Story: We are all Indians - Fans from Many States - Class 2 English Worksheet
Read about children from different states, the Charkha play and some festivals, and practise the sounds br and fr, polite words and joining sentences with but.
Learning Objective
Read about children from different places and what each likes, know the Charkha and four festivals, name languages, use polite words, use but to join sentences and read the sounds br and fr.
Skills Practised
- Reading about people
- Charkha play
- Festivals
- Polite words
- Blends br and fr
- Joining with but
We are all Indians
Meenakshi comes from Tamil Nadu. She speaks Tamil. Her favourite festival is Pongal. Ramu comes from Gujarat. He speaks Gujarati and likes to dance the Garba. He is seven years old. Gulabo comes from Rajasthan. She likes colourful clothes and puppet shows. She travels by camel. Badal comes from Bengal. He speaks Bengali, likes painting and music, and studies at Santiniketan. Vibha comes from Maharashtra. She once visited the Ellora and Ajanta caves. Surinder comes from Punjab. His neighbour Mallika likes to do Bhangra. Neerja comes from Uttar Pradesh. She has seen the Taj Mahal. Kamala comes from Karnataka. She speaks Kannada and plays the Mridang. Unni comes from Kerala. He speaks Malayalam. His favourite tree is the coconut tree. We come from different places and speak different languages. But we are all Indians. Each of us is unique. Something New (a play): The children find a wooden object with one wheel and a thread on the teacher's table. The teacher says it is the Charkha, or spinning wheel. It was very dear to Mahatma Gandhi. He used it to spin thread and wanted to promote local handicrafts. A guest will show the children how to spin the charkha. Festivals: Phool Dei is a festival of flowers that marks the beginning of spring. Sharad Poornima is celebrated on a full moon night and marks the end of the monsoon. Aadi Perukku is a Tamil monsoon festival when people worship the river Cauvery. Pang Lhabsol is a festival of Sikkim when Mt Kanchenjunga is worshipped.
Preview Questions
Q1. In the lesson “We are all Indians”, Meenakshi's favourite festival is Pongal. Which language does she speak?
- Tamil
- Bengali
- Kannada
- Gujarati
Q2. Ramu comes from Gujarat. Which dance does he like?
- Holi
- Pongal
- the Garba
- Bhangra
Q3. Gulabo comes from Rajasthan. How does she travel?
- by bicycle
- by boat
- by train
- by camel
Interactive Story Mission
Join Coach and Pariskhit for a 10-minute football training story. Children work through 12 activities with big buttons, kind feedback, hints when they get stuck, and a badge and stars at the end.
- Something New: Put the play in order.
- Father of the Nation: Drag the missing word into the goal.
- What Gandhiji Wanted: Think of the play. Pick the missing word.
- A Night Festival: Think of the festivals. Pick the missing word.
- The Mountain: Think of the festivals. Pick the missing word.
- Festival or Dance: Look at each word. Is it a festival or a dance?
- Starting Sounds: **“br”** is the sound at the start of bread. **“fr”** is the sound at the start of frog. Which sound starts each word?
- Fruit and Tree: Read the sentence. Pick the right tree.
- Jumbled Letters: The letters are jumbled. Pick the name of a language.
- May I: Read the sentence. Pick the polite words.
- Oops: Read the sentence. Pick the polite words.
- Join the Sentences: Join the two sentences with but. Pick the right one.
Note for Parents & Teachers
This follows the NCERT Class 2 English lesson We are all Indians (Mridang): children from Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Bengal, Maharashtra, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala say who they are and what they like; the play Something New about the Charkha and Mahatma Gandhi; the festivals Phool Dei, Sharad Poornima, Aadi Perukku and Pang Lhabsol; and the sounds br and fr (bread, bridge, brown, frock, frame, frog). The words are a short retelling of the textbook texts. Ask your child about the language, festival and tree they like best.