Seeing without Seeing
Class 2 · English
3 ideas in Class 2 English, explained in plain words, with games and quizzes to practise.
Understanding Senses with Onshangla and Ava
Onshangla plays a blindfold game with her mother Ava, discovering how people can identify things using touch, smell, sound, and taste when they cannot see.
Why it matters. Learning this story fosters empathy for classmates with diverse abilities and helps children appreciate their senses.
Try it in two minutes
- Recall why Onshangla was thoughtful after school (a new visually impaired boy joined).
- Talk about how Onshangla identified the rose, bell, and orange juice without seeing.
- Discuss why Ava encourages being friendly and inclusive.
Try at home. Play a gentle blindfold guessing game at home using a bell, a flower, and a slice of fruit.
The Five Senses and Eye Care
We experience our world through five senses: sight (eyes), hearing (ears), smell (nose), taste (tongue), and touch (skin).
Why it matters. Knowing our senses helps us explore safely and practice proper habits like resting our eyes and reading in good light.
Try it in two minutes
- Match each sense to its organ: eyes to see, ears to hear, tongue to taste.
- Remind your child to sit straight and read in bright light.
- Practice moving eyes gently up, down, left, and right.
Try at home. Have a 'sense walk' outside: name one thing you see, hear, smell, and touch.
Short 'o' Phonics and Rhyming Families
The short 'o' sound is the vowel sound in words like 'fox', 'box', 'top', and 'clock'.
Why it matters. Learning the short 'o' vowel family sharpens pronunciation and makes reading new simple words easy.
Try it in two minutes
- Say the short 'o' sound /ɒ/ as in 'ox' and 'otter'.
- Practice reading rhyming pairs: f-o-x (fox), b-o-x (box).
- Spot words ending in '-ock' like lock, clock, and frock.
Try at home. Find objects around the house with the short 'o' sound: a pot, a mop, a lock, a box.
What your child will practise
- Short 'o' Phonics and Rhyming Families: Desert Puzzle (Clue Puzzle)
- Short 'o' Phonics and Rhyming Families: Desert Quick Fire (Quick Fire)
- Short 'o' Phonics and Rhyming Families: Ocean Quest (Flip and Match)
- The Five Senses and Eye Care: Garden Sort (Sort It Out)
- Understanding Senses with Onshangla and Ava: Jungle Quest (Collect the Answer)
- Quiz: Short 'o' Phonics and Rhyming Families (8 questions)
- Quiz: The Five Senses and Eye Care (8 questions)
- Quiz: Understanding Senses with Onshangla and Ava (8 questions)