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Soni and Avi are going to see a fair with their grandparents. 
They are going to Surajkund in Faridabad district of 
• What do you see in the picture?
• Spot things in the picture that look the same from the 
left and right side.
The Surajkund The Surajkund 
Fair Fair
14 14
Teacher’s Note: Discuss with children about any local mela they have 
visited. Encourage them to look at the picture and observe different 
patterns, like tiling on the floor and the symmetry they see in objects 
and shapes. 
Wow! such 
decorated 
shops
Let us Discuss
Haryana. Let us join them 
and have fun.
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Soni and Avi are going to see a fair with their grandparents. 
They are going to Surajkund in Faridabad district of 
• What do you see in the picture?
• Spot things in the picture that look the same from the 
left and right side.
The Surajkund The Surajkund 
Fair Fair
14 14
Teacher’s Note: Discuss with children about any local mela they have 
visited. Encourage them to look at the picture and observe different 
patterns, like tiling on the floor and the symmetry they see in objects 
and shapes. 
Wow! such 
decorated 
shops
Let us Discuss
Haryana. Let us join them 
and have fun.
1. Colour the beads in the strings using two colours ( )  
to show the malas that you have made.
Teacher’s Note: You may provide children with a string and 8 beads 
of two colours from a ginmala. They can make a record of their 
constructions by colouring the malas given here.
Make Malas
Soni and Avi reach a stall where a man and a woman are 
making malas with beads.
I also 
want to 
make the 
malas
Make malas with 8 
beads, 4 of one colour 
and 4 of another
Why not, you can 
take beads from the 
basket to make malas
Let us Do
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Soni and Avi are going to see a fair with their grandparents. 
They are going to Surajkund in Faridabad district of 
• What do you see in the picture?
• Spot things in the picture that look the same from the 
left and right side.
The Surajkund The Surajkund 
Fair Fair
14 14
Teacher’s Note: Discuss with children about any local mela they have 
visited. Encourage them to look at the picture and observe different 
patterns, like tiling on the floor and the symmetry they see in objects 
and shapes. 
Wow! such 
decorated 
shops
Let us Discuss
Haryana. Let us join them 
and have fun.
1. Colour the beads in the strings using two colours ( )  
to show the malas that you have made.
Teacher’s Note: You may provide children with a string and 8 beads 
of two colours from a ginmala. They can make a record of their 
constructions by colouring the malas given here.
Make Malas
Soni and Avi reach a stall where a man and a woman are 
making malas with beads.
I also 
want to 
make the 
malas
Make malas with 8 
beads, 4 of one colour 
and 4 of another
Why not, you can 
take beads from the 
basket to make malas
Let us Do
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3. How many such malas can be made? Discuss.
a. Tick ü the malas that are symmetrical and cross 
?
 
the one(s) that are not symmetrical.
The two halves 
of my mala are 
not the same. 
My mala is not 
symmetrical.
The two halves 
of my mala are exactly 
the same. My mala is 
symmetrical.
Teacher’s Note: Encourage children to see the differences between 
symmetrical and non-symmetrical objects around them. Provide them 
opportunities to share their justification and reasons.
b. Now, use 6 beads of one colour and 2 beads of another 
colour to make symmetrical malas.
2. On the previous page, tick ü the 
malas that are symmetrical.
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Soni and Avi are going to see a fair with their grandparents. 
They are going to Surajkund in Faridabad district of 
• What do you see in the picture?
• Spot things in the picture that look the same from the 
left and right side.
The Surajkund The Surajkund 
Fair Fair
14 14
Teacher’s Note: Discuss with children about any local mela they have 
visited. Encourage them to look at the picture and observe different 
patterns, like tiling on the floor and the symmetry they see in objects 
and shapes. 
Wow! such 
decorated 
shops
Let us Discuss
Haryana. Let us join them 
and have fun.
1. Colour the beads in the strings using two colours ( )  
to show the malas that you have made.
Teacher’s Note: You may provide children with a string and 8 beads 
of two colours from a ginmala. They can make a record of their 
constructions by colouring the malas given here.
Make Malas
Soni and Avi reach a stall where a man and a woman are 
making malas with beads.
I also 
want to 
make the 
malas
Make malas with 8 
beads, 4 of one colour 
and 4 of another
Why not, you can 
take beads from the 
basket to make malas
Let us Do
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3. How many such malas can be made? Discuss.
a. Tick ü the malas that are symmetrical and cross 
?
 
the one(s) that are not symmetrical.
The two halves 
of my mala are 
not the same. 
My mala is not 
symmetrical.
The two halves 
of my mala are exactly 
the same. My mala is 
symmetrical.
Teacher’s Note: Encourage children to see the differences between 
symmetrical and non-symmetrical objects around them. Provide them 
opportunities to share their justification and reasons.
b. Now, use 6 beads of one colour and 2 beads of another 
colour to make symmetrical malas.
2. On the previous page, tick ü the 
malas that are symmetrical.
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Vanakkam! Rangolis all around!
Soni and Avi arrive at the stall of Tamil Nadu. Amma 
was making kolam in front of the hut.
Follow the steps:
1.  Observe the rangolis given below. Are all rangolis 
symmetrical?
Teacher’s Note: Discuss about kolam, and the tradition 
and the States it belongs to. You can use the dot grid 
given on page number 192. They may use it for making 
symmetrical rangolis.
1
4
2
5
3
2.  Trace these rangolis on a paper. Fold the 
tracing paper in such a way that one half of 
the rangoli lies exactly on the other half.
3.  Draw lines in the given rangolis that divide 
them into two identical halves.
4.  Look for other symmetrical things around 
you. Discuss.
Let Us Think
Let us Think
I can see two 
equal halves 
in my rangoli 
by drawing 
a line.
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Soni and Avi are going to see a fair with their grandparents. 
They are going to Surajkund in Faridabad district of 
• What do you see in the picture?
• Spot things in the picture that look the same from the 
left and right side.
The Surajkund The Surajkund 
Fair Fair
14 14
Teacher’s Note: Discuss with children about any local mela they have 
visited. Encourage them to look at the picture and observe different 
patterns, like tiling on the floor and the symmetry they see in objects 
and shapes. 
Wow! such 
decorated 
shops
Let us Discuss
Haryana. Let us join them 
and have fun.
1. Colour the beads in the strings using two colours ( )  
to show the malas that you have made.
Teacher’s Note: You may provide children with a string and 8 beads 
of two colours from a ginmala. They can make a record of their 
constructions by colouring the malas given here.
Make Malas
Soni and Avi reach a stall where a man and a woman are 
making malas with beads.
I also 
want to 
make the 
malas
Make malas with 8 
beads, 4 of one colour 
and 4 of another
Why not, you can 
take beads from the 
basket to make malas
Let us Do
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3. How many such malas can be made? Discuss.
a. Tick ü the malas that are symmetrical and cross 
?
 
the one(s) that are not symmetrical.
The two halves 
of my mala are 
not the same. 
My mala is not 
symmetrical.
The two halves 
of my mala are exactly 
the same. My mala is 
symmetrical.
Teacher’s Note: Encourage children to see the differences between 
symmetrical and non-symmetrical objects around them. Provide them 
opportunities to share their justification and reasons.
b. Now, use 6 beads of one colour and 2 beads of another 
colour to make symmetrical malas.
2. On the previous page, tick ü the 
malas that are symmetrical.
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Vanakkam! Rangolis all around!
Soni and Avi arrive at the stall of Tamil Nadu. Amma 
was making kolam in front of the hut.
Follow the steps:
1.  Observe the rangolis given below. Are all rangolis 
symmetrical?
Teacher’s Note: Discuss about kolam, and the tradition 
and the States it belongs to. You can use the dot grid 
given on page number 192. They may use it for making 
symmetrical rangolis.
1
4
2
5
3
2.  Trace these rangolis on a paper. Fold the 
tracing paper in such a way that one half of 
the rangoli lies exactly on the other half.
3.  Draw lines in the given rangolis that divide 
them into two identical halves.
4.  Look for other symmetrical things around 
you. Discuss.
Let Us Think
Let us Think
I can see two 
equal halves 
in my rangoli 
by drawing 
a line.
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Enjoy making rangolis
2. Draw some more rangolis in your notebook  
that are symmetrical.
Teacher’s Note: Give additional exercises to complete the 
half of a given rangoli. Observe and discuss the ways children 
draw the other half of the rangoli. What do they notice while 
completing the other half? What strategies do they use?
Ask children to collect rangoli patterns from different parts of 
the country and share them in the class.
c.
Let us Do
Pookalam, Kerala
a.
Aipan, Uttrakhand
b.
1. Draw and complete the symmetrical rangolis given below.
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