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English: Class 3 — Chapter 4: Out in the Garden

Unit 2: Toys and Games (Picture Reading)

This introductory section focuses on visual literacy and encourages children to observe and talk about various outdoor games and activities shown in the picture.

Key Activities and Games Identified

  • Playing with marbles
  • Playing hopscotch
  • Spinning tops
  • Playing blindfolded (Blind man's buff)
  • Flying or holding a kite

Observation Questions

  • Counting children, girls, boys, women, and animals in the picture.
  • Identifying what games are being played and where children usually play.
  • Observing non-playing characters (e.g., reading a newspaper, making garlands, etc.).
Chapter 4: Out in the Garden (Poem)

A delightful poem celebrating the joy of playing outdoors with toys like balls and kites, as well as playing together with friends.

Poem Recitation

Stanza 1:
Out in the garden,
Each fine day.
With my ball,
I like to play.

Stanza 2:
I bounce my ball,
I throw my ball.
I catch my ball,
On each fine day.

Stanza 3:
Out in the garden,
Each fine day.
With my kite,
I like to play.

Stanza 4:
I tug my kite,
I pull my kite.
I fly my kite,
On each fine day.

Stanza 5:
Out in the garden,
Each fine day.
With my friends,
I like to play.

Stanza 6:
We run and skip,
We jump and sway.
We slide and swing,
On each fine day.

Thematic Analysis

  • Outdoor Play: Emphasizes the physical and mental benefits of playing in open spaces like gardens.
  • Action Verbs: Highlights various physical actions associated with play, such as bounce, throw, catch, tug, pull, fly, run, skip, jump, sway, slide, and swing.
  • Social Interaction: Celebrates playing with friends and sharing joyful moments.
Vocabulary & New Words
Exercises & Activities

Let us think (Comprehension)

  1. What are the children doing with the ball? They bounce, throw, and catch the ball.
  2. How are children playing with the kite? They tug, pull, and fly the kite.
  3. Where are the children playing? They are playing out in the garden.

Let us speak (Discussion)

Students discuss other traditional and outdoor games such as:

  • Tug of war
  • Paper cup telephone game
  • Spinning disc / Yo-yo
  • Skipping rope
  • Ring games

Let us learn (Grammar: Conjunctions)

The poem introduces the use of the conjunction and to link two words together.

Examples from the poem:

  • run and skip
  • jump and sway
  • slide and swing

Exercise - Combining word pairs:

  • give, take → give and take
  • sing, dance → sing and dance
  • eat, drink → eat and drink
  • catch, throw → catch and throw
  • run, catch → run and catch

Let us do (Paper Bag Puppet)

A creative craft activity to make a talking puppet using simple materials.

  • Materials required: Paper bags, a pencil, colour pencils or sketch pens, woollen threads, and gum.
  • Process:
    1. Take a used paper bag with a base.
    2. Fold the base upward.
    3. Hold it upside down with the handle downwards.
    4. Draw the upper lip on the line of the flap of the base.
    5. Draw the lower lip right below the upper lip.
    6. Draw the face, colour it, and decorate it with woollen threads.
    7. Slide your hand into the bag and bend your fingers inside to make the puppet talk.