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=== Classroom Activities ===

=== Classroom Activities ===

Here are some ways in which you can take this story to your classroom:

Here are some ways in which you can take this story to your classroom:

{{Color-box|10|Some pointers to ensure all students are able to participate in the activities:

{{Color-box|11|Some pointers to ensure all students are able to participate in the activities:|1. Let children sit wherever they want in the room.  

    1. Let children sit wherever they want in the room.

    5. Make students sit in smaller groups to discuss and have a conversation based on the story.  

==== Pre-Listening Activities ====

 

 

====Pre-Listening Activities====

Before diving into the audio story, engage your students with these/ similar activities designed to build their listening skills and focus  

Before diving into the audio story, engage your students with these/ similar activities designed to build their listening skills and focus  

# '''Sing''' '''the song''' “''If you’re happy and you know it”'' using different emotions (''If'' you’re happy and you know it do ‘x’, if you’re sad and you know it, if you’re angry and you know it, etc.) and ask students to sing along.  

# '''Sing''' '''the song''' “''If you’re happy and you know it”'' using different emotions (''If'' you’re happy and you know it do ‘x’, if you’re sad and you know it, if you’re angry and you know it, etc.) and ask students to sing along.

# '''Setting the Scene''' Describe the story's setting (classroom, walking to school, having a bad day) and ask students to visualize it in their minds and express what they are feeling through their expressions and/or body language.  

# '''Setting the Scene''' Describe the story's setting (classroom, walking to school, having a bad day) and ask students to visualize it in their minds and express what they are feeling through their expressions and/or body language.

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==== During-Listening Activities ====

====During-Listening Activities====

As students listen to the audio story, keep them engaged with these interactive activities.

As students listen to the audio story, keep them engaged with these interactive activities.

# '''Sequencing Events'''  Prepare a set of picture cards depicting key events from the story in a jumbled order. In groups, have students arrange the cards in the correct sequence as they listen to the story. Encourage students to narrate the story in the end using the sequenced pictures.

# '''Sequencing Events'''  Prepare a set of picture cards depicting key events from the story in a jumbled order. In groups, have students arrange the cards in the correct sequence as they listen to the story. Encourage students to narrate the story in the end using the sequenced pictures.

# '''Pause and discuss'''

# '''Pause and discuss'''

## Pause the story after Akku shoos away the monkeys and ask students if they have ever felt angry/irritated like Akku where they weren’t interested in doing anything

##Pause the story after Akku shoos away the monkeys and ask students if they have ever felt angry/irritated like Akku where they weren’t interested in doing anything

## Pause after Appa asks if something happened at school and Akku says “maybe” and ask students to predict what could be the reason Akku might be angry

##Pause after Appa asks if something happened at school and Akku says “maybe” and ask students to predict what could be the reason Akku might be angry

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==== Post-Listening Activities ====

====Post-Listening Activities====

After students have listened to the audio story, reinforce their understanding and extend their learning with these activities

After students have listened to the audio story, reinforce their understanding and extend their learning with these activities

''Note: Sometimes discussing feelings and emotions can trigger some negative thoughts among students. Make sure you are conscious of the discussions that are happening among students. More importantly, efforts should be made to help students learn how to express their emotions in a healthy way''

''Note: Sometimes discussing feelings and emotions can trigger some negative thoughts among students. Make sure you are conscious of the discussions that are happening among students. More importantly, efforts should be made to help students learn how to express their emotions in a healthy way''

=== Connecting to the textbook ===

 

===Connecting to the textbook===

<<Specify textbook chapters on themes related to feelings and managing emotions>>

<<Specify textbook chapters on themes related to feelings and managing emotions>>

=== Additional Resources ===

===Additional Resources===

* Link to same audio story/activity page in Kannada

*Link to same audio story/activity page in Kannada

* Link to same audio story/activity page in Marathi

*Link to same audio story/activity page in Marathi

* Link to same audio story/activity page in Urdu

*Link to same audio story/activity page in Urdu

'''''<<'''''Audio story link>>

'''''<<'''''Audio story link>>

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