Week 3

Today we focused on adjectives. We took two words from the six that we learned last week, and then the children together came up with adjectives that could be used to describe those words.
We then translated the adjectives into Hindi, and then played games involving making sentences with the adjectives and the nouns.
The two nouns we used today were:
घर
फल
These were the adjectives the children ended up using for घर . Of course some of these adjectives are trickier, and I wouldn't expect the kids to remember these. But the idea is to make the students more comfortable forming sentences, and to try to expand their vocabulary with some basic words (note: we learned how to say the words, we didn't do spelling or writing or reading):
हरा , गुलाबी, बैंगनी, काला , सफ़ेद , अजीब , डरावनी , नारंगी , नीला , लाल, बड़ा , छोटा , पीला

For फल the children chose the following adjectives:
खट्टा , मीठा , अच्छा , खराब/बुरा , स्वादिष्ट , रसभरा

For homework I am asking the students to do the first 3 pages in their workbook. Many of them already completed most of the homework at the end of class.
Also please encourage them to make sentences with the 6 words from last week (see week 2 blog post for a reminder), but now incorporating adjectives if they can (orally only. Written sentences will generally be for Hindi 3).

Next week, we will start words with आ की मात्रा

Week 2

Dear Parents,

 This week we learned different 2-letter words:

घर 
जग 
बस 
फल 
दस 
कल 

The children took turns writing the words on the board, and they also made sentences with the words.
For homework, please ask the student to write the words and their definition. Also please encourage them to speak some basic sentences with these words, such as:
यह बस पीला है
जग में पानी है
मेरे पास दस फल हैं
As the year goes on I would like to try to expand the children's vocabulary and have them be more comfortable expressing basic thoughts in Hindi.
If you have the time, please point at random Hindi letters and see if your child can recognize them. If you notice particular areas of weakness, please let me know and I will try to emphasize them.

Week 1: Welcome

Welcome to Hindi 2!

Dear parents,
   नमस्ते !
  Welcome to Hindi 2 at Shishu Bharati in Walpole. I will use this page to make announcements and provide updates (including homework, summaries of what was done in class, etc). You can always contact me with any questions at:  vtewari@gmail.com  

Our first class was an introduction. The students should each have a language book and a workbook. Please make sure your child brings a pencil and paper/notebook, along with the 2 Hindi books, to class every week.  Most of the students knew each other from Hindi 1, but there were also some new kids. It's normal for the students to be a little rusty, so we reviewed our vowels and certain consonants. We also practiced some basic vocabulary (colors, numbers, body parts) and some simple sentences, like मेरा घर बड़ा है

  For homework I have asked the students to write all the letters of the Hindi alphabet on a piece of paper. Please try to make sure that your child has a fairly good handle on recognizing and writing the letters of the alphabet within the next few weeks. Otherwise they will fall behind as the year moves on and we learn to read and write words.

  I am hope your child has an enjoyable and enriching time in Hindi 2. We seem to have a wonderful group of students, and I think the year will be a lot of fun!


Vikas Tewari
vtewari@gmail.com