Travel Around – Class 3 Arts Chapter 8 Notes & NCERT PDF

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Chapter 8: Travel Around

Introduction

Chapter 8, Travel Around, takes children on a musical journey across India through songs in different languages. Children learn a song from their elders, play a loud-and-soft singing game, and say rhythms with syllables. They also sing folk songs in Odia, Kashmiri, Konkani and Tamil.

What's in this Chapter

Activity 1 – Sing a Song in a New Language:

- What languages do you and your friends speak at home?

- Learn a song from your elders on any topic (seasons, festivals, patriotism). Ask them to write it, and present it to the class.

Activity 2 – Learn about Dynamics (a game):

- One child leaves the class while an object such as a water bottle or duster is hidden.

- When the child returns, the group sings louder as the child comes closer to the object and softer as the child goes away.

- Changing loud and soft is called dynamics.

*Activity 3 – An Odia folk song, Bolodo Gaadi Re Mu Hauli Hauli Jau Chi:*

- A bullock cart moves slowly and merrily towards "my beautiful village".

- On the way there are mountains, a flowing river, chirping birds, blooming flowers and village children dancing under a mango tree.

- It is in a four-beat cycle: clap or twirl at the start of each cycle.

Activity 4 – Keep Rhythm with Syllables:

- Say "Ek – Do – Teen – Char" to a steady beat.

- In konnakol, a style where the voice makes rhythm, the syllables are tha dhi dhom num.

- Hindustani style uses syllables like dha dha te te, dha dha tun na.

- Say them with claps or dandia sticks.

*Activity 5 – A Kashmiri song, Bumbro Bumbro:* about a black bumblebee that has joined a celebration. Add body percussion.

*Activity 6 – A Konkani song, Undra Mojea Mama:* a traditional Goan folk song that warns a rat to stay away from the cat and never play with it.

*Activity 7 – A Tamil song, Chinna Chinna Chittu:* about a beautiful little bird that flies swiftly across the sky, loves to eat grains from the fields, and whistles from the rooftop.

Key Ideas

India has many languages, and each has its own songs.

Dynamics means singing or playing louder and softer.

Rhythm can be spoken with syllables, as in konnakol and Hindustani styles.

Folk songs tell stories about village life, animals and birds.

Activities from the Book

Learning a song from elders, the hide-and-seek dynamics game, the Odia song in a four-beat cycle, rhythm syllables, and songs in Kashmiri, Konkani and Tamil.

Words to Learn

Language (भाषा): the way people speak

Folk song (लोकगीत): a traditional song of a region

Dynamics (स्वर की तीव्रता): loud and soft in music

Loud (ज़ोर से): with a strong sound

Soft (धीरे से): with a gentle sound

Bullock cart (बैलगाड़ी): a cart pulled by bullocks

Syllable (अक्षर/बोल): a small part of a spoken word

Konnakol (कोनक्कोल): saying rhythms with the voice

Bumblebee (भौंरा): a big buzzing bee

Village (गाँव): a small place in the countryside

Tips for Parents & Teachers

Ask a grandparent to teach a song in your home language and write it down.

Play the "hot and cold" singing game at home with a hidden toy.

Show on a map where Odia, Kashmiri, Konkani and Tamil are spoken.

Say "tha dhi dhom num" with the child while walking in step.

Common Mistakes

Singing at one volume in the dynamics game: change louder and softer.

Mixing up the stories of the songs. The bee is Kashmiri, the rat and cat are Konkani, the bird is Tamil, and the bullock cart is Odia.

Losing the steady beat while saying syllables fast.

💡 Key Learning Points

✓Children learn songs in many Indian languages: Odia, Kashmiri, Konkani and Tamil.
✓Dynamics means changing between loud and soft singing or playing.
✓Rhythms can be spoken with syllables: 'Ek Do Teen Char', konnakol 'tha dhi dhom num' and Hindustani 'dha dha te te'.
✓The Odia song 'Bolodo Gaadi' is in a four-beat cycle and describes a bullock-cart ride to a village.
✓Folk songs tell stories: a bumblebee at a celebration, a rat warned about a cat, a little bird eating grains.

👨‍🏫 Teaching Tips

→Make a class chart of languages spoken at home.
→Play the dynamics game with volunteers and discuss how loud and soft guided the child.
→Use the QR audio to learn each folk song's tune.
→Keep the four-beat cycle with a clap or twirl at each cycle start.
→Show a map to connect each song with its region.
→Let children translate song stories into their home language.

📋 Assessment Questions

Did the child learn and present a song from an elder?
Could the child sing louder and softer on cue during the game?
Can the child keep a steady beat while saying konnakol or Hindustani syllables?
Can the child tell what each folk song is about and its language?

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