Class 3 English Santoor – Lesson Guide

Santoor – Class 3 English

Lesson Review | Curriculum Goals | Classroom Activities

Book Overview

The textbook Santoor for Class 3 focuses on developing communication, reading, and writing skills through stories, poems, and activities. The book encourages interaction, imagination, and language learning through play-based and activity-based learning.

NCF 2020 Curricular Goals (Language)

CG-1: Sustains communication skills for daily interactions.
CG-2: Develops reading fluency and comprehension.
CG-3: Expresses ideas and experiences through writing.
CG-4: Develops vocabulary through various contexts.

Unit 1: Fun with Friends

Lesson 1: Colours

This lesson introduces colours through simple descriptions and playful learning.

Curricular Goal CG-4: Develop vocabulary related to colours and objects.

Colour flashcards
Colour chart
Colour pencils

Students identify colours in classroom objects.
Colour sorting activity with cards.

Lesson 2: Badal and Moti

This story focuses on friendship between animals and highlights kindness.

Curricular Goal CG-2: Develop listening and reading comprehension.

Animal picture cards
Story chart

Students retell the story in groups.
Role play between characters.

Lesson 3: Best Friends

The lesson teaches values of friendship and helping others.

Curricular Goal CG-1: Develop speaking skills for sharing ideas.

Friendship picture cards
Chart paper

Students describe their best friend.
Draw a picture of a friend helping someone.

Unit 2: Toys and Games

Lesson 4: Out in the Garden

This chapter describes children playing and exploring nature.

Curricular Goal CG-4: Build vocabulary related to nature and environment.

Garden pictures
Leaf samples

Students list things found in a garden.
Nature observation walk.

Lesson 5: Talking Toys

This story imagines toys talking and sharing feelings.

Curricular Goal CG-1: Encourage speaking and imagination.

Toy models
Puppet characters

Students create a dialogue between toys.
Puppet storytelling activity.

Lesson 6: Paper Boats

This lesson introduces simple craft activities and imagination.

Curricular Goal CG-3: Express ideas through writing and activities.

Paper sheets
Water tray

Students make paper boats.
Floating experiment with paper boats.

Unit 3: Good Food

Lesson 7: The Big Laddoo

This lesson explores food traditions and introduces size comparison.

Curricular Goal CG-4: Learn vocabulary related to food.

Food pictures
Food flashcards

Students name their favourite sweets.
Food classification activity.

Lesson 8: Thank God

This story highlights gratitude for nature and food.

Curricular Goal CG-2: Reading comprehension and interpretation.

Fruit pictures
Nature chart

Students list foods from plants.
Draw fruits found in orchards.

Lesson 9: Madhu’s Wish

This story emphasises water conservation and healthy habits.

Curricular Goal CG-1: Encourage discussion and speaking.

Water cycle chart
Pictures of water sources

Discussion on saving water.
Poster making on water conservation.

Unit 4: The Sky

Lesson 10: Night

This poem explores the beauty of the night sky.

Curricular Goal CG-2: Develop reading fluency and appreciation of poetry.

Night sky pictures
Star chart

Students recite the poem.
Draw a night sky scene.

Lesson 11: Chanda Mama Counts the Stars

This imaginative story introduces the concept of counting stars.

Curricular Goal CG-4: Vocabulary development and imagination.

Moon and star charts
Flashcards

Counting star activity.
Story discussion.

Lesson 12: Chandrayaan

This chapter introduces students to India’s space mission.

Curricular Goal CG-3: Express ideas through speaking and writing.

Rocket model
Space mission pictures

Students draw a rocket.
Discussion on space exploration.

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