Finding the Furry Cat! (Pre-number Concepts)

Given: We look at the picture from the poem showing a red ball and a bed.

Concept: Positional words — 'above' means higher than, 'under' means below/beneath, 'on' means resting on top of the surface.

From the picture, the red ball is resting on top of the bed's surface.

Answer: The red ball is on the bed.

Given: We look at the picture showing a cat and a car.

Concept: Positional words — 'inside' means within, 'outside' means not within, 'on' means on top of the surface.

From the picture, the cat is sitting within the car.

Answer: The cat is inside the car.

Given: We look at the picture showing a man and a tree.

Concept: Positional words — 'under' means below/beneath something, 'inside' means within, 'on' means on top of.

From the picture, the man is lying beneath the tree.

Answer: The man is lying under the tree.

Given: We look at the picture showing a cow and a house.

Concept: Positional words — 'inside' means within, 'outside' means not within/beyond the boundary, 'top of' means above.

From the picture, the cow is not inside the house; it is beyond the boundary of the house.

Answer: The cow is outside the house.

Given: We think about where shoes are kept.

Concept: We use positional words 'inside' and 'outside' to describe where things are placed.

Shoes are kept at the entrance, not inside the room, to keep the room clean.

Answer: We put our shoes Outside the room.

Given: We think about where garbage is thrown.

Concept: We use positional words 'inside' and 'outside' to describe where things are placed.

Garbage should always be thrown into the dustbin to keep our surroundings clean.

Answer: We throw the garbage Inside the dustbin.

Given: A picture showing various objects, some inside a basket and some outside.

Concept: 'Inside' means within the boundary of the basket.

Working: Look at each object in the picture. If the object is within the basket, tick it.

Answer: Tick (✓) all the objects that are shown within the basket in the picture. (Note: The specific objects depend on the image; students should tick every item that lies within the boundary of the basket.)

Given: A picture showing various objects, some inside a basket and some outside.

Concept: 'Outside' means beyond the boundary of the basket.

Working: Look at each object in the picture. If the object is beyond/outside the basket, tick it.

Answer: Tick (✓) all the objects that are shown outside the basket in the picture. (Note: Students should tick every item that lies outside the boundary of the basket.)

Given: A picture showing a boy and a tree.

Concept: 'On' means on top of the surface; 'under' means below/beneath.

From the picture, the boy is sitting beneath the tree, i.e., below the branches.

Answer: A boy is sitting under the tree.

Given: A picture showing birds and a tree.

Concept: 'On' means on top of or resting upon; 'under' means below/beneath.

From the picture, the birds are sitting on the branches of the tree.

Answer: Birds are on the tree.

Given: A picture of a face outline.

Concept: 'Below' means lower than; 'above' means higher than.

Step 1: Look at the nose on the face. Draw a curved smile (∪ shape) just below the nose.

Step 2: Look at the eyes on the face. Draw two small curved lines (eyebrows) just above each eye.

Answer: Draw a smile (curved line) in the space below the nose, and draw two eyebrows (small curved lines) in the space above the eyes on the face.

Given: The Indian National Flag (tiranga) has three horizontal stripes.

Concept: 'Top' means the uppermost position.

The topmost stripe of the Indian National Flag is saffron (deep orange) in colour.

Answer: Saffron is at the top of the tiranga.

Given: The Indian National Flag has three stripes — saffron (top), white (middle), green (bottom).

Concept: 'Below' means the stripe that comes after/under the white stripe.

The stripe below the white stripe is green.

Answer: Green is below the white colour on the tiranga.

Given: The Indian National Flag has three stripes — saffron (top), white (middle), green (bottom).

Concept: 'Above' means the stripe that comes just before/over the green stripe.

The stripe just above the green stripe is white.

Answer: White is above the green colour on the tiranga.

Given: The Indian National Flag has an Ashoka Chakra on the white stripe.

Concept: 'In the middle' means at the centre.

The Ashoka Chakra (a navy blue wheel with 24 spokes) is placed at the centre of the white stripe.

Answer: The Ashoka Chakra is in the middle of the tiranga.

Given: A picture of a train with an engine and several bogies.

Concept: 'After' means the bogies that come behind the engine.

Working: Count all the bogies that are behind (after) the engine in the picture.

Answer: Count the bogies shown after the engine in the picture and write the number. (Note: The exact number depends on the image. Students should count each bogie that appears behind the engine and write that number. For example, if there are 5 bogies after the engine, the answer is 5.)

Given: A picture of a train with bogies, one of which is red.

Concept: 'Before' means the bogies that come in front of (ahead of) the red bogie.

Working: Locate the red bogie in the picture. Count all the bogies that are in front of (before) the red bogie.

Answer: Count the bogies that appear before (in front of) the red bogie in the picture and write the number. (Note: Students should identify the red bogie and count every bogie that comes before it in the train.)

Given: A picture of a train with bogies, one of which is red.

Concept: 'After' means the bogies that come behind the red bogie.

Step 1: Locate the red bogie in the picture.
Step 2: Identify all the bogies that come after (behind) the red bogie.
Step 3: Fill/colour those bogies with orange colour.

Answer: Colour all the bogies that appear after (behind) the red bogie with orange colour.

Given: A picture of a train with bogies, one of which is red.

Concept: 'Before' means the bogies that come in front of the red bogie.

Step 1: Locate the red bogie in the picture.
Step 2: Identify all the bogies that come before (in front of) the red bogie.
Step 3: Fill/colour those bogies with blue colour.

Answer: Colour all the bogies that appear before (in front of) the red bogie with blue colour.

Given: Suwali has sorted buttons into three groups (as shown in the picture).

Concept: Sorting means grouping objects based on a common property such as colour, shape, or size.

Why did Suwali make such groups?
Suwali grouped the buttons based on their colour (or shape or size as shown in the picture). Objects that look the same in one way are put together in one group.

Other ways to sort the buttons:

Way 1 — Sort by size:
- Group 1: All big/large buttons together.
- Group 2: All small buttons together.

Way 2 — Sort by number of holes:
- Group 1: Buttons with 2 holes.
- Group 2: Buttons with 4 holes.

Way 3 — Sort by shape:
- Group 1: Round buttons.
- Group 2: Square buttons.

Answer: Draw the buttons in new groups based on size, number of holes, or shape in the space provided. For example, draw all big buttons in one circle and all small buttons in another circle.