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I am a letter. A letter written with a pen and paper by Reena to
her friend Ahmed. I was put in a letter box. The postman took
me out and put me in a big bag. Taking a ride on the postman’s
bicycle, I reached the post office. There, I was taken out of the
big bag and stamped hard. The stamp was of Agartala, from
where my travel began.
After getting stamped I reached another big bag. This bag
had many more letters, all heading for Delhi. The red postal
van dropped me at the railway station. There I got into a train
going to Delhi.
After a long journey of five to six days I reached Delhi. I was
sorted as per the area mentioned in the address written on me.
One more stamp was put on me. Finally, the postman dropped
me at Ahmed’s house.
Here Comes a Letter
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I am a letter. A letter written with a pen and paper by Reena to
her friend Ahmed. I was put in a letter box. The postman took
me out and put me in a big bag. Taking a ride on the postman’s
bicycle, I reached the post office. There, I was taken out of the
big bag and stamped hard. The stamp was of Agartala, from
where my travel began.
After getting stamped I reached another big bag. This bag
had many more letters, all heading for Delhi. The red postal
van dropped me at the railway station. There I got into a train
going to Delhi.
After a long journey of five to six days I reached Delhi. I was
sorted as per the area mentioned in the address written on me.
One more stamp was put on me. Finally, the postman dropped
me at Ahmed’s house.
Here Comes a Letter
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1 1 17 7
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Given below is the journey of a letter shown through
pictures. The pictures are not in a sequence. Arrange
these to get the correct sequence, by putting number in
the circles.
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Delhi
Delhi
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2019-20
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111
I am a letter. A letter written with a pen and paper by Reena to
her friend Ahmed. I was put in a letter box. The postman took
me out and put me in a big bag. Taking a ride on the postman’s
bicycle, I reached the post office. There, I was taken out of the
big bag and stamped hard. The stamp was of Agartala, from
where my travel began.
After getting stamped I reached another big bag. This bag
had many more letters, all heading for Delhi. The red postal
van dropped me at the railway station. There I got into a train
going to Delhi.
After a long journey of five to six days I reached Delhi. I was
sorted as per the area mentioned in the address written on me.
One more stamp was put on me. Finally, the postman dropped
me at Ahmed’s house.
Here Comes a Letter
1 1
1 1 17 7
7 7 7
2019-20
© NCERT
not to be republished
112
Given below is the journey of a letter shown through
pictures. The pictures are not in a sequence. Arrange
these to get the correct sequence, by putting number in
the circles.
112
Delhi
Delhi
N.
2019-20
© NCERT
not to be republished
113
Reena wrote a letter to Ahmed. Write a letter to your friend
in the class. Don’t forget to write your friend's name.
Everyone has written a letter. But where do we post it?
1. Take an empty shoe box.
2. Paint it with red colour or paste red paper on it.
3. With the help of scissors make a slit in the cover of the box.
The slit should be big enough for letters to be put in.
Now, letter box is ready!
Drop your letters in the letter-box. Now wait to receive the letter
written to you by your friend.
One child will act as a postman. He or she will take out the
letters from the letter-box and distribute them to all the children.
Did you enjoy reading your friend’s letter?
Just as you wrote a letter to your friend, in the same way,
your friends and relatives must also be sending letters to you.
Bring some letters from home to school. See how many different
types of letters are there.
i What difference do you see in these letters?
i Which letters have stamps on them?
i Are all the stamps similar? What are the differences?
i Have you seen the stamp of the post office on these
letters?
Children will enjoy sharing their news by writing letters to their friends
in the class. Motivate them to write letters. Collect a variety of
postal forms we use. On page 110, woman has been shown working
in post-office. Discuss difined gender rows in family and society.
Let us make a letter-box for the class.
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111
I am a letter. A letter written with a pen and paper by Reena to
her friend Ahmed. I was put in a letter box. The postman took
me out and put me in a big bag. Taking a ride on the postman’s
bicycle, I reached the post office. There, I was taken out of the
big bag and stamped hard. The stamp was of Agartala, from
where my travel began.
After getting stamped I reached another big bag. This bag
had many more letters, all heading for Delhi. The red postal
van dropped me at the railway station. There I got into a train
going to Delhi.
After a long journey of five to six days I reached Delhi. I was
sorted as per the area mentioned in the address written on me.
One more stamp was put on me. Finally, the postman dropped
me at Ahmed’s house.
Here Comes a Letter
1 1
1 1 17 7
7 7 7
2019-20
© NCERT
not to be republished
112
Given below is the journey of a letter shown through
pictures. The pictures are not in a sequence. Arrange
these to get the correct sequence, by putting number in
the circles.
112
Delhi
Delhi
N.
2019-20
© NCERT
not to be republished
113
Reena wrote a letter to Ahmed. Write a letter to your friend
in the class. Don’t forget to write your friend's name.
Everyone has written a letter. But where do we post it?
1. Take an empty shoe box.
2. Paint it with red colour or paste red paper on it.
3. With the help of scissors make a slit in the cover of the box.
The slit should be big enough for letters to be put in.
Now, letter box is ready!
Drop your letters in the letter-box. Now wait to receive the letter
written to you by your friend.
One child will act as a postman. He or she will take out the
letters from the letter-box and distribute them to all the children.
Did you enjoy reading your friend’s letter?
Just as you wrote a letter to your friend, in the same way,
your friends and relatives must also be sending letters to you.
Bring some letters from home to school. See how many different
types of letters are there.
i What difference do you see in these letters?
i Which letters have stamps on them?
i Are all the stamps similar? What are the differences?
i Have you seen the stamp of the post office on these
letters?
Children will enjoy sharing their news by writing letters to their friends
in the class. Motivate them to write letters. Collect a variety of
postal forms we use. On page 110, woman has been shown working
in post-office. Discuss difined gender rows in family and society.
Let us make a letter-box for the class.
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Collect different types of stamps and paste them below.
How did your letter reach your friend? It reached because your
friend’s name and address was written on it.
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I am a letter. A letter written with a pen and paper by Reena to
her friend Ahmed. I was put in a letter box. The postman took
me out and put me in a big bag. Taking a ride on the postman’s
bicycle, I reached the post office. There, I was taken out of the
big bag and stamped hard. The stamp was of Agartala, from
where my travel began.
After getting stamped I reached another big bag. This bag
had many more letters, all heading for Delhi. The red postal
van dropped me at the railway station. There I got into a train
going to Delhi.
After a long journey of five to six days I reached Delhi. I was
sorted as per the area mentioned in the address written on me.
One more stamp was put on me. Finally, the postman dropped
me at Ahmed’s house.
Here Comes a Letter
1 1
1 1 17 7
7 7 7
2019-20
© NCERT
not to be republished
112
Given below is the journey of a letter shown through
pictures. The pictures are not in a sequence. Arrange
these to get the correct sequence, by putting number in
the circles.
112
Delhi
Delhi
N.
2019-20
© NCERT
not to be republished
113
Reena wrote a letter to Ahmed. Write a letter to your friend
in the class. Don’t forget to write your friend's name.
Everyone has written a letter. But where do we post it?
1. Take an empty shoe box.
2. Paint it with red colour or paste red paper on it.
3. With the help of scissors make a slit in the cover of the box.
The slit should be big enough for letters to be put in.
Now, letter box is ready!
Drop your letters in the letter-box. Now wait to receive the letter
written to you by your friend.
One child will act as a postman. He or she will take out the
letters from the letter-box and distribute them to all the children.
Did you enjoy reading your friend’s letter?
Just as you wrote a letter to your friend, in the same way,
your friends and relatives must also be sending letters to you.
Bring some letters from home to school. See how many different
types of letters are there.
i What difference do you see in these letters?
i Which letters have stamps on them?
i Are all the stamps similar? What are the differences?
i Have you seen the stamp of the post office on these
letters?
Children will enjoy sharing their news by writing letters to their friends
in the class. Motivate them to write letters. Collect a variety of
postal forms we use. On page 110, woman has been shown working
in post-office. Discuss difined gender rows in family and society.
Let us make a letter-box for the class.
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not to be republished
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Collect different types of stamps and paste them below.
How did your letter reach your friend? It reached because your
friend’s name and address was written on it.
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Write your full address on the postcard given below.
Reena’s letter reached Delhi by train. How do you think
letters reached distant places when there were no trains?
Visit to a post office Visit to a post office Visit to a post office Visit to a post office Visit to a post office
Visit a post office near your house or school. Observe how letters
reach here and are sent from here.
Ask the children to enquire from some old people how letters were
delivered in olden times. Children might need help in writing the
address on the postcards.
The understanding that old people are an important source to know
about the past will encourage children to interact with them.
i What are the different kinds of items available?
i What are their costs?
i Can you send a message to your friend outside
India using the postcard that Reena used?
i What other work takes place here?
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