Week 25, 26

  Thanks to all the students for their enthusiastic participation in Language Day!

This week we learned a few new words, and that brings us to the end of maatraas. Here are the words:

दौड़  (run) (dauR)

हथौड़ा (hammer)  (hathAuRaa)

तौलिया  (towel) (tauliyaa)

The kids then played a game of Pictionary as a way of reviewing all the words they have learned since the midterm exam.

For homework, please quiz your child. Give them the word in English, and see if they can give you the Hindi translation.

Here are the words:

तेल (oil) (tel)

केला (banana) (kelaa)

अकेला (alone) (akelaa) (what did the lonely banana say?)

पेट (stomach) (pet)

खेत (field) (khet)

सेब (apple) (seb)

देश (country) (desh)

पेड़ (tree) (peR)

शेर (Lion) (sher)

बेटी/बेटा  (Daughter/Son) (beTaa/beTii)

मेज़ (Table) (Mez)

पैर  (foot) (pair)

पैसा (money) (paisaa)

गैस (gas) 

गोल (gol) (round)

घोड़ा (ghoRaa) (horse)

चोर (chor) (thief)

छोटा (ChhoTaa) (small)

टोपी (Topii) (hat)

मोटा (moTaa) (fat) 

खिलौना (toy) (khilaunaa)

मौसम (weather) (mausam)

औरत (lady) (aurat)

दो (two) (do)

मोजा (sock) (mojaa)

मोर (peacock) (mor)

रोटी (roTi) (roTii)

दौड़  (run) (dauR)

हथौड़ा (hammer)  (hathAuRaa)

तौलिया  (towel) (tauliyaa)

Next week, we will begin present tense sentences...

Week 24

This week we learned the following words:

दो (two)

मोजा (sock)

मोर (peacock)

रोटी (roTi)

and then we moved on to final maatra (ौ ):


खिलौना (toy)

मौसम (weather)

औरत (lady)

For homework, please say the above words in English, and ask your child to translate the word into Hindi.
Next, please have the practice writing the words.

Please remind your child of the different placements of the maatras.
The ो  maatra is placed AFTER the consonant, where as the े maatra is placed ABOVE the consonant.

So "Ko" would be written as को 
Whereas "Kay" would be written as के 

Finally please ask your child to continue practicing the 3 songs for Language Day. There are only a few lines per song, and the students are catching on quickly. Next week will be our last rehearsal, as there is no class on April 15th. Language Day is on April 22nd.

Here are the songs:

1) First verse of Meraa Joota Hai Japani

2) Aaj Mangalvaar Hai:

3) Tamatar song:

Week 23

This week we reviewed the words we have learned over the past couple of weeks. One more maatraa to go! And then we will move on to basic present tense sentences.
 Language Day has been moved to April 22nd. Please let me know if your child will not be able to attend. For language day we will sing and act out 3-4 songs. Some children have volunteered to dress up as various characters. Please discuss with your child if they want to dress up as a character (mouse, doctor, elephant, etc) and help them with their outfit!
 We continued practicing some of the songs for language day. For homework please have your child practice at home:

1) First verse of Meraa Joota Hai Japani

2) Aaj Mangalvaar Hai:

3) Tamatar song:

Week 22

 We started off the day by reviewing last weeks words. We did this in the format of game where the students buzzed in if they knew the words.
 The students continue to earn Monopoly money that will be spent at the year-end bazaar.

 We also reviewed the song Mera Joota Hai Japani. For language day (April 8th) the students will sing the main verse of the song. Your child can practice by watching the video here, upto the 1-min mark:

 We also reviewed Aaj Mangalvaar Hai:

Please let me know if your child will not be here on Language Day.

Next we learned the following new words with the next maatra:

गोल (gol) (round)

घोड़ा (ghoRaa) (horse)

चोर (chor) (thief)

छोटा (ChhoTaa) (small)

टोपी (Topii) (hat)

मोटा (moTaa) (fat)

By now you know the drill for homework! Please show your child the pictures below. Then please ask them to say the word in Hindi, and then to write it and make a sentence with it:

WEEK 21

 Today we reviewed the words we learned last week. We also learned the following new words:

शेर (Lion)

बेटी/बेटा  (Daughter/Son)

मेज़ (Table)

We then moved on to the next maatra and did the following words:

पैर  (foot)

पैसा (money)

गैस (gas)



We also did pages 27 and 28 and the Hindi Workbook.
For homework, please have your child practice writing the 6 words listed above, then show them the pictures below and ask them to say the word in Hindi:

Week 20

Congratulations to all the students on the good job that they did on the midterm. We will return the exams next week.

Today we moved on to the "e" maatraa.

We played a game of pictionary and learned the following words:

तेल (oil)

केला (banana)

अकेला (alone)

पेट (stomach)

खेत (field)

सेब (apple)

देश (country)

पेड़ (tree)

For homework, please  ask your to look at the pictures below, and then to say the hindi word out loud and then write the Hindi word:









Next, please have them translate the following sentences (oral):

1)  The field is green

2) The elephant is alone

3) That country is big

4) This oil is hot

Finally we watched the following video in class. The students recognized many words.

Midterm Exam

Here is the midterm exam. The students did very well!

Read the following words and write the English translation next to the word:

कल             ________________

चार                                                ________________

दिल            ________________

खुश                                                  ________________      

चूहा          ________________

Translate and write the following words in Hindi:

Nose

Day

Three

Quiet

Flower

Say the following sentences in Hindi:

This house is small.

That nose is big.

The water is not cold.

I have a bird.

Where is the red book?