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English: Class 3 — Chapter 7: The Big Laddoo

Unit 3: Good Food (Picture Reading)

This introductory section uses a sequence of pictures to illustrate the journey of food from the field to our plates.

The Journey of Wheat

  • Picture 1 (Harvesting): Farmers harvesting wheat in the field and loading it onto a truck.
  • Picture 2 (Milling): The wheat is taken to a flour mill where it is ground into fresh atta (wheat flour) and packed into sacks.
  • Picture 3 (Selling): Sacks of wheat flour are delivered to a grocery store where customers buy them.
  • Picture 4 (Cooking): Family members working together in the kitchen to knead dough and roll out chapattis.
  • Picture 5 (Eating): A young girl happily eating fresh chapattis with her meal.
Chapter 7: The Big Laddoo (Poem)

Poem Recitation

If all the laddoos were one Laddoo
Oh! What a BIG Laddoo it would be!
If all the children were one child
Oh! What a BIG child that would be!
If all the seas were one sea
Oh! What a BIG sea it would be!
Then if the BIG child
picked the BIG Laddoo
And threw it into the BIG sea
Oh! What a BIG SPLISH-SPLASH it would be!

New Vocabulary

  • sea: A large body of saltwater.
  • splish-splash: The sound made by something striking or falling into water.
Let us Think & Speak

Comprehension & Discussion

  • Reflecting on the size of laddoos and sharing experiences of eating them.
  • Categorizing round objects into "That can be eaten" (e.g., laddoo, orange, apple) and "That cannot be eaten" (e.g., ball, marble, plate).

Sensory Story: Jithu and Meena

Meena, who cannot see properly, is gifted a box of mixed sweets by her friend Jithu for her birthday. She is able to identify the laddoo instantly by using her sense of touch and feel, showcasing how our other senses help us perceive the world.

Language & Grammar Exercises

Phonics & Blends

Practice framing sentences with words containing consonant blends:

  • 'pl' blend: play, plum
  • 'cl' blend: cloud, clock
  • 'bl' blend: blue, blanket

Gender Matching (Animals)

Matching male animals to their female counterparts:

  • cock - hen
  • lion - lioness
  • peacock - peahen
  • horse - mare
  • bull - cow
  • drake - duck
Let us Explore: Float or Sink

An interactive science experiment to understand the concepts of light and heavy objects by placing them in water:

Festivals & Traditional Dishes

The Significance of Khichdi

Khichdi is a wholesome, traditional dish cooked with rice and lentils. It is prepared during festivals to keep us connected with nature and culture, bringing families together in joy.

The Harvest Festival

Celebrated to thank the Sun God for a bountiful harvest, this festival is known by various regional names across India:

  • Sankranti / Makara Sankranti
  • Pongal (Tamil Nadu)
  • Lohri (Punjab)
  • Bihu (Assam)
  • Maghi Sankrant
  • Sakraat
  • Magha Saaji

Regional Variations of Khichdi

  • Gujarat: Gujarati khichdi
  • Tamil Nadu: Pongal
  • Bihar: Bihari khichdi
  • Rajasthan: Bajra khichdi
  • West Bengal: Kichuri
  • Karnataka: Bisi bele bhat
  • Kashmir: Moong khetchir