Physical movement, regular exercise, and games play a vital role in keeping our bodies active and our minds fresh. The chapter begins with an energetic action rhyme that encourages children to hop, jump, run, stretch, and rest well. Through a lively poem, we meet five cheerful children enjoying different sports and arts. Active Anant loves to play hockey even on rough and rocky ground. Graceful Geeta practises on her roller skates and learns valuable lessons every day from her mistakes. Little Lalit proudly plays the guitar while his friend joins him with a sitar. Swift Shabana wins a bicycle race and celebrates her fastest pace, while musical Meena sings sweetly in rhythm. Together, they show that playing brings joy to all children.
The lesson also describes the traditional sport of Kabaddi, where two teams compete and a player chants continuously in a single breath to touch opponents and score points. This game builds strong lungs, body stamina, and quick thinking. The core theme highlights that games, sports, and music keep our body and mind fit, which ultimately helps build a healthy and strong nation.
In the language section, students explore describing words called adjectives and naming words called nouns through pairs like blue sky, green leaves, and rocky road. Learners practice spotting double letters in words such as parrot, chilli, and spoon, and identify rhyming words like hockey and rocky, skates and mistakes, and joy and boy. In addition, the chapter introduces inspiring personalities such as hockey champion Dilip Tirkey, Olympic sprinter Dutee Chand, chess champion Padmini Rout, singer Lata Mangeshkar, dance maestro Kelucharan Mohapatra, and freedom fighter Veer Surendra Sai. These achievers motivate students to work hard and excel in sports, arts, and life.