Talking Toys

Given: We are looking at the toy shop described in the chapter 'Talking Toys'.

The toys in the toy shop are:
1. Dolls
2. Chennapatna Toys
3. Vande Bharat Train (toy train)
4. Kondapalli dancing dolls
5. Soft toy elephant

These are the toys displayed in the toy shop.

Given: The story is about a little boy visiting a toy shop with his mother.

The little boy requested his mother to buy him a talking toy (a toy that could talk/speak).

He was very excited and eagerly asked his mother for the talking toy he saw displayed in the shop.

This is a speaking activity to be done in pairs.

Sample Answer:
When someone buys or gives a toy to me, I feel very happy and excited. My heart fills with joy. I feel loved and special. I want to play with the new toy right away and show it to my friends. It makes me feel grateful towards the person who gave it to me.

This is a personal response question.

Sample Answer:
Yes, I have seen the 'Jaadui Pitara'. It is a learning kit developed by NCERT. It has many interesting and colourful learning materials like books, puzzles, cards, and toys that make learning fun and joyful.

(Note: If you have not seen it, you may say — No, I have not seen the 'Jaadui Pitara' yet, but I would love to explore it. My teacher told me it is a special learning kit made by NCERT with many fun activities.)

Given: Help Box words — brown, clean, cold, white, cotton, large
Concept: Describing words (adjectives) tell us more about naming words (nouns).

Answers:
1. yellow mango (done)
2. clean food
3. cotton kurta
4. cold water
5. white paper
6. large tree

(Note: Other correct answers are also possible. For example: 'large tree' can also be 'brown tree'; 'cold water' can also be 'clean water'. More than one word from the help box may fit.)

Given: We add 's' to make more than one (plural) of these words.

Concept: For most naming words, we add 's' to make them plural.

Answers:
1. cat → cats
2. cup → cups
3. doll → dolls
4. shop → shops
5. train → trains

Given: For words ending in -x, -ss, -s, -ch, -sh, and some words ending in -o, we add 'es' to make them plural.

Concept: Adding '-es' to make plural forms.

Answers:
1. box → boxes (done)
2. class → classes
3. bus → buses
4. pouch → pouches
5. brush → brushes
6. mango → mangoes

Given: The poem about the top uses the following colour words:
'Red and green, Yellow and brown'

Colours used in the poem are:
1. red ✓
2. green ✓
3. yellow ✓
4. brown ✓

Colours NOT used in the poem: pink, blue, white, purple.

So, the words to be circled are: red, green, yellow, brown.

Given: The pictures show a mother bird making a kite for her baby bird using natural materials.

Completed sentences:

A baby bird wanted to fly a kite.

The mother bird brought peel from onions.

Then, she got a leaf blade from the palm tree to make the frame of the kite.

Next, the mother bird used gum from a tree to stick the parts together and thread from a spider web as the string.

Finally, the little chick happily flew the kite.

(Note: Since the pictures are not fully visible, answers are based on the clues provided. Students should use the clues — little chick, kite, onion peel, thread from spider web, gum from a tree, leaf blade from the palm tree — to fill in the blanks in their own words.)

This is a drawing and art activity.

Steps to follow:
1. Write the capital letter B on your paper.
2. On the right side of B, draw a sleeping v (>) — this becomes the beak of the bird.
3. In the upper loop of B, draw a small circle and put a dot (.) inside it — this becomes the eye.
4. In the lower loop of B, draw a w shape — this becomes the wings or body feathers.
5. Draw a tail extending from the back of B.
6. Draw two small feet at the bottom and a small branch for the bird to sit on.
7. Colour your bird with bright colours.

Your bird drawing using the letter 'B' is now ready! (This is a hands-on activity — complete it in your notebook or drawing book.)

This is a creative art activity.

Sample idea: Use the letter 'S' to draw a snake, or use the letter 'O' to draw a face/sun, or use the letter 'L' to draw a tree.

Example using letter 'L':
1. Write the capital letter L.
2. The vertical line of L becomes the trunk of a tree.
3. The horizontal line of L becomes a root or ground.
4. Draw branches at the top of the vertical line.
5. Add leaves and fruits.
6. Colour your picture.

(This is a hands-on creative activity. Students should choose any letter they like and use their imagination to turn it into a picture in their notebook.)

This is a hands-on craft activity.

Materials needed:
- Jute sheet or cardboard sheet
- Acrylic or watercolours
- Pencil
- Woollen thread
- Glue

Steps to make the puppet:
1. Take a jute sheet or a cardboard sheet.
2. Draw or trace a human face on it with a pencil.
3. Cut along the outline of the face carefully.
4. Draw the outlines of eyes, nose, mouth, and other features on the face.
5. Colour all the parts of the face using acrylic or watercolours.
6. Use woollen thread to attach hair on the head of the puppet (glue the thread on top).
7. Attach a handle by gluing a strip of jute or cardboard on the back of the face.
8. Your puppet is ready to use!

How to use: Hold the puppet by its handle and move it to make it 'talk' or 'act' like a character in a story.

(This is a fun activity — complete it with the help of your teacher or a family member.)