# Toys and Games

## Overview

The chapter “Toys and Games” introduces students to different types of play activities and toys commonly used by children. Through a combination of picture reading, interactive questions, a rhythmic poem, vocabulary building, and a hands-on craft activity, students learn to identify toys, talk about their favourite games, understand simple grammar, and express themselves creatively.

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## Key Topics Covered

### 1. Picture Reading and Observation

- **Scene Interpretation**: Students observe a busy scene showing children and adults in a community setting.
- **Question Prompts**: Students are asked to count and identify:
- Number of children, girls, boys, women, and animals.
- Types of games children are playing.
- Activities of women, old man, children not playing, and someone reading a newspaper.
- Toys or objects used like marbles, tops, kites.
- **Personal Connection**: Questions about students’ own play habits and favourite games.

### 2. Poem – "Out in the Garden"

- **Structure**: A rhythmic, repeating poem that shows children playing with toys like a ball and a kite.
- **Actions Included**:
- Bounce, throw, catch a ball
- Tug, pull, fly a kite
- Run, skip, jump, sway, slide, swing with friends
- **Purpose**: Encourages movement and recitation, enhances vocabulary, and builds rhythm awareness.

### 3. Vocabulary Building (New Words)

- Words introduced through the poem include:
- **Bounce**: To make something spring back
- **Throw**: To send something through the air
- **Slide**: To move smoothly along a surface
- **Sway**: To move slowly from side to side

### 4. Comprehension and Speaking Practice

#### A. Answer the Questions:
- What are the children doing with the ball?
- How are they playing with the kite?
- Where are they playing?

#### B. Think and Answer:
- Where do you play?
- What outdoor games do you enjoy?
- Why is it important to be careful while playing outside?

### 5. Language Use: ‘and’ as a Conjunction

- **Grammar Focus**: How to link two actions or objects using the word "and".
- **Examples**:
- run and skip
- jump and sway
- slide and swing
- **Activity**: Combine pairs like “sing, dance” into “sing and dance”.

### 6. Craft Activity – Paper Bag Puppet

- **Materials Needed**:
- Used paper bag, pencil, colours, woollen threads, gum
- **Steps**:
1. Fold the paper bag base.
2. Draw lips on the flap.
3. Draw and decorate the face.
4. Insert hand and bend fingers to make puppet talk.
- **Objective**: Encourage creativity and fine motor skills.

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## New Terms and Simple Definitions

| Term | Simple Definition |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| bounce | To spring back after hitting something |
| throw | To send something through the air using your hand |
| slide | To move smoothly along a surface |
| sway | To move gently side to side |
| puppet | A toy figure you can move with your hand |
| kite | A toy that flies in the air, held by a string |
| hopscotch| A game where you jump in numbered squares on the ground|
| blindfold| A cloth tied over the eyes to block vision |
| marbles | Small round balls used in games |
| tug | To pull something with force |

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## Practice Questions

### Easy (3)

1. **What do you bounce in the poem?**
- *Answer*: A ball.
- *Explanation*: The poem says, “I bounce my ball.”

2. **What toy flies in the air?**
- *Answer*: A kite.
- *Explanation*: The poem mentions flying a kite in the garden.

3. **Name two actions with the ball from the poem.**
- *Answer*: Bounce and throw.
- *Explanation*: These actions are in the lines of the poem.

### Medium (2)

4. **What happens if we are not careful while playing outside?**
- *Answer*: We might get hurt.
- *Explanation*: Being careful helps avoid accidents.

5. **Combine these words using ‘and’: sing, dance.**
- *Answer*: Sing and dance.
- *Explanation*: The word ‘and’ links two actions.

### Difficult (3)

6. **Describe how to make a paper bag puppet in three steps.**
- *Answer*: Fold the base, draw the face, insert your hand and bend fingers.
- *Explanation*: These are the core steps of making the puppet.

7. **What are the children doing with the kite in the poem?**
- *Answer*: Tugging, pulling, and flying it.
- *Explanation*: These are the actions described.

8. **List three games seen in the picture and what children are using.**
- *Answer*: Marbles (used by boys), tops (spun by boy and girl), hopscotch (played by girl).
- *Explanation*: Observations from the picture description.

### Very Difficult (2)

9. **Create your own sentence using the word 'sway'.**
- *Answer*: The flowers sway in the wind.
- *Explanation*: This shows understanding of the word in context.

10. **Why do you think children enjoy playing in open spaces?**
- *Answer*: Because they have more room to run, play games, and feel free.
- *Explanation*: Open spaces provide safety, fun, and freedom of movement.

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