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LEAD SCHOOL ACADEMIC SYSTEM
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empowers teachers with an excellent curriculum and simple technology.
Our curriculum approach is different from the traditional rote learning approach because
the anchor of learning is not a textbook, it is the learning plan.
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ANNUAL LEARNING PLAN
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Unit 5 Unit 6 Unit 7
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Level Level L2 Level Ml Level M2
Phonics Read
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vowe s. Read and spell words with silent letters.
Whole Words c Read,
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Retell main lOea ofthe
the story and give supporting Identify main idea and support it with evidence,
details.
details on TV)
(news clippings, commercials, subtitles an
Reading and Listening
Lisrening Infer meanings of new words by reading them Distinguish between cause and effect.
Comprehension in story. Use clues from charts, images, graphs to
Describe characters by making connections explain passage.
with the story. Draw conclusions from the articles/news pieces.
Use prepositions and connectors. Create sentences of different tenses.
Grammar Construct a variety of sentences. Use different types of adverbs.
Write opinion articles. Write information reports.
Writing and Speaking
Practise cursive writing. Write advertisements and commercial
Expressions Write nan-fiction
non-fiction articles. communication.
Learn about great world leaders and scientists. Learn about scientific discoveries and
General Awareness
technology.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS ELGA - PART 1
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ELGA COMPONENTS
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PHh PHONICS Students will learn the
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Listening Comprehension and Speaking Expression will be practised in class as per the outcomes shared on page 3.
ELGA Reader contains fiction and non-fiction text for students to read and practise skills of fluent reading and understanding.
The purpose is not to remember the story, poem or passage for retelling.
Students should be encouraged to read the ELGA Reader repeatedly. This will build familiarity with English language, build
vocabulary and also love for reading.
Parents are encouraged to read the stories, poems and passages in this reader to their children at home.
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Learning Outcomes:
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Learning Outcome
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Phonics Recogni
Recognise and spell words with soft 'c' and 'g' sounds.
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British general cracked a joke. He said that
God likes the people of England a lot. This
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and felt hurt by it. Instead of showing his
anger, he laughed at the joke. Though he
laughed, he wanted to share his feelings
without sounding angry. At that moment,
he had an idea.
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The colour of skin has nothing to do with
God's love.
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career the work a person does for a long Manu wanted a career as a lawyer,
lawyer.
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pancake a flat cake fried on both sides like a Pancakes are tasty to eat.
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before and after it. Before: Due to an excellent career as
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people of India for their brown skin
colour.
Step 3 Look at the other words in the same Other words are British, over, India
sentence. - British are people from the United
Kingdom, India is the name of our
country, and over means to be above
something.
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control over something.
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The theme of a story is the lesson learnt from a story. Steps to find the theme of the story:
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colours.
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Supporting "R^iese
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the teachers of our country. Teachers
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our society. They have the greatest
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character of students.
Adding details These sentences add some more Teachers work hard day and night to
details related to the main idea. bring out the best in students. They
help students in becoming ideal
citizens of our country.
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buy food. A cobbler at the station noticed
this. The cobbler expressed his desire
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just shown? How can you despise him
without feeling ashamed?"
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My favourite teacher
leache:' was Ms Malti. She
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was a very nice teacher.
teacner. She taught us
math and
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• This is my teacher.
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nouns
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enhance the paragraph. • We went to the same school.
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Swami Vivekananda was invited to speak in Chicago at the Parliament of World's Rel'qions.
Religions.
Swami Vivekananda's real name was Narendranath Dutta. When he became a monk, he
was given the name 'Swami Vivekananda'. From his childhood, Swamc
Swamiji was eager to see God
face to face. He asked many religious stalwarts about his desire to
.o see God. But none of them
could satisfy him.
Swamiji also established the Ramakrishna Mission. The purpose of this mission was to serve
the poor and people in need. Therefore, the mission didn't care about caste or religion. Swamiji
was invited to participate in the Parliament of World's Religions in the USA. In his lecture, Swami
Vivekananda explained to th
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religion worshipping one God or a set of Many religions are followed in India.
Gods
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go back home.
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yourwares
wares are displayed,
Turbans of Wrimson
crimson and silver,
Tunics of purple brocade,
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merchant a person who buys and sells goods We went to the rice merchant to buy
some rice.
brocade a soft cloth stitched with a raised Queens wore beautiful brocades.
pattern using gold or silver thread
girdle a belt tied around the waist Nikita wore a beautiful girdle.
scabbard a cover for a dagger or a knife Kings had gem patterns in the
suauuarus of
scabbards u their daggers.
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Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan SR 16
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Every year, on 5th September, Teachers' Day is celebrated to pay him tribute. On this day,
teachers across fhe
the country are ceieorated
celebrated for their contribution.
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famous known by many people Dr APJ Abdul Kalam was very famous.
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SR 17 I Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Ruskin Bond is an eminent Indian author. He writes books and poems for
children. Through the poem 'Don't Be Afraid of the Dark', he wanted to =5^
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acting as a noun
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Coiiitable Uncountable nouns
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grandchild grandson
grandson^ granddaughter
police policeman
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server waiter waitress
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Phonics:
1. Practise reading and writing words with soft 'c', hard 'c', soft 'g' and hard 'g' sounds from
SR 1 and SR 12.
2. Practise reading short passages with soft 'c', hard 'c', soft 'g' and hard 'g' sounds from
SR 2, and SR 13.
Whole Words:
Practise reading 'Whole Words' from SR 22. You see the words and say them. Do not use
letter sounds to read the words.
2. Learn and practise vocabulary words from SR 5, SR 9, SR 11, SR 15, SR 16 and SR 18.
Grammar:
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2. Read and practise steps of editing and enhancing of the paragraphs on SR 10.
3. Practise writing paragraphs about different topics using different types of nouns.
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