Chapter 6: Paper Boats
Join Meena as she sails paper boats and makes a new friend!
📖 Difficult Words & Meanings
Stream
Meaning: A small narrow river
Hindi: नाला / छोटी नदी
Sentence: Meena put the paper boat in the stream.
Delighted
Meaning: Very happy or pleased
Hindi: बहुत खुश
Sentence: Meena was delighted to see her boats sail.
Several
Meaning: More than a few
Hindi: कई
Sentence: She put several paper boats in the water.
Overturning
Meaning: Turning upside down
Hindi: पलटना / उलटना
Sentence: The boy was overturning Meena’s boats.
Watched
Meaning: Looked at carefully
Hindi: ध्यान से देखा
Sentence: The boy watched Meena fold the paper carefully.
📝 Let Us Think – A. Answer the Following
1. What was Meena playing with?
Answer: Meena was playing with paper boats near the stream.
2. Meena was angry. Why?
Answer: She was angry because a boy was overturning her paper boats in the stream.
3. How did Meena help the boy?
Answer: She taught him how to make paper boats using coloured paper.
💭 Let Us Think – B. Think and Answer
1. What else can you make with paper?
Answer: We can make paper planes, animals (origami), flowers, fans, caps, or lanterns.
2. What games do you play with friends? Which one do you like the most? Why?
Answer: I play hide-and-seek, kho-kho, and football. I like football the most because it keeps me active and is fun with friends.
✅ Let Us Think – C. True or False
| Statement | Answer |
|---|---|
| The boy thought it was fun to overturn paper boats. | True |
| Meena ran home to complain about the boy. | False |
| The boy did not know how to make paper boats. | True |
| Meena had only white paper. | False |
🗣️ Let Us Speak – Retell from Pictures
Story Summary: Manish Saves the Ant
One day, Manish saw an ant near a stream. A big rock was about to fall on it. Manish quickly picked up the ant and saved it.
Note: Students use images and teacher’s guidance to retell the story.
📚 Let Us Learn – Grammar Practice
A. Fill in the blanks using he or she
| Sentence | Answer |
|---|---|
| Rani likes playing outside. ___ likes flying kites. | She |
| Sahil has a top. ___ plays with it every day. | He |
| Durga is five years old. ___ is going to school. | She |
| Ranjit goes to school regularly. ___ likes reading stories. | He |
B. Use correct prepositions
| Sentence | Answer |
|---|---|
| The bat is ___ the bed. | under |
| The bag is ___ the chair. | on |
| The ball is ___ the box. | in |
| The car is ___ the table. | under |
| The books are ___ the shelves. | on |
🎨 Let Us Do – Rangoli Drawing
Activity: Students follow six-step illustrations to complete their own rangoli design.
Steps (Example):
- Draw a central dot on paper.
- Add small circles around it.
- Connect circles with curved lines.
- Add petal shapes outside.
- Fill with bright colours.
- Decorate with dots or patterns.
✍️ Let Us Write – Picture Description
Clues: park, children playing, see-saw, swings, slide, enjoying, happy
Model Lines:
- I see a beautiful park.
- Children are playing on the swings and see-saw.
- One child is sliding down happily.
- Everyone looks happy and is enjoying their time.
- It is a joyful scene.
🔤 Crossword Puzzle (Toys and Games)
Across:
- Spinning top
- Bat
- Marble
Down:
- Football
- Ball
- Swing
Note: Students fill in the crossword based on clues provided in class.
🧓 Let Us Explore – Traditional Games
Activity: Students talk to parents or grandparents and list traditional games.
Examples:
- Gilli Danda: Played with a small stick (gilli) and a larger stick (danda) to hit it.
- Lattu (Top): A spinning top game where players spin tops and try to knock others.
- Pittu (Seven Stones): Stack seven stones and hit them with a ball, then rebuild the stack.
- Kho-Kho: A tag-based running game played in teams.
- Langdi: A hopping game where one player chases others on one leg.
Task: Share how the game is played and its local name.
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