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Chapter Static Skills

24

What ? Why?

You’ll learn to You can move safely in your daily life.
 practice basic static skills.

Body Skill in our Culture
We do different types of yoga
at morning. It helps to keep our
body and mind fit and fresh. Yoga
is in fact static body exercise that
helps our body organs to keep in
balanced function. It is believed
that regular habit of yoga longers

our life and keeps us away from diseases.

Do you like to do yoga ?
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Write the name of TV program related to yoga.
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Write the name of a ‘yoga’ that you can practice.
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When do people prefer to do yoga ?
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Static skills

The skills of exercise which we practice without changing our
position are known as static skills. These skills help in warming
up before starting a game. In this, we learn different skills to
move our hand, head, body, shoulder and hip. You can perform
these exercises as individual or in a group. You have to do this
exercise in presence of your teacher or instructor.

Activity 1: Body bending
This exercise involves
the bending of a body
in front, backside and
sideways. You need
to follow the following
steps.

Step 1: Stand at ease with your hand side wise along the body.
Step 2: Bend your body at hip and try to touch toes in the front

with hands.
Step 3: Come back to step 1 position.
Step 4: Put your hand at your hip.
Step 5: Bend your body back with your chest up and head down.

Do not move from your place.
Step 6: Come back to the position in step 4.
Step 7: Bend your body sideways. First towards the left and

come back to the position in step 6.
Step 8: Bend your body sideways right and again come back to

the position in step 1.
You can repeat this process three times.

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Activities 2: Hip rotation
You have to follow the following steps to rotate your hip.
Step 1: Stand at ease position with your hand at the hip.
Step 2: Make

your legs
straight.
Do not
bend your
knees. Move your hip left and then front and rotate it
clockwise.
Step 3: Come back to the position in step 1.
Step 4: Rotate your hip from right side anti-clockwise three
times.
Step 5: Come back to step 1 position.

Quick Test 1: Doing activities

Practice the following static skills.
1. Body bending 2. Hip rotation

Activities 3: Flap the legs (Butterfly)
It is fun to flap legs. Students love doing
this. You need to follow these steps.
Step 1: Sit on the ground or mat. Join your

paws and grab toes by your hand
as shown in the figure.
Step 2: Flap your legs up and down. You can flap at least 10
times if you feel tired as shown above in the figure.

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Activity 4: Rotating head

This activity makes us fresh and feel
better. You need to follow the steps
given below to do this exercise.

Step 1: Stand at ease position with
your hands side with the hip.

Step 2: Tilt your head back side to see the sky and then slowly
move it to right. Then, keep rotating to see the ground
and take it to the left. You will be making one rotation,
repeat it three times anti -clockwise.

Step 3: Come back to the position in step 1.

Step 4: Follow the process in step 2 to rotate your hand in
clockwise direction. Rotate your
hand at least 3 times in the Did YOU know ?
clockwise direction.
On an average a
person walks 70,000
Step 5: Come back to stand at ease position. miles during life time.

Quick Test 2: Doing activities

Go to your school and practice.

1. Flap the legs 2. Rotating head

Activity 5: Palm rotation 203
You should follow the process given below.
Step 1 : Stand at attention position with V-shaped

paws.
Step 2 : Move your both hands straight forward with

closed plam.

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Step 3 : Rotate both palms out in the opposite way at least for 5
times.

Step 4 : Come back to the position in step-2 again.
Step 5 : Again rotate your palm in with the opposite way.
Activity 6: Movement of feet

Step 1: Sleep (Lay down) on the mat facing the sky. Put your
hands side-wise on the ground.

Step 2 : Raise your both legs up simultaneously with the body
fixed on the ground.

Step 3 : Move the raised legs vertically up as much as you can.
Step 4 : Slowly land your legs on the ground and come back to

step 1.
Activity 7: Throwing
This activity helps to create power in our
muscles. Stand in front of the wall. Take
a small size ball and throw it towards
the wall. Also catch the ball when it
rebounces back. You can repeat this
until you drop the ball on the ground.
If you drop the ball, your turn will be
finished.
You can play “catch and throw” in a pair
as shown below. Try not to let the ball
down from your hand.

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Activity 8: Climbing rope
The boy is trying to climb the wall with the help
of rope. Remember you have to do this activity in
presence of teacher/instructor near you.

Quick Test 3: Doing activities

Practice the following skills at school ground:

1. Palm rotation 2. Movement of feet

3. Throwing 4. Climbing

Work Further

Answer the following questions. K

1. What is static skill ? C
2. List any three activities that come under static skill. S
6. Write any two advantages of static skills.
4. Write the steps in hip rotation.

5. Explain the steps of palm rotation.

6. Arrange yourselves in a group of five students and
exhibit the skill of hip rotation.

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Chapter Drills And Physical
Training (P.T.)
25

What ? Why?

You’ll learn to It helps you to make your body balanced in
 perform skills of drill and P.T. different movements.

Nepal army performing the art of drill
Have you been to Tundilkhel
at Saptami of Dashain
festival? You might have seen
Nepal army performing the
art of drill there. They move
together in group with music.
It is very fun and pleasing to

see. The ceremony is known as “Phulpati”.

Have you seen group of people walking together in step?
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Do you like to walk in music ?
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Name any event in your locality where people show group
walk or dance.
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Drills Did YOU know ?

Drill is a group activity which is performed Gladys Burril is the
in sequence. It can also be repeated to oldest female marathun
play for desired long interval of time. Drill runner.

is very much important. It teaches team spirit, co-ordination,
disciplined work habit. It helps to increase our performance
and promotes health. In every activity related to drill, there is
commander. The function of the commander is to command the
team to perform activities together.

Here we will practice some basic commands like Attention,
Stand at ease, Rest and Cover up etc.

Attention
In this command, student should stand keeping
the body straight. Their hands should be
sideways along the body. You must keep your
legs together. Both heels should touch each
other and toes should be at the opening of
approximately 45 degree (forty five degree).

Stand at ease
When this command is given, you should
move your right leg and land approximately
one foot away from your left. Remember
you are not supposed to move your left leg.
Further, you should move your both hands behind and lock them
up. You need to grip your right hand with the left hand. You have
to move your legs and hands simultaneously in this command.

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Quick Test 1: Doing activities

Go to your school ground and perform.

1. Attention 2. Rest 3. Stand at ease

Rest
This command is given just after stand at
ease position. In this command, you have
to release your hands and keep them
sideways along the body.

Instruction to teacher

Make students aligned in different lines in a group. Show them what they should do
in each command. Now students are commanded to perform “Attention,” “stand
at ease” and “Rest”. The task can be repeated unless students do it together.

Cover up
Players should be in lines. There should
be same number of players in each line.
Players to be in “attention” position initially.
When the command “front cover up” is
given, all the players should move their
hand straight forward above the chest up to the shoulder of the
front player. But they should not touch the front players. Players
can move back to adjust the position.
When “front cover up” is accurate, players are commanded to
perform “side cover up”. In this command, players should spread
their hand sideways straight. They should not touch the hands
of their neighbouring friends. They can adjust the position to
make comfortable gap.

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After the “cover up” is completed, the command “attention” and
“stand at ease” are given. Finally, players are commanded to be
in rest.

Quick Test 2: Doing activities
Go to your school ground in groups and practice.
1. Front cover up 2. Side cover up

Physical Training (P.T.)
Physical training (P.T.) is an important activity. It is also fun
doing it. It is necessary for growth and development of our
muscles and organs, and it keeps our body healthy. It can be
done individually as well as in group. Physical training promotes
discipline, obedience, responsibility and agility. It also helps in
co-ordination and group work. In this class, we will practice P.T.
no. 1 to P.T. no. 1o.

P.T. no.1
1. Stand at attention position with the

feet making V-shape.
2. Move your hand straight up above head.
3. Get back to position 1.
4. Put your both hands in front of stomach in cross position.

P. T. no. 2
1. You are still in the position 4 of

P.T. no.1.
2. Bend your knees and move

downward.

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3. Move up, make your leg straight along with spreading your
hands sideways.

4. Move your hand towards your front of stomach and keep
them in cross position.

P.T.no. 3
1. You are in the 4th position

of P.T. no. 2.
2. Spread your hands sideways.
3. Come back to position 1.
4. Move your hands up above the head.
5. Come back to position 1.
P.T.no. 4
1. You are in the 5th position of

P. T. no. 3.
2. Move your right leg away from

left leg (1 foot away).
3. Spread your hands sideways.
4. Come back to position 1.
5. Move both your hands up above your head.
6. Come back to position 1.

Quick Test 3: Doing activities
Go to your school ground in group and practce.
– P.T. no. 1 to P. T. No. 4

P.T. no. 5
Firstly, students should be in stand at ease position with hands
sideways.

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1. Move your right hand straight up your head. Left hand should
be on your hip. Bend your body to the left.

2. Back to “stand at ease” position with hands sideways.
3. Repeat 1 once again.
4. Back to the same position.
5. Move your left hand straight up. Right hand should be on

your hip. Bend your body to the right.
6. Back to “stand at ease” position with hands on side.
7. Repeat 5 once again.
8. Back to initial position.

P. T. no. 6
1. Stand at ease position with hands sideways down.
2. Move your forward ahead of chest.
3. Bend down your body forward but do not bend your legs

(knee).
4. Come back to position in 1.
5. Place your hands on

back side of hip.
6. Bend your head to

see the sky.
7. Bend your body down

backward.
8. Get back to same position.

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P. T. no. 7
Stand at ease position with hands sideways down initially
1. Rotate your body left. Left hand goes to back side and the

right hand moves through
front side of body. You
must not move your leg.
2. Do 1 but in right side.
3. Repeat 1
4. Repeat 2
5. Bend your body left with both hands straight to the left in
circle. Try to take your left hand backside and right hand to
the shoulder.
6. Release your hand down.
7. Get back to initial position.
8. Repeat 5 in the opposite direction.
9. Follow 6, and 7.

P.T. no. 8
In this act, you have to follow the

following steps.
1. Stand at “attention” position.
2. Hop and move your feet apart,

and take your both hands to
touch the shoulders.
3. Move your ankles up and also raise your both hands up
above the head.
4. Land your ankles down and also bring your hands back to
shoulders.
5. Hop and get back to “attention” position.
Repeat this act at least four times.

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P. T. no. 9
Follow these steps to perform this P.T.
1. Stand at “attention” position.
2. Hop up, then move

your leg apart.
3. Bend your body down

to touch the toe of your
left leg.
4. Move up your body and make it straight with hands behind
the back.
5. Bend down your body forward to touch the toe of your right
leg.
6. Move up your body; make it straight with both hand behind
the back.
7. Move your both hands up to the right side.

P.T. NO.10
1. Be in “attention” position

and move your hands up
above the head.
2. Bend the body down. Move
your hands down as well.
Slowly rotate your body to
the left and come back to
position 1. Remember you should not change the position
of your feet.
3. Repeat the same process as in 2 but rotating your body the
right and again come to position as in 1.
4. Come to “attention” position.

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Quick Test 4: Doing activities

Go to your school ground in groups and practice.
– P.T. no. 5 and P.T. no. 10

Work Further

Answer the following questions. K
C
1. What is drill ?
2. Write the steps in drill. Ap
3. What should be done in the command “come up” ?
4. Write the steps in “stand at ease.”

5. How is P.T. helpful to our body ?

6. Arrange yourselves in different groups. Perform P.T.
no 1 to 4. Request your teacher to find out best
performing group.

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26Chapter Minor And Local Games

What ? Why?

You’ll learn to You can entertain with your friend and
 play the games in your locality in increase co-operation.

group.

Games of children in Nepal
Most children play with
wheel and stick in our rural
society. It is funny and
simple game. Sometimes,
they hold competition
among themselves. Some
children use big wheel like
tyres of cycle. Some play
with small metal ring.

What do you play with at your home ?
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Name any two games that children play in your locality.
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Which game do you like to play with your friend ?
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Simple games are easy to play, and they do not need more apparatus
and rules. These games can be played both indoor and outdoor.
Some games look similar; but they have different rules to play in
different localities. Such games reflect the culture and creativity of
the locality. These types of games are known as local games.
Local games are many, and they differ from society to society.
Both the local games and simple games help students to
increase team spirit, leadership quality and co-operation. Games
also teach disciplined work habit, ability to think and tackle
instantly. Hence game is useful to kids for overall development
both mentally and physically.
Some simple games which students at this age can play are
chase in chain, capture the thief and pair chasing. Here, let’s
read how we can play these games.

Game 1: Chase in chain
All the players should come to the
ground. They do some warm-up
exercises like bending of body,
hip rotation and skipping for
5 minutes. Players must be
scattered within the boundary of the play area. Amongst them
two players are chosen to make chain. Now the players, in chain
start chasing others. As they touch any other they along with
the newly touched player make chain of three players, and they
again start chasing the untouched players.
As the game proceeds, number of members in the chain
increases. The last one who remains untouched will be the
winner. Remember you should not cross the boundary while
running, otherwise you will be disqualified.

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Game 2 : Capture the thief
To play this game, players are divided into two groups with equal
number of members. One will be the group of runner (thieves).
Another group will be the group of chaser (police).
The chaser should capture the runner. When a chaser catches
a runner both of them should be out of the play boundary. Here,
the chaser is said to capture the runner and he/she should grab
the runner, till the game ends. When the game proceeds, number
of players within the play boundary decreases whereas pairs of
runner and chaser outside the boundary increases. After all the
pairs are formed, the role is inverted i.e. previous chasers will
be runner group and the previous runner will be the chaser.
Teacher should record the time of both of the groups. Then the
chaser group which makes all possible pairs in less time will be
the winner.

Game 3 : Pair chasing
First of all players must be scattered within the play-boundary.
A pair of chasers is fixed by the teacher/instructor. When
the command is given, the pair starts to chase the students.
When they touch the new players he/she must wait outside
the boundary until another is touched. After that a new pair is
also formed. As the game proceeds, number of pairs within play
boundary increases. Finally, the player who remains untouched
will be the winner.

Quick Test 1: Doing activities

Practice the following minor games among friends.
1. Chase in chain 2. Pair chasing 3. Capture the thief

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Local games
Local games are different from locality to locality. You can play
your own local games on the playground as well. Some of our
local games are Dandi-Biyo, Gatta, Bagchal and Skipping with
rope, etc.

Games 1 : Dandi-Biyo
Before playing this game, you must
understand the words used here.
Dandi is a stick of around 2 feet in
length.
Biyo is a small stick of approximately
half a foot, sharpened at both ends in
opposite sides.
The square pit is the place where Biyo
is kept on its mouth horizontally. Remember the Biyo should not
go deep into the pit while placing horizontally. The Biyo is thrown
with the help of dandi as far as possible.
To play this game, players must be divided into two groups. A
group will throw the Biyo while other group members try to block
the Biyo such that the Biyo does not move away from the pit. The
distance between the Biyo and the pit is measured and marks
are awarded.
If any other players happen to catch the Biyo with the stick (dandi)
with their hand, then the player will not be awarded the mark.
The thrower will be eliminated and next player should throw the
Biyo. If the Biyo crosses the end line during its throwing, the
player throwing the Biyo will get certain highest marks.

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When all the members in a team finish throwing the Biyo turn by
turn, they collectively get a combined team marks.
Now the role is changed. Another group who tried blocking the
Biyo will throw it turn by turn, and they try to get marks as much
as they can.
At last the team scoring the greater marks will be the winner.
You have to remember that it is a local game. Hence its rules
and regulations may differ from place to place.

Game 2 : Gatta

Playing gatta (pebbles) is fun for
children. Most common gatta game
is played at least between two
members using five pebbles.

In the first step, the Gattas are dispersed in a small region. Then
one is chosen to be thrown up in the air.

You should throw one and try to catch another on the ground at
your hand along with the thrown pebble. Remember you should
not let the pebble in the air strike the ground, otherwise, you will
lose your chance and it will be new turn for the other player.

In the first step, you will throw one in air and catch other one by
one in four successive throwings.
In the second step, you will throw one and Did YOU know ?
catch two pebbles simultaneously and
complete in two successive throws. First black football
player was A. Whartan

in 1800 A.D.

If you fail doing it then your friend will start his/her game. You
have to wait till his/her turn ends.

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Game 3 : Bagchal
It is indoor game and is played
between two players. There are four
bags (tigers) and 20 goats. The bag
(tiger) tries to jump over the goat.
Initially you have to put 4 tigers at the
corners of the play board as shown in
figure. Both the tiger and the goat can
move along straight line shown above
in the diagram.

Game 4: Ek Khutte
This game is mostly played by children in our village. Square
boxes are made as shown below on the horizontal ground.

Rest Start

Rest End

The player has to cross the line by hopping one one leg and come
to rest on the two last square. The rules of this game varies
place to place.

Quick Test 2: Doing activities

Go to the school ground and play the following games with

your friend.

1. Gatta 2. Ek Khutte 3. Bagchal

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Work Further

Answer the following questions. K
C
1. What do you mean by local games ?
2. Name any three minor games you play with your
friends at your locality.

3. How is the game “gatta” played ?
4. Write the advantages of minor games and local

games.
5. Find a local game in your society and make a list of
rules to play it.

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Chapter Mimicry Games

27

What ? Why?

You’ll learn to It can help in drama and show to entertain
 mimic sound and movement of some people.

animals

Crow Conference
To mimic is fun. There are some people
who can exactly mimic the sound of
bird. Gautam Sapkota, also known as
“bird brother” can make exact sounds
of more than 251 kinds of birds. He

had demonstrated his art by calling thousands of crows in
2013. That was popularly known as crow conference.

Can you produce sound of a bird ?
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Can you walk like a pet at your home ?
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Write name of any two animals that you like to mimic.
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Name a person in your locality who can mimic animals.
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Children can easily capture the activities of their parents, teacher
and the animals in their surroundings. They like to mimic them.
Mimicry in fact is an art and it is good. You can also mimic the
activities of different animals you see around you. Some of the
mimicry activities which can be done easily are shown below.

Activity 1 : Flapping like a cock
Have you seen a cock flapping ? It
does so just before it produces the
sound ku……khu….ri kaan…………
You can also flap like the cock and
produce the sound ku…………khu……….ri kaan………………

Activity 2: Lay like a dog
When a dog feels hot, it sits down
and takes rest with its tongue
out. It also produces han……………
han…………….han .................. sound. Can you make the same
body posture to mimic the activity of the dog ?

Activity 3: Frog jumping
Frogs are seen in the rainy season.
They can jump up from a ground.
You can also try jumping like the
frog.

Activity 4: Elephant trunk
An elephant can wave its trunk.
Now can you make your trunk
using your hand ?

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Quick Test 1: Doing activities
1. Go to the school ground and practice “frog jumping”.
2. Practice “walking like elephant”.

Activity 5: Game by acting
Read this paragraph.
Sita wakes up in the morning. She then assembles her bed. She
moves to bathroom and starts brushing teeth. Then she washes
her face with soup. She comes back to her room and cleans
her face with towel. Then, she move upstairs to the top of her
building and puts the towel in the sun to dry.
Have you understood the work sequence that Sita does? Now
present these actions in front of your friend with acting.

Activity 6: Mimicry of science teacher
Every day, science teacher comes to
your class and teaches you. Can you
remember and mimic his/her action?
You can try it in from of your friends and
teacher with permission. Try to mimic
the following activities of the teacher in
sequence.

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Entering class. Did YOU know ?
Cleaning board.
Teaching and opening book. First film studio was
Checking homework. built in 1897 A.D.
Moving out from classroom.

Quick Test 2: Doing activities

1. Write the name of a person you like most. _____________
2. Now mimic the activities of the person and show it in

front of your class.

Work Further

Answer the following questions. K
1. What is mimicry ? C
2. How is mimicry helpful to us ? A
3. Name any three animals you can mimic correctly.
4. Write the names of any two actors/actresses you Ap

have seen in TV program or film.

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Chapter Ball Games

28

What ? Why?

You’ll learn to You can play with ball confidently.
 perform the basic skills in Ball games.

Ball game in history
The spherical rubber was first supposed
to be made by Mayan people in South
America. However, first leather ball
was used in China.
The modern form of football game
was invented in England. These days
there are famous football players and
football leagues in the world.

Write the Name of famous football player in the world.
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Write the Name of famous football player in our country.
_______________________________________________
Write the Name of famous stadium in our country.
_______________________________________________
Write the Name of a ball related game you like most.
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Children love to play with ball. There are many minor games
which students can play using medium sized ball.

Game 1 : Rolling the ball
This game can be played between two
players. Player should stand at separation
of 10m as shown in the picture.
Player A should kick the ball towards player B. Player B also kicks
the ball back to player A. You have to remember the ball must roll
on the ground. It should not be in the air during its motion. This
games teaches the basic skill of kicking ball along straight line.

Game 2 : Bounce the ball
Each player needs ball to play the game. Take a
ball, raise it and throw directly down to the ground.
The ball bounces back and you need to catch it.
First do it slowly. When you learn the motion, you
can do it faster and faster. This game teaches
the technique of controlling a ball by hand.

Game 3 : Pass the ball
Make a circle. One of you stay in the center
of the circle. Now the student at the centre
will pass the ball with hand to one of the
players in the circle. As soon as the player receives the ball he/
she should return it back to the player at the centre. Then the
ball is passed to the next player.

Quick Test 1: Doing activities

Go to the school ground and

1. Practice ball rolling 2. Practice throwing ball

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Game 4 : Ball Relay
Make five lines of students.
Each line should have the
same number of students
as shown in figure. The first player in each group runs forward
with dribbing the ball turn round the finish line and get back to
the next player of his/her team .
As soon as the second player gets the ball, he/she also starts
dribbling the ball and moves towards the finish line, turn round
the flag and moves back to next player of the team. As the game
proceeds, all players get chance to run dribbling the ball. The
team which finishes the task in minimum time will be the winner
of the game.

Quick Test 2: Doing activities
Practice the game ball relay.

Work Further

Answer the following questions. K
C
1. What are the ball games ?
2. Write the steps in “bouncing the ball.”

3. Explain the steps in ball relay.
4. Describe a method to play any one ball game

popular in your locality.
5. How does ball game help us ?

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Chapter Gymnastic

29

What ? Why?

You’ll learn to You can keep yourself balanced in different
situations.
 basic skills of gymnastic.
 body balance.

Gymnastic in history
Gymnastic was first
started in the ancient
Greece. It was aimed
to train military for the
war that time. Later
people used it to fit
body and as a method
to cure some simple
diseases. In the late
18th century, gymnastic
was introduced in the
Olympic games.

Name a game that is played only in our country.
_______________________________________________
Name a physical exercise that is common in your locality.
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Gymnastic is a competitive games. It is performed as single or
in group. Here, we will practice some basic skills of Gymnastic.

Activity 1: Push ups
Lay down the ground and move your body up with the help of
paws and hand. Keep your body straight in tilted position as
shown below.

Bend your elbow and move the body down. Try to touch the
ground slightly by chest and again get back to initial position.
Repeat this at least 8 times.

Activity 2: Stretching legs
Lay down on the ground as
shown aside. Spread your legs
sideways as much as you can. You have to do it regularly. After
some time, you will be able to stretch almost to 180 degree.

Activity 3: Swing your leg
Stand in “attention” position. Raise your left leg sideways.
You can spread your hands to balance the body. Come back
to “attention” position. You can repeat these steps eight times.
You have to do the same with your right leg.

Quick Test 1: Doing activities

Lay down on carpet or ground to perform:

1. Push up 2. Stretching leg

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Activity 4 : Hand stand
You can try to stand on your hand. Initially, you
need the support of your friend. Later you have
to try to do it alone. After practicing a few times,
you will be able to stand on your hand.

Quick Test 2: Doing activities

Perform the following activities on your school ground.

1. Swinging leg 2. Hand stand

Activity 5 : Box cart wheel
Put a rigid box on ground. Try to stand
on the box with your hand and push
your body to the other side of the
box. The different steps are shown in
figure.

Activity 6: Cart wheel
Repeat the box cart wheel activity
several times. It will increase your confidence. Then you can do
the same thing on the ground which is known as cart wheel.

Quick Test 3: Doing activities

Perform the following activities on your school ground in

presence of your teacher/instructor:

1. Box-cart wheel 2. Cart wheel

Balancing body
Body balancing is an important activity. It develops the skill to
stand even at difficult situation. Some activities of body balance
are shown below.

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Activity 1 : Walk on bench
Place a bench on ground. Stand at an end of the
bench. Move from one end to another on the
bench. You can walk back and front in the bench

Activity 2 : Ladder walk
Place a walking ladder horizontally at the
height of 15 cm above the ground. You can
walk on the bar of the ladder. Also walk on
the step of the ladder.

Activity 3 : Walk on rope
It is difficult to walk on rope. You need a long
stick to make balance while walking on the rope.
You have to practice it many times in presence
of your teacher/ instructor. Do not perform this
alone anywhere

Quick Test 4: Perform the following

Perform the following activities on your school ground.

1. Walk on bench 2. Walk on ladder

Work Further K
C
Answer the following questions.
1. Define gymnastic.
3. Write the steps in “Hand stand.”
2. How does gymnastic help us ?

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