Subject: English

Class: 6
Chapter: THE WINNER  
Author: Georgia Heard
Time: 6 Days (40 minutes each period)
 

Day 1 (Period 1)
Topic: Pre-reading - Introduction and Discussion

1. ଅଧୀତି (Introduction): (8 minutes)

  • My Action: I will greet the class and show the picture of children playing.
  • My Action: I will ask the pre-reading questions:
    • "What are these children doing?" - They are playing.
    • "Where do you think they are?" - In a field or park.
    • "What is the time of the day?" - Evening.
  • My Action: I will ask students to discuss the given questions:
    • "When do you go to play after school?"
    • "Who do you play with?"
    • "Where do you go to play in the evening?"
    • "Which games do you like playing?"
    • "When do you come back home?"
  • Example: "Riya, when do you go to play after school? I go to play at 5 PM. Who do you play with? I play with my friends."

2. ବୋଧ (Understanding): (12 minutes)

  • My Action: I will explain the key vocabulary words from the poem:
    • creek: a small body of water
    • catch my breath: to breathe normally after running
    • aches: feels pain
    • creep close: come nearer slowly
  • My Action: I will ask students to share their playtime experiences.
  • Example: "Rahul, where do you go to play in the evening? I go to the park near my house. What games do you play? We play cricket and football."

3. ଅଭ୍ୟାସ (Practice): (10 minutes)

  • My Action: I will ask students to complete the discussion in pairs.
  • My Action: I will ask students to share their answers with the class.
  • Example: "Sita, can you share your playtime routine? I go to play at 4 PM. I play with my brother and friends. We play in the school ground. I come back home at 7 PM."

4. ପ୍ରୟୋଗ (Application): (5 minutes)

  • My Action: I will ask students to think about their favourite playtime memory.
  • Example: "Think about your favourite playtime memory. What happened? We will discuss it tomorrow."

5. ପ୍ରସାର (Extension): (5 minutes)

  • My Action: I will ask students to think about the word 'winner'.
  • Example: "What does 'winner' mean to you? Does the winner always have to be the one who scores the most points?"

Day 2 (Period 2)
Topic: While-reading - Understanding the Poem

1. ଅଧୀତି (Introduction): (5 minutes)

  • My Action: I will say, "Today we will read a poem called 'The Winner'. Let's find out who the winner is."

2. ବୋଧ (Understanding): (15 minutes)

  • My Action: I will read the poem aloud with proper rhythm and expression.
  • My Action: I will explain the meaning of each line.
    • "Evenings, we play ball" - The children play in the evening.
    • "Next to the creek / In our neighbour's field." - They play in the neighbour's field near a creek.
    • "We run so fast / I can't even catch my breath." - They run very fast and get tired.
    • "When blue dark turns to black, / cold grass aches our feet," - Evening turns to night, the grass becomes cold.
    • "Trees creep close- / game's over. / Night wins!" - The trees seem closer in the dark; the game ends; night wins.
  • My Action: I will ask comprehension questions:
    • "Where do the children play?"
    • "What happens when they run fast?"
    • "What happens when evening turns to night?"
    • "Who wins at the end?"
  • Example: "The children play in the neighbour's field next to a creek. They run so fast they can't catch their breath. When night comes, the game is over."

3. ଅଭ୍ୟାସ (Practice): (10 minutes)

  • My Action: I will ask students to read the poem in pairs.
  • My Action: I will ask students to complete the 'Let us discuss' activity:
    • "Next to the creek" - near a small body of water
    • "I can't even catch my breath" - the child has been running
    • "When blue dark turns to black" - the sky changes from blue to black
    • "Trees creep close" - it is evening time
  • My Action: I will ask students to complete the paragraph:
    • "The children play ball in the field in the neighbour's field. They run so fast that they run out of breath. They continue to play till the evening when the blue sky turns black, and the trees are not clearly visible. They can feel their feet ache now that it is cold. Finally, they stop playing and go home as it is night."

4. ପ୍ରୟୋଗ (Application): (5 minutes)

  • My Action: I will ask students to describe a time they played until it was dark.
  • Example: "Rahul, have you ever played until it was dark? What happened? We played cricket until it was dark and our parents called us home."

5. ପ୍ରସାର (Extension): (5 minutes)

  • My Action: I will ask students to think about why the poem is called 'The Winner'.
  • Example: "Why do you think the poem is called 'The Winner'? Who do you think wins?"

Day 3 (Period 3)
Topic: Post-reading - 'Let us think and reflect' (Pages 111-112)

1. ଅଧୀତି (Introduction): (5 minutes)

  • My Action: I will revise the poem by asking, "What happens in the poem? Who wins at the end?"

2. ବୋଧ (Understanding): (15 minutes)

  • My Action: I will explain the 'Let us think and reflect' section (Pages 111-112).
    • Activity 1(a)(i): "The speaker needs to catch her breath because" - c. running fast results in being breathless
    • Activity 1(a)(ii): "Is the speaker alone? Why do you say so?" - No, because the poem says "We" - they are together.
    • Activity 1(b)(i): "Give one reason why the grass is cold." - It is evening/night, so the grass is cold.
    • Activity 1(b)(ii): "The children's feet are aching because" - they have been running and the grass is cold.
    • Activity 1(b)(iii): "Why does 'Night' win?" - a. Time for play has ended

3. ଅଭ୍ୟାସ (Practice): (10 minutes)

  • My Action: I will ask students to complete the activities in their notebooks.
  • My Action: I will ask students to discuss the answers with their classmates.

4. ପ୍ରୟୋଗ (Application): (5 minutes)

  • My Action: I will ask students to share their thoughts on why 'Night' wins.
  • Example: "Riya, why does Night win? Because the children have to stop playing and go home."

5. ପ୍ରସାର (Extension): (5 minutes)

  • My Action: I will ask students to think about what the children might do the next day.
  • Example: "What do you think the children will do the next day? They will probably play again."

Day 4 (Period 4)
Topic: Post-reading - 'Let us learn' (Personification and Word Web)

1. ଅଧୀତି (Introduction): (5 minutes)

  • My Action: I will say, "Today we will learn about personification and water bodies."

2. ବୋଧ (Understanding): (15 minutes)

  • My Action: I will explain personification (Page 112).
    • Personification: Giving human qualities to non-human things.
    • Example from the poem: "Night wins!" - Night is shown as winning.
    • Another example: "The sun played hide-and-seek with the clouds."
  • My Action: I will ask students to create their own examples:
    • "The wind whispered through the trees."
    • "The flowers danced in the breeze."
    • "The stars winked at me."
  • My Action: I will explain the word web activity (Page 112).
    • Water bodies: creek, river, lake, pond, sea, ocean, stream, canal, waterfall, pool

3. ଅଭ୍ୟାସ (Practice): (10 minutes)

  • My Action: I will ask students to write their own examples of personification.
  • My Action: I will ask students to complete the water bodies word web.
  • Example: "Rahul, can you give an example of personification? The sun smiled down on us. Riya, can you name a water body? A lake."

4. ପ୍ରୟୋଗ (Application): (5 minutes)

  • My Action: I will ask students to use personification in a sentence.
  • Example: "The moon hid behind the clouds."

5. ପ୍ରସାର (Extension): (5 minutes)

  • My Action: I will assign homework to write 3 more examples of personification.

Day 5 (Period 5)
Topic: Post-reading - 'Let us listen' (Sports Riddles)

1. ଅଧୀତି (Introduction): (5 minutes)

  • My Action: I will say, "Today we will solve some riddles about sports."

2. ବୋଧ (Understanding): (15 minutes)

  • My Action: I will read the riddles and students will guess the sport.
    • Riddle 1: Run and pass, run and pass, Kick a black and white ball... - Football
    • Riddle 2: Hold your breath, say Hu-tu-tu... - Kabaddi
    • Riddle 3: In the water, hold your breath... - Swimming
    • Riddle 4: Breathe in, breathe out! Practice every day... - Yoga
  • My Action: I will ask students to create their own riddle about their favourite sport.
  • Example: "I hit a ball with a bat, I run between two lines, I score runs for my team. What am I? - Cricket"

3. ଅଭ୍ୟାସ (Practice): (10 minutes)

  • My Action: I will ask students to write their riddles in their notebooks.
  • My Action: I will ask students to share their riddles with the class.

4. ପ୍ରୟୋଗ (Application): (5 minutes)

  • My Action: I will ask students to guess each other's riddles.
  • Example: "Rahul, can you guess Sita's riddle? I think it's badminton."

5. ପ୍ରସାର (Extension): (5 minutes)

  • My Action: I will ask students to think about other indigenous games.
  • Example: "Think about indigenous games like kho-kho, kabaddi, gilli-danda. We will discuss them tomorrow."

Day 6 (Period 6)
Topic: Post-reading - 'Let us speak', 'Let us write', 'Let us Explore'

1. ଅଧୀତି (Introduction): (5 minutes)

  • My Action: I will say, "Today we will practice speaking, writing, and exploring indigenous games."

2. ବୋଧ (Understanding): (15 minutes)

  • My Action: I will explain the 'Let us speak' activity (Page 114).
    • Situation 1: Coming home late after play.
      • Parent: "Why are you so late?"
      • Child: "I'm sorry, I lost track of time while playing."
    • Situation 2: Sharing details of the games you played.
      • Child: "We played cricket today and I hit a six!"
      • Parent: "That's wonderful! Who won?"
    • Situation 3: Bring a new friend home after playtime.
      • Child: "Maa, this is my new friend Rahul."
      • Parent: "Welcome, Rahul! Please come in."
  • My Action: I will explain the 'Let us write' activity (Page 115).
    • Write a paragraph about your playtime.
    • Sample Paragraph:
      • "I go out to play at 5 PM in the evening. I play with my friends in the park near my house. We play cricket, football, and hide and seek. Playing together helps us stay fit and makes us happy. We finish playing at 7 PM and go home. I enjoy my playtime very much."
  • My Action: I will explain the 'Let us Explore' activity (Page 115).
    • Indigenous games in India: kabaddi, kho-kho, gilli-danda, pithu garam, lagori.

3. ଅଭ୍ୟାସ (Practice): (10 minutes)

  • My Action: I will ask students to practice the role-plays in pairs.
  • My Action: I will ask students to write the paragraph in their notebooks.

4. ପ୍ରୟୋଗ (Application): (5 minutes)

  • My Action: I will ask students to share their paragraphs with the class.
  • Example: "Riya, can you read your paragraph? I go to play at 5 PM. I play with my friends..."

5. ପ୍ରସାର (Extension): (5 minutes)

  • My Action: I will summarize the unit.
  • Example: "In this unit, we read the poem 'The Winner'. We learned that sometimes the winner is not a person but something else, like 'Night'. We also learned about personification, water bodies, and indigenous games. Remember, playing is not just about winning or losing; it's about having fun and staying healthy."