Textbook Solutions
Let us think[Page No. 58]
A. Answer the following.1. What was Meena playing with?
Ans: Meena was playing with paper boats that she used to sail in the stream.
2. Meena was angry. Why?
Ans: Meena was angry as there was a boy who was overturning all the paper boats she had left sailing on the water.
3. How did Meena help the boy?
Ans: Meena helped the boy learn how to make paper boats by folding and refolding paper sheets of different colours.
B. Think and answer.
1. Meena made paper boats. What else can you make with paper? Discuss in small groups.
Ans: Meena made paper boats, and we can also make many other things with paper. We can make paper planes, paper hats, paper flowers, and even paper animals. In our small groups, we can share ideas about what else we can create with paper.
2. What games do you play with your friends? Which one do you like the most? Why?
Ans: I play many games with my friends! We play cricket, hide and seek, tag, and sometimes we make up our own games. My favorite game is hide and seek because I love hiding and trying to find my friends. It’s so much fun!
C. Say whether True or False.
1. The boy thought it was fun to overturn paper boats.
Ans. True
2. Meena ran home to complain about the boy.
Ans. False
3. The boy did not know how to make paper boats.
Ans. True
4. Meena had only white paper.
Ans. False
Let us speak
[Page No. 60]Look at the pictures.Tell the story of ‘Manish saves the ant’ to the class.Ans: Manish Saves the Ant
One day, an ant went to drink water on the bank of a river. Unfortunately, the stream of the river pulled it into the river. It struggled hard to reach the bank, but failed. While going to school, Manish saw the ant struggling to reach the bank. He soon made a paper boat and floated in the river. The ant saw it and went into the boat. After some time the boat reached the bank of the river. Manish took out the ant. Thus he saved the life of an ant.
Let us learn
[Page No. 61]
A. Fill in the blanks using ‘he’ or ‘she’
1.Rani likes playing outside.
__________ likes flying kites.
Ans: Rani likes playing outside.
She likes flying kites.
2. Sahil has a top.
__________ plays with it every day.
Ans: Sahil has a top.
He plays with it every day.
3. Durga is five years old.
__________ is going to school.
Ans: Durga is five years old.
She is going to school.
4. Ranjit goes to school, regularly.
__________ likes reading stories.
Ans: Ranjit goes to school, regularly.
He likes reading stories.
B. Look at the picture..
Write where each thing is. Choose the correct word from the brackets.
1. The bat is __________ (on/under) the bed.
Ans: The bat is on the bed.
2. The bag is __________ (in/on) the chair.
Ans: The bag is on the chair.
3. The ball is __________ (in/under) the box.
Ans: The ball is in the box.
4. The car is __________ (in/under) the table.
Ans: The car is under the table.
5. The books are __________ (in/on) the shelves.
Ans: The books are in the shelves.
Let us do
[Page No. 63]
A. Follow the steps to draw a Rangoli.
Ans: Do it yourself. The picture below will be the final picture
Let us write[Page No. 64]
A. Write a few lines about the picture using the following clues.
Ans: 1. Children are playing in the park.
2. A girl and a boy are enjoying on a see-saw.
3. A girl looks happy to swing on a tree.
4. A boy also enjoys swinging on another swing.
5. A girl slides on a slide.
B. Solve the crossword puzzle.Hint: All the answers are related to toys and games.
Ans:
Let us explore
[Page No. 66]
A. Talk to your elders at home. Find out what games they played when they were young. Learn a game from them and share with your friends preferably in small groups.
Ans:
- First, I asked my grandmother what games she loved as a child.
- She told me about “Kho-Kho” and “Stapu” (Hopscotch), which she and her friends played in the courtyard.
- I practiced drawing the Stapu grid and learnt the rules of Kho-Kho from her stories.
- The next day at school I gathered a small group of four friends.
- I taught them how to hop through the Stapu grid and how to chase and dodge in Kho-Kho.
- We took turns being the chaser and the runner, making up fun signals as we played.
- Everyone enjoyed learning a new game, and we promised to play it again at recess!
Self Assessment
1. I can recite the poems:
☐ in a group.
☐ in pairs.
☐ by repeating after my teacher.
☐ by myself.
Ans: Attempt yourself.
2. I can read the stories:
☐ by myself.
☐ with my classmates.
☐ with the help of my teacher.
Ans: Attempt yourself.
3. I can write:
☐ by copying from the book or the board.
☐ as my teacher speaks.
☐ with the help of my classmates.
☐ by myself.
Ans: Attempt yourself.
4. I can tell the stories that I have read or listened:
☐ by myself (without any help).
☐ with the help of the teacher.
☐ by using the book.
Ans: Attempt yourself.
5. I was able to do:
☐ all the exercise questions.
☐ most of the exercise questions.
☐ a few exercise questions.
Ans: Attempt yourself.