Chanda Mama Counts the Stars is a charming story about the Moon (Chanda Mama), who tries night after night to count all the stars in the sky but always falls asleep or loses count before morning. When Chanda Mama cries in frustration, the joyful Sun comforts him with a lovely answer: the number of stars in the sky is exactly equal to the number of lovely children on Earth!
What Class 3 English Chapter 11 Covers
Story Comprehension: Why Chanda Mama could never finish counting the stars and how the Sun cheered him up
Shapes of the Moon: Observing how Chanda Mama looks round like a circle on full moon nights and changes shape through the month
Grammar — ‘Here’ and ‘There’: Using ‘here’ for things near us and ‘there’ for things far away
Craft Project: Making a hanging wind chime with the different phases of the Moon and stars
Exercises in Chapter 11
- Let us think & Let us learn (Pages 112–114): Answer questions on Chanda Mama and the Sun, and fill in the blanks with ‘here’ and ‘there’.
- Let us write & Let us do (Pages 115–117): Complete the dialogue on the night sky and make a Moon-and-Stars wind chime.
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FAQ
Why was Chanda Mama upset in the story?
Every night he tried to count the stars, but he either fell asleep or morning arrived before he could finish, and he forgot where he had stopped.
How many stars did the Sun say there are in the sky?
The Sun smiled and said that the number of stars in the sky is the same as the number of lovely children.