Showing posts with label worksheets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label worksheets. Show all posts

Monday, January 10, 2022

Reading Hindi with IPA symbols - Preparatory/Primary school - u[ʊ] उ, oo/ ū [ʊ:] ऊ

 In this post is the reading matter of - u[ʊ] and ū [ʊ:]  matra words and sentences with IPA symbols to help non-Hindi speaking kids.

     – u[ʊ] is short  "u" in put, push, pull. (short vowel)

    - oo, ū[ʊ:] as the sound of  long "u/oo” in soon, spoon, foo(Long vowel)

                                                            

I point it out again while helping the kids to read, keep the following two points in mind....

·       👀Many consonants which are part of the Hindi language do not exist in English. ड़/ढ़ are difficult to pronounce in English.

·    👀   Following consonants with a नुक्ता (dot) under the alphabet is part of Urdu and Persian words. eg. क़लाम, ख़ान, ग़ैर जहाज़, ज़ीरा, फ़नकार

           क़      ख़      ग़      ज़      फ़     ड़      ढ़

          [q]     [x]      [ɣ]     [z]      [f]     [ɽ]    [ɽʱ]    (IPL)


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Friday, June 4, 2021

Kriya (Verb) 4 - Class 4,5,6,7

 

In this last post on the topic Verb, I’m uploading worksheets on Compound verb (संयुक्त क्रिया), Nominal verb (नाममधातु क्रिया ), Causative verb (प्रेरणार्थक क्रिया), Incomplete verb (पूर्वकालिक क्रिया) etc.

Each worksheet has instructions at the footer section to make it easy for parents/teachers to follow.

In case of queries feel free to get in touch. Happy teaching!!!



Thursday, June 3, 2021

Kriya (Verb) 1 - Classes 1 - 6

 

The grammatical terms e.g, Sangya (uke)- naming words (Noun), Kriya (dke) – action words (Verbs). Visheshan (fo”ks’k xq.k)- describing words (Adjectives) etc …. should be introduced skillfully because kids, in general, are scared of these formal terms of grammar. They should always be introduced in the play-way/practical method.

The basic aim of teaching any subject is that kids should enjoy the learning process, should retain the knowledge, and make practical use of it.

In the previous post on Verb (Kriya) for preschool kids, I had introduced some worksheets on action words. I’m sharing the link to that post below.

https://balrachna.blogspot.com/2019/09/kriya-verb-2-action-words-for-preschool.html

In this post, I’m sharing some written material for parents/teachers to make this topic easy to teach kids. It can be used for Primary as well as higher classes too

Hope it is helpful to understand Verb (Kriya) Do share your experience and suggestions. Happy teaching!!!!!

 


Saturday, May 9, 2020

Primary School (class 1,2,3) - Sangya (Noun)

In the Hindi language, the meaning of word ‘Sangya’ is ‘name’. Children of Primary and Secondary school learn that Sangya or Noun is a naming word which identifies people, places, things and also expresses ideas, qualities, emotions, state of being etc.
In lower primary classes, kids are taught three kinds of nouns -
व्यक्तिवाचक संज्ञा (Proper noun) - Names of a specific person, place, languages, rivers, mountains etc. e.g. India, Delhi, Hindi, Urdu, Ganges, Kaveri, Himalayas, A.P.J Abdul Kalam. 

जातिवाचक संज्ञा (Common noun) - It's a generic name of a person, place or a thing in a class or group. e.g. man, women, boys, girls, animals, birds, rivers etc.

भाववाचक संज्ञा (Abstract noun)- It refers to things that are immaterial and abstract in nature. We can feel it, sense it but cannot hold it as a concrete object. e.g. anger, happiness, joy, fear etc.
   
I am uploading worksheets explaining ‘Sangya’ and its types. This first set of worksheets is simple. These pictorial worksheets are for lower primary classes.

Teachers and parents are the best guides to give them a helping hand in understanding the concepts of grammar.


Happy teaching !!!

 
 
 

 

Friday, April 17, 2020

Primary School (Class 4,5,6) - 2 Swar, Vyanjan, Matra


In every language, the correct pronunciation of words is very important. Hindi is not like English where words come from different languages and have different pronunciations. In Hindi, we write what we pronounce, so if we pronounce a word correctly we would write it correctly.
Children should be encouraged to read books, consult dictionaries. These habits improve their vocabulary, spellings and help them in creative writing too.
In Hindi Varnmala certain alphabets and matras need special attention, e.g. अं/अँ, ड/ढ, ड/ड़, ड़/ढ़, ओ/औ, ए/ऐ, उ/ऊ ….
I am uploading the worksheets for Primary school kids. It  would be an interesting exercise for elders too.

Such a variety of exercises not only helps kids to be observant but they keep revising the varnamala (alphabets) and matras.
Happy teaching !!!!!



 


 
 

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Visheshan (Adjective ) - 3 Describing words for Preschool


Visheshan (Adjectives) are the words which describe a person, place or a thing. Kids unknowingly, use describing words for the same.
Before planning any worksheet for introducing Visheshan (Adjective), an Adjective Sorting game should be introduced as group activity just to teach the basic concept of describing words or Visheshan (Adjective).
Adjective sorting game – This is an interesting and simple activity to introduce the describing words or adjectives.
Preparation –
·       Take three baskets and paste the captions of colour (रंग), size/shape (आकार), feelings (भावना)   and place the baskets on a table in front of the class.
·       Prepare a deck of colourful adjective flashcards.
colour (रंग)- red, blue, yellow, green, orange, brown, black and white, size/shape (आकार) - big/small, short/tall, fat/thin, round, triangular, square, oval and feelings (भावना) – happy/sad, angry/laughing,
Activity-
·       Pick up a card from the deck e.g. a smiling face. Ask them if a smile is a colour, a size/shape or a feeling?
   Once they have correctly identified the type of adjective smiling card as feelings, place the card in the corresponding basket. 
Group activity on Sensory Descriptions
Preparation :
·       Divide the kids into the groups of five.
·       Make five- round tokens and label them as per the five senses, Sight (दृष्टि/नज़र), Smell (गंध/सूंघ), Sound (ध्वनि/आवाज़), Taste (स्वाद), Touch (छूना/स्पर्श). Distribute these five tokens to each group and kid can pick up one token each and identify it.
Ø   At a later stage, you can include flashcards based on Number (गिनती/संख्या), Weather (मौसम), Shape (आकार), Size ( बनावट ).
·       Keep some assorted objects in every group for sensory description by each kid based on five tokens he/she has.
e.g. a ball, coin, paper, candy and a feather.
                Ask them to pick up each object and describe it
                according to the token they have. They may come up
               with funny/silly observations too, but that is the fun of
               group games.
Fishing for adjectives
This group activity requires prior preparations by tutors/parents but it can also be played with other introductory topics like Noun and verbs.
Preparation:-
·       Create several colourful flashcards by writing nouns, adjectives and verbs in bold letters and fix a paper clip to them.
·       Make a simple fishing rod, from cane or bamboo and tie a magnet to the end of the fishing line.
·       Spread out the cards face-up on the floor of the classroom.
Activity:-
·       Before this fishing activity for adjectives begins, make sure kids can differentiate between the adjectives and non-adjectives.
·       Next step is to ask each child to come forward and ‘fish’ for an adjective flashcard from the spread-out cards with the help of a magnetic fishing rod.   
·       When they successfully pick out a flashcard with an adjective, ask them to name an object and use that adjective to describe it.
Educational group activities are very effective and play an important role in learning a concept. Children don’t even realize that they are learning while playing. The fun learning environment takes the stress off and kids learn fast. When the concept of the adjective is clear to the kids then worksheets can be introduced.

These are a few simple activities for introducing Visheshan (Adjectives). Your suggestions are most welcome.
 Happy teaching !!!!

Saturday, January 26, 2019

Creative writing -1 Concept Maps

The most agonizing moments for us parents are when kids come from the school with a topic and ask for our help to write a composition in 10 sentences or so. All of us have faced such situations.
While teaching I had a chance to discuss this problem with my sister. She suggested the idea of concept maps. I tried it in my classroom in the form of group activity and kids just loved it. Within no time they started creating their own concept maps, to write short passages as well as essays.
I’ve created concept maps on some very common topics In this post I’m sharing concept maps on four topics e.g. – My father/ mother/ family/ school.               
This is an effort to help kids as well as parents who struggle to write a simple passage/paragraph. Readers can suggest some more topics.
Your suggestions are most welcome, feel free to ask for the printable worksheets in the PDF format.

Happy Teaching!!!!!


 

 

 



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