• Revise and remember all the Hindi alphabets
• Know the counting till 50 in Hindi.
• Know the Barah-khadi.
  

• Read the 2nd story in Gyan Sudha book
• Complete the first assignment ("abhyas") from the Vyakaran Abhyas.

• Read the 3rd story "Lalchi Kutta" in Gyan Sudha book
• Complete the 1st and 2nd assignment ("abhyas") from the Vyakaran Abhyas.
• 5 sentences about what you did in the recent past

• Read the 4th Story "Do Mitr" in the Gyan Sudha Book.
• Complete the 3rd assignment ("abhyas") in the
• Vyakaran Abhyas book.

Culture Homework: Write 10 facts about Gandhiji. (Due 10/14/2007)

• Read "Ramu ka Gadha" in Gyan Sudha.
• Go over the sentences mentioned in page 5-22 and thier meaning in "Aao Padho aur Sikho". We will go over the sentences in the next class.

• Go over the words and sentences mentioned in page 8 and 9 and their meaning in "Aao Padho aur Sikho". We will go over the sentences in the next class.
• Write 5 sentences using the words mentioned in page 7 of "Aao Padho aur Sikho"
• Bonus Homework: Read "Samajhdar Bakriyas" in Gyan Sudha.

Culture Homework:
Parents,
Please go through http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asoka with the kids. Mainly Early life, and Rise to power sections.
I would like to thank Ritaji, and Ninaji for their help during culture session. That day, culture session was very much collective effort. :-)

• Go over the words and sentences mentioned in page 10 and 11 and their meaning in "Aao Padho aur Sikho". We will go over the sentences in the next class.
• Write 5 sentences using the words mentioned in page 8 and 9 of "Aao Padho aur Sikho"
• Bonus Homework: Read "Murkh Bakriyas" in Gyan Sudha.
  

Culture Homework:

Please visit this site (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU3eqP-nxu8 ) to go through the video that we went through in the class.
Please answer following questions:
• What is the oldest civilization in the world?
• What are the oldest religious scriptures known to mankind?
• Name one significant contribution of ancient India in the field of mathematics.
• What’s the name of the first dynasty in India?
• Name the world’s first universities.
• Which two religions were born during Magadh dynasty era?

All of the above questions can be answered from the video.

• Go over the words and sentences mentioned in page 12 and 13 and their meaning in "Aao Padho aur Sikho". We will go over the sentences in the next class.
• Write 5 sentences each begining with Ka and Kha.
• Form as many words using the suffix "Kadi" as in Pakdi, Lakdi etc.
• Bonus Homework: Read "Ekta main bal hai" in Gyan Sudha.

Culture homework:

In addition to what kids took one crossword puzzle home from previous class, watching this video will help complete the Indian History video sessions.
Sorry for late posting of the link. 
Here is the continuation from the previous link: (Indian History – Part II)  http://youtube.com/watch?v=l-W3UM7hpBU

Earlier I had sent http://youtube.com/watch?v=uU3eqP-nxu8 (Indian History –Part I)

• Go over the words and sentences mentioned in page 14 and 15 and their meaning in "Aao Padho aur Sikho". We will go over the sentences in the next class. 
• Read "Ekta main bal hai" in Gyan Sudha.
  

• Go over the words and sentences mentioned in page 16 thru 19 and their meaning in "Aao Padho aur Sikho". We will go over the sentences in the next class.  
• Read "Buri Sangat" in Gyan Sudha.

• HINDI - Go over the words and sentences mentioned in page 14 thru 20 and their meaning in "Aao Padho aur Sikho". We will go over the sentences in the next class. 
• CULTURE - Go through the states, and their capitals that we discussed in the class.

• Make sure that you the meaning of words and sentences mentioned in page 1 thru 20 "Aao Padho aur Sikho". There will be a quiz about this in the next class.
• Read the story "Murkh Gadaria" in Gyan Sudha

• Write 3 word each for each of the alphabets mentioned below and identify the sanghyas in the word you have written:

Ka Kha
ca cha
ta tha
da dha

• Complete excercise 5 in "Vyakaran Abhyas" book.
• Write the all words in the spelling test twice in Hindi with their meanings paying attention to the pronunciation.

• Complete pages 16 (exercise on Sanghya), and 22-23 (Vyakaran homework) in the photocopy material.
• As a bonus homework please complete exercise 6 in the Vyakaran Abhyas.

• Complete Abhyas 6 and Abhayas 7 in the Vyakaran Abhyas
• Complete pages 18 and 19 from the photocopy material

1. Read chapter 2 of Aao Padhe and Sikhe and complete the excercises of this chapter (Pages 26 - 29)
2. Complete the last week's incomplete homework.

• Please complete Abhyas 8 and Abhayas 9 (Pages 13, 14 and 15) in the Vyakaran Abhyas
• Complete pages 26 and 28 from the photocopy material.
• Also for the next class on 24th Feb the students are expected to explain to the class regarding the different part of speeches which has been covered till now.
   
  The assignments for different part of speeches are as follows:
   
  Noun (Sanghya) - Vidhi, Avinash and Apporva
  Gender (Ling)  - Rhuhi, Oorja and Manisha
  Number (Vachan)- Rohan, Amrita and Parth
  Pronoun (Swarnam) - Anusha, Tarushim Gaura
  Adjective (Visheshan) - Arghya, Ashish

• Complete the Abhyas 10 (page 16) in Hindi Vyakaran book.

Hindi Homework:

• Pick up your favorite story, poem, joke etc that you would like to share with the class and present it in front of the class. The only thing to remember is that the article must be in Hindi. You can also read it from your notebook/book but again the rule is that the article must be written in Hindi. You have 5 mins for presenting this in the class.

Culture homework:

1. What are the different streams of Indian Classic music?
2. What musical instruments do you see for "Hindustani" style? Please name them.
3. What musical instruments do you see for "Karnatik" style? Please name them.
4. Who is the most famous tabla player in the world?

I didn't know Khan saheb's first name. The most famous sarangi player name is Ustad Sultan Khan.

• Please come prepared to speak about what you would like to pursue as your career when you grow up and why you chose this profession?
• The requirement is same as the last week: The article must be in Hindi. You can also read it from your notebook but again the rule is that the article must be written in Hindi. You have 3 mins for presenting this in the class.

• Go over the Lesson 3 in "Aao Padhe and Sikhe" and complete the exercises, we will go over the lesson in the next class.

• Complete lesson 4 "Billi Mausi" and also memorize the poem. The students will be presenting the poem next week in the class.

• Complete lesson 5 and lesson 7 and also memorize the poem in lesson 7
• Practice annual day presentation without looking at your notebooks, also identify the famous Indian personality and materials ready in the next class.

• Read lesson 8 and complete the excercise
• Practice annual day presentation without looking at your notebooks, also identify the famous Indian personality and memorize the material for the next class.

• Read lesson 9 and complete the excercise
• Practice annual day presentation without looking at your notebooks, also identify the famous Indian personality and memorize the material for the next class.
• Memorize "Hum Honge Kamyab" song posted at http://www.gurukul-wa.org/class4a/Shared%20Documents/Hum%20Honge%20Kamyab.JPG