CALP blog
Short guides for parents and teachers: how to use CALP videos, build a daily routine and plan the year.
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.
Our Day: NCERT Class 2 English Lesson (Raindrops Chapter 2)
A short lesson about a day from sunrise to night: the sun, birds, moon and stars, and what people do. Inside: meanings, questions with answers and practice.
I Want: NCERT Class 2 English Story (Marigold Unit 2)
Little Monkey uses a magic wand to get a giraffe's neck, an elephant's trunk and zebra stripes, then wants to be himself again. With meanings, questions with answers and 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.
The Wind and the Sun: NCERT Class 2 English Story (Marigold Unit 3)
The Wind and the Sun test who is stronger by trying to make a man take off his coat. A short play, 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.
Wonderful Waste: NCERT Class 5 English Story (Marigold Unit 1)
A cook in the Maharaja of Travancore's kitchen turns vegetable scraps into a new dish, aviyal. This post has word 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.
A Smile: NCERT Class 2 English Poem (Marigold Unit 3)
A short, sweet poem about how a smile changes your face and spreads from one person to another. With word meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Haldi's Adventure: NCERT Class 2 English Story (Marigold Unit 1)
Haldi meets a friendly giraffe on the way to school and rides on his back. This post has a summary, word meanings, questions with answers and practice.