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Chapter 9 · Period 1 of 9 · 40 min

First Reading — Meena, the Stream, and the Boats

Reading · read-aloud

This is the students' first full encounter with the story, so pace the read-aloud slowly enough to let the illustrations guide meaning. The shift from Meena's anger to her generosity at the end often surprises students — pause there and let the silence land before moving on.

0–3Teacher invites students to look at the chapter title and illustration. Students say what they see — a stream, a bridge, a child — before a word is read.
3–18Teacher reads the story aloud from Textbook pp. 56–58, using a slightly different voice for Meena and the boy. Students listen with books open and follow along.
18–25Shared re-reading: teacher and students read key dialogue passages together — Meena's angry shout and the boy's admission — chorally and with feeling.
25–35Let us read + Let us think — A.1 ("What was Meena playing with?"): students answer orally in a full sentence; teacher accepts and repeats the answer clearly for the class.
35–40Teacher briefly recaps: Meena, the stream, the paper boats, and a naughty boy. Students close books and whisper one thing they remember to a neighbour.
Assessment

Learning outcome. Student retrieves explicit information and makes simple inferences using a narrative text as the vehicle.

Read the sentences below. Write TRUE or FALSE for each one.

  • 1. Meena brought coloured paper in different sizes to the stream.
  • 2. Meena refused to help the boy and walked home.
  • 3. The boy admitted he did not know how to make paper boats.
  • 4. The boy capsized Meena's boats because he wanted to be unkind to her forever.
  • 1. Meena brought coloured paper in different sizes to the stream. — True
  • 2. Meena refused to help the boy and walked home. — False
  • 3. The boy admitted he did not know how to make paper boats. — True
  • 4. The boy capsized Meena's boats because he wanted to be unkind to her forever. — False
Chapter 9 · 9 periods of 40 min

Also saved as 5 periods or 7 periods.

  • 2Comprehension Deep-Dive — Why Was Meena Angry?
    Reading
  • 3Paper, Play, and Games — Small-Group Discussion
    Oracy
  • 4Picture Story — Manish Saves the Ant
    Oracy
  • 5Pronouns He and She — Replacing Names in Sentences
    Word Work
  • 6Prepositions in Context — Where Is Each Object?
    Word Work
  • 7Picture Writing — A Day at the Park
    Writing
  • 8Rangoli Steps and Toys Crossword
    Beyond Text
  • 9Whole-Chapter Celebration — From Paper Boats to Paper Rangoli
    Synthesis
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