Maharashtra Board Class 5 English Balbharti Unit Two Chapter 12 Count your Garden PDF Download

Count Your Garden

Count your garden by the flowers;

Never by the leaves that fall;

Count your days by golden hours;

Don't remember clouds at all.

Count the nights by stars, not shadows;

Count your life by smiles, not tears;

And with joy on every birthday,

Count your age by friends, not years.

Things To Do

1. The following things are mentioned in the poem. Classify them as happy and sad things.

Happy things: flowers, golden hours, stars, smiles, friends

Sad things: falling leaves, clouds, shadows, tears, passing years

2. Name a few other things that people often count. (At least 5.)

People count money, books, days until their birthday, goals, and victories.

3. Group Work

Discuss how you will measure the worth of –

A book

A sports event

A friend

A journey

You may find the following pairs useful in your discussion.

Teacher's Note

This poem teaches us to focus on good things in life, not bad things. Just like we count flowers in a garden and not dead leaves, we should count our happy moments and friends.

Exam Trick

Remember: Happy = flowers, stars, smiles, friends. Sad = leaves falling, clouds, shadows, tears. If the exam asks what to count in the poem, always pick the good things first.

Points To Remember

Count good things in life like flowers and smiles.

Do not think about bad things like falling leaves and tears.

Friends are more important than years.

Golden hours mean happy times.

We can measure the value of things in many different ways.

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