3. How Much Can You Carry?

The Clever Donkey and His Heavy Sack

Sandesh has a donkey. It carries sacks full of salt on its back.

On the way to the maket they have to cross a river.

One day, while crossing the river, the donkey slipped and fell into the river. When it got up, the sacks felt very light.

Guess why the sacks felt lighter?

The donkey was very happy. This also gave it an idea.

Next day, while crossing the river, the clever donkey decided to take a dip.

This time Sandesh understood the donkey’s trick.

A man and a donkey are standing together and the man is thinking of teaching a lesson to the donkey.

Ha! Let me teach it a lesson.

Next day Sandesh put sacks of woollen cloth in place of salt.

Now, what would happen to the donkey when it dipped into the river? Why?

As reading skills are not yet fully developed in young children, pictographs serve as visual aids. Children also enjoy pictographs.

Raju Wants to Ride a See-saw

Raju needs a friend to ride a see-saw.

A boy is sitting on one side of a see saw, no one else is sitting on its other side.

Rani comes to help Raju.

But still Raju cannot ride it.

The boy is sitting on the one side of the see saw and a girl on its other side.

Can you tell why? Circle the correct answer.

Raju is heavier/lighter than Rani.

Aslam comes to help them. Look at the picture.

The boy is sitting on the one side of the see saw and a girl and a boy on its other side.

Can you tell why the see-saw turned this way?

Raju is heavier/lighter than Rani and Aslam together.

The boy is holding a bag and thinking of keeping it on the see saw.

I have an idea!

Let me keep my bag with me.

The boys is sitting with his bag on one side of the see saw and a girl and another boy are sitting on its other side.

We are all enjoying the ride.

Heavier or Lighter

Which of the two things will make the see-saw go down? Look at the example.

A watermelon, an orange and a see-saw.

Draw a line to match the heavier one.
a)

b)

c)

Colour the one which is lighter.
a) Tennis Ball, Football

b) School Bag, Geometry Box

Before doing this activity, let children compare weights of different things by holding them in their hands. Children should be encouraged to make their own weighing balance by using raw materials like cups,thread,etc.

Chhotu Monkey and the Carrots

Chikky and Micky rabbits saw a bag. It had carrots in it.

The first image shows two rabbits standing around a bag full of carrots. The second image shows a monkey sleeping near a tree.

Chikky and Micky started fighting.

A rabbit is telling the other rabbit that he will take the bigger carrots while the monkey is saying that he is bigger, so he will take bigger carrots.
I will take bigger carrots.
No! I am bigger. So, I will take bigger carrots.
Chhotu monkey came to help them.

The first image shows the monkey with two rabbits, the rabbits are saying that they want they wanted to share the carrots equally, but some are big and some are small. The monkey is thinking. The second image shows the monkey asking rabbits if he can help them. The third image shows the monkey and a blank space in his hand.
Can I help you?
We want to share the carrots equally between us. But some carrots are big and some small. What do we do?
Chhotu monkey brought something to help them.

Guess and tell what Chhotu monkey used to help Chikky and Micky. Draw a picture of it in the monkey's hand.

Find Out

Your parents buy carrots for the family. How much do they buy at one time?
How does the vegetable seller weigh the carrots?

How Much Can Simran Carry?

Simran's father needs to move some things from the store of their house to the kitchen.

Simran wants to help her father.

A man is carrying a big container from a store of the house and a little girl is picking up a packet of salt. There are many more things in the store like packs of sugar, dals ,ghee, rice etc. and some big containers also.