December 13, 2020

      

What did we cover in the class?

Core Activity

1. Understanding the words that describe family relationships - deep dive

Plan for next class

1. Bharatiyula panDagalu - deeper dive

2. Family relationships in Telugu - revision

Homework

Please take a printout of the family relationship worksheet , review family relationships list and write at least one sentence about each relative (you can include your family members but at least 10 other relatives than your immediate family). It should be at least 10 relationships and there is no upper limit. Please follow the format given below.

Name of the person	Relationship	Description (at least one sentence about that person)

  

Please note: The next 2 Sundays are holidays for Prajna. We will meet again on Jan 3, 2021. Happy new year! 

December 6, 2020

     

What did we cover in the class?

Core Activity

1. Mid term exam review - From the mid term exam paper, the sections of reading a passage and understanding the meaning was explained. Also, a lot of new words were introduced. Translating story, along with a few techniques associated with it and commonly made mistakes were also discussed.

Plan for next week

1. Bharatiyula panDagalu - deeper dive

2. Family relationships in Telugu - deeper dive

Homework

Take any English paragraph with 5-10 sentences and translate it into Telugu. Leverage on the new skills of translation i.e. reading the entire sentence first, think about how you are going to explain it in Telugu to your grand parents, say the sentence aloud and listen to yourself. Make corrections as needed to finalize the translation to native Telugu. 

Note: Please discuss about several family relationships and how you call them with the students. We will try to do a virtual whiteboarding and pictorially learn about the family relationships

November 8, 2020

    

What did we cover in the class?

Core Activity

1. Padyam - ఇంతింతై, వటుఁడింతయై revision

2. We learnt about some famous panDagalu and in which month, on which tithi we get those panDagalu. This exercise was conducted as a fun exercise with Kahoot. 

3. We learnt about family relationships through another Kahoot exercise. The reference can be found in this document

Please note: The next 3 Sundays are holidays to Prajna due to Diwali and Thanksgiving. The next Telugu class would be on December 6. Please stay tuned for further instruction through either email or WhatsApp group (or both) for further information about mid term exam

Plan for next week

1.  Midterm exam review (due to COVID situation, the exam will be a group of offline exercises. As mentioned above, I shall provide further information)

2. Bharatiyula panDagalu - deeper dive

3. Family relationships in Telugu - deeper dive

Homework

1. Those students who did not send their voice recording for moduga puvvu assignment, please complete it. Mid term exam will have a similar exercise so this will be a good warm up for the exam

2. If you have not done so already, translate the story (in the last class update) from English to Telugu. This contains all the 4 types of statements and is a good exercise. If you cannot do it all, do as much as you can. Discuss with your parents to ensure that you are translating (not dubbing). Midterm exam will have a similar exercise.

November 1, 2020

   

What did we cover in the class?

Core Activity

1. Padyam - along with meaning (the background story of vamanavataram was also discussed)

ఇంతింతై, వటుఁడింతయై మఱియుఁ దా నింతై నభోవీథిపై

నంతై తోయదమండలాగ్రమున కల్లంతై ప్రభారాశిపై

నంతై చంద్రుని కంతయై ధ్రువునిపై నంతై మహర్వాటిపై

నంతై సత్యపదోన్నతుం డగుచు బ్రహ్మాండాంత సంవర్ధియై

intintai vaTuDintayai mariyu daanintai nabhOvIdhipai

nantai tOyadamandalaagramuna kallantai prabhaaraasipai

nantai chandruni kantayai dhruvunipainantai maharvaaTipai

nantai satyapadOnnatundaguchu brahmandaanta samvardhiyai

2. Deep dive into ఆశ్చర్యార్ధక sentences. We discussed about a few examples (given below) in English and translated them into Telugu.

aaScharyaardhaka (ఆశ్చర్యార్ధక)

అరే, అరెరే   (phew)

అయ్యో, అయ్యయ్యో, అబ్బా, అబ్బబ్బా, అబ్బో, అబ్బబ్బో, అమ్మో,అమ్మమ్మో, ఆహా, ఓహో, వహ్వా, వారెవా, అయ్య బాబోయ్ (wow, oh)

భలే, భళా, భళీ, శభాష్ (super, kudos)

ఓరీ, ఓసీ, ఒరేయ్, ఒసే (vexation/frustration oriented surprise)

1. Yay! I got the concert tickets!

2. Wow! Taj mahal is such a majestic construction!

3. Phew! You do not even know this!

4. Sorry, I should not have hit the vehicle in the front

5. Super! You got the first rank!

6. That is a fantastic accomplishment! Kudos! 

7. Duh! I cannot believe that you are travelling now 

Plan for next week

1.  Story - Chanakya Chandragupta - Part-2

2. Bharatiyula panDagalu

3. Family relationships in Telugu

We shall review this document

For panDagalu and family relationships, Divya and Anvitha will conduct a Kahoot session to get started!

4. Padyam - ఇంతింతై వటుడింతై

Homework

1. Translate the sentences (mentioned above) in the class update for ఆశ్చర్యార్ధక and write the corresponding Telugu sentences

2. Those students who did not send their voice recording for moduga puvvu assignment, please complete it.

3. Translate the story (in the last class update) from English to Telugu. This contains all the 4 types of statements and is a good exercise. If you cannot do it all, do as much as you can. Discuss with your parents to ensure that you are translating (not dubbing).

October 18, 2020

  

What did we cover in the class?

Core Activity

1. Story - Chanakya Chandragupta. Part-1

2. Deep dive into ఆజ్ఞాపూర్వక sentences. We discussed about a few examples (given below) in English and translated them into Telugu.

• He should finish his lunch before leaving 
• They must distribute the medicine to all villagers by day after tomorrow
• You should come to school tomorrow to pick up your books
• All students of mana Telugu Madhyama class should submit their homework by midnight of Friday before the class
• You should send your reading homework as a message to our WhatsApp group

3. Review of the first part of మోదుగ పూవు reading assignment and learned a few new words

Plan for next week

Please note that next week is Prajna holiday for Dassera festival. We will meet on 11/1/2020

1.  Story - Chanakya Chandragupta - Part-2

2. Deep dive into ఆశ్చర్యార్ధక. We will continue Translation from English to Telugu

3. Padyam - ఇంతింతై వటుడింతై

Homework

Those students who did not send their voice recording for last week assignment should send it by the coming Friday.

1. Write 5 sentences (your own sentences) to represent ఆశ్చర్యార్ధక sentences. You should follow the following format for each of the 5 sentences.

English Sentence: ....

Corresponding Telugu Sentence: ....

2. Translate the following story from English to Telugu. Discuss with your parents to ensure that you are translating (not dubbing).

Once in a kingdom, a man named Govind protested the king. The king was angry, and he said to his soldiers, “arrest Govind immediately”. Govind didn’t resist and said, “My Lord, I will gladly accept the punishment but, I have one last desire”. “What is your last desire? Tell me immediately” shouted the king. “I would like to see my wife and children one last time”, said Govind. The king did not agree. “Why will you come back after seeing your family? This cannot be allowed”. 

In the meantime, a man from the crowd came forward and said “My Lord, please arrest me instead of him as a guarantee. If he does not come back then you can hang me instead of him”. The king was surprised. “Why are you ready to take his place? Tell me the truth!”. The man replied “My Lord, he is my best friend and I trust him”. 

King agreed. “You must return in a total of 12 hours. Otherwise, your friend will be hanged to death”. Govind agreed and left to visit his family. He started to return but, on the way, the horse got sick. Because of this, he got delayed. At king’s palace, the king ordered “Govind, did not return. Hang his friend!”. The friend was taken to the board to be hanged. Just as a soldier was about to pull the lever, Govind arrived gasping and fell to the ground. “Please stop. I am back. Please release my friend”. The friend said “Govind, I can sacrifice my life for you”. “No, don’t do that”, shouted Govind. 

Listening to them, the king was surprised. “I forgive you both. Your friendship made me feel very happy”.

October 11, 2020

  

What did we cover in the class?

Core Activity

1. Deep dive into నిశ్చయార్ధక sentences. We discussed about a few examples in English and translated them into Telugu (please refer to homework for those sentences). Also, we took a newspaper article, read the contents and tried to understand the నిశ్చయార్ధక sentences in the article.

 

2.  వచనము (ఏక, బహు), - practice - Along with this, we will learn new vocabulary about animals and birds

Donkey        Bat          Buffalo             Butterfly        

Caterpillar   Cheetah     Dog                   Fish             

Cuckoo       Dove         Elephant            Falcon           

Fox             Giraffe     Grasshopper      Horse            

Leopard      Mongoose  Monkey           Panther     

Parrott        Polar bear     Raccoon          Seahorse    

Skunk        Spider            Squirrel           Vulture     

Whale        Zebra            

Plan for next week

1.  Story - Chanakya Chandragupta

2. Deep dive into ఆజ్ఞాపూర్వక, ఆశ్చర్యార్ధక. We will continue Translation from English to Telugu

3. Reading simple sentences - through a story

Homework

1. For each word in ఏక, బహు  వచనము (mentioned above), write the English word, corresponding Telugu word and the plural form. Considering that the kids have a holiday this week, this homework is highly recommended but not required. All these words in singular and plural forms would be important for mid term exam

English word	Telugu word	Plural form
Donkey
Bat
Caterpillar
...
Zebra

2. Homework #2 and #3 are required. Translate the following sentences into Telugu and write them.

1. My friend came to school yesterday
2. My paternal uncle will get married next month
3. I would like to become a leader when I grow up
4. The baby has been crying loud since morning
5. They decorated their house beautifully for last Christmas
6. I need to understand this lesson better
7. I am talking to my friend to know that they are safe

3. Read the following paragraph and send your voice recording to the Madhyama WhatsApp group as a part of your homework.

మోదుగ ఒక ఎర్రని పూవు. ఈ పువ్వులను అగ్నిపూలు అని పిలుస్తారు. ఈ చెట్టు ఒక పెద్ద వృక్షంలాగా పెరుతుంది. అందమైన ఎర్రని పూలు గుత్తులు గుత్తులుగా పూస్తాయి. నారింజరంగుతో, ఎర్రని గుత్తుల ఈ పూలు కనువిందుచేస్తూ తమాషాగా వుంటాయి. కొక్కేలలాగా, కొద్దిగా చిలుకముక్కుల్లాగా ఉంటూ ఈ పూలు, ఆకులే కనిపించనట్లు నిండుగాపూస్తాయి, చాలా అందంగా వుంటాయి. మోదుగ చెట్టును కింశుక వృక్షము అని కూడ అంటారు. అంతేకాక భారతీయభాషల్లో దీనిపేర్లు ఇలావున్నాయి.

సంస్కృతంలో పలాశ అనీ, హిందీ లో పలశ్ అనీ, తెలుగులో మోదుగ, మోదుగు అనీ అంటారు. మలయాళంలో మురికు, శమత , బ్రీమ వృక్షం అనీ, తమిళం లో పొరొసం, కత్తుమురుక అనీ, కన్నడంలో ముథుగ, బ్రహవృక్ష అనీ అంటారు. పంజాబ్, హర్యానాల్లో కాకాక్ అనీ, ఒరియాలో కింజుకొ, పొరసు అనీ అంటారు. అంటే, ఇన్ని భాషల్లో ఇన్ని పేర్లున్న ఈ మోదుగ దేశవ్యాప్తంగా వున్నట్లు ఋజువవుతున్నది కదా!

మోదుగ ఎత్తుగా పైకి పెరిగే వృక్షం. ఈ చెట్టు దాదాపు 15 మీటర్ల ఎత్తు వరకు పెరుగుతుంది. ఈ చెట్టు పెరుగుదల నిదానంగా ఉంటుంది.

The above article was an excerpt from a magazine with slight edits to match the requirements of students. For a full version of this article - please refer http://sirimalle.com/moduga-puvvu/ 

October 4, 2020

 

What did we cover in the class?

Core Activity

Padyam recitation by one of the students

2.  వచనము (ఏక, బహు), - practice - Along with this, we learned new vocabulary about animals and birds

Calf    Ant    Bear    Bee    Camel    Cat 

Hen   Lion    Shark  Crocodile    Duck    Eagle

Fly     Frog    Goat   Gorilla    Hippopotamus

Lion   Lizard  Moose    Ostrich    Penguin    Pigeon

Rhinoceros   Sea lion   Snail    Snake Swan    Turtle

Worm    Insect

3. Deep dive into ప్రశ్నార్ధక. With that we started learning how to translate English sentences into Telugu native form

How	ఎలా
How much	ఎంత
How many	ఎన్ని
Why	ఎందుకు
When	ఎప్పుడు
Where	ఎక్కడ
Who	ఎవరు
What	ఏమిటి

 How

    How long have you been living in America?

    How far is Katy from Sugar Land?

    I am not sure how such a big family of 8 lived in the small house

    How will you solve the problem?

    How did you climb the mountain?

 How much, How many

    How much does this toy cost?

    How many times should I tell you not to keep books on the floor?

    How much did the sales person quote for the car?

    Did you realize how much the challenge was to overcome?

    How many trips did you have to make to school to get your supplies?

 Why

     Why did you do that?

     Why does the sun rise in the east?

     Why should we work on repairing the vehicle?

     I know why you do not want to tell me the truth

     Why did you not ask me this question before?

     Why are you sad?

When

    When did you go on vacation last year?

    As a friend, I will be there when you need me

    When do you need to submit the assignment in your school?

    When will you take up this new job?

    When are you going to visit us to spend some time?

 Where

    Where did I put my pencil?

    Where did you go last Saturday to attend the wedding?

    Where were you when I called you last afternoon?

    Where do you plan to start your restaurant?

    Where did your father go for his haircut last week?

 Who

    Who is the best football player in the world?

    Who are your best friends?

    Who is the headmaster of the school?

    Who will help me with this work on the day after tomorrow?

    Who was the culprit that got charged in the accident?

 What

    What is the name of your pet dog?

    What was your favorite subject when you were a student?

    At what time should I wake you up tomorrow morning?

    What will you become when you grow up?

    What did you do to help your parents on the day before yesterday?

Plan for next week

1.  వచనము (ఏక, బహు), - practice - part 2

2. Deep dive into నిశ్చయార్ధక, ఆజ్ఞాపూర్వక, ఆశ్చర్యార్ధక. We will continue Translation from English to Telugu

3. Reading simple sentences

Homework

1. For each word in ఏక, బహు  వచనము (mentioned above), write the English word, corresponding Telugu word and the plural form 

English word	Telugu word	Plural form
Calf
Ant
Bear
...
Insect

2. Write 2 translations from each category in  ప్రశ్నార్ధక by picking and translating the sentences from the list given above. The format is given below

How

 1.

 2. 

How much, How many

 1.

 2.

Why

 1.

 2.

...

September 27, 2020

  

What did we cover in the class?

Core Activity

Padyam recitation by one of the students

Reminder to students to complete and submit Homework by Friday night every week

 

Story - చెరపకురా చెడెదవు  along with meaning. Students expressed their views about the story - why they liked it

We continued our learning on how masculine and feminine genders (స్త్రీ - feminine, పు/పుః - masculine, నపుంసక - no gender)

Started Deep dive into ప్రశ్నార్ధక sentences - Discussed about how or how much.

Plan for next week

1. Padyam recital - one student 

2.  వచనము (ఏక, బహు), - practice - Along with this, we will learn new vocabulary about animals and birds

3. Deep dive into ప్రశ్నార్ధక, నిశ్చయార్ధక, ఆజ్ఞాపూర్వక, ఆశ్చర్యార్ధక

How	ఎలా
How much	ఎంత
Why	ఎందుకు
When	ఎప్పుడు
Where	ఎక్కడ
Who	ఎవరు
What	ఏమిటి

4. Translation from English to Telugu (part-1)

Homework

1. Write corresponding Telugu words beside each word in the table below.

Masculine	Feminine	Gender neutral
man	woman	person
father	mother	parent
son	daughter	ward
boy	girl	child
uncle	aunt	relative
husband	wife	spouse
actor	actress	artist
prince	princess	heir
waiter	waitress	server
rooster	hen	chicken
headmaster	headmistress	head
king	Queen	head

2. Write 5 sentences (questions) using Telugu counterparts of how or how much

3. Complete worksheet 1 (page 9 & 10) in మన తెలుగు శిశు (UKG) - అభ్యాసము 

 

Note to parents

Please post the home work in our Madhyama WhatsApp group with the student name by the end of Friday every week. That will give me enough time to review the home work and get back to you with feedback

Students are expected to complete their home work every week

We shall start the class on time, sharp at 11.40 AM. Students are expected to join on time. If they come in late or drop off in the middle, I shall send a note to the parents and mark their attendance as absent.

The students are expected to keep their video on all the time during the class

September 20, 2020

 

What did we cover in the class?

Core Activity

Padyam (agaNita satyabhaasha) revision

Homework from last class 

We learnt how singular & plural are stated and the rules around it. In parallel, we learnt a few new words

Vocabulary on the go: Expect - ఆశించుట, Context - సందర్భము

ఏకవచనము (Singular) బహువచనము (plural)

Duck – బాతు బాతులు

Deer – లేడి లేళ్ళు

Home - ఇల్లు ఇళ్ళు

River – నది నదులు

Forest – అడవి అడవులు

Tree – చెట్టు చెట్లు

Ocean – సముద్రము సముద్రములు

సముద్రాలు

We learned a few sentences with each of these words

We then learnt త్రికాలములు

           భూత   - past tense

           వర్తమాన - present

           భవిష్యత్ – future

We then combined ప్రథమ పురుష, మధ్యమ పురుష, ఉత్తమ పురుష with భూత, వర్తమాన, భవిష్యత్ and practiced a few sentences to say with those.

We then covered లింగములు  (స్త్రీ - feminine, పు/పుః - masculine, నపుంసక - no gender)

Girl బాలిక  Boy బాలుడు   Book  పుస్తకము

Mother తల్లి   Father తండ్రి  Home  ఇల్లు

He అతడు, వాడు - She ఆమె  Pen  కలము 

Plan for next week

1. Padyam recital - one student 

2. Story - చెరపకురా చెడెదవు  

3.  వచనము (ఏక, బహు), లింగములు (స్త్రీ, పు, నపుంసక) - practice

4. Deep dive into నిశ్చయార్ధక, ప్రశ్నార్ధక, ఆజ్ఞాపూర్వక, ఆశ్చర్యార్ధక

5. Translation from English to Telugu (part-1)

Homework

1. Write the singular form (in Telugu,of course), plural form, one sentence each for the plural form for the following words.

Boon

I 

My – 

You (friendship form)

You (respect form)

Your - 

He, she – 

His, Her –

man

woman

person

father

mother

parent

2. For each of the following verbs, find out the corresponding Telugu verb and write one sentence in each of ప్రథమ పురుష, మధ్యమ పురుష, ఉత్తమ పురుష. 

Act (movie), cry, crawl, shout

 

Note to parents

Please post the home work in our Madhyama WhatsApp group with the student name by the end of Friday every week. That will give me enough time to review the home work and get back to you with feedback

Many students missed last week home work. They are expected to send their home work for last week by the end of Today, 9/2020

We shall start the class on time, sharp at 11.40 AM. Students are expected to join on time. If they come in late or drop off in the middle, I shall send a note to the parents and mark their attendance as absent.

The students are expected to keep their video on all the time during the class