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Chapter
Making Things
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You must have seen or used a pot for storing water. 
You have also seen a gullak piggy bank), birdbath, 
cup (kulhad) and so many such things at home and 
around you.
Have you ever wondered?
•	 What are these things made of?
•	 Who has made them and how?
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Chapter
Making Things
11
You must have seen or used a pot for storing water. 
You have also seen a gullak piggy bank), birdbath, 
cup (kulhad) and so many such things at home and 
around you.
Have you ever wondered?
•	 What are these things made of?
•	 Who has made them and how?
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Our Wondrous World | Class 3
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A potter’s family
In a town by the seaside, Mini watched her 
Appooppan (grandfather) making a pot. He would 
take the clay and make it wet. He would add enough 
water to make the consistency he needed. Then 
he pounded it well. He made sure that the clay 
was neither too watery nor too dry. He kneaded 
the clay like dough. Finally, he put the clay 
on a stone wheel and shaped it by 
spinning it. 
When the pots were 
dried, Ammu (mother) 
moved them into a very 
hot 	 fire 	 burning 	 inside	
a big oven. The potter’s 
oven is called a ‘kiln’. This 
fire 	 would 	 bake 	 the 	 pot.	
Then the pot was ready for  
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Chapter
Making Things
11
You must have seen or used a pot for storing water. 
You have also seen a gullak piggy bank), birdbath, 
cup (kulhad) and so many such things at home and 
around you.
Have you ever wondered?
•	 What are these things made of?
•	 Who has made them and how?
Ch 11 Making things.indd   135 6/24/2024   3:04:16 PM
Our Wondrous World | Class 3
136 137
A potter’s family
In a town by the seaside, Mini watched her 
Appooppan (grandfather) making a pot. He would 
take the clay and make it wet. He would add enough 
water to make the consistency he needed. Then 
he pounded it well. He made sure that the clay 
was neither too watery nor too dry. He kneaded 
the clay like dough. Finally, he put the clay 
on a stone wheel and shaped it by 
spinning it. 
When the pots were 
dried, Ammu (mother) 
moved them into a very 
hot 	 fire 	 burning 	 inside	
a big oven. The potter’s 
oven is called a ‘kiln’. This 
fire 	 would 	 bake 	 the 	 pot.	
Then the pot was ready for  
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use. Appooppan, Ammu and other family members 
made some patterns on some of the pots to make 
the pots look even more beautiful. 
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•	 What are pots used for? 
•	 What other kinds of things do potters make?
•	 Why is the pot baked in a kiln?
•	 Visit a potter in your neighbourhood with your 
parents or elders in the family.
•	 Observe how the potter works on the stone wheel or 
the potter’s wheel.
•	 Have you wondered how clay takes a beautiful 
shape on a spinning wheel?
•	 Which of the products made by a potter do you use 
at home?
•	 Draw some of the products that you have seen at 
the potter’s place in the box given below.
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Chapter
Making Things
11
You must have seen or used a pot for storing water. 
You have also seen a gullak piggy bank), birdbath, 
cup (kulhad) and so many such things at home and 
around you.
Have you ever wondered?
•	 What are these things made of?
•	 Who has made them and how?
Ch 11 Making things.indd   135 6/24/2024   3:04:16 PM
Our Wondrous World | Class 3
136 137
A potter’s family
In a town by the seaside, Mini watched her 
Appooppan (grandfather) making a pot. He would 
take the clay and make it wet. He would add enough 
water to make the consistency he needed. Then 
he pounded it well. He made sure that the clay 
was neither too watery nor too dry. He kneaded 
the clay like dough. Finally, he put the clay 
on a stone wheel and shaped it by 
spinning it. 
When the pots were 
dried, Ammu (mother) 
moved them into a very 
hot 	 fire 	 burning 	 inside	
a big oven. The potter’s 
oven is called a ‘kiln’. This 
fire 	 would 	 bake 	 the 	 pot.	
Then the pot was ready for  
Ch 11 Making things.indd   136 6/24/2024   3:04:18 PM
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use. Appooppan, Ammu and other family members 
made some patterns on some of the pots to make 
the pots look even more beautiful. 
1
•	 What are pots used for? 
•	 What other kinds of things do potters make?
•	 Why is the pot baked in a kiln?
•	 Visit a potter in your neighbourhood with your 
parents or elders in the family.
•	 Observe how the potter works on the stone wheel or 
the potter’s wheel.
•	 Have you wondered how clay takes a beautiful 
shape on a spinning wheel?
•	 Which of the products made by a potter do you use 
at home?
•	 Draw some of the products that you have seen at 
the potter’s place in the box given below.
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Mini was too young 
to use the potter’s 
wheel.  But she helped 
her grandfather make 
patterns on the pots 
and colour them. Her 
favourite clay item was 
her piggy bank. She 
loved creating beautiful 
patterns on it. She then 
used it to save money. 
In what ways do you help your parents and 
grandparents? 
Make your own clay 
(Do this activity with the help of elders)     
•	 Collect soil from wet or muddy places. 
•	 Remove any big pebbles or stones, sand, leaves or 
parts of plants from it using a net or sieve. 
•	 Put 	 this 	 soil 	 in 	 a 	 flat 	 vessel 	 filled 	 with 	 water.
•	 After a few days, throw away the water that stays on 
top.
•	 Now make dough that you can shape into a ball. 
2
Make any two 
things you like with 
the clay that you have 
made. Put it out in the 
sun to dry.
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Chapter
Making Things
11
You must have seen or used a pot for storing water. 
You have also seen a gullak piggy bank), birdbath, 
cup (kulhad) and so many such things at home and 
around you.
Have you ever wondered?
•	 What are these things made of?
•	 Who has made them and how?
Ch 11 Making things.indd   135 6/24/2024   3:04:16 PM
Our Wondrous World | Class 3
136 137
A potter’s family
In a town by the seaside, Mini watched her 
Appooppan (grandfather) making a pot. He would 
take the clay and make it wet. He would add enough 
water to make the consistency he needed. Then 
he pounded it well. He made sure that the clay 
was neither too watery nor too dry. He kneaded 
the clay like dough. Finally, he put the clay 
on a stone wheel and shaped it by 
spinning it. 
When the pots were 
dried, Ammu (mother) 
moved them into a very 
hot 	 fire 	 burning 	 inside	
a big oven. The potter’s 
oven is called a ‘kiln’. This 
fire 	 would 	 bake 	 the 	 pot.	
Then the pot was ready for  
Ch 11 Making things.indd   136 6/24/2024   3:04:18 PM
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use. Appooppan, Ammu and other family members 
made some patterns on some of the pots to make 
the pots look even more beautiful. 
1
•	 What are pots used for? 
•	 What other kinds of things do potters make?
•	 Why is the pot baked in a kiln?
•	 Visit a potter in your neighbourhood with your 
parents or elders in the family.
•	 Observe how the potter works on the stone wheel or 
the potter’s wheel.
•	 Have you wondered how clay takes a beautiful 
shape on a spinning wheel?
•	 Which of the products made by a potter do you use 
at home?
•	 Draw some of the products that you have seen at 
the potter’s place in the box given below.
Ch 11 Making things.indd   137 6/24/2024   3:04:21 PM
Our Wondrous World | Class 3
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Mini was too young 
to use the potter’s 
wheel.  But she helped 
her grandfather make 
patterns on the pots 
and colour them. Her 
favourite clay item was 
her piggy bank. She 
loved creating beautiful 
patterns on it. She then 
used it to save money. 
In what ways do you help your parents and 
grandparents? 
Make your own clay 
(Do this activity with the help of elders)     
•	 Collect soil from wet or muddy places. 
•	 Remove any big pebbles or stones, sand, leaves or 
parts of plants from it using a net or sieve. 
•	 Put 	 this 	 soil 	 in 	 a 	 flat 	 vessel 	 filled 	 with 	 water.
•	 After a few days, throw away the water that stays on 
top.
•	 Now make dough that you can shape into a ball. 
2
Make any two 
things you like with 
the clay that you have 
made. Put it out in the 
sun to dry.
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Arrange the images in the correct order by numbering 
them from 1 to 5.
patterns in Nature 
Patterns can be found 
everywhere in nature, be it 
spots on a leopard or stripes 
on a squirrel. Many artists who 
paint on pots get ideas for their 
art from nature. Patterns can 
be formed using shapes and 
colours from nature. 
 You must have seen 
patterns on plants and animals 
around you. For example, if 
you observe the leaves on the 
branches of a tree like the 
neem , 	 you	 will	 find 	 a	 pattern.	
Similarly, patterns can also be 
seen on some animals like the 
peacock, 	 cat,	 tiger, 	 butterfly, 	
fish, 	etc. 	 	
3
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