This learning module aligns with chapter 2 of the Let's Learn English - Class V textbook, issued by the State Institute of Educational Research and Training, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 2018 edition.

Learning Outcomes Class V (English)

The learner:

• answers coherently(जुड़कर और तर्कसंगत तरीके से जवाब देता है) in written or oral form to questions in English based on day-to-day life experiences, unfamiliar (अंजान) story, poem heard or read.
• acts according to instructions given in English, in games/sports, such as ‘Hit the
  ball!’ ‘Throw the ring.’ ‘Run to the finish line!’ etc (e.g. steps of Pranayam).
• uses meaningful grammatically correct sentences to describe and narrate (बयां करना) incidents, and for framing questions.
• connects ideas that he/she has inferred (अनुमान लगाना), through reading and interaction (बातचीत), with his/ her personal experiences.
• appreciates either verbally / in writing the variety in food, dress, customs and festivals as read/heard in his/her day-to day life, in storybooks/ heard in narratives/ seen in videos, films etc.

Think-Pair-Share

Possible questions to prompt thinking (जल्दी से सोचने के लिए). You can use a combination of Hindi and English depending on the students' abilities to use English:

• What do you know about Pranayam?
• Have you seen it?
• Can you do it?
• Have you seen it on TV?

Students talk to their partner and then share your ideas with another pair. You can then call on 1 or 2 students to share an idea that they heard during the discussion. This may all be in Hindi.

2. Show the video on Pranayam. This video is in Hindi.

Think-Pair-Share

Possible questions to prompt reflection (चिंतन):

• What was one new thing you learnt about Pranayam?
• Do you think Pranayam is a good activity?
• Why/why not?

In the following activity students read the textbook chapter 2 (refer pg. 6).

After that, students will do a fun activity of following the instructions/steps as mentioned in the chapter and practise the given yoga.

While practising the yoga students use the English words(like touch your eyes). 

Students can take help from the glossary(शब्दकोश) given at the end of the chapter to have a better understanding of the words.

Jigsaw Activity

Expert Groups: Students will form in their computer groups. Each group will research and find a video on one type of Pranayam. They add a video and list at least 5 steps. There will be 6 students in each group.

Sharing/Cooperative Groups Groups: The teacher will ask students to do the sharing activity. New groups will be formed with a student from each original group. Number the students 1-6.

Students will share the steps of the yoga from the watched videos in English language using the Glossary taught.

Conjunctions

Teaching Tips:

On the whiteboard/blackboard, copy out the first 8 sentences of the paragraph of the text, Let's learn about Pranayam and its benefits, from the textbook.

Shivam and Nitin were students of class V.

One day they got up early.

It was a pleasant morning.

They went to a park for a morning walk.

They saw many people in the park.

Some of them were running on the track around the park.

Children were playing.

In the middle of the park, some people were sitting and making different poses.

1. Read the text to the students. Then tell them they have to solve a puzzle (पहेली) in their groups:

• The first 7 sentences are the same but the eighth sentence is different. In your groups talk about what is the same and what is different.

After 3 minutes, ask groups to share some of their ideas. They might talk about words, punctuation or the length. Some may work out that the first 7 are simple sentences while the last one is a compound sentence. Even if this happens, still continue with the remaining activities so all students understand.

2. Now tell students:

• The first 7 sentences are called simple sentences. The last sentence is different, it is called a compound sentence. In your groups, talk about what is different between a simple and a compound sentence.

After 3 minutes, ask groups to share some of their ideas. 

3. Now go back to the text on the whiteboard/blackboard, and tell students we are going to underline all the verbs. Verbs are 'doing' words. They can also be 'being' words like am, were,  was. The verbs are in italics. Now looking at the underlined/italicised verbs, ask groups to talk about what is different between a simple and a compound sentence. Point out that compound words have conjunctions.

4. Now show the video about conjunctions (संयोजक). Stop the video to clarify understanding if necessary.

After the video, use Think-Pair-Shares for the students to discuss:

• What was one thing you learned?
• What was the most important information in the video?

5. Students can now reinforce (their understanding of conjunctions through the practice worksheets and activities on conjunctions in the textbook. Note you do not have to do more work on verbs as this will be covered in a later chapter. 

6. Students then log into Scholar to work on the activity where they join the steps from the Pranayam activity in Update 2 into a paragraph using conjunctions. 

Writing Sentences:

Use an Inner-Outer Circle to practise using sentences with conjunctions based on real life experiences. Do as many repetitions as possible so students are confident to use the conjunctions. When you think they are ready, they can log into Scholar and write their sentences. Each student in the group should add a sentence to the comment box.

Some prompts to practise and/or:

1. What will you do after school today?

After school today, I will ......... and ...........

After school today, I will.......... or .............

2. What will you do on the weekend?

On the weekend, I will ........... and .............

On the weekend, I will ........... or .............

Some prompts to practise but:

3. Which do you like most: milk or lassi?

I like milk but I like lassi more.

I like ...... but I like ........ more.