is a short Marigold Class 1 poem in which a child calls to a flying man high in the sky and asks to go along. Includes meanings, answers and practice.
Anandi's Rainbow: NCERT Class 1 English Story (Marigold Unit 9)
Anandi's Rainbow is a Marigold Class 1 story in which Anandi paints her garden's flowers with the colours of a rainbow. This post has meanings, questions with answers and practice.
The Tiger and the Mosquito: NCERT Class 1 Story (Marigold Unit 8)
In this Marigold Class 1 story, a proud tiger learns a lesson from a tiny mosquito. With word meanings, questions with answers and practice at home.
Sundari: NCERT Class 1 English Story (Marigold Unit 7)
Sundari is a Marigold Class 1 story about Bobby's red, white and blue kite who longs to fly high above the fair. With meanings, questions with answers and practice.
A Kite: NCERT Class 1 English Poem (Marigold Unit 7)
A Kite is a very short Marigold Class 1 poem in which a child wishes to be a kite riding on the breeze. The post has word meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Murali's Mango Tree: NCERT Class 1 English Story (Marigold Unit 6)
Murali's Mango Tree is a short Marigold Class 1 story about how one mango seed grows into a big tree. This post has word meanings, questions with answers and practice.
The Man in an Onion Bed: NCERT Class 4 English Poem (Marigold Unit 4)
A short, funny poem about a man who eats onions and cries, yet sings that he loves them. With meanings, questions and answers, and practice.
Sea Song: NCERT Class 3 English Poem (Marigold Unit 4)
A child finds a curly shell on the beach and hears a soft song inside it. Inside: meaning of the poem, new words, questions with answers and practice.
Lalu and Peelu: NCERT Class 1 English Story (Marigold Unit 3)
Lalu and Peelu is a Marigold Class 1 story about two chicks, one who loves red things and one who loves yellow. Here are meanings, questions with answers and practice.