KatyPrajna Mana Telugu Madhyama

Sunday, April 22, 2018

April 22, 2017

What did we cover in the class?

Core Activity

Final exam end to end review
Telugu final exam will be next Sunday April 29. Sample exam paper could be found here
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1hkb1adD5litOE5cNRX9uyLvOyXxojv-Y

We discussed the end to end exam paper structure and reviewed the following

Dictation words will be given from homework (మన తెలుగు శిశు UKG)

Sentences will be given from what was covered in class

Extra credit opportunities were discussed

Questions on sentences, use your own sentences would be only from what was covered in the class. For those who missed classes, blog is your reference to refer even to past classes. Here is a quick reference.

Words for use in own sentences

గోడ జోల గోరు రైతు తోట

మౌనము మోత నౌక నౌకరు దుఃఖము

కేక గేదె తేమ వేడి తేలిక పొగ

పొడుగు గొలుసు తొందర కోకిల కోపము

చీర దీపం తీపి సీసా చీకటి మీగడ

కాలు వీపు చేదు కారం పసుపు బరువు పరువు

పాట మాట పాప వాన సాన పాక

వాసన గంప నది ఆకలి బండి ఈల గంట

Sentences for translation

I bought crackers for DeepavaLi - నేను దీపావళికి టపాకాయలు కొన్నాను

It rained heavily today - ఈ రోజు వాన బాగా కురిసింది

I can sing a song - నేను పాట పాడగలను

This is a copper wire - ఇది ఒక రాగి తీగ

Please leave my neck - దయచేసి నా మెడ వదులు

I go to temple on Saturday - నేను గుడికి శనివారం వెడతాను

I am thirsty - నాకు దాహంగా ఉంది

This jewelry is good - ఈ నగలు చాలా బాగుంటాయి

There is a stain on my palm - నా అర చేతి మీద మరక ఉంది

This sugar cane is very sweet - ఈ చెరుకు గడ చాలా తీయగా ఉంది

It is very pleasant - ఇది చాల హాయిగా ఉంది

I had a stomach-full of meals - నేను కడుపు నిండా భోజనం చేశాను

1. I have a parrot - నాతో ఒక చిలక ఉంది

2. I go to school - నేను బడికి వెడతాను

3. I eat mangoes - నేను మామిడి పండులు తింటాను

4. There is cold breeze outside - బయట చలి గాలి ఉంది

5. The street has many lines - ఈ వీధిలో చాలా గీతలు ఉన్నాయి

There are a few sections (padyam, writing 12 Telugu months, directions) that are questions known in advance. So, easy to work on and get marks

Prepare well for the final exam. Good luck!

Plan for next class

Final exam!!

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

April 15, 2018

What did we cover in the class?

Core Activity

Song for Cultural day

తేనెల తేటల మాటలతో... పాట - చరణం 2 & చరణం 3 - మొత్తం పాట
The song was practiced once more.

Final exam paper review

The following final exam sections were discussed

Disasters vocabulary - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3IeuUQA9h8NbXlieGE3Z2JXMkE/view

Travel vocabulary - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3IeuUQA9h8NSDltYzFCbEpvSWc/view

English to Telugu sentence translation
Using Telugu words in own sentences.

Please note:

Telugu final exam will be on April 29. Sample exam paper could be found here

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1hkb1adD5litOE5cNRX9uyLvOyXxojv-Y

Homework

Parents, please review the sample exam paper. Feel free to review the earlier blog posts. Please work with your children to start preparation for the exam.

There will be no designated homework as the exam preparation itself is the homework.

Plan for next class

Final exam practice

Exercise for each section of the final exam.

Monday, April 9, 2018

April 8, 2018

What did we cover in the class?

Core Activity

Song for Cultural day

తేనెల తేటల మాటలతో... పాట - చరణం 2 & చరణం 3 - మొత్తం పాట
The song was practiced once more.

Final exam paper review

Each section of the final exam is reviewed and explained to the students.

Please note:

Telugu final exam will be on April 29. Sample exam paper could be found here

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1hkb1adD5litOE5cNRX9uyLvOyXxojv-Y

Final exam practice

Sentence translation: A few sentences in English were translated into Telugu and the technique of translation was discussed.

A few English words were reviewed along with their Telugu meaning.

Homework

Plan for next class

Some more practice for the final exam.

Sunday, April 1, 2018

April 1, 2018

What did we cover in the class?

Core Activity

Song for Cultural day

తేనెల తేటల మాటలతో... పాట - చరణం 2 & చరణం 3 - మొత్తం పాట
The song was practiced a few times. Boys & girls also sang as groups. Please refer to last week blog update for full lyrics of the song.

Games for kids

We played some games that involved Telugu words and movie names.

Please note:

Telugu final exam will be on May 6. Sample exam paper could be found here

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1hkb1adD5litOE5cNRX9uyLvOyXxojv-Y

Homework

Plan for next class

We will review the exam paper next week

Sunday, March 25, 2018

March 25, 2017

What did we cover in the class?

Core Activity

Song for Cultural day

తేనెల తేటల మాటలతో... పాట - చరణం 2 & చరణం 3 - మొత్తం పాట
The song was practiced a few times. Boys & girls also sang as groups. Please refer to last week blog update for full lyrics of the song.

Day to day vocabulary:
The following words along with their meaning and usage was discussed
గోడ జోల గోరు రైతు తోట

మౌనము మోత నౌక నౌకరు దుఃఖము

Vattulu training continued. A few words involving vattulu from మన తెలుగు శిశు UKG were discussed
*Parents*, please ensure that the students get the worksheet to the class in every class for the next 5 classes.

Telugu final exam will be on May 6. Sample exam paper would be discussed in the next class

Homework

మన తెలుగు శిశు UKG
Parents, please work with the students to revise all vattulu.

Plan for next class

Practice the song - tEnela tETala maaTalatO - తేనెల తేటల మాటలతో (this would be performed by students on cultural day)

Writing simple sentences using vattulu & gunintalu

Reading simple paragraphs & stories using vattulu and gunintalu

Sunday, March 4, 2018

March 4, 2018

What did we cover in the class?

Core Activity

Song for Cultural day

తేనెల తేటల మాటలతో... పాట - చరణం 2 & చరణం 3 - మొత్తం పాట
The song was practiced a few times. Boys & girls also sang as groups. Please refer to last week blog update for full lyrics of the song.

Vattulu training continued. Students were provided a printout of Vattulu practice sheet and ప, ఫ, బ, భ, మ, య, ర, ల, వ, శ, ష, స, హ, ళ, ఱ vattulu were discussed along with the words.
*Parents*, please ensure that the students get the worksheet to the class in every class for the next 5 classes.

Homework

మన తెలుగు శిశు UKG
Students need to write 30 words (3 in each page) from pages 52 to 70. .
Parents, please work with the students while they are writing to ensure that they learn it right the first time.

Plan for next class

Next class is on March 25 (March 11 is Prajna picnic and March 18 is Spring break holiday).
Practice the song - tEnela tETala maaTalatO - తేనెల తేటల మాటలతో (this would be performed by students on cultural day)

Day to day Vocabulary continued

Simple sentences using vattulu & gunintalu

Sunday, February 25, 2018

February 25, 2017

What did we cover in the class?

Core Activity

Padyam

తేనెల తేటల మాటలతో... పాట - చరణం 2 & చరణం 3 - మొత్తం పాట

||pallavi||
tEnela tETala maaTalatO, mana dESa maatanE kolichedama
bhaavam bhaagyam koorchukoni, mana jeevana yaanam chEyudamaa

||modaTi charaNam||
saagaramE tala chuTTukoni, sura ganga cheeragaa malachukoni

geetaa gaanam paaDukoni mana dEviki ivvaali haaratulu

||renDava charaNam||
gaanga jaTaadhara bhaavanatO hima Saila roopamE nilabaDagaa
galagala paarE nadulannI, oka bRnda gaanamE chEstunTE

||mooDava charaNam||
endarOveerula tyaaga phalam, mana nETi swEchchakE mooladhanam

vaarandarinI talachukonI, mana maanasaveedhini nilupukonI

||పల్లవి||
తేనెల తేటల మాటలతో, మన దేశ మాతనే కొలిచెదమ
భావం భాగ్యం కూర్చుకొని, మన జీవన యానం చేయుదమా

||మొదటి చరణం||
సాగరమే తల చుట్టుకొని, సుర గంగ చీరగా మలచుకొని
గీతా గానం పాడుకొని మన దేవికి ఇవ్వాలి హారతులు

||రెండవ చరణం||
గాంగ జటాధర భావనతో హిమ శైల రూపమే నిలబడగా
గలగల పారే నదులన్నీ, ఒక బృంద గానమే చేస్తుంటే

||మూడవ చరణం||
ఎందరోవీరుల త్యాగ ఫలం, మన నేటి స్వేచ్చకే మూలధనం

వారందరినీ తలచుకొనీ, మన మానసవీధిని నిలుపుకొనీ

Day to day vocabulary
The following words were discussed with their English meanings.

Each of these words and a combination of these words was used by the students to form their own sentences in Telugu. We will continue this towards empowering the students to build their own sentences with much ease.
కేక గేదె తేమ వేడి తేలిక పొగ
పొడుగు గొలుసు తొందర కోకిల కోపము

Vattulu training continued. Students were provided a printout of Vattulu practice sheet and త, థ, ద, ధ, న vattulu were discussed along with the words.
*Parents*, please ensure that the students get the worksheet to the class in every class for the next 5 classes.

Homework

మన తెలుగు శిశు UKG
Students need to write 10 words in each of the pages 46,48 and 50.
Parents, please work with the students while they are writing to ensure that they learn it right the first time.
For those who do not have the book, the words are given below
నత్త పత్తి కత్తి మత్తు
అత్త గిత్త ఎత్తు పొత్తు
ఆర్తి దీప్తి సూక్తి
అగడ్త అజీర్తి వస్తువు హస్తిన
సప్తమి లుప్తము నక్తము కస్తూరి
ఆవర్తము సమస్తము ఉదాత్తము ఉత్తీర్ణత

సంస్థ అస్థి తీర్థము అర్థము స్థాపన

సుద్ద మిద్దె గద్ద గద్దె
ముద్ద అద్దె ముద్దు ముగ్ధ
మద్దెల అద్దంకి అద్దము
పెద్దలు గద్దించు దగ్ధము దుగ్ధము అర్థార్ధి
ఉధ్ధరిణి సందిగ్ధము నిబధ్ధత

అన్న కొన్ని గిన్నె మిన్ను పన్ను కన్ను మన్ను వెన్న జున్ను సున్నము
అన్నము పున్నమి జొన్నలు చిహ్నము స్నానము రాట్నము విఘ్నము భగ్నము లగ్నము
యత్నము లగ్నము వినూత్నము

Plan for next class

Practice the song - tEnela tETala maaTalatO - తేనెల తేటల మాటలతో (this would be performed by students on cultural day)

Day to day Vocabulary continued

Learn basics of vattulu & practice - from Vattulu practice sheet