Homework for Feb 28 2015

Please check the Telugu Literature page on the blog for extra resources which kids can refer at home. I have added 2 YouTube links which will help kids recognizing and pronouncing the Vowel and Consonants.
I am also adding the Links which will help learn new vocabulary and speaking basic sentences in Telugu.  

NOTE: Refer to the Short Sentences Part 1 link to learn  vocab and sentences.

We expect all the kids to write the date on the home work page and all the parents, Please make sure you check their notebook for classwork.

Prathamika

Writing: 

• Practice all the alphabets we worked on in the class. ( Refer to the note book)  ** Parents, please ask your child to say the alphabet as they write it.
  Learn the next 5 alphabets.
• Write the date and all the alphabets learned so far in the notebooks. (Show this to the teacher in next class).

Vocab: 

• Review body parts, vegetables, fruits, weekdays.
• Learn words with alphabets క,ఖ,గ,ఘ,చ,ఛ,జ,ఝ
• Review all the vocabulary words which kids already learned - Parents - Please ask the kids the words in English and ask them to say it in telugu. 

Poem/Story:

• Watch and Listen to the following story  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn4QN-kvWvg&sns=em  (*Please watch it multiple times to understand the vocabulary and story). 
•  We will be discussing about the story in next class. 
•  We will ask simple question about the story

Speaking:

• Please refer to the Short sentences Part 1 link from Telugu Literature Page to listen and learn simple telugu sentences. Ask kids to note down all the vocabulary words which comes in sentences in their Composition books. - Every week we expect kids to learn few sentences and vocab words from these links. 

Quiz:

• Writing and identifying alphabets at random - This is very important. Most of the kids write the letters in order but they stumble when they have to write or identify the random letters. We want the parents to work with the kids on this.
• All the vocabulary words

NOTE :

• Parents, please check your kids' notebooks for this. 
  ** Home work need to be dated and timed and written legibly on a fresh page in the notebook.

Madhyama 1 (A - Class with More kids, B - Class with 6 kids)

• Review all the letters especially recognizing and writing randomly. (A &B)
• Practice writing and recognizing guninthalu for the letters which touches the body.  Identify variations in few of the guninthams (A).
• Practice writing and recognizing guninthalu for the consonants which do not touch the base (ఘ ప ఫ ష స) - (B)
• Practice writing words with and without Guninthalu - write and show at least 5 words each  - (A & B)  - write the meaning in English.
• Review all the Prayers and Padyams which are learned this calander year. (A & B)
• Practice reading all the sentences from page 130 and 131 (B)
• Speaking:
  • Please refer to the Short sentences Part 1 link from Telugu Literature Page to listen and learn simple telugu sentences. Ask kids to note down all the vocabulary words which comes in sentences in their Composition books. - Every week we expect kids to learn 5 to 10 sentences and vocab words from these links. 

      NOTE: Parents: Work with your kids and make sure they finish their homework. Please write the date in the book.

Madhyama 2 & Utterna

• మా తెలుగు తల్లికి  - Whole song Madyama 2 and Utterna
• Learn meanings for శ్రీరాముని దయ ... and తల్లి నిన్ను దలంచి ..  (Madyama 2)
• Learn meanings for అమ్మలగన్నయమ్మ ... and తల్లి నిన్ను దలంచి ..  (Utterna )
• Speaking:
  • Please refer to the Short sentences Part 1 link from Telugu Literature Page to listen and learn simple telugu sentences. Ask kids to note down all the vocabulary words which comes in sentences in their Composition books. - Every week we expect kids to learn 10 sentences and vocab words from these links. 

Classwork on Feb 21, 2015

Prathamika 

• Today few Madyama 2 kids volunteered to manage the class as we had parent teacher conferences
• Checked the home work
• Revised all the alphabets for last year kids - అ - ఱ
• Practiced అ -అః, క-ణ ( Grade 2 and above) and 
• అ-అః (below grade 2)
• Practiced pronouncing the letters properly -ALL
• Reviewed the vocabulary - ALL
• Did the quiz.

Madhyama 1 (A - Class with More kids, B - Class with 6 kids)

• Today few Madyama 2/Uteerna kids volunteered to manage the class as we had parent teacher conferences
• Checked the home work (A&B)
• Random Letter writing (B)
• Vocabulary Quiz.(A)
• Reading and writing the 2 and 3 letter words with guninthalu (A)
• Reviewed some common vocabulary words. (A & B sections).
• Practiced writing Words with Guninthalu and did the corrections - (B) 
• Practiced saying sentences in Telugu  (A & B)
• Reviewed the a story from the Book and discussed the vocabulary - (B)
• Reading the sentences from the book - Pg - 130 - (B)

Madhyama 2 & Utterna

• Today all the kids volunteered to manage other classes .

Homework for Feb 21, 2016

Please check the Telugu Literature page on the blog for extra resources which kids can refer at home. I have added 2 YouTube links which will help kids recognizing and pronouncing the Vowel and Consonants.
I am also adding the Links which will help learn new vocabulary and speaking basic sentences in Telugu.  

NOTE: Refer to the Short Sentences Part 1 link to learn  vocab and sentences.

Prathamika

Writing: 

• Practice all the alphabets we worked on in the class. ( Refer to the note book)  ** Parents, please ask your child to say the alphabet as they write it.
  Learn the next 5 alphabets.
• Write the date and all the alphabets learned so far in the notebooks. (Show this to the teacher in next class).

Vocab: 

• Review body parts, vegetables, fruits, weekdays.
• Learn words with alphabets క,ఖ,గ,ఘ,చ,ఛ,జ,ఝ
• Review all the vocabulary words which kids already learned - Parents - Please ask the kids the words in English and ask them to say it in telugu. 

Poem/Story:

• Watch and Listen to the following story  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn4QN-kvWvg&sns=em  (*Please watch it multiple times to understand the vocabulary and story). 
•  We will be discussing about the story in next class. 
•  We will ask simple question about the story

Speaking:

• Please refer to the Short sentences Part 1 link from Telugu Literature Page to listen and learn simple telugu sentences. Ask kids to note down all the vocabulary words which comes in sentences in their Composition books. - Every week we expect kids to learn few sentences and vocab words from these links. 

Quiz:

• Writing and identifying alphabets at random - This is very important. Most of the kids write the letters in order but they stumble when they have to write or identify the random letters. We want the parents to work with the kids on this.
• All the vocabulary words

NOTE :

• Parents, please check your kids' notebooks for this. 
  ** Home work need to be dated and timed and written legibly on a fresh page in the notebook.

Madhyama 1 (A - Class with More kids, B - Class with 6 kids)

• Review all the letters especially recognizing and writing randomly. (A &B)
• Practice writing and recognizing guninthalu for the letters which touches the body.  Identify variations in few of the guninthams (A).
• Practice writing and recognizing guninthalu for the consonants which do not touch the base (ఘ ప ఫ ష స) - (B)
• Practice writing words with and without Guninthalu - write and show at least 5 words each  - (A & B)  - write the meaning in English.
• Review all the Prayers and Padyams which are learned this calander year. (A & B)
• Practice reading all the sentences from page 130 and 131 (B)
• Speaking:
  • Please refer to the Short sentences Part 1 link from Telugu Literature Page to listen and learn simple telugu sentences. Ask kids to note down all the vocabulary words which comes in sentences in their Composition books. - Every week we expect kids to learn 5 to 10 sentences and vocab words from these links. 

      NOTE: Parents: Work with your kids and make sure they finish their homework. Please write the date in the book.

Madhyama 2 & Utterna

• మా తెలుగు తల్లికి  - Whole song Madyama 2 and Utterna
• Learn meanings for శ్రీరాముని దయ ... and తల్లి నిన్ను దలంచి ..  (Madyama 2)
• Learn meanings for అమ్మలగన్నయమ్మ ... and తల్లి నిన్ను దలంచి ..  (Utterna )
• Speaking:
  • Please refer to the Short sentences Part 1 link from Telugu Literature Page to listen and learn simple telugu sentences. Ask kids to note down all the vocabulary words which comes in sentences in their Composition books. - Every week we expect kids to learn 10 sentences and vocab words from these links. 

Classwork on Feb 14, 2016

Prathamika 

• Checked the home work
• Revised all the alphabets for last year kids - అ - ఱ
• Practiced అ -అః, క-ణ ( Grade 2 and above) and 
• అ-అః (below grade 2)
• Practiced pronouncing the letters properly -ALL
• Reviewed the vocabulary - ALL
• Learned naalugu thokala eluka from Text book (Page No 69) - ALL

Madhyama 1 (A - Class with More kids, B - Class with 6 kids)

• Checked the home work (A&B)
• Learned 10 new words with meaning (A)
• Reading the 2 and 3 letter words without guninthalu.(A)
• Review of 3 padyams ( ఎలుక తోలు తెచ్చి, నిక్కమైన మంచి, తల్లి నిన్ను దలంచి  ) - A
• Test on vocabulary  (A) - show it parents and get it signed
• Reading and writing the 2 and 3 letter words with guninthalu (A&B)
• Reviewed some common vocabulary words. (A & B sections).
• Practiced writing Words with Guninthalu and did the corrections - (B) 
• Practiced saying sentences in Telugu  (B)
• Reviewed the a story (ఉరికే తమాషాలు చేయరాదు) from the Book and discussed the vocabulary - Pg 121 (B)
• Reading the sentences from the book - Pg - 130 - (B)

Madhyama 2 & Utterna

• Checked homework
• Learnt meaning of శ్రీరాముని దయ
• Practiced మా తెలుగు తల్లికి
• Discussed some of the vocabulary and their variations.

Homework for Feb 14, 2015

Please check the Telugu Literature page on the blog for extra resources which kids can refer at home. I have added 2 YouTube links which will help kids recognizing and pronouncing the Vowel and Consonants.

Prathamika

Writing: 

• Practice all the alphabets we worked on in the class. ( Refer to the note book)  ** Parents, please ask your child to say the alphabet as they write it.
  Learn the next 5 alphabets.
• Write the date and all the alphabets learned so far in the notebooks. (Show this to the teacher in next class).

Vocab: 

• Review body parts, vegetables, fruits, weekdays.
• Learn words with alphabets క,ఖ,గ,ఘ,చ,ఛ,జ,ఝ
• Review all the vocabulary words which kids already learned - Parents - Please ask the kids the words in English and ask them to say it in telugu. 

Poem:

• Learn అల్పుడెపుడు పల్కు. (Page 126)

Quiz:

• Writing and identifying alphabets at random - This is very important. Most of the kids write the letters in order but they stumble when they have to write or identify the random letters. We want the parents to work with the kids on this.
• All the vocabulary words

NOTE :

• Parents, please check your kids' notebooks for this. 
  ** Home work need to be dated and timed and written legibly on a fresh page in the notebook.

Madhyama 1 (A - Class with More kids, B - Class with 6 kids)

• Review all the letters especially recognizing and writing randomly. 
• Practice writing and recognizing guninthalu for the letters which touches the body.  Identify variations in few of the guninthams (A & B sections).
• Practice writing words with and without Guninthalu - write and show at least 5 words each  - (A & B)  - write the meaning in English.
• Review and Practice all the Guninthams (B)
• Learn few sentences in Telugu, write the sentences that you learned in the book - you can write it in English  (A & B) 
• Review all the Prayers and Padyams which are learned this calander year. (A & B)
• Learn at least 10 new Vocabulary words - write down what you learned in the book. (A & B)

      NOTE: Parents: Work with your kids and make sure they finish their homework. Please write the date in the book.

Madhyama 2 & Utterna

• మా తెలుగు తల్లికి  - Last stanza  - Madyama 2 and Utterna
• Learn meanings for శ్రీరాముని దయ ... and తల్లి నిన్ను దలంచి ..  (Madyama 2)
• Learn meanings for అమ్మలగన్నయమ్మ ... and తల్లి నిన్ను దలంచి ..  (Utterna )

Classwork on Feb 7, 2015

Prathamika 

• Revised all the alphabets for last year kids - అ - ఱ
• Practiced అ -అః, క-ణ ( Grade 2 and above) and 
• అ-అః (below grade 2)
• Reviewed Body parts - Everyone
• Learned/Reviewed fruits and Vegetable names and animals (Everyone)
• Learned/Practiced అల్పుడెపుడు పల్కు
• Reviewed the vocabulary

Madhyama 1 (A - Class with More kids, B - Class with 6 kids)

• Checked the home work
• Reading the 2 and 3 letter words without guninthalu.
• Reading and writing the 2 and 3 letter words with guninthalu (A&B)
• Reviewed some common vocabulary words. (A & B sections).
• Reviewed the guninthams which have variations (B)
• Practiced writing Words with Guninthalu - (B) 
• Practiced saying sentences in Telugu  (A & B)
• Reviewed the a story from the Book (B)
• Review of 2 padyams ( ఎలుక తోలు తెచ్చి, నిక్కమైన మంచి ) - A

Madhyama 2 & Utterna

• Kids did the Elocution about the person they like.
• Learned new vocabulary.
• Review of Padyams and Prayers

Homework for Feb 7, 2016

Prathamika

Writing: 

• Practice all the alphabets we worked on in the class. ( Refer to the note book)  ** Parents, please ask your child to spell the alphabet as they write it.
  Learn the next 5 alphabets. 

Vocab: 

• Learn words with alphabets క-ణ
  Review all the vocabulary covered so far.
• Review all the fruits,vegetables and Animals
• Learn all the Body parts

Poem:

• Learn అల్పుడెపుడు పల్కు. (Page 126)

Quiz:

• Writing and identifying alphabets at random - This is very important. Most of the kids write the letters in order but they stumble when they have to write or identify the random letters. We want the parents to work with the kids on this.
• All the vocabulary words

NOTE :

• 
  
• Parents, please check your kids' notebooks for this. 
  ** Home work need to be dated and timed and written legibly on a fresh page in the notebook.

Madhyama 1 (A - Class with More kids, B - Class with 6 kids)

• Review all the letters especially recognizing and writing randomly. then practice writing guninthalu for the letters which touches the body.  Identify variations in few of the guninthams (A & B sections).
• Practice writing words with and without Guninthalu - write and show at least 5 words each  - (A & B) 
• Review and Practice all the Guninthams (B)
• Learn few sentences in in Telugu  (A & B)
• Review all the Prayers and Padyams which are learned this calander year.
• Learn at least 10 new Vocabulary words - write down what you learned in the book.

Madhyama 2 & Utterna

• Review all the topics which you learned during the first semester of this year.
• Practice speaking in telugu and write 5 sentences in telugu.

Classwork on Jan 31,2015

Prathamika 

• Revised all the alphabets for last year kids - అ - ఱ
• Practiced అ -అః, క-ణ ( Grade 2 and above) and 
• అ-అః (below grade 2)
• Body parts - Everyone
• Learned few fruits and Vegetable names and animals (Everyone)
• Learned అల్పుడెపుడు పల్కు
• Reviewed the vocabulary

Madhyama 1 (A - Class with More kids, B - Class with 6 kids)

• Review & Writing the Achulu and Hallulu (A)
• Writing the random letters (A)
• Reviewed some common vocabulary words. (A & B sections).
• Reviewed the guninthams which have variations (B)
• Practiced writing Words with Guninthalu - (B) 
• Practiced saying sentences in Telugu  (A & B)
• Started learning a story from the Book (B)

Madhyama 2 & Utterna

• Took the  remaining Mid term test.

Homework for Jan 31, 2016

FOR ALL

• Learn about the Indian Republic day.
• Make a small  Indian flag and pin it to the shirt when you come to class o 31'st Jan.
• Learn /Practice Indian national anthem, We will be singing this while doing the prayer.

Prathamika

Writing: 

• Practice all the alphabets we worked on in the class. ( Refer to the note book)
  Learn the next 5 alphabets. 

Vocab: 

• Learn 2 words with alphabets from చ-ఞ
• Review all the fruits,vegetables and Animals
• Learn all the Body parts
• Each student will learn and say 2 sentences in telugu

Poem:

• Learn అల్పుడెపుడు పల్కు.

Quiz:

• Writing and identifying alphabets at random
• All the vocabulary words

NOTE :

• Parents, please check your kids' notebooks for this. 
  ** Home work need to be dated and timed and written legibly on a fresh page in the notebook.
  

Madhyama 1 (A - Class with More kids, B - Class with 6 kids)

• Review all the letters especially recognizing and writing randomly. then practice writing guninthalu for the letters which touches the body.  Identify variations in few of the guninthams (A & B sections).
• Practiced writing Words with Guninthalu - (A & B) 
• Review and Practice all the Guninthams (B)
• Learn few sentences in in Telugu  (A & B)
• Review all the Prayers and Padyams which are learned this calander year.
• Learn at least 10 new Vocabulary words.

Madhyama 2 & Utterna

• Prepare for the rest of the test.
• Learn new sentences and Vocabulary words.

Classwork on Jan 24, 2016

Prathamika 

• Revised all the alphabets for last year kids - అ - ఱ
• Practiced అ -అః, క-ఞ్ ( Grade 2 and above) and 
• అ-అః (below grade 2)
• Body parts - Everyone
• Learned few fruits and Vegetable names and animals (Everyone)
• Learned అల్పుడెపుడు పల్కు

Madhyama 1 (A - Class with More kids, B - Class with 6 kids)

• Reviewed all the vocabulary words of Mid Term test. (A & B sections).
• Reviewed the guninthams which have variations (A)
• Reviewed all the Prayers and Padyams which are given Mid term test (A)
• Practiced writing Words with Guninthalu - (B) 
• Practiced saying sentences in Telugu  (A & B)
• Started learning a story from the Book (B)

Madhyama 2 & Utterna

• Took the Mid term test.

Homework for Jan 24, 2016

Prathamika

Writing: 

• Review and write all the alphabets we practiced in the class today. 

Vocab: 

• Review all the fruits and vegetables.
• Learn all the Body parts
• Learn 2 words with alphabets from "ka-gna"
• Each student will learn and say 2 sentences in telugu.

Misc : 

• Special focus: learn the meaning of your name.

NOTE :

• Parents, please check your kids' notebooks for this. 
  ** Home work need to be dated and timed and written legibly on a fresh page in the notebook.
  * Parents should help the kids to learn the meaning for their name.
• Kids who have not taken the mid term test will take it on 01/24/2016) - So make sure to prepare for the test. Check the syllabus in previous weeks blog posts. 

Madhyama 1 (A - Class with More kids, B - Class with 6 kids)

• Review all the letters especially recognizing and writing randomly. then practice writing guninthalu for the letters which touches the body.  Identify variations in few of the guninthams (A & B sections).
• Practiced writing Words with Guninthalu - (A & B) 
• Review and Practice all the Guninthams (B)
• Learn few sentences in in Telugu  (A & B)

NOTE 

• Kids who have not taken the mid term test will take it on 01/24/2016) - So make sure to prepare for the test. Check the syllabus in previous weeks blog posts. 

Madhyama 2 & Utterna

• Review and study for Mid term test.

Class work on Jan 17 2016

In each class we discussed about the Telugu competitions and the importance of participating in such a competitions to get more exposure and to see how other kids doing in varies different categories. Please encourage the kids to participate and make sure to brink them for such programs.

Prathamika 

• Revised all the alphabets for last year kids - అ - ఱ
• Practiced అ -అః, క-ఞ్ ( Grade 2 and above) and 
• అ-అః (below grade 2)
• Body parts - Everyone
• Learned few fruits and Vegetable names

Madhyama 1 (A - Class with More kids, B - Class with 6 kids)

• Reviewed all the random letters and then practiced writing few guninthams(A & B sections).
• Reviewed all the guninthams with the letters - where talakattu touches the body. (A)
• Practiced writing Words with Guninthalu - (B) 
• Practiced saying sentences in Telugu  (B)

Madhyama 2 & Utterna

• Reviewed all the Test syllabus for Mid term test.