ACADEMIC SCHEDULE – 2014-2015
CLASS-V
ENGLISH
S.No
1.
Cycle
Date/Month
19th March
– 7th April
Inst.
days
15
Topic
LITERATURE:
Unit 1-The Seed
GRAMMAR
L 2-The Sentence
L 31 -Synonyms and
Antonyms
LISTENING AND
SPEAKING –DIALOGUE
Unit 1 - I Can Do It
CREATIVE WRITING
2.
8th April –
30th April
15
LITERATURE:
Unit 3- Clever Somu
LITERATURE READER
Lesson 1 – George And Ranji
LISTENING AND
SPEAKING –DIALOGUE
Unit 3 – It’s My Day
GRAMMAR:
L 3-Subject and Predicate
L 5-Nouns
L-6-Singular And Plural
CREATIVE WRITING
3.
1st May –
17th May
14
LITERATURE:
Unit – 3 The Quarrel
GRAMMAR
L 7-Nouns- Gender
L 8-Noun: Possessions
CREATIVE WRITING
Activity
Activity page- Students will draw the picture of theirfavourite
potted plant and write its common and botanical name.
New words, word meanings, opposites, sentences, RTC, Q/ A
Write four different types of sentences using the words: flower,
enjoy in the notebook. Illustrate them with a picture.
Listening activity through CD.
Speaking activity at pg - 8
Write a paragraph on ‘My Hobby’
Activity- Students will draw the picture of their favourite character
and write about his qualities.
New words, word meanings, opposites, sentences, RTC, Q/ A
Activity – Ranji says, “I never saw him … again in Delhi.” What
according to you could be reason for the disappearance of the
autorickshaw driver? Draw a picture of the autorickshaw and its
driver.
Listening exercises through CD.
Speaking activity at pg22.
Students will take any five English albhabetsand write down the
various types of nouns beginning with that alphabet and illustrate
them with pictures.
Write a paragraph on ‘My Act of Kindness’
Activity- Draw the various creatures whoquarrelled amongst
themselves. Write down what this poem has taught you.
New words, RTC
Worksheet
Informal letter-‘ Write a letter to your friend telling him about the
Investiture Ceremony held at your school.’
4.
2nd July –
19th July
15
LITERATURE:
Unit 4–The Wrong House
Activity :Students will draw the picture of the Police Commissioner
and write about the punishment they would give to the thieves.
New words, word meanings, opposites, sentences, RTC, Q/ A
LISTENING AND
SPEAKING –DIALOGUE
Unit 5 – The Right Click
Listening exercises through CD.
Speaking activity at pg 34.
LITERATURE READER
Lesson 2 – Oliver Walks to
London
Activity – Oliver believed the strange looking boywho came to his
help. Should we believe in strangers and take help? If no, why?
Draw the picture of Oliver .
GRAMMAR
L 9-Adjectives
L 10-Degrees of Adjectives
L 11 -Articles.
CREATIVE WRITING
5.
20th July
– 8th Aug
15
LITERATURE:
Unit 6–The Outsider
LISTENING AND
SPEAKING –DIALOGUE
Unit 6- Get Well Soon
GRAMMAR
L 12 –Pronouns
L-14 The Tense
6.
9th Aug –
30th Aug
15
Adjective song in class.
Adjectives in the web- Students will write various adjectives for
given nouns. The noun will be illustrated with a picture.
Worksheet
Informal letter -‘ Write a letter to your cousin telling him about
your visit to a holiday destination during the summer vacations.,
Activity : Students will write a small prayer to thank God for all that
he has given them. Represent God with a symbol/ idol.
New words, RTC
Listening exercises through CD.
Speaking activity at pg 42.
Cut out a paragraph from an old newspaper/ magazine and
underline all the pronouns in it.
Oral drill of verbs in the various tenses.
CREATIVE WRITING
Story writingwith the help of pictures taken from the newspaper or
magazine.
LITERATURE:
Unit 5–The Honeyguide’s
Revenge
Activity: Students will draw a picture of Ngede and the honeycomb.
In a few sentences they will write the key features of bees-the social
insect.
New words, word meanings, opposites, sentences, RTC, Q/ A
LISTENING AND
SPEAKING –DIALOGUE
Unit 8 – Hello Sunshine
Listening exercises through CD.
Speaking activity at pg 56.
GRAMMAR:
L 15- Simple Present Tense
Flashcard activity: Students will be shown several pictures and they
will write sentence in the present tense.
CREATIVE WRITING
Story writing with the help of clues.
7.
1st Sep –
30th Sep
15
Revision
1st Oct31st Oct
15
LITERATURE:
Unit 7- School Breaks Up
Students will draw the picture of their school and write a few lines
on what they love about their school.
New words, word meanings, opposites, sentences, RTC, Q/ A
LITERATURE READER
Lesson 4 – New Year’s Gift
Activity- Students read a wonderful story about how to spread a smile.
They will write how they would spread a smile and help those in need
during this festive season. Draw an imaginry scene of the happiness you
are going to spread.
GRAMMAR:
L-16 Present continuous
Tense
L -18 -Simple Past Tense
Flashcard activity: Students will be shown several pictures and they
will write sentence in the present tense.
Newspaper activity- Students will cutout sentences in the given tense
from a newspaper or magazine.
CREATIVE WRITING:
8.
9.
1st Nov –
21st Nov
22nd Nov
– 10th Dec
15
15
LITERATURE:
Unit 8 – Ani’s Key
Dialogue writing between your father and you talking about the
importance of personal hygiene.
Students will design their own treasure box and write about all the
articles that they keep in it.
Song
New words, word meanings, opposites, sentences, RTC, Q/ A
LISTENING AND
SPEAKING –DIALOGUE
Unit 10- What They Do
Listening exercises through CD.
Speaking activity at pg 70.
GRAMMAR:
L-19 – Past continuous Tense
L-20–Simple Future Tense
Flashcard activity: Students will be shown several pictures and they
will write sentence in the present tense.
CREATIVE WRITING:
Dialogue writing between two friends talking about the hazards of
crackers and playing a cracker free Diwali.
LITERATURE:
Unit 9–You Can’t Be That
(poem)
LISTENING AND
SPEAKING –DIALOGUE
Unit 12- Spare Time
GRAMMAR:
L 22 –Future Continuous
Tense
L-25 Subject Verb
Agreement
CREATIVE WRITING:
Activity: Students will write about their ambition and with the help
of their imagination draw their picture.
New words, RTC
Listening exercises through CD.
Speaking activity at pg 84.
Students will be given few nouns and verbs and they shall make
sentences, which are in agreement to the subject and verb. The
sentences will be illustrated.
Formal letter writing.
10.
15
th
11 Dec30th Dec
LITERATURE:
Unit 11– Waiting in Line at a
Drugstore
Activity: Students will write about their favourite pastime and
illustrate it in their notebook.
New words, word meanings, opposites, sentences, RTC, Q/ A
LITERATURE READER
Lesson 5 – Isn’t There a room
Anywhere
Activity –Draw a picture to illustrate the three men with the little
angel. Think of five words to describe how the three men felt when
they finally found a place to stay.
GRAMMAR:
Worksheet
Adverb Song in class. Adverb web to be made by students in their
notebook
Box activity for understanding prepositions
L-26 -Adverbs
L 27 – Prepositions
Formal letter writing.
CREATIVE WRITING
11.
1st Jan –
31st Jan
LITERATURE:
Activity: Design your own gold ornament in your notebook.
Unit 10 – Gold (poem)
LITERATURE READER
Lesson 6 – Goodbye Mr.
Chips
Activity – Would you like to have a teacher like Mr. Chips. Give
reasons for your answer. Draw the portrait of your favourite teacher
at school.
GRAMMAR:
L-28 –Conjunctions
L 29 -Punctuation
L 30 –Words that may often
be confused
12.
Flashcard activity: grouping sentences using conjunctions.
Worksheet
More homophones- Students will write homophones from their
knowledge and make sentences to show the difference in their
meaning.
LITERATURE:
1 Feb –
21st Feb
st
Unit 12- The Rat’s Feast
Role play
Revision
Prescribed BooksOxford New BroadwayCousebook– 5
Oxford New BroadwayReader– 5
Dialogue - 5
Essentials of English Grammar and Composition – 5