Greetings: Class 1 English · Chapter 2

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Printable worksheet: Greetings

10 exercises (tracing, circling, matching, missing numbers, drawing) to print on A4 in black and white, with the answer key on the last page. Do them after the lesson.

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Lesson text (for parents and teachers)

Every scene's words in order, as Tara reads them after Start: for reading along, or for a child who cannot hear the narration.

Hello, Iba!
This is Iba. She lives in the hills of Meghalaya.
Let us say hello with her!
Tara: Hello! I am Tara. Today we say hello in many ways.
Namaste!
Iba meets a neighbour. She folds her hands and says, “Namaste!”
At home, she says Khublei. It is a Khasi hello!
Tara: How do you say hello at home?
Good morning!
The sun is up. Grandma combs Iba's hair.
Iba says, “Good morning, Grandma!”
A big G
Good morning begins with a big G.
Activity: Trace the big letter G with your finger. G, G, good!
Shut the tap
Iba washes her face at the tap.
Then she shuts the tap. Do not waste water!
Off to school
Iba and Banri walk to school.
They see their teacher at the gate.
Activity: Iba meets her teacher. What does she say? Good morning, or good night?
Good afternoon!
After lunch, the sun is high. It is afternoon.
Iba says, “Good afternoon, sir!”
Hop and jump
Hop, hop, hop, like a little frog.
Jump, jump, jump, over a log!
Activity: Iba hops like a frog. Which other animal can hop? A fish, a cow or a rabbit?
Stamp and skip
Stamp, stamp, stamp, your feet on the ground.
Skip with a rope, round and round!
Shake and dance
Shake your hands, then twist and twirl.
Dance and spin, every boy and girl!
Tara: Stand up! Tap your toes. Now shake, twist and dance!
Letter hop
Banri draws boxes with letters in chalk.
Iba hops on h. h, h, hop!
Activity: Trace the small letter h. h, h, hop!
Letter sounds
Every letter has a sound.
Say a picture's name. Listen to its first sound.
Activity: Here are a kite, a rabbit and a tree. Join each letter to the picture that begins with its sound.
Iba's family
This is Iba's family.
Mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, Banri and Iba.
Tara: Iba is Banri's sister. Banri is Iba's brother.
Family band
Grandma sings, and Grandpa plays the drum.
Mother and Father clap along. Dum, dum, dum!
Tara: Look! Iba and Banri are dancing to the music.
Good evening!
In the evening, Aunt and Uncle come with Iba's cousin.
Iba says, “Good evening!” They bring oranges.
f or s?
Father begins with f.
Sister begins with s.
Activity: Fish, sun, frog, star, flower: does each one begin with f, like father, or s, like sister? Put it in its basket.
m, m, moon
Mother gives Iba a cup of milk.
Mother, milk, moon: they all begin with m!
Activity: Trace the small letter m. m, m, moon!
Good night!
Yawn, yawn, yawn, the stars are bright.
Sleep, sleep, sleep. Good night, good night!
Activity: Star, moon, sun. Which one begins with a different sound? Tap it.
Bye-bye!
Now you can greet people all day long.
Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, good night!
Tara: Khublei, and bye-bye! See you soon.

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Ch 2: Greetings

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Published 10 Oct 2026 · Updated 10 Oct 2026 · All chapters of Mridang · Official NCERT chapter PDF ↗

Chapters in Mridang

Chapter 1: Two Little Hands
Chapter 2: Greetings
Chapter 3: Picture Time
Chapter 4: The Cap-seller and the Monkeys
Chapter 5: A Farm
Chapter 6: Fun with Pictures
Chapter 7: The Food we Eat
Chapter 8: The Four Seasons
Chapter 9: Anandi’s Rainbow

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