Class 6 English Jasmine Lesson Diary

Subject: English

Class: 6
Chapter: WHAT A BIRD THOUGHT

Author: Anonymous
Time: 6 Days (40 minutes each period)

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

1. ଅଧୀତି (Introduction): (8 minutes)

My Action: I will greet the class and show the picture of a bird and its nest.
My Action: I will ask the pre-reading questions:

"Where are the places you see birds? What do you see the birds doing?"
"Do you want to fly like a bird? Why?"
"What does a baby bird think about its world?"

My Action: I will conduct the vocabulary matching activity.
Example: "Riya, where do you see birds? I see birds in trees, on roofs, and in the sky. They fly, sing, and build nests."

2. ବୋଧ (Understanding): (12 minutes)

My Action: I will explain the key vocabulary words:

pale: light in colour
fluttered: moved lightly and quickly
labour: hard work
blind: unable to see
nestled: settled comfortably

My Action: I will ask students to complete the matching activity.

(a) pale - light
(b) fluttered - moved lightly and quickly
(c) finally - at last
(d) labour - hard work

Example: "Rahul, can you replace 'pale' with its meaning? The colour of the feather was not dark but light."

3. ଅଭ୍ୟାସ (Practice): (10 minutes)

My Action: I will ask students to read the poem silently.
My Action: I will ask students to identify the rhyme scheme.
Example: "Sita, can you find the rhyming words in the first stanza? 'House' and 'shell' don't rhyme. 'Well' and 'shell' rhyme."

4. ପ୍ରୟୋଗ (Application): (5 minutes)

My Action: I will ask students to think about how their world has changed as they grew up.
Example: "Think about how you saw the world when you were a baby. How do you see it now?"

5. ପ୍ରସାର (Extension): (5 minutes)

My Action: I will ask students to think about the perspective of a baby bird.
Example: "What do you think a baby bird thinks about its world? We will discuss it tomorrow."

Day 2 (Period 2)
Topic: While-reading - Understanding the Poem (Stanzas 1-2)

1. ଅଧୀତି (Introduction): (5 minutes)

My Action: I will say, "Today we will read the poem 'What a Bird Thought'. Let's find out how the bird's view of the world changes."

2. ବୋଧ (Understanding): (15 minutes)

My Action: I will read Stanzas 1 and 2 of the poem aloud with proper rhythm and expression.
My Action: I will explain the meaning of each stanza.

Stanza 1: The bird first lived in a small, round, pale blue shell. It thought the world was like that.
Stanza 2: The bird then lived in a straw nest with its mother. It thought the world was made of straw.

My Action: I will ask comprehension questions:

"What was the bird's first house like?"
"What was the bird's second nest made of?"
"Who lived with the bird in the nest?"

Example: "The bird's first house was a small, round, pale blue shell. The second nest was made of straw. The bird lived with its mother."

3. ଅଭ୍ୟାସ (Practice): (10 minutes)

My Action: I will ask students to read the poem in pairs.
My Action: I will ask students to answer the 'Let us discuss' questions:

"Match the main ideas of each stanza."

Stanza 1 - (b) The bird lived happily in a small world.
Stanza 2 - (f) The bird lived in a cosy nest with its mother.

"Answer with a word from the poem."

(a) What was the shape of the bird's first house? - round
(b) What was the bird's second nest made of? - straw
(c) What did the bird see when it came out of its nest? - leaves
(d) What did the bird do at the end? - flew

4. ପ୍ରୟୋଗ (Application): (5 minutes)

My Action: I will ask students to compare the bird's first two worlds.
Example: "How was the bird's first world different from the second? The first was a shell, the second was a nest."

5. ପ୍ରସାର (Extension): (5 minutes)

My Action: I will ask students to draw a picture of the bird's nest.
Example: "Draw the bird's nest with straw and the mother bird."

Day 3 (Period 3)
Topic: While-reading - Understanding the Poem (Stanzas 3-4)

1. ଅଧୀତି (Introduction): (5 minutes)

My Action: I will revise the first two stanzas by asking, "What were the bird's first two homes?"

2. ବୋଧ (Understanding): (15 minutes)

My Action: I will read Stanzas 3 and 4 of the poem aloud.
My Action: I will explain the meaning of each stanza.

Stanza 3: The bird fluttered out of the nest and saw leaves. It thought the world was made of leaves.
Stanza 4: The bird flew beyond the tree. It realized it didn't know how the world was made.

My Action: I will ask comprehension questions:

"What did the bird see when it came out of the nest?"
"What did the bird realize at the end?"
"What does the bird mean by 'I have been very blind'?"

Example: "The bird saw leaves and thought the world was made of leaves. At the end, it realized it didn't know how the world was made."

3. ଅଭ୍ୟାସ (Practice): (10 minutes)

My Action: I will ask students to read the poem in groups.
My Action: I will ask students to answer the 'Let us think and reflect' questions:

"The bird changed its house two times." - True
"The neighbours tell the bird about the world." - False
(a)(i) "Who lived in the nest along with the baby bird?" - Its mother
(a)(ii) "The bird thought the world was made of straw because" - b. Its nest was made of straw
(a)(iii) "Which word tells us that the baby bird was warm and comfortable?" - nestled
(b)(i) "Why did the bird think the world was made of leaves?" - Because it saw leaves around.
(b)(ii) "How many times the word 'I' is used in the poem?" - 10 times
(b)(iii) "What does the set of words 'I said' mean?" - c. spoke

4. ପ୍ରୟୋଗ (Application): (5 minutes)

My Action: I will ask students to discuss the bird's growth.
Example: "How did the bird's understanding of the world change? It started small and grew bigger."

5. ପ୍ରସାର (Extension): (5 minutes)

My Action: I will ask students to think about the meaning of the last stanza.
Example: "What does the bird mean by 'I don't know how the world is made, and neither do my neighbours'? It means no one knows everything."

Day 4 (Period 4)
Topic: Post-reading - 'Let us think and reflect' (Pages 83-84)

1. ଅଧୀତି (Introduction): (5 minutes)

My Action: I will revise the poem by asking, "What were the bird's different homes? What did it learn?"

2. ବୋଧ (Understanding): (15 minutes)

My Action: I will explain the 'Let us think and reflect' questions (Pages 83-84).

Question 3: "Why did the baby bird think that its first world was small, round and blue?" - Because it lived in a small, round, pale blue shell.
Question 4: "Where did the bird go when it fluttered from its straw nest?" - It went to see what it could find.
Question 5: "What quality did the bird say it had, when it flew away?" - It said it was "fit for grown-up labours."
Question 6: "Who do you think were the bird's neighbours? Why do you think so?" - Other birds and animals in the forest.

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 questions with their classmates.

4. ପ୍ରୟୋଗ (Application): (5 minutes)

My Action: I will ask students to share their answers.
Example: "Rahul, who do you think were the bird's neighbours? The bird's neighbours were other birds and animals."

5. ପ୍ରସାର (Extension): (5 minutes)

My Action: I will ask students to think about a time they learned something new.
Example: "Think about a time you learned something new and your world became bigger. We will discuss it tomorrow."

Day 5 (Period 5)
Topic: Post-reading - 'Let us learn' (Rhyming Words, Adjectives)

1. ଅଧୀତି (Introduction): (5 minutes)

My Action: I will say, "Today we will learn about rhyming words and adjectives."

2. ବୋଧ (Understanding): (15 minutes)

My Action: I will explain the rhyming words activity (Page 84).

Stanza 1: well - shell
Stanza 2: other - mother
Stanza 3: find - blind
Stanza 4: labours - neighbours
New rhyming words: fell, tell, sell

My Action: I will ask students to complete the new stanza:

"I fly high and I fly low,
But one thing I surely know.
Whenever I wish to rest,
My little nest is the best."

My Action: I will explain adjectives (Page 84).

Describing words: pale, blue, round, straw, little
More adjectives: pointed, green, thin, brown, round, small, wooden, hanging

My Action: I will ask students to create sentences using adjectives.

(a) The pointed leaf is green.
(b) The small bird is on the wooden branch.
(c) The round nest is brown.
(d) The thin twig is hanging.
(e) The green leaves are on the tree.
(f) The beautiful bird is singing.

3. ଅଭ୍ୟାସ (Practice): (10 minutes)

My Action: I will ask students to complete the rhyming words and adjectives activities.
My Action: I will ask students to use adjectives in sentences.
Example: "The small bird flew. The green leaves are on the tree."

4. ପ୍ରୟୋଗ (Application): (5 minutes)

My Action: I will ask students to describe their surroundings using adjectives.
Example: "Riya, describe your classroom using adjectives. It is a big, bright, and clean classroom."

5. ପ୍ରସାର (Extension): (5 minutes)

My Action: I will assign homework to find 10 adjectives in the poem.

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

1. ଅଧୀତି (Introduction): (5 minutes)

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

2. ବୋଧ (Understanding): (15 minutes)

My Action: I will explain the 'Let us listen' activity (Page 85).

I will read the transcript and students will fill in the missing words.
"I'm a parrot, my name is Paro,
My feathers are green and they glow.
In the morning, I spread my wings,
Fly around and see wonderful things.
Come with me through the skies so blue,
To places old and places new.
Among the clouds, where the breeze is light,
Many new stars, oh, what a sight!"

My Action: I will explain the 'Let us speak' activity (Page 85-86).

Speak about which bird you would like to be.
"I am a parrot. I am green and red in colour. I am a small bird. I have a curved beak. I live in a tree hollow. It is in the forest. During the day, I fly and eat fruits. I also talk to other birds. I want to tell humans to protect the forests."

My Action: I will explain the 'Let us write' activity (Page 86).

Write how the world would look to a baby and a fish.
Baby: The world is big and bright. There are many people. I see colours. I hear sounds. I feel soft things.
Fish: The world is blue and wet. There are rocks and plants. I see other fish. I swim all day. The water is cold.

My Action: I will explain the 'Let us Explore' activity (Page 86-87).

Materials used to make homes: bricks, cement, wood, glass, steel.
Why our homes are not made of straw? Because straw is not strong and can catch fire.
If I had to own a home of my choice, it would be a treehouse made of wood and glass.
A home is different from a house because a house is a building, but a home is where you feel loved.

3. ଅଭ୍ୟାସ (Practice): (10 minutes)

My Action: I will ask students to complete the listening, speaking, and writing activities.
My Action: I will ask students to share their descriptions with the class.

4. ପ୍ରୟୋଗ (Application): (5 minutes)

My Action: I will ask students to share their ideas about homes.
Example: "Rahul, what would your dream home look like? I would build a treehouse made of wood."

5. ପ୍ରସାର (Extension): (5 minutes)

My Action: I will summarize the unit.
Example: "In this unit, we read the poem 'What a Bird Thought'. We learned that as we grow, our understanding of the world changes. We also learned about rhyming words and adjectives. Remember, there is always more to learn about the world."

Class 6 English Jasmine Lesson Diary - WHAT A BIRD THOUGHT