CALP blog
Short guides for parents and teachers: how to use CALP videos, build a daily routine and plan the year.
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.
The Magic Garden: NCERT Class 3 English Story (Marigold Unit 1)
A school garden where flowers, birds and the sun love the children who care for them. This post has meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Mittu and the Yellow Mango: NCERT Class 1 Story (Marigold Unit 4)
In this Marigold Class 1 story, Mittu the parrot uses a clever trick to get a yellow mango from a loud crow. With word meanings, questions with answers 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.
Flying Together: NCERT Class 5 English Story (Marigold Unit 2)
Wild geese ignore a wise old bird's warning about a creeper and get caught in a hunter's net. This post has meanings, questions with answers and 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.
The Little Fir Tree: NCERT Class 4 English Story (Marigold Unit 2)
A little fir tree gets wishes from a magician, but each new set of leaves brings trouble. This post has 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.
Neha's Alarm Clock: NCERT Class 4 English Story (Marigold Unit 1)
Neha hates getting up at six and wishes her alarm clock away, until she learns about the clock inside her. This post has word meanings, questions with answers and practice.
The Bubble, the Straw & the Shoe: NCERT Class 1 Story, Marigold Unit 2
A bubble, a straw and a shoe try to cross a river, and it ends in a funny surprise. This Marigold Class 1 post has word meanings, questions with answers and practice.