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Let us read
I got Godok. I have fruits.
I have
poori with aloo
sabzi.
I have
roti with
sabzi.
I got
idli with
chutney.
I have
brought gobhi
paratha.
I have
chilla in my
box.
Note to the teacher
•	 Encourage	 the	 children	 to	 share 	 their 	 food	 with	 each 	 other 	
whenever	possible.	
•	 Discuss 	the	concept 	of 	‘sharing’ 	 in	the	 context 	 of	mid–day	meal.
•	 Encourage	 the	 children	 to	 express	 gratitude	 and	 respect	 for 	 food 	
and 	for 	 the	 people	who	 provide 	 it.	
•	 Discuss 	 with 	 children 	 the	 type	 of	 food	 they	 eat. 	 Let	 them	 say 	
what	other	things 	they	 eat	at	 home.
•	 Talk 	 to	 the 	 children	 about 	 the	 diversity 	 of	 culture	 and	 food 	 in	 our	
country.	
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Let us read
I got Godok. I have fruits.
I have
poori with aloo
sabzi.
I have
roti with
sabzi.
I got
idli with
chutney.
I have
brought gobhi
paratha.
I have
chilla in my
box.
Note to the teacher
•	 Encourage	 the	 children	 to	 share 	 their 	 food	 with	 each 	 other 	
whenever	possible.	
•	 Discuss 	the	concept 	of 	‘sharing’ 	 in	the	 context 	 of	mid–day	meal.
•	 Encourage	 the	 children	 to	 express	 gratitude	 and	 respect	 for 	 food 	
and 	for 	 the	 people	who	 provide 	 it.	
•	 Discuss 	 with 	 children 	 the	 type	 of	 food	 they	 eat. 	 Let	 them	 say 	
what	other	things 	they	 eat	at	 home.
•	 Talk 	 to	 the 	 children	 about 	 the	 diversity 	 of	 culture	 and	 food 	 in	 our	
country.	
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The Food we Eat
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Mridang
Answer the questions
1. Where do you sit when you have lunch at school?
2. How do you share your food with your friends?
3. When you were hungry, did anyone share food with you?
have|thank you|share|lunch| 
sick| fruits|today|smiling
New words
Sight words
from|for|them|their|they|has 
she|have
My mother
is sick. No lunch
for me.
Have
my Paratha
Take
my chilla
Thank
you!
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Let us read
I got Godok. I have fruits.
I have
poori with aloo
sabzi.
I have
roti with
sabzi.
I got
idli with
chutney.
I have
brought gobhi
paratha.
I have
chilla in my
box.
Note to the teacher
•	 Encourage	 the	 children	 to	 share 	 their 	 food	 with	 each 	 other 	
whenever	possible.	
•	 Discuss 	the	concept 	of 	‘sharing’ 	 in	the	 context 	 of	mid–day	meal.
•	 Encourage	 the	 children	 to	 express	 gratitude	 and	 respect	 for 	 food 	
and 	for 	 the	 people	who	 provide 	 it.	
•	 Discuss 	 with 	 children 	 the	 type	 of	 food	 they	 eat. 	 Let	 them	 say 	
what	other	things 	they	 eat	at	 home.
•	 Talk 	 to	 the 	 children	 about 	 the	 diversity 	 of	 culture	 and	 food 	 in	 our	
country.	
Chapter 2
The Food we Eat
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99
Mridang
Answer the questions
1. Where do you sit when you have lunch at school?
2. How do you share your food with your friends?
3. When you were hungry, did anyone share food with you?
have|thank you|share|lunch| 
sick| fruits|today|smiling
New words
Sight words
from|for|them|their|they|has 
she|have
My mother
is sick. No lunch
for me.
Have
my Paratha
Take
my chilla
Thank
you!
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Mridang
Let us read
A. Think of words for the pictures and read aloud
We get milk from cows.
We make curds and butter from the milk.
. Some keep 
We eat 
and which farmers grow. 
. We should say ‘thank you’ to 
Some farmers keep .
We get honey from .
Note to the teacher
• Help children realise that farmers work hard to give us many 
kinds of things to eat.
• Reinforce that we should not waste food. 
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Let us read
I got Godok. I have fruits.
I have
poori with aloo
sabzi.
I have
roti with
sabzi.
I got
idli with
chutney.
I have
brought gobhi
paratha.
I have
chilla in my
box.
Note to the teacher
•	 Encourage	 the	 children	 to	 share 	 their 	 food	 with	 each 	 other 	
whenever	possible.	
•	 Discuss 	the	concept 	of 	‘sharing’ 	 in	the	 context 	 of	mid–day	meal.
•	 Encourage	 the	 children	 to	 express	 gratitude	 and	 respect	 for 	 food 	
and 	for 	 the	 people	who	 provide 	 it.	
•	 Discuss 	 with 	 children 	 the	 type	 of	 food	 they	 eat. 	 Let	 them	 say 	
what	other	things 	they	 eat	at	 home.
•	 Talk 	 to	 the 	 children	 about 	 the	 diversity 	 of	 culture	 and	 food 	 in	 our	
country.	
Chapter 2
The Food we Eat
Chapter 3.indd   98 2/26/2024   10:25:08 AM
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99
Mridang
Answer the questions
1. Where do you sit when you have lunch at school?
2. How do you share your food with your friends?
3. When you were hungry, did anyone share food with you?
have|thank you|share|lunch| 
sick| fruits|today|smiling
New words
Sight words
from|for|them|their|they|has 
she|have
My mother
is sick. No lunch
for me.
Have
my Paratha
Take
my chilla
Thank
you!
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100
Mridang
Let us read
A. Think of words for the pictures and read aloud
We get milk from cows.
We make curds and butter from the milk.
. Some keep 
We eat 
and which farmers grow. 
. We should say ‘thank you’ to 
Some farmers keep .
We get honey from .
Note to the teacher
• Help children realise that farmers work hard to give us many 
kinds of things to eat.
• Reinforce that we should not waste food. 
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Let us speak
(a) Name the food items you see in the picture.
(b) Which is your favourite sweet?
(c) Who cooks food at home? 
(d) Do you pick up your plate after a meal?
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Let us read
I got Godok. I have fruits.
I have
poori with aloo
sabzi.
I have
roti with
sabzi.
I got
idli with
chutney.
I have
brought gobhi
paratha.
I have
chilla in my
box.
Note to the teacher
•	 Encourage	 the	 children	 to	 share 	 their 	 food	 with	 each 	 other 	
whenever	possible.	
•	 Discuss 	the	concept 	of 	‘sharing’ 	 in	the	 context 	 of	mid–day	meal.
•	 Encourage	 the	 children	 to	 express	 gratitude	 and	 respect	 for 	 food 	
and 	for 	 the	 people	who	 provide 	 it.	
•	 Discuss 	 with 	 children 	 the	 type	 of	 food	 they	 eat. 	 Let	 them	 say 	
what	other	things 	they	 eat	at	 home.
•	 Talk 	 to	 the 	 children	 about 	 the	 diversity 	 of	 culture	 and	 food 	 in	 our	
country.	
Chapter 2
The Food we Eat
Chapter 3.indd   98 2/26/2024   10:25:08 AM
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99
Mridang
Answer the questions
1. Where do you sit when you have lunch at school?
2. How do you share your food with your friends?
3. When you were hungry, did anyone share food with you?
have|thank you|share|lunch| 
sick| fruits|today|smiling
New words
Sight words
from|for|them|their|they|has 
she|have
My mother
is sick. No lunch
for me.
Have
my Paratha
Take
my chilla
Thank
you!
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100
Mridang
Let us read
A. Think of words for the pictures and read aloud
We get milk from cows.
We make curds and butter from the milk.
. Some keep 
We eat 
and which farmers grow. 
. We should say ‘thank you’ to 
Some farmers keep .
We get honey from .
Note to the teacher
• Help children realise that farmers work hard to give us many 
kinds of things to eat.
• Reinforce that we should not waste food. 
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Mridang
Let us speak
(a) Name the food items you see in the picture.
(b) Which is your favourite sweet?
(c) Who cooks food at home? 
(d) Do you pick up your plate after a meal?
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B. Match the food item to its shape
1.  Say the names of the special dishes you eat at home. 
 Draw and colour them. See what others have drawn.
Let us do
Let us draw
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