Animals in Art – Class 3 Arts Chapter 3 Notes & NCERT PDF

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Chapter 3: Animals in Art

Introduction

Chapter 3, Animals in Art, reminds children that birds, insects and animals are all around us: "some of them are seen in the sky, some in water, some on earth, and others underground." Observing animals helps children notice their shapes, sizes, colours, textures, unique marks and patterns. Children explore animal homes and stories, and create artworks using imagination and different materials.

What's in this Chapter

Activity 1 – Make an Animal Story:

- Imagine an animal story and draw it in two or three sequences: what happened first, what happened next, and so on.

- Draw and colour animals, birds and insects found nearby.

Activity 2 – Animals and Me (mask making):

- Step 1: choose an animal.

- Step 2: observe the lines, shapes and colours on its face.

- Step 3: draw the mask with the animal's eyes, nose and ears.

- Step 4: make the mask with available materials.

- The Teacher's Note suggests groups of 3–4 children.

Activity 3 – Animal Act:

- Wear the mask and "bring the animal alive": walk like it, make its sounds, imagine how it would play and what it would say.

- As a group, make and enact a story about a day in the life of animals. This links to the theatre unit of the book.

Activity 4 – Animal Blocks:

- What shapes do you see in an elephant, and in other animals?

- Close your eyes and visualise the shapes, think which shapes can make its body, draw the animal, then colour it.

Activity 5 – Create a Home for Your Pet:

- Imagine a pet that lives in water, on land, underground, or all of them, and give it a name.

- Plan its home, drawn in the book's space, using materials from natural surroundings.

Key Ideas

Animals live in different places: sky, water, land and underground.

Every animal has special shapes, colours, textures and patterns.

A story can be drawn in sequence, like a comic.

Masks and acting turn a drawing into a performance.

Simple shapes (circles, ovals, rectangles) can build the body of any animal.

Activities from the Book

Sequence drawing of an animal story, drawing animals nearby, group mask making, animal acting, shape-based animal drawing, and designing a pet's home.

Words to Learn

Insect (कीट): a small creature with six legs

Texture (बनावट): how a surface feels (rough, smooth, furry)

Pattern (पैटर्न): marks that repeat, like stripes

Mask (मुखौटा): a face cover worn to act a character

Sequence (क्रम): things in order, first to last

Habitat / home (आवास): the place where an animal lives

Visualise (कल्पना करना): see a picture in your mind

Pet (पालतू जानवर): an animal kept at home

Underground (ज़मीन के नीचे): below the ground

Enact (अभिनय करना): act out a story

Tips for Parents & Teachers

Watch a squirrel, crow or ant with the child for five minutes and talk about its shape and movement.

Make a mask from a paper plate or old card.

Draw an elephant together using only circles and ovals.

Encourage children to make the animal's sound and walk during Animal Act. Shy children can start in pairs.

Common Mistakes

Drawing the whole story in one picture: the book asks for two or three sequences.

Copying a mask without observing the real animal's face.

Using difficult shapes: start with simple blocks (circle, oval, rectangle).

Forgetting to name the pet and to think about where it lives before designing its home.

💡 Key Learning Points

✓Animals, birds and insects live in the sky, in water, on land and underground.
✓Observing animals helps us see their shapes, sizes, colours, textures, marks and patterns.
✓A story can be shown as a sequence of two or three drawings.
✓Masks and acting bring animals alive; this links visual art with theatre.
✓Simple shapes can be combined to draw an animal's body.

👨‍🏫 Teaching Tips

→Begin with a short discussion: which animals live in the sky, water, land and underground?
→Show a three-panel sample of an animal story before children draw.
→Organise mask-making in groups of 3–4 with materials of their choice, as the Teacher's Note suggests.
→Give each group a few minutes to rehearse their Animal Act before performing.
→Demonstrate breaking an elephant into circles and ovals on the board.
→Encourage natural materials like twigs, leaves and stones for the pet's home.
→Display masks and pet homes together as a class 'animal world'.

📋 Assessment Questions

Did the child draw a story in at least two sequences with a clear beginning and next step?
Does the mask show observed features (eyes, nose, ears, colours) of the chosen animal?
Could the child move and make sounds like the animal during Animal Act?
Can the child point out the shapes used to build an animal's body?
Did the child name a pet, choose where it lives and design a suitable home?

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