CALP blog
Short guides for parents and teachers: how to use CALP videos, build a daily routine and plan the year.
Wisdom Paves the Way: NCERT Class 8 English Lesson (Poorvi)
A play about four young men who describe a lost camel they have never seen, just by reading clues on the road. With meanings, questions with answers and practice.
A Concrete Example: NCERT Class 8 English Poem (Poorvi)
A funny poem about Mrs. Jones and her garden full of stones, with a surprise at the end. With meanings, questions with answers and practice.
The Wit that Won Hearts: NCERT Class 8 English Story (Poorvi)
How Tenali Rama used a clever joke about paddy seeds to end a quarrel between King Krishnadeva Raya and his queen. With meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Rani Abbakka: NCERT Class 7 English Story (Poorvi)
A picture story about Rani Abbakka, the brave queen of Ullal who refused to pay tribute to the Portuguese and drove them away. Meanings, questions with answers and practice inside.
My Dear Soldiers: NCERT Class 7 English Poem (Poorvi)
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's poem thanks the soldiers who guard India's borders in every season and place. Meanings, questions with answers and practice inside.
A Homage to Our Brave Soldiers: NCERT Class 7 English Lesson (Poorvi)
Two friends exchange letters about the National War Memorial in New Delhi and the brave soldiers it honours. Meanings, questions with answers and practice inside.
Conquering the Summit: NCERT Class 7 English Story (Poorvi)
The true story of Arunima Sinha, who lost a leg in a train accident and went on to climb Mount Everest. This post has meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Travel: NCERT Class 7 English Poem (Poorvi)
A short poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay about a girl who hears trains far away and longs to ride them. This post has meanings, questions with answers and practice.
The Tunnel: NCERT Class 7 English Story (Poorvi)
Ruskin Bond's story of a boy, a railway watchman and a leopard in a jungle tunnel. This post has meanings, questions with answers and practice.
North, South, East, West: NCERT Class 7 English Lesson (Poorvi)
Shaana travels across India with her parents and writes postcards to her class from every stop. Meanings, questions with answers and practice inside.
Paper Boats: NCERT Class 7 English Poem (Poorvi)
Rabindranath Tagore's gentle poem about a child who sends paper boats down a stream, full of hopes and dreams. This post has meanings, questions with answers and practice.
My Brother's Great Invention: NCERT Class 7 English Story (Poorvi)
Anand's home-made inventions keep going wrong, until a thief walks into his time machine one night. Meanings, questions with answers and practice inside.