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First Read — Madhu, the Banyan Tree, and a Wish
Reading · read-aloud
The story's humour comes from Madhu's escalating greed — laddoos lead to fruits, fruits to savouries — so read with growing energy to help students feel the comic momentum. Students at this grade sometimes answer prediction prompts with single words; accept any response and gently prompt for a reason ('Why do you think so?'). The two in-text prediction stops on pp.89–90 are the core task for this unit.
0–5Teacher introduces Madhu and the banyan tree setting using the opening page illustration. Students share what they notice about the picture and predict what the story might be about.
5–25Let us read (pp.88–92): teacher reads the narrative aloud expressively, pausing at p.89 to ask "What do you think Madhu will do now?" and at p.90 to ask "What do you think will happen now?" Students respond orally in brief.
25–35Teacher re-reads a short passage students found surprising and invites two or three volunteers to retell what just happened in their own words, checking understanding of key events.
35–40Quick whole-class check: teacher asks students to name one thing Madhu did that they remember, then briefly previews that the class will read on in the coming sittings.
Learning outcome. Student infers character motivation and predicts narrative outcomes using a prose narrative as the vehicle.
The banyan tree told Madhu to think carefully before making his wish. Why did the tree give this warning?
- A Because a hasty wish could lead to trouble.
- B Because the old man had told the tree to be careful.
- C Because the tree did not like Madhu.
- D Because the tree had already given Madhu too much food.
A. Because a hasty wish could lead to trouble.
What each wrong option reveals
- B Suggests the student has invented a connection between the old man and the tree that the story does not state.
- C Suggests the student has read the tree as unfriendly, missing its gentle, caring tone in the story.
- D Reveals a confusion of sequence — the warning comes before any food is given, not after.
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- 2Comprehension — Let Us Think (Part A)
Reading - 3Think and Say — Hiccups, Water, and Wishes
Oracy - 4Listen and Retell — What Happened After That?
Oracy - 5Sorting Foods — Fruits, Sweets, and Salty Snacks
Word Work - 6Character Words — Adjectives That Describe People
Word Work - 7Joining Sentences — 'And' and 'But'
Word Work - 8Fun with Words — Alliterative Pyramids
Word Work - 9Sentence Completions — Madhu's Reasons
Writing - 10Story Completion and Table Mat Craft
Writing + Beyond Text - 11Whole-Chapter Synthesis — From Wish to Wisdom
Synthesis
- 1. Fun with Friends (Fun with Friends)
- 2. Colours (Fun with Friends)
- 3. Badal and Moti (Badal and Moti)
- 4. Best Friends (Best Friends)
- 5. What do You do? (Best Friends)
- 6. Toys and Games (Picture Reading) (Toys and Games)
- 7. Out in the Garden (Toys and Games)
- 8. Talking Toys (Talking Toys)
- 9. Paper Boats (Paper Boats)
- 10. Good Food — Picture Reading (The Big Laddoo)
- 11. The Big Laddoo (The Big Laddoo)
- 12. Thank God! (Thank God!)
- 13. Madhu's Wish (Madhu's Wish)
- 14. The Sky — Picture Reading (Night)
- 15. Night (Night)
- 16. Chanda Mama Counts the Stars (Chanda Mama Counts the Stars)
- 17. Chandrayaan (Chandrayaan)
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