🏡 Chapter 7: Lina’s Family 👨👩👧👦
Measuring, Weighing, and Exploring Together!
📏 Tallest & Shortest
Lina is standing on a stool to be tall! Let’s look at her family.
A. How many members are there in Lina’s family?
✨ Answer: Count the members shown in the picture! (Usually includes grandparents, parents, Lina, and her brother).
B & C. Tick the tallest member and draw a cap on the shortest.
✨ Answer:
Look for the person who reaches the highest (maybe Grandfather or Father) and tick them!
Look for the smallest person (maybe the baby brother) and draw a funny cap on their head! 🧢
Look for the person who reaches the highest (maybe Grandfather or Father) and tick them!
Look for the smallest person (maybe the baby brother) and draw a funny cap on their head! 🧢
🌟 Amazing Fact: The Statue of Unity in Gujarat, India, is the tallest statue in the whole wide world!
🗺️ Nearest & Farthest
Lina lives in a hut-shaped house in a hilly area. Let’s find places on her map!
Circle the correct options:
✨ A. Her house is nearest to the shop and farthest from the school.
✨ B. The school is farthest from the shop and nearest to the red roof house.
✨ C. The child is nearest to the school bus and farthest from the school.
✨ B. The school is farthest from the shop and nearest to the red roof house.
✨ C. The child is nearest to the school bus and farthest from the school.
✏️ Long, Short, Thick, Thin
Let us Do: Tick the correct objects!
✨ A. Longest: Tick the item that stretches the furthest.
✨ B. Shortest: Tick the tiny item.
✨ C. Thickest: Tick the widest, fattest item (like a thick book or log).
✨ D. Thinnest: Tick the skinny item (like a thin wire or string).
✨ B. Shortest: Tick the tiny item.
✨ C. Thickest: Tick the widest, fattest item (like a thick book or log).
✨ D. Thinnest: Tick the skinny item (like a thin wire or string).
🖍️ Drawing Time: Grab your pencil! Draw a stick that is longer than the one in your book, and a rope that is shorter!
🖐️ Measuring with Handspans & Fingers
My Measurements (Do this at home!)
✨ Use your outstretched hand (handspan) to measure:
A. My table is ____ handspans long.
B. My bag is ____ handspans long.
C. My arm is ____ handspans long.
A. My table is ____ handspans long.
B. My bag is ____ handspans long.
C. My arm is ____ handspans long.
What will you use: Handspan or Fingers?
| Name of the Thing | What will you use? |
|---|---|
| Bottle 🍼 | Handspan |
| Spoon 🥄 | Fingers |
| Pencil ✏️ | Handspan (or Fingers if it’s very short!) |
| My friend’s nose 👃 | Fingers |
| Leg 🦵 | Handspan |
| Key 🔑 | Fingers |
🦶 Footspan Fun: Use your feet walking heel-to-toe to measure the distance from your bed to the washroom!
⚖️ Heavy & Light
Tick and Colour the Heavy and Light objects!
✨ A & C. Heavier Object: Look for the big, solid items (like a watermelon or an elephant) and tick/colour them!
✨ B & D. Lighter Object: Look for the small, floating items (like a balloon, a feather, or a leaf) and tick/colour them!
✨ B & D. Lighter Object: Look for the small, floating items (like a balloon, a feather, or a leaf) and tick/colour them!
List things which are easier to carry and difficult to carry.
🎒 Easier to carry (Lighter): A pencil, a leaf, an eraser, a small toy.
🛋️ Difficult to carry (Heavier): A big table, a heavy school bag, a television, a bucket full of water.
🛋️ Difficult to carry (Heavier): A big table, a heavy school bag, a television, a bucket full of water.
💧 Water & Capacity
Water is precious! Let’s see how much different things can hold.
Fill the bucket with water:
✨ A. It will take fewer Jugs, many Glasses, and very many Bowls to fill one big bucket!
✨ C. Circle the one which holds MORE water: Always circle the bigger container (A Jug holds more than a Glass. A Bucket holds more than a Mug).
✨ C. Circle the one which holds MORE water: Always circle the bigger container (A Jug holds more than a Glass. A Bucket holds more than a Mug).
D. Tick the amount of water you need for these activities:
🪥 For brushing teeth: A mug full of water.
🛁 For bathing: A bucket full of water.
🍋 For 2 glasses of lemon water: A jug of water.
🌱 For watering a small plant: A mug of water.
🛁 For bathing: A bucket full of water.
🍋 For 2 glasses of lemon water: A jug of water.
🌱 For watering a small plant: A mug of water.
🌍 Save Water! It is better to take a bath using a bucket and mug instead of a shower, because a shower wastes a lot of extra water! Always close the tap when you are brushing your teeth.