Let us do these activities before we read.

I) Answer the following questions and share them with your teacher and classmates.

1. Have you ever flown a kite or seen someone fly it? Where? When?

Ans. Yes, at my home I have flown a kite many times.

2. Describe the kite—colour(s), shape, design of tail, any other detail.

Ans. The kite was diamond-shaped, blue and red in colour with a long colourful tail.

3. What did you think when you saw the kite up in the sky?

Ans. I want to fly like a kite.

II) Search the internet for videos on Kite Festivals and watch them with your teacher and classmates.

1. Share the things with your teacher that you saw and what the people were doing.

Ans. During the kite festival like 15 August,  I saw people flying large, colourful kites of different shapes. They were enjoying and celebrating with music and food. There were also kite-flying competitions.

2. Would you like to participate in this kind of festival? Why?

Ans. Yes, I like to participate in kite festival because it looks like great fun.

3. What kind of kite would you like to fly?

Ans. I like to fly big and colourful kite.

III) Look at the picture and complete the sentences. Share your responses with your teacher.

windy kite flying birds sky looking has ribbons

1. I can see ___________, ___________ and ___________ in the picture.
2. The weather in the picture is ___________.
3. The kite is ___________ high in the sky.
4. The child is ___________ from below.
5. The tail of the kite ___________.

Ans.

  1. kite, birds and sky.
  2. windy
  3. flying
  4. looking
  5. has ribbons

IV) Now, think and answer.

1. List two more things that you want to add to the picture.

Ans. Green grass, clouds

2. If I were the child, I would ___________.

Ans. If I were the child, I would fly like a kite.

3. If I were the kite, I would ___________.

Ans. If I were the kite, I would fly in the sky.

 

Let us discuss

I) Read the poem silently. As you read, mark the given statements as True or False.

Ans.

Statements T/ F
1. The child is looking at the kites. True
2. The kites look like birds of different colours. True
3. It was a rainy day. False
4. The child wants to be like a kite. True
5. The child wishes to climb on a kite. True
6. The kite is made of cloth and plastic. False
7. The child wants to ride the kite. True
8. The child knows they would have fun. True
9. The child wants to look at the kite from a rooftop. False
10. The child would like to look at people down below. True
11. The child knows that the people would stare. True

II) Complete the following sentences.

1. The poet says that the kites are like coloured birds –

See the kites fly/Like coloured birds in the sky.
The kites have been compared to b __ __ __ __ because they______________.

Ans. The kites have been compared to birds because they fly high

2. The child wishes to be like air – I wish I were small / And as light as air.

The child wishes to be as l __ __ __ t as __ __ __. The child wishes this to be able to c __ __ m __ on a kite and fly.

Ans. The child wishes to be as light t as air. The child wishes this to be able to climb on a kite and fly. , ,

Note – The poet uses simile in 1 and 2 to compare the kites with coloured birds and the quality of being light as air. The poet uses ‘like’ and ‘as’ to compare.

Do you think that the use of simile in this poem helps us imagine better when we read the poem? Share your thoughts with your teacher and classmates.

III) Find a set of words from the poem that begin with the same consonant sound.

Stanza 1
Which consonant sound do both words begin with?

Ans.  wind-whipped. Consonant sound: W

Stanza 3:

Which consonant sound do both words begin with?

Ans. paper – park
Consonant sound: P

Note : This is called alliteration. For example, big bright blue bag, funny fan, etc.
Create 4 other sets of words using alliteration

Ans.

  • Four fine fresh fish.
  • Harry hurried home.
  • Apples and almonds are amazing.
  • Friendly frogs frolic freely.

IV) In the last stanza, the two words that the poet repeats are __________, __________ to tell us that the kite is flying __ __ __ y high.

Ans. high, high, very

V) Study each stanza and underline the rhyming words from the end of each line. Also, circle the end words in the stanzas that do not rhyme.

Ans.

Stanza 1 rhyming words : Fly , sky

Stanza 1 words that do not rhyme : air, birds

Stanza 2 rhyming words : air, there

Stanza 2 words that do not rhyme : small, kite

Stanza 3 rhyming words : wings, sings

Stanza 3 words that do not rhyme : upon, songs

Stanza 4 rhyming words : down, town

Stanza 4 words that do not rhyme : be, park

Stanza 4 rhyming words : stare, air

Stanza 4 words that do not rhyme : below, me

Let us think and reflect

I) Read the given lines from the poem and answer the following questions.
What fun it would be
To look right down,
Over the park
And the rooftops of town.

1. Circle the word that does not share the same feeling as ‘fun’:
joy, excitement, care, happiness.

Ans. care

2. Which line tells us that the poet was somewhere above?

Ans. To look right down

3. Choose the scene the child saw.

Ans. iv scene

I) Answer the following questions.

1. How does the poet describe the kites in the first two lines?

Ans. The poet describe the kites in the first two lines as coloured birds in the wind-whipped sky.

2. Why does the child say that they have to climb a tree first to get onto the kite?

Ans. The child say that they have to climb a tree first to get onto the kite because he wish to reach the kite high up in the sky and imagine himself climbing onto it like a branch.

3. What are the songs that the child hears when flying atop the kite?

Ans. The songs that the wild wind sings.

4. Why did the people look up at the child and stare? If you looked up and saw that, what feelings would you have?

Ans. The people looked up at the child and stare because the child is flying on a kite high in the sky. If you looked up and saw that I would feel surprised and amazed.

5. If you were the kite carrying the child high up in the air, what would you tell them?

Ans. I would say, “Hold tight, let’s touch the clouds and dance with the wind!”

Let us learn

I) Look at the picture of the kite and read what some of its parts are named.

Now, complete the given conversation by filling the blanks with some ‘parts of a kite’ from above.

Ans.

Bina : I like the long tail at the end of my kite. What is your
kite like?
Saroj : My kite’s cover is bright. The spine e is black.
Bina : Oh wonderful! My kite’s line is attached to the reel l that
wraps it. I really like it.
Saroj : Did you know that the tip of a kite is called a nose?
Bina : Wonderful! Thanks for letting me know. Let’s go and fly our pretty kites.

II Let us create a poem using words in a kite!

The first line is the subject. Keep this to one word. Use a noun. kite
The second line is two describing words for the noun. pretty, colourful
Line three includes three action words. flying, floating, soaring
Line four uses two words that describe the action words. quickly, happily
Line five is one word that has the same meaning as the subject/synonym. paper-bird

II. Cinquain Poem Example

Kite
Bright, playful
Flying, drifting, dancing
Gracefully, freely
Sky-bird

This is called a cinquain poem. It is a five line poem that describes a person, a place or a thing.
Now, create a cinquain poem yourself on anything you like.

Ans. Students will create a cinquain with the help of teacher.

III) The poet uses the word ‘fly’ and ‘drift’ to tell us about the kite’s movement.

1. Circle the words that match with the ‘drift’ movement. You can choose more than one word.

slow fast quick upward
downward round and round float

Ans. slow, downward, float

2. Study some other words about the kite’s movement and share what type of movement they show. You can look at 1 for the type of movement.

Ans.

  1. Glide – slow and smooth movement
  2. Dive – quick downward motion
  3. Soar – rise high and steadily
  4. Swoop – swift downward movement
  5. Circle – move in a round path

IV) The poet has used expressions like—
up in the air; look right down; stay up there; stand and stare

1. Read how these expressions are used in the poem.

2. In pairs, make sentences using these expressions. Discuss with your teacher and then write in your notebooks.

Ans.

  • The balloon went up in the air
  • From the rooftop, I could look right down on the road.
  • I wished your kite would stay up there forever.

  • Children stopped to stand and stare at the huge swing.

Let us listen

Listen about the Kite Festival in India. As you listen, circle the words that are not correct. Then, listen again and write the correct words. (refer to page 163 for transcript)

1. Kite Festival is celebrated during the month of June.

Ans. June is not correct

January is correct

2. The International Kite Festival is named Uttarayan in Eastern India.

Ans. Eastern India is not correct

Western is correct

3. Uttarayan is mainly celebrated in Gujarat, but also in Maharashtra and Telangana.

Ans. Maharashtra is not correct

Rajasthan is correct

4. During the Kite Festival, we can see kites of different shapes, sizes and colours.

Ans. All words are correct

5.In Karnataka, the Tourism Department organises the Kite Festival every year.

Ans. All words are correct

6. The Punjab region celebrates Basant Panchami and Baisakhi by flying kites.

Ans. All words are correct

7. People of India also enjoy flying kites on Earth Day.

Ans. ‘Earth Day’ is not correct

‘Makar Sankranti’ is correct

 

Let us speak

Share a kite-flying experience with your classmates. If you have not flown a kite yet, share an experience of watching kites fly. Give details—
Where? When? Why? How? Speak in complete sentences.

Ans. I flew several kites during Makar Sankranti. My friends were with me at the time. We also ate sweets. It was a lot of fun flying kites from morning till evening.

Let us write

1. Imagine yourself as a kite. In pairs, first discuss all the following hints.
• What shape of kite are you? What colours do you have? What other parts of yourself are you happy about?
• Where are you? Who do you belong to? What activities do you do? Who are your friends?
• Do you have any message for humans?

2. Now, write a paragraph of about 100 words, with the title—I am a Kite.

Ans. I am a red and yellow diamond-shaped kite with a long, flowing ribbon tail. A happy little boy flies me high in the sky on sunny, windy days. Up in the clouds, I dance and play with other kites. I love how the wind lifts me high above the houses and trees. From up here, I can see all the people below. My message to everyone is to turn off your phones and computers. Go outside, fly a kite, and feel the wind. Just like me, you can enjoy the simple pleasure of nature.

Let us explore

I The mention of kites exists in ancient Indian texts. It can be found in the poetry of the thirteenth-century Marathi saint and poet, Namadeva. In his poems or gathas, he called a kite a gudi, and there is a mention that the kites were made from kaagad (paper).

Ans. Students can make a kite with the help of teachers.

II Have a look at some of the different types of kites. Choose which one is commonly seen.

Parafoil
Diamond-shaped kite
Delta Rokkaku
Box kites

Ans. Diamond-shaped kite.

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