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Class 5 English (Santoor)

CALP’s Class 5 English course follows Santoor, NCERT’s new English book, chapter by chapter. Each chapter has notes with Hindi meanings and 10 to 12 practice activities: say the poem or story lines and get a pronunciation score, hear the difference between sounds, dictation, word games, grammar practice with a tip on every try, speaking with an AI friend, and writing with helpful feedback. Read-along videos are being added chapter by chapter.

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What you'll learn

  • Read and recite every Santoor poem with clear sounds
  • Understand each chapter and its new words, with Hindi support
  • Use the year’s grammar: prepositions, adverbs, present perfect, conjunctions, contractions, possessive pronouns, subject–verb agreement
  • Speak in short connected sentences about yourself, a trip, a game or a job
  • Write an 80–100 word paragraph, a short letter or a story

About this course

CALP’s Class 5 English course follows Santoor, NCERT’s new English book, chapter by chapter. Each chapter has notes with Hindi meanings and 10 to 12 practice activities: say the poem or story lines and get a pronunciation score, hear the difference between sounds, dictation, word games, grammar practice with a tip on every try, speaking with an AI friend, and writing with helpful feedback. Read-along videos are being added chapter by chapter.

Course curriculum

13 sections · 127 lessons
Start here
How the course works, a quick microphone check, and your first English chat.
3 lessons
  • ReadingPreview
  • ShadowingPreview
  • ConversationPreview
Chapter 1: Papa's Spectacles
A funny poem about a papa who searches everywhere for his lost spectacles.
11 lessons
  • ReadingPreview
  • ShadowingPreview
  • Sound pairsPreview
  • DictationPreview
  • Word gamesPreview
  • Practice setPreview
  • Teach the AIPreview
  • ConversationPreview
  • Speak about itPreview
  • Write a linePreview
  • Feedback from a mentorPreview
Chapter 2: Gone with the Scooter
Gopi finds a hockey ball in his garden and tries to return it, but a hockey game ends with a big surprise.
13 lessons
  • ReadingChapter notes: Gone with the Scooter
  • ListeningListen to the story: Gone with the Scooter
  • ShadowingSay it: lines from the story
  • Sound pairsHear the difference: long oo and short oo
  • DictationListen and write: ai words and joined words
  • Word gamesPlay with words: ai words and joined words
  • Practice setPractise: words, joining words and adverbs
  • Teach the AITeach Sam: usually and yesterday
  • Role playBe Gopi: find the real owner of the ball
  • ConversationMake a story together: one line each
  • Speak about itTalk about it: sports, players and helmets
  • Write a lineWrite a line: joined words and adverbs
  • Feedback from a mentorWrite what the friends said after the ball was gone
Chapter 3: The Rainbow
Christina Rossetti's poem says clouds and the rainbow are prettier than boats, ships and bridges.
11 lessons
  • ReadingChapter notes: The Rainbow
  • ShadowingSay the poem: The Rainbow
  • ListeningHear the rhyme: sound, not spelling
  • Speak about itSay it with feeling: happy, angry, surprised
  • DictationWrite what you hear: opposites with S
  • Word gamesPlay with poem words
  • Practice setPractise: opposites, colours and the poem
  • Teach the AITeach Sam: one word, noun and verb
  • Write a lineWrite a line: noun or verb?
  • ConversationTalk about it: tell me about a trip
  • Feedback from a mentorWrite about your journey
Chapter 4: The Wise Parrot
A merchant's pet parrot longs to fly free, and a message to its friends shows it the way out of its golden cage.
13 lessons
  • ReadingChapter notes: The Wise Parrot
  • ShadowingSay the story: The Wise Parrot
  • ListeningListen and answer: bird sanctuaries
  • Sound pairsHear the difference: ai and oi
  • DictationWrite what you hear: a flight of parrots
  • Word gamesPlay with parrot words
  • Practice setPractise: group words, phrases and has/have
  • Teach the AITeach Sam: has and have
  • Write a lineWrite a line: has, have and group words
  • Speak about itSpeak about it: which bird would you be?
  • ConversationTalk to the parrot: ask WH questions
  • Work with a teammateTalk it out: should the merchant keep the parrot?
  • Feedback from a mentorWrite what happened next to the parrot
Check yourself: Chapters 1 to 4
Look back at what you have learnt, then chat about the first four chapters.
2 lessons
  • CoachingLook back: Chapters 1 to 4
  • ConversationChat about Chapters 1 to 4
Chapter 5: The Frog
In this lively poem a frog tells us about its life in ponds and on land, from tadpole days to loud croaking.
12 lessons
  • ReadingChapter notes: The Frog
  • ShadowingSay the poem: The Frog (part 1)
  • ShadowingSay the poem: The Frog (part 2) and tongue twisters
  • Sound pairsHear the difference: bet and bat
  • DictationListen and write: animal sentences
  • Word gamesPlay with words: frog words
  • Practice setPractise: word order and joining words
  • Teach the AITeach Sam: and, but, so, because
  • Speak about itSpeak about it: life like a frog
  • ConversationTalk with Hopper the frog
  • Write a lineWrite a line: frog sentences
  • Feedback from a mentorWrite a reply to Hopper
Chapter 6: What a Tank!
A lesson about saving water, from old Indian water tanks to the fun-shaped overhead tanks of rural Punjab.
12 lessons
  • ReadingChapter notes: What a Tank!
  • ListeningListen to the story: A Day without Water
  • ShadowingSay it with feeling: Hurrah! and I scream
  • DictationListen and write: short forms
  • Practice setPractise: short forms and strong feelings
  • Word gamesPlay with words: water words
  • Teach the AITeach Sam: where the apostrophe goes
  • Speak about itSpeak about it: water tanks and saving water
  • ConversationBe a water detective
  • Role playBe the Thirsty Crow at the school meet
  • Write a lineWrite a line: tanks and short forms
  • Feedback from a mentorWrite a poster: Save Our Water Tanks
Chapter 7: Gilli Danda
A happy poem about children playing the outdoor game Gilli Danda under the sunny sky.
11 lessons
  • ReadingChapter notes: Gilli Danda
  • ShadowingSay the poem: Gilli Danda
  • ListeningListen and learn: the rules of Pitthu
  • DictationListen and write: double letters and questions
  • Word gamesPlay with words: the spellathon wheel
  • Practice setPractise: mine, yours, hers and more
  • Teach the AITeach Sam: my and mine, her and hers
  • Speak about itSpeak about it: my favourite game
  • ConversationTeach Emma your game
  • Write a lineWrite a line: game sentences
  • Feedback from a mentorWrite: Rules of my game
Chapter 8: The Decision of the Panchayat
A cunning neighbour sells a well but says the water is still his, until the Panchayat gives a wise decision.
12 lessons
  • ReadingChapter notes: The Decision of the Panchayat
  • ShadowingSay the story lines: The Decision of the Panchayat
  • ListeningListen and answer: Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
  • ListeningListen and answer: The Neem Tree
  • Word gamesPlay with words: the Panchayat story
  • Practice setPractise: -less words, before and after
  • DictationListen and write: words that end in -less
  • Teach the AITeach Sam: before and after
  • Work with a teammateTalk it over: who gets the painting box?
  • Role playBe the village chief: question the cunning neighbour
  • Write a lineWrite a line: -less words and who said it
  • Feedback from a mentorWrite a letter: I am the farmer
Chapter 9: Vocation
In Rabindranath Tagore's poem a child wishes to be a hawker, a gardener or a watchman, who all seem so free.
12 lessons
  • ReadingChapter notes: Vocation
  • ShadowingSay the poem: Vocation
  • Sound pairsHear the difference: -tion and -shion words
  • Word gamesPlay with words: jobs and the poem
  • Practice setPractise: words, tools and he goes / they go
  • DictationListen and write: the corrected sentences
  • Teach the AITeach Sam: he goes, the birds are
  • Role playTalk to the watchman: what is hard about your job?
  • ConversationAnswer questions: an interview for my dream job
  • Speak about itSpeak about it: my dream job
  • Write a lineWrite it right: correct the mistake
  • Feedback from a mentorWrite a paragraph: what's missing?
Chapter 10: Glass Bangles
In Firozabad, glass artisan Ravi and his daughter Ananya mix old and new designs to make a special Diwali bangle collection.
12 lessons
  • ReadingChapter notes: Glass Bangles
  • ListeningListen: making besan laddus
  • Practice setPut in order: the laddu steps
  • ShadowingSay it fast: tongue twisters
  • Word gamesPlay with words: bangles and festivals
  • Practice setPractise: words, crafts and which came first
  • DictationListen and write: capital letters and marks
  • Teach the AITeach Sam: which action happened first?
  • ConversationTalk and buy: bangles at a Diwali mela
  • Speak about itSpeak about it: crafts and festivals where I live
  • Write a lineWrite it right: capital letters and marks
  • Feedback from a mentorWrite a paragraph: how I celebrated a festival
Check yourself: the whole year
Look back at the year, recite your favourite poem lines, and have a final chat.
3 lessons
  • CoachingLook back: my year in English
  • ShadowingShowcase: recite two poems
  • ConversationMy English year: a final chat

What you need

  • A phone, tablet or computer with a microphone
  • The Santoor textbook (optional but helpful)
  • 15–20 minutes a day

Who this is for

Children in Class 5 using NCERT’s Santoor book, and Class 4 children getting ready for it.

Questions people ask

Which book does it follow?
Santoor, NCERT’s new English book for Class 5, all ten chapters in the order of the book.
Is everything ready?
Every chapter’s notes and practice activities are ready now. The read-along videos are being added chapter by chapter, and you get each one as soon as it’s added, at no extra cost.
Is it live classes or recorded?
Recorded lessons with practice, so your child can learn at any time and repeat a chapter as often as needed.
What does my child need?
A phone, tablet or computer with a microphone, and 15 to 20 minutes a day. Headphones help in the listening and speaking activities.
My own English is weak. Can I still help?
Yes. The chapter notes explain new words in Hindi too, and each activity tells your child what to do. Your time and attention matter more than your English.
How long can we use it?
Twelve months from the day you join: the whole school year, with time to revise before exams.
Can we try it first?
Yes. “Start here” and Chapter 1’s notes are free to open on the course page.