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Picture reading Picture reading
The Sky
Unit
4
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Picture reading Picture reading
The Sky
Unit
4
103
Santoor ¦  Class  3
Look at the picture and answer.
1.  What  can  you  see  on   both   sides 
of   the street?
2.  Why   are   there   two   dustbins?   Do 
you   know   why   one   is   blue   and   
the   other   is   green   in   colour?
3.  Why  is  the  man  in  dark   glasses 
holding  a  white stick?
4.  Do  you   know  which   toy   the  
boys  are   playing   with?
5.  How  many  bullock-carts   are 
there   in   the  picture?  
6.  Name  the   different   animals  in 
the  picture.
Note to the teacher
Provide   ample   time   to   foster   the   skill   of   observation.
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Picture reading Picture reading
The Sky
Unit
4
103
Santoor ¦  Class  3
Look at the picture and answer.
1.  What  can  you  see  on   both   sides 
of   the street?
2.  Why   are   there   two   dustbins?   Do 
you   know   why   one   is   blue   and   
the   other   is   green   in   colour?
3.  Why  is  the  man  in  dark   glasses 
holding  a  white stick?
4.  Do  you   know  which   toy   the  
boys  are   playing   with?
5.  How  many  bullock-carts   are 
there   in   the  picture?  
6.  Name  the   different   animals  in 
the  picture.
Note to the teacher
Provide   ample   time   to   foster   the   skill   of   observation.
Chapter
10. Night
Let us recite Let us recite
The sun that shines all day  so bright,
I  wonder where it goes  at night.
It sinks  behind   a distant   hill
And  all   the world   grows   dark   and  still.
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Picture reading Picture reading
The Sky
Unit
4
103
Santoor ¦  Class  3
Look at the picture and answer.
1.  What  can  you  see  on   both   sides 
of   the street?
2.  Why   are   there   two   dustbins?   Do 
you   know   why   one   is   blue   and   
the   other   is   green   in   colour?
3.  Why  is  the  man  in  dark   glasses 
holding  a  white stick?
4.  Do  you   know  which   toy   the  
boys  are   playing   with?
5.  How  many  bullock-carts   are 
there   in   the  picture?  
6.  Name  the   different   animals  in 
the  picture.
Note to the teacher
Provide   ample   time   to   foster   the   skill   of   observation.
Chapter
10. Night
Let us recite Let us recite
The sun that shines all day  so bright,
I  wonder where it goes  at night.
It sinks  behind   a distant   hill
And  all   the world   grows   dark   and  still.
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Santoor ¦  Class  3
  And then I  go   to bed and  sleep 
Until the day  begins to  peep.    
And when my  eyes  open,   
I see  the  Sun is    
shining down  on   me.
New words
wonder   distant  peep
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Picture reading Picture reading
The Sky
Unit
4
103
Santoor ¦  Class  3
Look at the picture and answer.
1.  What  can  you  see  on   both   sides 
of   the street?
2.  Why   are   there   two   dustbins?   Do 
you   know   why   one   is   blue   and   
the   other   is   green   in   colour?
3.  Why  is  the  man  in  dark   glasses 
holding  a  white stick?
4.  Do  you   know  which   toy   the  
boys  are   playing   with?
5.  How  many  bullock-carts   are 
there   in   the  picture?  
6.  Name  the   different   animals  in 
the  picture.
Note to the teacher
Provide   ample   time   to   foster   the   skill   of   observation.
Chapter
10. Night
Let us recite Let us recite
The sun that shines all day  so bright,
I  wonder where it goes  at night.
It sinks  behind   a distant   hill
And  all   the world   grows   dark   and  still.
105
Santoor ¦  Class  3
  And then I  go   to bed and  sleep 
Until the day  begins to  peep.    
And when my  eyes  open,   
I see  the  Sun is    
shining down  on   me.
New words
wonder   distant  peep
106
Santoor ¦  Class  3
Let us think Let us think
A.   Answer the following.
1.    Where  does the  Sun  go   after the  end of  the day?
2.    Which  among  the   following needs  the  Sun?   Why?
a)  sunflower           
b)   toys       
c)  plants       
d)   table      
e)  children
3.   The  poem  talks  about  the  Sun  in  the   sky.  What   else  do   you 
see  when you  look  up   at   the sky?
B. Think and answer.
1.   What   different  colours  do   we   get  to  
see  during  sunrise  and   sunset?
2.   What   do  you  see  when   you  look   at 
the  sky at night?
3.   How   do  you   feel  when   you   open  
your  eyes  in  the   morning?
4.   Imagine   a   day  when   the  Sun  doesn’t  
come   out.   Talk  about  how  the   day  
would  be.