NCERT Textbook - What is Long, What is Round? | Mathematics for Class 2: NCERT PDF Download

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Team A says — pencil.
Now you think of a different answer for
Meeku question. _____________
Do you also think so?
Uncle 's
F
Pointed at one end,
flat at the other,
but round like a pipe.
Guess what it is?
Now it is the turn of team A to touch
and guess. Everybody sings:
A child from team A puts his hand in the bag. Others in
team A have to guess. Can you help them?
Tell us, tell us how it feels.
We guess its name and win the game.
Round all around...
has no corners...
I can roll it in my hand.
Guess what is it ?
How Strong is a Postcard?
Thegame'GuessitsName'helpschildrenobserveanddescribeshapesofdifferentobjects.
Discuss similarities and differences among their properties, physical features etc., such as
edges,corners,faces,smoothorroughsurfaces,ifitrollsorslides.Forexample,amatchbox
hassharpcornersanditcannotrollwhileaplateisflatandcanroll.
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Team A says — pencil.
Now you think of a different answer for
Meeku question. _____________
Do you also think so?
Uncle 's
F
Pointed at one end,
flat at the other,
but round like a pipe.
Guess what it is?
Now it is the turn of team A to touch
and guess. Everybody sings:
A child from team A puts his hand in the bag. Others in
team A have to guess. Can you help them?
Tell us, tell us how it feels.
We guess its name and win the game.
Round all around...
has no corners...
I can roll it in my hand.
Guess what is it ?
How Strong is a Postcard?
Thegame'GuessitsName'helpschildrenobserveanddescribeshapesofdifferentobjects.
Discuss similarities and differences among their properties, physical features etc., such as
edges,corners,faces,smoothorroughsurfaces,ifitrollsorslides.Forexample,amatchbox
hassharpcornersanditcannotrollwhileaplateisflatandcanroll.
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Pointed at one end,
flat at the other,
but round like a pipe.
Guess what it is?
Round all around...
has no corners...
I can roll it in my hand.
Guess what is it ?
Then is the turn of team B to feel and guess. And so the
game goes on ...
Now you play this game in teams. Put different things in
a bag. A cloth is tied on one child's eyes. She puts her
hand in the bag. She touches it and says what it feels
like. Her team has to guess the name.
Hold a postcard from one corner. If you keep a book on
it, can it hold the book?
How Strong is a Postcard?
Now try this.
1. Roll a postcard to make a pipe.
2. Use tape to stick the ends together.
Thegame'GuessitsName'helpschildrenobserveanddescribeshapesofdifferentobjects.
Discuss similarities and differences among their properties, physical features etc., such as
edges,corners,faces,smoothorroughsurfaces,ifitrollsorslides.Forexample,amatchbox
hassharpcornersanditcannotrollwhileaplateisflatandcanroll.
3. Put a book on it. Does the postcard hold it? See how
many books it can hold.
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Team A says — pencil.
Now you think of a different answer for
Meeku question. _____________
Do you also think so?
Uncle 's
F
Pointed at one end,
flat at the other,
but round like a pipe.
Guess what it is?
Now it is the turn of team A to touch
and guess. Everybody sings:
A child from team A puts his hand in the bag. Others in
team A have to guess. Can you help them?
Tell us, tell us how it feels.
We guess its name and win the game.
Round all around...
has no corners...
I can roll it in my hand.
Guess what is it ?
How Strong is a Postcard?
Thegame'GuessitsName'helpschildrenobserveanddescribeshapesofdifferentobjects.
Discuss similarities and differences among their properties, physical features etc., such as
edges,corners,faces,smoothorroughsurfaces,ifitrollsorslides.Forexample,amatchbox
hassharpcornersanditcannotrollwhileaplateisflatandcanroll.
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Pointed at one end,
flat at the other,
but round like a pipe.
Guess what it is?
Round all around...
has no corners...
I can roll it in my hand.
Guess what is it ?
Then is the turn of team B to feel and guess. And so the
game goes on ...
Now you play this game in teams. Put different things in
a bag. A cloth is tied on one child's eyes. She puts her
hand in the bag. She touches it and says what it feels
like. Her team has to guess the name.
Hold a postcard from one corner. If you keep a book on
it, can it hold the book?
How Strong is a Postcard?
Now try this.
1. Roll a postcard to make a pipe.
2. Use tape to stick the ends together.
Thegame'GuessitsName'helpschildrenobserveanddescribeshapesofdifferentobjects.
Discuss similarities and differences among their properties, physical features etc., such as
edges,corners,faces,smoothorroughsurfaces,ifitrollsorslides.Forexample,amatchbox
hassharpcornersanditcannotrollwhileaplateisflatandcanroll.
3. Put a book on it. Does the postcard hold it? See how
many books it can hold.
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Hurry Up! Be Quick!
Children are sitting in a circle in the class.
They are playing this game by clapping and singing.
What is long ........ what is round? .......
Look around ........ look around .........
Reena says —
And the game goes on.
Now you play this game in your class. Take turns to
name two things — one long and one round. Do not
repeat things which others have named.
F
A bottle is long,
a cap is round.
Look around,
look around.
What Rolls, What Slides?
Startadiscussionintheclassonthingsinthechild'senvironmentwhichrollandslide.Help
childrentolookattheirshapeandseehowsomethingsrollandothersslide.
All children are singing .......
Meenu says —
What is long ........ what is round? .......
Look around ........ look around .........
A bat is long,
a ball is round.
Look around,
look around.
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Team A says — pencil.
Now you think of a different answer for
Meeku question. _____________
Do you also think so?
Uncle 's
F
Pointed at one end,
flat at the other,
but round like a pipe.
Guess what it is?
Now it is the turn of team A to touch
and guess. Everybody sings:
A child from team A puts his hand in the bag. Others in
team A have to guess. Can you help them?
Tell us, tell us how it feels.
We guess its name and win the game.
Round all around...
has no corners...
I can roll it in my hand.
Guess what is it ?
How Strong is a Postcard?
Thegame'GuessitsName'helpschildrenobserveanddescribeshapesofdifferentobjects.
Discuss similarities and differences among their properties, physical features etc., such as
edges,corners,faces,smoothorroughsurfaces,ifitrollsorslides.Forexample,amatchbox
hassharpcornersanditcannotrollwhileaplateisflatandcanroll.
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Pointed at one end,
flat at the other,
but round like a pipe.
Guess what it is?
Round all around...
has no corners...
I can roll it in my hand.
Guess what is it ?
Then is the turn of team B to feel and guess. And so the
game goes on ...
Now you play this game in teams. Put different things in
a bag. A cloth is tied on one child's eyes. She puts her
hand in the bag. She touches it and says what it feels
like. Her team has to guess the name.
Hold a postcard from one corner. If you keep a book on
it, can it hold the book?
How Strong is a Postcard?
Now try this.
1. Roll a postcard to make a pipe.
2. Use tape to stick the ends together.
Thegame'GuessitsName'helpschildrenobserveanddescribeshapesofdifferentobjects.
Discuss similarities and differences among their properties, physical features etc., such as
edges,corners,faces,smoothorroughsurfaces,ifitrollsorslides.Forexample,amatchbox
hassharpcornersanditcannotrollwhileaplateisflatandcanroll.
3. Put a book on it. Does the postcard hold it? See how
many books it can hold.
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Hurry Up! Be Quick!
Children are sitting in a circle in the class.
They are playing this game by clapping and singing.
What is long ........ what is round? .......
Look around ........ look around .........
Reena says —
And the game goes on.
Now you play this game in your class. Take turns to
name two things — one long and one round. Do not
repeat things which others have named.
F
A bottle is long,
a cap is round.
Look around,
look around.
What Rolls, What Slides?
Startadiscussionintheclassonthingsinthechild'senvironmentwhichrollandslide.Help
childrentolookattheirshapeandseehowsomethingsrollandothersslide.
All children are singing .......
Meenu says —
What is long ........ what is round? .......
Look around ........ look around .........
A bat is long,
a ball is round.
Look around,
look around.
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Hurry Up! Be Quick!
A bottle is long,
a cap is round.
Look around,
look around.
What Rolls, What Slides?
Look at the picture. Some children are rolling and some
are sliding things in a park.
There are some things which can roll and some which
can slide.
There are things which both roll and slide.
Startadiscussionintheclassonthingsinthechild'senvironmentwhichrollandslide.Help
childrentolookattheirshapeandseehowsomethingsrollandothersslide.
A bat is long,
a ball is round.
Look around,
look around.
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