Pongal Facts for Kids and Sight Word Practice! - ESL English Informational Video
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Learn about the mid-January holiday Pongal AND practice kindergarten sight words! Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated by the Tamil community (especially in the southern part of India). This informational video includes sight word practice. Sight words are presented in context for ELLs (English Language Learners).
Designed for kindergarten students, including ESL kids. The high frequency words in this video are for beginning level sight word practice in English. A unique Pongal informational kindergarten video in English.
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Script:
Let’s Learn About Pongal AND Practice Sight Words!
IS
Pongal IS a harvest festival holiday.
AND
It is celebrated by the Tamil people in South India AND around the world.
IT
IT is usually celebrated on January 14th. It lasts 3 or 4 days.
ON
ON the first day of the festival, people clean. They wear new clothes and throw away their old clothes.
LOOK
LOOK! There is a big bonfire to burn things we don’t need.
THE
On THE second day, people make rice pudding.
IN
IN Tamil, Pongal means to boil over.The sweet rice pudding overflows while we cook it.
SO
The Kolam floor artwork is SO beautiful!
WE
On day 3, WE celebrate cows!
GO
On the fourth day, we GO visit family and friends.
Happy Pongal!
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