9 My Funday

One day Monday

went to Tuesday
to see Wednesday
and ask Thursday
to tell Friday
and also Saturday
that Sunday is Funday!

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Is Sunday a funday for you?
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Monday is happy to be the first day of the week. Now
you tell —
Wednesday
a) The third day of the week is _______________.
Friday
b) The fifth day of the week is _______________.
Tuesday
c) The second day of the week is _______________.
my funday Sunday
d) The last day of the week is _______________.
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Which day will come
Monday
a) After Sunday? _______________
Saturday
b) Before Sunday? _______________
While doing this chapter, the use of a calendar would be helpful. Encourage children to refer
to a calendar to identify the order of days in sequence.

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 c) After Wednesday? _______________
Thursday

Tuesday
d) Before Wednesday? _______________
Tuesday
e) 2 days after Sunday? _______________
Sunday
f) 4 days after Wednesday? _______________
Again Monday
g) 7 days after Monday? _______________ Think,
think !
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Which day do you like most? Why?
✿ Wednesday
What is the day today? _________
✿ Tuesday
Which day was it yesterday? _________
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Which day will it be tomorrow? _________
Thursday

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Which day will it be the day after tomorrow? _______
Friday

Monday
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Which day was it the day before yesterday? _________

Teacher-Teacher
Some children of Class II–A love to play "Teacher-
Teacher". They have decided to take turns in playing the
teacher's role.

Day Who will play

teacher's role
Monday Vaibhav
Tuesday Alpana
Wednesday Gaurav
Thursday Gurpreet
Friday Deepak
Saturday Rehnuma

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Now fill in the blanks –
a) Rehnuma
_________ will be the teacher the day after Friday.
b) _________
Vaibhav will play the teacher's role on the day before
Tuesday.
c) Gaurav will play the teacher's role on the day after
_________.
Tuesday

d) Deepak will play the teacher's role on the day before

__________.
Saturday

Games Every Day?

Time Table of II-A

Period
1 2 3 4 5 6
Day

Monday Hindi Maths Games English E.V.S Music

Tuesday Hindi Maths Drawing English E.V.S. Library

Wednesday Hindi Maths Games English E.V.S. Library

Thursday Hindi Maths Drawing English E.V.S. Music

Friday Hindi Maths Games English E.V.S. Music

Saturday Hindi Maths Drawing English E.V.S. Library

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Look at the time table of Class II-A and fill in the table:

Period On which days?

Tuesday Thursday
Drawing & Saturday

Monday Thursday
Music & Friday

Wednesday
Games
Monday, Friday

Tuesday,
Library Wednesday
Saturday

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In Your Class
a) On which days do you have a games period?
Everyday
_______________________________
b) How many children would like to have a games
period every day? __________
all

c) What games do you play in your games period?

_________________________
skipping, hoola hooping

d) On which days do you have a drawing period?

Wednesday
_____________________________
Yes
e) Do you have a music period? __________
If yes, on which days? ___________________
Thursday

f ) Which day of the week do you like best at school?

Saturday
___________

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Favourite Month
One day Sona, Arjun and Zeba were talking about their
favourite months.
I like July and August
because it rains in
My favourite months
these months.
are May and June.
I can eat mangoes then ! I like December
because Christmas
comes in December.

May
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Which month do you like best? _________
Because i can eat mango and ice-cream
Why? ___________________________________________
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Draw what you like to do in your favourite month.

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 What I like best Months in which
Fill in the it comes
table. APRL MAY
Mango
Fruit __________ __________________
Vegetable __________
Cucumber All months
__________________
Rose OCTOBER
Flower __________ __________________
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER

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Write the names of five festivals that you or your
friends celebrate. Also, write the months in which
these festivals come.

Name of the Month in which

festival it comes

Diwali November

Durga Puja October

Makar Sankranthi January

Christmas December

March
Holi

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✿
Draw a scene of any of the festivals.

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Names of some of the months are missing in the list
given below. Fill in names of those months.
March May
January, February, ___________, April, ___________,
June, ___________,
July August, September, October,
___________,
November December.
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Look at the calendar to find out
Janunary
a) Which is the first month of the year? ______________
b) Which month comes after March? ______________
April

c) Which month comes before August? ______________

July

December
d) Which is the last month of the year? _______________

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 February is Different

Long months have 31

days, short months
have 30 days.
4 months have thirty days

7 months have thirty-one

February is the shortest month

In some years it jumps for fun.

Look at a calendar to find out:

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Which months have 30 days?
April June September November
__________________________________________________________

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How many months have 31 days? _____________
7

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How many days are there in February? ___________
28 & 29 days

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How many days together are there in May and June?
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______________
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How many Sundays are there in July? ____________
5

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What is the day on your birthday? ___________
21 st September

Find Out
How many days do you get for your summer holidays?
_______________
31 days
no holidays
How many winter holidays do you have? ____________
The picture shows a popular way to remember long and short months. Starting with January,
the long months sit on the knuckles, while short months are in the spaces between.

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Blow Hot, Blow Cold

I am Ashraf. I live in
Kashmir. Most of the time
here the wind is very cold.
It makes my teeth
chatter. I like to sit in the
sun or near a fire.

I am Lakshmi. I live
in Chennai. These
days the sun is too
hot. My feet burn if
I walk barefoot. I
like to sit in a pool.

I am Rubaiya. I am in
Meghalaya. Here the rains
just don't stop. The sun is
hiding behind dark clouds.

Encourage children to share their own experiences about different seasons.

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1) Have you ever felt —
a) Your teeth chattering with cold? Yes/No
b) Your feet burning on walking barefoot? Yes/No
c) Name one month when you can easily walk
November,Decembe
barefoot. ______________________________________
r

2) a) Have you seen it raining for many days? Yes/No

b) In which month does it rain the most in your area?
July
____________________

3) a) Which are the hottest months in your area?

April May
________________________________
b) Which are the coldest months in your area?
________________________________
December January

4) Which fruits and vegetables are seen a lot in the

market in these months? Write or draw:

May-June December-January

Fruits Vegetables Fruits Vegetables

Mango caulifiower Orange

Watermelon carrot

cucumber

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