NCERT Class 2 Maths (Joyful Mathematics) · Chapter 9
Which Season is it?
Seasons and festivals, reading a calendar, days and months, how long things take, reading o’clock times, and the directions north, south, east, and west.
📌 What you’ll learn in this chapter
- The seasons and the festivals in each
- Days in each month and in a week
- Hours, days, and months: how long things take
- Reading and drawing o’clock times
- Left, right, and the four directions
🌦️ Let’s Begin: Ammu’s Year
Ammu flies kites in winter at Makar Sankranti, splashes colours in spring at Holi, eats mangoes in summer, jumps in puddles in the rainy season, and watches Ramlila in autumn. A whole year of fun!
📅 Part 1: The Calendar
| Days | Months |
|---|---|
| 31 | January, March, May, July, August, October, December |
| 30 | April, June, September, November |
| 28 or 29 | February |
💡 Knuckle trick
Make a fist. Say the months on your knuckles and the dips between them. Months on a knuckle have 31 days!
🕒 Part 2: Reading the Clock
- The short hand shows the hour. The long hand shows the minutes.
- When the long hand is at 12, it is an “o’clock” time. The short hand tells which one.
- Long hand at 12 and short hand at 4 → 4 o’clock.
⚠️ Common mistake
Reading the long hand as the hour. ❌ If the long hand is on 3 and the short hand is on 12, it is not 3 o’clock. Always look at the short hand for the hour.
🧭 Part 3: Directions
Face the rising sun: in front is East, behind is West, your left is North, and your right is South.
✏️ Practice Time
Try these on your own first, then check your answer below each question.
Q1. How many days are in a week?
✅ Answer7
Q2. How many days are in June?
✅ Answer30
Q3. The short hand is on 8 and the long hand on 12. What time is it?
✅ Answer8 o’clock
Q4. Does brushing your teeth take minutes, hours, or days?
✅ AnswerMinutes
📘 NCERT Textbook Activity Help
Hints and answers for the activities in the textbook, page by page. Try each one yourself before looking at the answer!
Pages 98–100 · Seasons and festivalsMatch the pictures
✅ AnswerFlowers and birds → Spring (Gudi Padwa, Shivratri, Baisakhi, Holi)
Falling leaves and a windy day → Autumn (Dussehra, Sharad Purnima)
Snow and a snowman → Winter (Lohri, Christmas, Republic Day, Gurunanak Jayanti, Bihu)
Dark clouds, rain, and a dancing peacock → Monsoon (Janmashtami, Raksha Bandhan, Independence Day)
Bright sun → Summer (Guru Purnima, Buddha Purnima, Ram Navami, Mahavir Jayanti)
The discussion questions (vacation, birthday, favourite season) have your own answers.
Pages 101–102 · Calendar fun (2023)Falling leaves and a windy day → Autumn (Dussehra, Sharad Purnima)
Snow and a snowman → Winter (Lohri, Christmas, Republic Day, Gurunanak Jayanti, Bihu)
Dark clouds, rain, and a dancing peacock → Monsoon (Janmashtami, Raksha Bandhan, Independence Day)
Bright sun → Summer (Guru Purnima, Buddha Purnima, Ram Navami, Mahavir Jayanti)
The discussion questions (vacation, birthday, favourite season) have your own answers.
Days and Sundays
✅ AnswerTable: January, March, May, July, August, October, December → 31 · February → 28 · April, June, September, November → 30
A. A calendar shows dates and days, so we can plan festivals, holidays, and birthdays. B. No. February has 28 days, but 29 in a leap year (every 4 years). C. 7 days. D. 5 Sundays in April. E. January, April, July, October, December. F. Usually May and June. G. Usually December and January (this depends on your school). H. 31 + 30 = 61 days.
Page 103 · How long does it take?A. A calendar shows dates and days, so we can plan festivals, holidays, and birthdays. B. No. February has 28 days, but 29 in a leap year (every 4 years). C. 7 days. D. 5 Sundays in April. E. January, April, July, October, December. F. Usually May and June. G. Usually December and January (this depends on your school). H. 31 + 30 = 61 days.
Match the activity
✅ AnswerHours: cooking, filling a water tank, playing, yoga · Days: knitting a sweater, a seed growing into a plant · Months: summer vacation, change of season
Pages 104–106 · Trip to VijayawadaLet us talk
✅ AnswerA. The family went to Vijayawada for Mama ji’s wedding.
B. They left on 24 November and came back on 28 November, so the trip was 5 days long.
C. Mangalagiri hills and Kondapalli fort.
D. i. Mangalagiri: 11 o’clock morning to 5 o’clock evening = 6 hours · ii. Kondapalli: they started at 9 o’clock morning and stayed 8 hours, so they came back at 5 o’clock in the evening.
E. i. Going: the train left at about 8:25 morning and reached about 2:15 afternoon (1:15 + 1 hour), which is about 6 hours · ii. Coming back by Vande Bharat: 7:00 evening to 11:30 night = 4 and a half hours. The journey going took longer.
Page 107 · Gargi’s dayB. They left on 24 November and came back on 28 November, so the trip was 5 days long.
C. Mangalagiri hills and Kondapalli fort.
D. i. Mangalagiri: 11 o’clock morning to 5 o’clock evening = 6 hours · ii. Kondapalli: they started at 9 o’clock morning and stayed 8 hours, so they came back at 5 o’clock in the evening.
E. i. Going: the train left at about 8:25 morning and reached about 2:15 afternoon (1:15 + 1 hour), which is about 6 hours · ii. Coming back by Vande Bharat: 7:00 evening to 11:30 night = 4 and a half hours. The journey going took longer.
Read the clocks
✅ AnswerWakes up 6 · Draws water 7 · Goes to school 8 · Studies 10 · Comes back home 1 · Takes lunch 2 · Plays with friends 4 · Goes to sleep 9 o’clock
A. 6 o’clock · B. 8 o’clock · C. 2 o’clock
Pages 108–109 · Read and draw timeA. 6 o’clock · B. 8 o’clock · C. 2 o’clock
Clocks
✅ AnswerA. 6 o’clock · 3 o’clock · 9 o’clock · 12 o’clock
B. For every o’clock time, draw the long hand pointing to 12. Then draw the short hand pointing to the hour: 3, 11, 4, 9, 12 (both hands on 12), or 6.
C. Draw your own study, play, and lunch times. “How old are we?” has your family’s own answers.
Pages 110–112 · DirectionsB. For every o’clock time, draw the long hand pointing to 12. Then draw the short hand pointing to the hour: 3, 11, 4, 9, 12 (both hands on 12), or 6.
C. Draw your own study, play, and lunch times. “How old are we?” has your family’s own answers.
Paths and the classroom
✅ AnswerDraw a path for Aastha and Nia along the roads to school, like Sarah’s green line.
Classroom (the blackboard is in the North):
A. Haneet’s desk is to the East of Sarah’s desk.
B. The almirah is to the West of Ali’s desk.
C. Mira must walk towards the North and then the East.
D. The window is in the South, so Nitin walks West (or East) to reach the gap between the desks, then South to the window. Check where the window is in your book.
Classroom (the blackboard is in the North):
A. Haneet’s desk is to the East of Sarah’s desk.
B. The almirah is to the West of Ali’s desk.
C. Mira must walk towards the North and then the East.
D. The window is in the South, so Nitin walks West (or East) to reach the gap between the desks, then South to the window. Check where the window is in your book.
👨👩👧 Tips for Parents
- Hang a calendar at home and let your child circle birthdays and festivals.
- Ask “What time is it?” whenever the long hand is on 12.
- In the morning, find where the sun rises and name all four directions.