Prose: Nina Wonders...

Let us learn

Nina Wonders…

Nina: Today I am not going to school.

It is a holiday! I am not going out to play.

It is too hot anyway! What am I going to do?

Nithin: Nina! Nina! Nina!

Nina does not reply. Nithin goes near her and shakes her head.

Nithin: I called you three times!

Nina: Sorry, I didn’t hear you.

Nithin: Let’s play a game. It’s called ‘Listen to your body’.

Nina: Really? How do we play that game?

Nithin: Sit down and do what I do.

Nithin breathes in and out. Nina breathes in and out.

Nithin: Can you hear your breath?

Nina: Yes!

Nithin: I can make my breath louder… sssssssssssssssss

Nina: I can make it even louder… SSSSSSSSSSSSS

Nithin places his hand on his chest and so does Nina.

Nithin: Listen, do you hear anything?

Nina: Lup tup.Lup tup. Lup tup. Someone is playing a drum.

Nithin: That’s your heart.

It beats all the time.

 It beats all day.

It beats all night.

Nithin claps his hand and so does Nina.

Nithin: I can make a song with my hands.

Nina stands up and stomps her feet.

Nina: Ha! I can make one with my feet!

Tippity-Tappity-Toe Stamp! Stamp! Stamp!

Nithin places his hand on his tummy and so does Nina.

Nina: I can hear Guddu…

Guddu… Guddu…

Nithin: Ha ha! Are you hungry?

Whoossshhh... went the cooker. Nina turns to the sound. They both walk to the kitchen.

Nithin: I think food is ready.

Nina: How do you know?

Nithin: My nose says so!

Nina: One for me?

Father: What are you both doing in the kitchen?

Nina: We heard the cooker.

Nithin: We saw the jamuns.

The jamun is so sweet.

Father: Oh no! No more jamuns before lunch! Off you go!

Note to the teacher: Focus on naming different parts of the body and verbs related to them. Encourage children to practise the words in context.