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Playing with Lines
Let us Do
- A. Circle
the aasanas with standing or vertical lines. - B. Tick
the asanas with both vertical and slanting lines. - C. Cross
the asanas which have curved lines. - D. Put a star
along the asanas that have sleeping or horizontal lines. - E. Try some of these asanas. Discuss the lines that you notice while doing the asanas.
Facilitate the children in practising yoga poses. Give instructions like, keep the back straight, arms straight, curve the back, slant the arms and legs, etc. Also tell them about Ashtanga Yoga, as described in the ancient Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.
What is Straight?
Hold a piece of thread in
your hands.
Sleeping/Horizontal line
Is it straight?
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Now bring your hands closer.
Curved line
Is it straight?
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Slanting line
Is it straight?
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Standing/Vertical line
Is it straight?
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Standing/sleeping/slanting lines are
Let us Do
Trace the missing vertical, horizontal, slanting and curved lines in the picture given below.
Let us Play with Dots
A. Make new shapes with straight lines (vertical, horizontal, and slanting).
B. Draw different figures with the help of curved lines, like clouds, rainbow, etc.
Let us Do
A. Make your own drawing using different types of lines in the space given. Draw a design with any two types of lines.
B. Draw a design with any three types of lines.
C. Draw a design using all types of lines.
Project Work
Fun with Folding If we fold a paper in half, it makes a crease in the center. Now if we keep folding the paper further, we get a number of creases. Let us see the different lines we get after folding the paper. Trace the straight lines with red crayon and slanting lines with blue crayon.
- A. Fold a paper with your friend and check who gets the maximum number of creases.
- B. Try to make curved lines by paper folding.
Discuss various art forms like Madhubani, Kalamkari, Warli, or any other local art forms that they are familiar with. Teacher might invite local painters to share their process of drawing different lines and shapes with children.