NCERT Book Class 3 EVS Chapter 16 Games We Play

Games We Play 16

All the children were playing stappoo (hop-scotch) in the lane.
Avantika and her sister Nandita were also playing. But Nandita
was not able to play the game in the right way.
Avantika: Listen to me carefully, Nandita. Understand the game.
Throw the marker (thippi) in the first box. Then on
one leg jump over this box into the next one. Keep in
mind, you can put both your feet down together only
in the boxes marked 4-5 and 7-8. Take care, your
feet should not touch the lines. If it touches you are
In the lesson, the names of some local games like hop-scotch, seven tiles,
etc., and the things used to play them, like the marker have been
mentioned. Since many of these games have their own local variations
and names, a discussion on those will make the chapter more relevant
to the child.

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