NCERT Textbook: Vacation with My Nani Maa

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Chirag and Nandini love 
their Nani Maa. She is 
their best friend. They love 
playing and learning with 
her.
Listening to her stories is 
their favourite activity.
Nani Maa shows them a “magic trick”.
You hide some marbles with your handkerchief. I shall 
tell you the number of marbles you have hidden.
Can you tell what the trick is?
Total 
seeds
Seeds on 
the table
Hidden 
seeds
15 12
17 10
19 8
Total 
seeds
Seeds on 
the table
Hidden 
seeds
20 9
23 7
27 12
You have 4 
under your 
handkerchief.
Teacher’s Note: Say a number between 1 and 9. The child has to 
quickly say the number which makes it 9. Repeat this task with other 
numbers like 10 and 20.
Vacation with Vacation with 
My Nani Maa My Nani Maa
4 4
Perform the trick on your friends. Write the numbers of 
hidden seeds in the table below.
Let us Do
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Chirag and Nandini love 
their Nani Maa. She is 
their best friend. They love 
playing and learning with 
her.
Listening to her stories is 
their favourite activity.
Nani Maa shows them a “magic trick”.
You hide some marbles with your handkerchief. I shall 
tell you the number of marbles you have hidden.
Can you tell what the trick is?
Total 
seeds
Seeds on 
the table
Hidden 
seeds
15 12
17 10
19 8
Total 
seeds
Seeds on 
the table
Hidden 
seeds
20 9
23 7
27 12
You have 4 
under your 
handkerchief.
Teacher’s Note: Say a number between 1 and 9. The child has to 
quickly say the number which makes it 9. Repeat this task with other 
numbers like 10 and 20.
Vacation with Vacation with 
My Nani Maa My Nani Maa
4 4
Perform the trick on your friends. Write the numbers of 
hidden seeds in the table below.
Let us Do
30
Maths Mela | Class 3
Nandini takes out Nani Maa’s 
favourite sweet ‘Balushahi’.
Nandini had 7 balushahi  in her box
and
Chirag had 5 balushahi  in his box.
Draw the number of dots.
=
7 Balushahi + 5 Balushahi = .......... Balushahi
7 Balushahi – 5 Balushahi = .......... Balushahi
How many did he eat? .......... balushahi
How many 
do we have 
in total?
Hahahaha!
I did eat 
some.
I too got 
balushahi 
for you.
We bought the same 
number of balushahi from 
the shop. Did you eat some 
of them?
We got your 
favourite sweet.
I know you love 
to read, Nani 
Maa! So we got 
some magazines 
for you.
Both of them have 
brought a lot of things for 
their Nani Maa.
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Chirag and Nandini love 
their Nani Maa. She is 
their best friend. They love 
playing and learning with 
her.
Listening to her stories is 
their favourite activity.
Nani Maa shows them a “magic trick”.
You hide some marbles with your handkerchief. I shall 
tell you the number of marbles you have hidden.
Can you tell what the trick is?
Total 
seeds
Seeds on 
the table
Hidden 
seeds
15 12
17 10
19 8
Total 
seeds
Seeds on 
the table
Hidden 
seeds
20 9
23 7
27 12
You have 4 
under your 
handkerchief.
Teacher’s Note: Say a number between 1 and 9. The child has to 
quickly say the number which makes it 9. Repeat this task with other 
numbers like 10 and 20.
Vacation with Vacation with 
My Nani Maa My Nani Maa
4 4
Perform the trick on your friends. Write the numbers of 
hidden seeds in the table below.
Let us Do
30
Maths Mela | Class 3
Nandini takes out Nani Maa’s 
favourite sweet ‘Balushahi’.
Nandini had 7 balushahi  in her box
and
Chirag had 5 balushahi  in his box.
Draw the number of dots.
=
7 Balushahi + 5 Balushahi = .......... Balushahi
7 Balushahi – 5 Balushahi = .......... Balushahi
How many did he eat? .......... balushahi
How many 
do we have 
in total?
Hahahaha!
I did eat 
some.
I too got 
balushahi 
for you.
We bought the same 
number of balushahi from 
the shop. Did you eat some 
of them?
We got your 
favourite sweet.
I know you love 
to read, Nani 
Maa! So we got 
some magazines 
for you.
Both of them have 
brought a lot of things for 
their Nani Maa.
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Vacation with My Nani Maa
.......... Books + .......... Books = .......... Books
Chirag got 9 story books for Nani Maa 
and Nandini got 7 puzzle books for 
Nani Maa. How many total books did the 
children get for Nani Maa?
Use the tens frame to solve the following.
 (i) 6 + 8 = .............
 (ii) 5 + 10 = .............
 (iii) 9 – 6 = .............
 (iv) 18 – 9 = .............
Card 
Game
Make four sets of number cards with numbers 1 to 10. 
Shuffle and spread out all cards facing down. Take turns 
with your friends to open 
one card at a time. When 
you open, look at your 
card, and the cards already opened. 
If any three cards make an addition 
or a subtraction statement, you can 
keep all three cards. Else, put it 
down opened. For example, Nandini 
opens 4. The numbers 2 and 6 are 
already opened. So Nandini can keep 
all three cards 2, 4 and 6. The game 
continues till all cards are opened. 
Whoever collects the greatest number 
of cards wins the game.
2
4
6
9
1
So many 
books for me.
Let us Play
Let us Do
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Chirag and Nandini love 
their Nani Maa. She is 
their best friend. They love 
playing and learning with 
her.
Listening to her stories is 
their favourite activity.
Nani Maa shows them a “magic trick”.
You hide some marbles with your handkerchief. I shall 
tell you the number of marbles you have hidden.
Can you tell what the trick is?
Total 
seeds
Seeds on 
the table
Hidden 
seeds
15 12
17 10
19 8
Total 
seeds
Seeds on 
the table
Hidden 
seeds
20 9
23 7
27 12
You have 4 
under your 
handkerchief.
Teacher’s Note: Say a number between 1 and 9. The child has to 
quickly say the number which makes it 9. Repeat this task with other 
numbers like 10 and 20.
Vacation with Vacation with 
My Nani Maa My Nani Maa
4 4
Perform the trick on your friends. Write the numbers of 
hidden seeds in the table below.
Let us Do
30
Maths Mela | Class 3
Nandini takes out Nani Maa’s 
favourite sweet ‘Balushahi’.
Nandini had 7 balushahi  in her box
and
Chirag had 5 balushahi  in his box.
Draw the number of dots.
=
7 Balushahi + 5 Balushahi = .......... Balushahi
7 Balushahi – 5 Balushahi = .......... Balushahi
How many did he eat? .......... balushahi
How many 
do we have 
in total?
Hahahaha!
I did eat 
some.
I too got 
balushahi 
for you.
We bought the same 
number of balushahi from 
the shop. Did you eat some 
of them?
We got your 
favourite sweet.
I know you love 
to read, Nani 
Maa! So we got 
some magazines 
for you.
Both of them have 
brought a lot of things for 
their Nani Maa.
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Vacation with My Nani Maa
.......... Books + .......... Books = .......... Books
Chirag got 9 story books for Nani Maa 
and Nandini got 7 puzzle books for 
Nani Maa. How many total books did the 
children get for Nani Maa?
Use the tens frame to solve the following.
 (i) 6 + 8 = .............
 (ii) 5 + 10 = .............
 (iii) 9 – 6 = .............
 (iv) 18 – 9 = .............
Card 
Game
Make four sets of number cards with numbers 1 to 10. 
Shuffle and spread out all cards facing down. Take turns 
with your friends to open 
one card at a time. When 
you open, look at your 
card, and the cards already opened. 
If any three cards make an addition 
or a subtraction statement, you can 
keep all three cards. Else, put it 
down opened. For example, Nandini 
opens 4. The numbers 2 and 6 are 
already opened. So Nandini can keep 
all three cards 2, 4 and 6. The game 
continues till all cards are opened. 
Whoever collects the greatest number 
of cards wins the game.
2
4
6
9
1
So many 
books for me.
Let us Play
Let us Do
32
Maths Mela | Class 3
Nandini and Chirag have got their stamps to show to 
their friends and Nani Maa.
Nandini, Chirag and Nani Maa figured out the answer in 
three different ways using their ginladi:
How many stamps do they have now?
Look Nani Maa, 
We have collected 
15 stamps.
Let me give you 
some more. Here are 
7 more.
+7
+1 +1+1 +1 +1 +1
+5
+10
+1 +1
-1 -1 -1
+1
15 22
15 20 22
15 22 25
15 Stamps + 7 Stamps = 22 Stamps
Or  15 + 7 = 22
Nandini and Chirag have 22 stamps. Nani Maa’s brother 
gives them his collection of 30 stamps. How many stamps 
do they have now?
22 Stamps +  Stamps =  Stamps
Or    22 +  = 
Let us Do
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Chirag and Nandini love 
their Nani Maa. She is 
their best friend. They love 
playing and learning with 
her.
Listening to her stories is 
their favourite activity.
Nani Maa shows them a “magic trick”.
You hide some marbles with your handkerchief. I shall 
tell you the number of marbles you have hidden.
Can you tell what the trick is?
Total 
seeds
Seeds on 
the table
Hidden 
seeds
15 12
17 10
19 8
Total 
seeds
Seeds on 
the table
Hidden 
seeds
20 9
23 7
27 12
You have 4 
under your 
handkerchief.
Teacher’s Note: Say a number between 1 and 9. The child has to 
quickly say the number which makes it 9. Repeat this task with other 
numbers like 10 and 20.
Vacation with Vacation with 
My Nani Maa My Nani Maa
4 4
Perform the trick on your friends. Write the numbers of 
hidden seeds in the table below.
Let us Do
30
Maths Mela | Class 3
Nandini takes out Nani Maa’s 
favourite sweet ‘Balushahi’.
Nandini had 7 balushahi  in her box
and
Chirag had 5 balushahi  in his box.
Draw the number of dots.
=
7 Balushahi + 5 Balushahi = .......... Balushahi
7 Balushahi – 5 Balushahi = .......... Balushahi
How many did he eat? .......... balushahi
How many 
do we have 
in total?
Hahahaha!
I did eat 
some.
I too got 
balushahi 
for you.
We bought the same 
number of balushahi from 
the shop. Did you eat some 
of them?
We got your 
favourite sweet.
I know you love 
to read, Nani 
Maa! So we got 
some magazines 
for you.
Both of them have 
brought a lot of things for 
their Nani Maa.
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Vacation with My Nani Maa
.......... Books + .......... Books = .......... Books
Chirag got 9 story books for Nani Maa 
and Nandini got 7 puzzle books for 
Nani Maa. How many total books did the 
children get for Nani Maa?
Use the tens frame to solve the following.
 (i) 6 + 8 = .............
 (ii) 5 + 10 = .............
 (iii) 9 – 6 = .............
 (iv) 18 – 9 = .............
Card 
Game
Make four sets of number cards with numbers 1 to 10. 
Shuffle and spread out all cards facing down. Take turns 
with your friends to open 
one card at a time. When 
you open, look at your 
card, and the cards already opened. 
If any three cards make an addition 
or a subtraction statement, you can 
keep all three cards. Else, put it 
down opened. For example, Nandini 
opens 4. The numbers 2 and 6 are 
already opened. So Nandini can keep 
all three cards 2, 4 and 6. The game 
continues till all cards are opened. 
Whoever collects the greatest number 
of cards wins the game.
2
4
6
9
1
So many 
books for me.
Let us Play
Let us Do
32
Maths Mela | Class 3
Nandini and Chirag have got their stamps to show to 
their friends and Nani Maa.
Nandini, Chirag and Nani Maa figured out the answer in 
three different ways using their ginladi:
How many stamps do they have now?
Look Nani Maa, 
We have collected 
15 stamps.
Let me give you 
some more. Here are 
7 more.
+7
+1 +1+1 +1 +1 +1
+5
+10
+1 +1
-1 -1 -1
+1
15 22
15 20 22
15 22 25
15 Stamps + 7 Stamps = 22 Stamps
Or  15 + 7 = 22
Nandini and Chirag have 22 stamps. Nani Maa’s brother 
gives them his collection of 30 stamps. How many stamps 
do they have now?
22 Stamps +  Stamps =  Stamps
Or    22 +  = 
Let us Do
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They now have 52 stamps. Nandini and Chirag count 
and find that they have 37 stamps with faces of famous 
persons and the remaining with pictures of 
monuments.
How many stamps with pictures of  
monuments do they have?
 Stamps –  Stamps =  Stamps
 –  = 
 Stamps +  Stamps =  Stamps
 +  = 
I can do it 
this way.
37 40 50 52
Or
They have 15 stamps with pictures of monuments. Can 
you find other ways of doing it?
52
37
37
52
Nani Maa, we 
have 52 stamps 
now.
Next time when 
we come, we will have 
75 stamps!
Teacher’s Note: Different strategies of jumping on the number line for 
solving the problems should be encouraged throughout the chapter. 
Revise skip counting for small numbers in the class.
How many more stamps will they need? Figure it out using 
the number line.
 stamps +  stamps =  stamps
Or,  +  =