11 Lines and Lines
Whose Line is It?
Today, there is a cricket match in
Fatima's school. Fatima, Jasbir and
Raima have each brought their own
stump from home.
Fatima
They keep these in a corner of the
room.
Fatima keeps her stump in standing
position.
Jasbir keeps his stump in slanting
position. Jasbir
Raima keeps her stump in sleeping
position.
Raima
To show others how they have kept their stumps, they
draw lines in a notebook.
Fatima draws a standing line.
Jasbir draws a slanting line.
Raima draws a sleeping line.
Match the picture of each child
with the correct line.
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Here are some standing
lines, slanting lines and
sleeping lines. Now draw
some more such lines.
I can draw
lines with the
side of my
pencil box.
I can draw lines
with a scale.
I will try to draw
lines with only
my hand.
Ekta's lines are not straight. These are curved.
Draw more curved lines by joining the dots.
Ekta
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Fun with Lines
Jigyasa has a clock. She can read the
time written in numbers and also the day
of the week. The numbers and letters are
made with straight lines.
Jigyasa made more numbers and letters with used
matchsticks.
Come make
some more!
Collect used matchsticks. Have fun
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making numbers and letters with these.
Is there any number or letter that you
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cannot make with matchsticks?
Now write some numbers using
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straight lines.
What about writing letters using straight
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lines? Which ones are easy?
Find out where else numbers and letters are
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written with straight lines.
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Dancing Lines
Remya saw a traffic policeman giving
directions to vehicles.
Does a traffic policeman sometimes
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make curved lines? ___________
Remya tried to act like a traffic
policeman. She made many straight
and curved lines. It was fun. It looked
like dance.
Look at his arms.
They look like
Try the dance steps given below and
standing and
enjoy like Remya. sleeping lines.
Several classical dance forms such as Bharatanatyam and Odissi use geometrical
movements. Children can be encouraged to look for different lines or shapes in pictures or
T.V. programmes.
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Designs with Dots
Join the dots with curved or straight lines.
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Make your own designs.
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Lines in Pictures
Nancy saw these pictures made by folk artists.
Look for different types of lines — curved, standing,
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slanting and sleeping.
Draw some more pictures like these.
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