Hide and Seek – Malayalam

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-

1. 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.
2. They have to write down all the answers, one after the other on a sheet of paper.
3. 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:

1. I do go to my village often (loyalty)
   • [Ans: Dog]
2. Be brave; don’t be a coward (mother)
   • [Ans: Cow]
3. “Come on, catch the ball quickly.” (cleanliness)
   • [Ans: Cat]
4. The magician’s wand mesmerised the audience. (discrimination)
   • [Ans: Swan]
5. They do very tough job. (peace)
   • [Ans: Dove]
6. “Arun Roy, stern action will be taken against you.” (patience)
   • [Ans: Oyster]
7. Devi bought broccoli, onion and cabbage from the market. (bravery)
   • [Ans: Lion]
8. We gifted a new pant to our maid’s son (team work)
   • [Ans: Ant]
9. It was decided to send the upcoming actor to Isenberg School of Theatre. (sense control)
   • [Ans: Tortoise]
10. South Africa, Melbourne and Sri Lanka are some of the places I have been to. (adaptability)
    • [Ans: Camel]
11. The wasp-, “I derive great pleasure in stinging people.” (determination)
    • [Ans: Spider]
12. Shuttlecocks are used in the game of badminton (early riser)
    • [Ans: Cock]
13. The tourists had to spend their night in gale and storm (sweetness).
    • [Ans: Nightingale]