Q1.
Find out about the “Paralympic Games”. Share your points with the class.
Answer
This is a find-out task. Your book gives you only the name — the facts are for you to go and collect. That is exactly what Let us Explore means.
Where to look:
- Ask your teacher — start with your sports teacher.
- Look in your school library, in a book on games or a children’s encyclopedia.
- Read the sports page of a newspaper, or ask an elder at home.
- With an elder beside you, look at the official Paralympic website.
The questions to find answers for. Write each one in your notebook and fill in what you find:
| Question | What you write |
|---|---|
| What are the Paralympic Games? | ……………………………… |
| Who takes part in them? | ……………………………… |
| How often are they held? | ……………………………… |
| Which sports are played? | ……………………………… |
| Name one player from India who has won a medal. | ……………………………… |
| What did you like most about what you found? | ……………………………… |
Important: Your book does not print any of these facts, and neither does this page. Write only what you have actually found out and checked with your teacher. Never write a name or a number you are not sure about.
How to share your points with the class:
- Choose your five best points and write each one as a single short line.
- Stand up straight and speak slowly and loudly.
- Say where you found your facts — “My sports teacher told me…”, “I read this in the newspaper…”.
- Bring a picture if you can find one, and hold it up.
- End with one sentence about what you learnt from it.
Sample way to begin and end:
Begin: “Today I will share five points about the Paralympic Games. I found them in our library book on sports.”
End: “What I liked most was how hard these players train. It showed me that a fit body and a fit mind matter more than anything else.”
Begin: “Today I will share five points about the Paralympic Games. I found them in our library book on sports.”
End: “What I liked most was how hard these players train. It showed me that a fit body and a fit mind matter more than anything else.”
Why this task is here: The chapter is called Fit Body, Fit Mind, Fit Nation. Anant plays on a rocky ground and Geeta learns from every fall. This activity asks you to look for sportspeople who show that same spirit. A nation is fit when every one of its children can play.