Hide and Seek
Hide and Seek
Objective:
Enabling the children to recognise and appreciate the lessons learnt from our animal friends.
Related Values:
- Memory
- Spirit of Inquiry
- Ability to Relate
- Discrimination
Materials Required:
Printouts of the puzzle, Pencils
Preparatory work for the Guru:
Guru to prepare the list of sentences (given below) and keep it ready.
How to Play
Guru explains to the class how to go about the activity in this way-
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- From the Value-clue given within the brackets after each sentence, the children should try to identify the animal/bird/insect hidden in each sentence, by carefully studying the arrangement of letters in it.
- They have to write down all the answers, one after the other on a sheet of paper.
- The guru, further elucidates the same with the help of an example .
Example:
Chetan was bOWLed out in no time. (wisdom) – Answer-– OWL.
Sample Sentences:
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- I do go to my village often (loyalty)
- [Ans: Dog]
- Be brave; don’t be a coward (mother)
- [Ans: Cow]
- “Come on, catch the ball quickly.” (cleanliness)
- [Ans: Cat]
- The magician’s wand mesmerised the audience. (discrimination)
- [Ans: Swan]
- They do very tough job. (peace)
- [Ans: Dove]
- “Arun Roy, stern action will be taken against you.” (patience)
- [Ans: Oyster]
- Devi bought broccoli, onion and cabbage from the market. (bravery)
- [Ans: Lion]
- We gifted a new pant to our maid’s son (team work)
- [Ans: Ant]
- It was decided to send the upcoming actor to Isenberg School of Theatre. (sense control)
- [Ans: Tortoise]
- South Africa, Melbourne and Sri Lanka are some of the places I have been to. (adaptability)
- [Ans: Camel]
- The wasp-, “I derive great pleasure in stinging people.” (determination)
- [Ans: Spider]
- Shuttlecocks are used in the game of badminton (early riser)
- [Ans: Cock]
- The tourists had to spend their night in gale and storm (sweetness).
- [Ans: Nightingale]
- I do go to my village often (loyalty)