Bài 11: Measurement of time

Starry, your teacher said that you’re going to get a week holiday.

Is it that great?

Do you know how many days are there in a week?

Yes, 7 days. Let’s revise their names?

Sunday -Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday-Friday and Saturday.

Starry, today is Wednesday.

Did you go for your audio visual class? That’s good.

Yesterday was Tuesday.

Did you enjoy your craft class?

Oh….You learned how to make a paper boat.

But, tomorrow is Thursday.

Why do you have a holiday?

It’s a Founder’s Day of Church school.

Hey, Starry. Look at the notice sent by the society.

It shows the time table for the Ganesh festival.

The Ganesh idol was brought on Friday.

On Saturday, there is Fancy dress competition.

Yes, there is Dance competition also. It is on Sunday.

Ok, Starry. I’m sure you have understood the days of the week.

Let’s do an activity now!

Fill in the blanks with the correct words.

Here is the first question.

Today is Sunday.

So tomorrow will be (dash)

Tomorrow will be Monday.

The next question:

Yesterday was Wednesday.

So today is (dash)

It is Thursday

Let’s read the next question:

If today is Friday, so (dash) was Thursday

The right answer is yesterday.

If today is Friday, so yesterday that was Thursday.

(Dash) comes between Monday and Wednesday

Can you answer this Starry?

Yes, Tuesday.

The next blank now:

Today is Monday.

So (dash) will be Tuesday

Today is Monday.

So tomorrow will be Tuesday.

The last blank Starry:

Today is Wednesday means tomorrow will be (dash) and (dash) was Tuesday ?

What is the answer here?

Today is Wednesday.

so tomorrow will be Thursday and yesterday was Tuesday.

Starry, one week has 7 days but one month can have 30 or 31 days.

There is one more exception.

The month of February has 28 or 29 days.

Let us first to see the month of year according to the English or Gregorian calendar.

There are 12 months in a year.

The 1^st month of the year is January.

It has 31 days.

And the 2^nd month is February.

It can have 28 or 29 days.

How many days does this calendar show Starry?

Yes, 28 days.

Which is the 3^rd month?

It is March. It has 31 days.

The 4^th month is April.

It has 30 days.

The 5^th month is May has 31 days.

Which is the 6^th month Starry?

It is June. The month of June has 30 days.

The 7^th month is July.

It has 31 days.

August is the 8^th month.

It also has 31 days.

September month has 30 days. It is the 9^th month.

Can you tell me the 10^th month?

Yes, it is October. October has 31 days.

The 11^th month is November.

How many days does November have?

Yes, 30 days.

Which is the last month of the year Starry?

Yes, the 12^th month of the year is December. It has 31 days.

Let us repeat the names of the month in order Starry!

Yes, January-February-March-April-May-June-July-August-September-Octobor-November-December.

Starry. We just view the name of the Gregorian year months.

But when we celebrate Indian festival,

we also consider the month of the Indian solar year.

You must have heard the names from your grandparents.

Let us learn the names of the month of Indian solar year.

The 1^st month is called Chaitra.

It may have 30 or 31 days.

The 2^nd month is Vaishakh.

It has 31 days.

The 3^rd month is Jyeshth.

It has 31 days.

The 4^th month is Ashadh.

It has 31 days.

Do you know what is the next month, Starry?

Yes, it is a holy month of Shravan.

It is the 5^th month and it has 31 days.

After Shravan, comes the 6^th month Bhadra.

It also has 31 days.

The 7^th month is Ashwin.

It has 30 days.

The 8^th month Kartik also has 30 days.

And 9^th month is Agrahayan also known as Margashirsh.

It has 30 days.

The next that is the 10^th month is Paush.

Paush also has 30 days.

Magh and Phalgun are the 11^th and 12^th months respectively.

Both of them have 30 days each.

Starry, are the name clear to you?

Should we repeat them once again!

Ok. Let’s start!

Chaitra-Vaishakh-Jyeshth-Ashadh-Shravan-Bhadra-Ashwin-Kartik-Margashirsh-Paush-Magh-Phalgun

We have to do 1 interesting activity Starry!

See here, we have 1 big card board wheel.

Be fixed on a cross.

On it, the months of the Gregorian year are written.

Another small board wheel is fixed on top of it.

The months of the Indian Solar year are written on it.

A pointer is also attached in the centre.

First we show the wheel that we go it.

Let’s see at which month the arrow point when the wheel stops.

Uhm… It stops at November.

Starry, November is the 11^th month of the Gregorian year.

Now, we have to turn the wheel in such a way that we match the 11^th month of the Solar year.

That is Magh with November.

Did you understand this activity Starry?

Ok, let’s revolve the wheel again.

Here it stops at March.

March is the 3^rd month of the Gregorian year.

So which month of the Solar year should we match with … yes, Jyeshth.

Would you like to turn the big wheel again Starry?

Ok.

Now, it stops at May.

May is the 5^th month of the year.

So we match it with Shravan.

Now, let’s turn the small wheel first.

The arrow now points at Kartik.

Which month of the Solar year is it Starry?

Yes, 8^th. So we match it with August.

Which wheel should be turn now, Starry?

Ok, the small wheel.

Hey, It stops at Chaitra.

With which month of the Gregorian year should be match it.

Yes, Chaitra is the 1^st month of the Solar year.

So, we match it January.

Wasn’t it a nice game Starry?

Don’t forget the days of the week and the months of the year Starry.