English: Class 2 — Chapter 7: This is My Town

Poem: This is My Town

A simple, cumulative poem that describes a child's environment, scaling down from a town to a flower inside a basket on a bed.

Poem Text

This is my town.
In my town,
There are streets.
In my street,
There are houses.
In my house,
There are rooms.
In my room,
There is a bed.
On the bed,
There is a basket.
In the basket,
There are some flowers.

Flowers in a basket.
Basket on the bed.
Bed in the room.
Room in the house.
House in the street.
Street in the town.

Vocabulary & Sight Words

Sight Words

  • in
  • this
  • that
  • there
  • my

New Words

  • train
  • town
  • street
  • house
  • flower
  • basket
Activities & Exercises

Let us speak

  • What do you see in the picture?
  • What is the name of your town/city?
  • What is the name of your street?

Let us write

Word Formation: Rearrange letters to form words and make sentences:

  • e, b, d → bed
  • m, o, r, o → room
  • w, o, t, n → town

Home Address Writing: Practice writing personal details:

  • Name/House No.
  • Name of the street
  • Name of the area
  • Town
  • State
  • Country

Let us listen

Listen and differentiate similar-sounding words:

  • fan / fin
  • wall / well
  • house / mouse
  • lane / line
  • skin / swim

Let us do & draw

  • Letter Counting: Count the occurrences of letters 'e' and 'u' in the poem.
  • Spot the Difference: Compare two bedroom pictures to find differences.
  • Drawing: Complete the scenic picture of a garden by adding imaginative elements.

Phonics: 'sh' Sound

Practice words starting with the sh sound:

  • Shirt
  • Shell
  • Shoe

Fill in the blanks with 'sh':

  • The sun is shining today.
  • I am wearing T-shirt and shorts.
  • My father is wearing a new shirt.
  • My grandmother is folding a shawl.
  • My uncle is polishing his shoes.