Chapter 6. Paper Boats
English • Interactive Digital Chapter
🎯 Learning Corner
- to read and understand the story Paper Boats.
- to understand and use he and she.
- to use simple prepositions such as in, on, under.
- to speak about a sequence of events.
- to write a few simple sentences using clues.
- to learn words related to toys and games.
📖 Let us read
Meena walked towards the stream near the bamboo bridge. She bent a little and put a paper boat in the water.
It sailed down the stream swiftly. Meena was delighted. She went on putting several paper boats in the stream.
As the boats floated down the stream, she saw a naughty boy pushing the boats into the water.
Meena stared at the boy angrily. He did not care for Meena’s angry face. She shouted “Stop!” But the boy did not stop.
“Why are you overturning the paper boats?” Meena asked angrily.
“Because it is fun,” replied the boy.
“It may be fun for you, but those are my paper boats,” said Meena. “So, you just stop overturning my boats.”
The boy thought for a minute and said, “I will not do it again, but I also want to play. Can you help me?”
Meena said, “I have enough paper. You can make boats for yourself.”
The boy answered, “I don’t know how to fold the paper to make boats.”
Meena said, “That’s easy, I will help you.” She showed him how to make the boats.
Meena took out coloured paper of different sizes. She showed the boy how to fold and re-fold the paper to make a boat.
The boy watched carefully. Then he took a piece of paper and started to make a paper boat. Soon a few boats were ready.
Meena gently put her boats in the stream. The boy put his boats in the stream too.
The boats sailed down the stream. Both enjoyed watching the boats.
📚 New Words
✏️ A. Answer the following
1. What was Meena playing with?
2. Meena was angry. Why?
3. How did Meena help the boy?
💭 B. Think and answer
1. Meena made paper boats. What else can you make with paper?
Note: This is an open-ended question. Other suitable answers may also be accepted.
2. What games do you play with your friends? Which one do you like the most? Why?
Note: This is an open-ended question. Encourage the learner to give a personal answer.
✅ C. Say whether True or False
1. The boy thought it was fun to overturn paper boats.
2. Meena ran home to complain about the boy.
3. The boy did not know how to make paper boats.
4. Meena had only white paper.
2. False
3. True
4. False
🗣️ Let us speak
Picture Reading / Speaking Support
As requested, no picture is drawn here. Use the following six scene prompts to help the child speak the story in sequence.
Manish walks
Manish is walking along a path near the water.
An ant is near the water
He sees an ant near the water.
A paper boat
An ant is in danger near the water and a paper boat is nearby.
The ant gets onto the boat
The ant gets onto the paper boat.
Manish helps
Manish bends down and helps the ant.
The ant is safe
Manish walks away after helping the ant.
📘 Let us learn – He and She
Read the following sentences. Observe the words he and she.
• She bent a little and launched a paper boat.
In the second sentence, she is used instead of Meena.
• He gave it to Meena.
In the second sentence, he is used instead of the word boy.
He → used for a boy or male person.
She → used for a girl or female person.
A. Fill in the blanks using ‘he’ or ‘she’.
1. Rani likes playing outside. ______ likes flying kites.
2. Sahil has a top. ______ plays with it every day.
3. Durga is five years old. ______ is going to school.
4. Ranjit goes to school regularly. ______ likes reading stories.
2. He
3. She
4. He
📍 Prepositions – in, on, under
B. Choose the correct word.
1. The bat is (on / under) the bed.
2. The bag is (in / on) the chair.
3. The ball is (in / under) the box.
4. The car is (in / under) the table.
5. The books are (in / on) the shelves.
2. on
3. in
4. under
5. on
🎨 Let us do
Step 1
Make a set of nine dots in three rows.
Step 2
Join the dots with curved lines at the top.
Step 3
Continue the curved pattern at the bottom.
Step 4
Complete the outer rangoli pattern.
Step 5
Add another curved pattern through the dots.
Step 6
Complete the final rangoli design.
✍️ Let us write
park • children • playing • see-saw • swings • slide • enjoying • happy
Note: Learners may write other suitable sentences.
🧩 B. Solve the crossword puzzle
Across
2. A round object that spins on a needle
3. An object used to hit a ball
4. A round glass ball used for playing
Down
1. A game played using a ball and your foot
3. A round object used to play
5. A seat tied by ropes and which moves front and back
Interactive Crossword Answers
1. Down
2. Across
3. Across
3. Down
4. Across
5. Down
2. top
3. bat
4. marble
Down:
1. football
3. ball
5. swing
🔎 Let us explore
My Family Game Discovery
Name of the elder:
Game they played:
How the game is played:
📖 Class 3 Reading Assessment
This paragraph is taken directly from the events and language of the lesson. It is approximately 60 words and contains 8–10 sentences.
📘 English Summary
🇮🇳 हिंदी में सारांश
⭐ Quick Word Revision
🌟 Self Assessment
1. I can recite the poems
2. I can read the stories
3. I can write
4. I can tell the stories that I have read or listened
5. I was able to do
🚀 Chapter Revision
Main characters: Meena and a boy
Important grammar: He / She • in / on / under
New words: delighted, several, overturning, stream, watched
Value: Meena solves a problem kindly and helps the boy learn to make paper boats.