Class 3 · Urdu · New NCERT
Chapter 5: ستاروں سے آگے
"Sitaaron Se Aage" (beyond the stars) is an essay in the unit on national integration. The title suggests ideas of space, ambition and discovery, perhaps linked to India's achievements in science. Children read informational prose, learn vocabulary of the sky and exploration and talk about what they wonder about space. The chapter supports reading comprehension and curiosity. It also links with other Class 3 books that include lessons on the Moon and Chandrayaan. Children can write a few questions they would like to ask an astronaut or scientist.
This is chapter 5 of 19 in Sitar, the Class 3 Urdu textbook, in Unit 2, قومی یک جہتی (National integration), and begins on page 37 of the printed 2026-27 book. It follows "بھارت پیارا، بھارت پیارا" and is followed by "کشمیر". Its form in the contents is: essay. Transliterated title: Sitaaron se Aage.
Urdu textbooks at this stage share cultural values as well as language, and "ستاروں سے آگے" is an opportunity to do both. Listening, speaking, reading and writing are developed together, and the teacher's own clear, expressive reading is the most useful model. Short daily practice in tracing letters and copying neat lines helps with the shapes of the script. Families can help by listening to the child read, by sharing poems and stories from their own heritage and by praising effort.
Listen to your child read "ستاروں سے آگے" aloud at home and ask what they understood. Point to words along the line from right to left, and help them trace letters carefully. Reciting poems to family members builds both pronunciation and confidence.
This overview is written from the 2026-27 textbook's Contents page, its preface and the chapter title, to help families and teachers prepare. Please read the chapter itself for exact content, activities and exercises.