Hide and Seek – Class 4 Maths Chapter 2 Notes & NCERT PDF

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Chapter 2: Hide and Seek

Introduction

Mini, Bholu, Jagat, Rani and their friends play hide and seek. Mini looks from the top of a tree, and what each child can see depends on where they stand. From this game the chapter builds two big ideas: the same object looks different from different places (views), and we can describe where things are using rows, columns, steps and maps.

What's in this Chapter

Hide and seek scenes: Children answer who is looking from the top, and whether Rani can see children hiding behind the hut when she faces it.

Top view, front view, side view: Bholu sees a tree from the top and Jagat photographs it from the front. Mini, Bholu and Rani draw the same brick differently because each sees a different view. Children name objects and say which view is shown, and match views with objects.

Boxy buildings: Jagat and Mini build buildings with empty matchboxes and draw the front, back and top views. Children build their own and challenge friends to match the drawing with the building.

Cat finds Jagat: Jagat's pet cat sits on the classroom window and spots him on the third desk in the first row. Children describe positions using rows and desks, and draw an apple on the third desk of the second row.

Grid game: Rani gives Bholu clues: a ball at the bottom left corner, an eraser at the top right corner, a pencil in the top left corner, an apple in the middle of the second row and second column, a water bottle in the third row and second column.

Treasure hunt: On a 4 by 4 grid, one player thinks of an object and gives clues like "you are 3 steps away". Moves are only up, down, left or right, never diagonal. Children trace different paths to the flower and compare which fruit (mango or orange) is fewer steps away.

Drone around the school: Gyan's drone takes a picture of the school from above. Preet's elder sister has made a sight map with the Grade 4 room, stage, library, playground, IT room, sports room, medical room and MDM kitchen. Children trace routes, find the shortest one and give directions (for example to the water delivery man who turned left at the entrance).

Project: draw a sight map from the school entrance to your classroom.

Key Ideas

A top view, front view and side view of the same object can look very different.

Positions can be described with rows and columns (first row, third desk).

Paths on a grid are described by steps left, right, up and down.

A map is a drawing of a place as seen from above; we can use it to find routes and compare their lengths.

Activities from the Book

Drawing chairs, tables, pencils, a birthday cap and a bottle from different views; building matchbox buildings; playing the grid game on the floor; the treasure hunt in pairs; tracing school routes in different colours; drawing a sight map.

Words to Learn

View (दृश्य) – how something looks from one place

Top view (ऊपर से दृश्य), Front view (सामने से दृश्य), Side view (बगल से दृश्य)

Row (पंक्ति) – a line going across

Column (स्तंभ) – a line going up and down

Grid (ग्रिड/जाल) – rows and columns of boxes

Left (बाएँ), Right (दाएँ), Up (ऊपर), Down (नीचे)

Map (नक्शा), Route (रास्ता), Shortest (सबसे छोटा)

Tips for Parents & Teachers

Place a cup on the table and ask the child to draw it from the top and from the front.

Play the grid game on a floor with tiles: hide a coin and give "steps" clues.

Walk to a nearby shop and afterwards draw the route together as a simple map.

Let children give each other directions to reach a place in the school.

Common Mistakes

Mixing up left and right when facing a different direction from the person giving clues.

Counting a diagonal move as one step; the game only allows up, down, left and right.

Mixing up rows (across) and columns (up and down).

Thinking there is only one correct path; many paths can reach the same place.

💡 Key Learning Points

✓The same object gives different pictures from the top, front and side.
✓What we can see depends on where we stand, as in the hide and seek game.
✓Positions can be described using rows and columns.
✓Paths on a grid are described by counting steps left, right, up and down, without diagonal moves.
✓A map shows places from above and helps us find and compare routes.

👨‍🏫 Teaching Tips

→Act out hide and seek in class and ask who can see whom from different spots.
→Show a real brick or box and let three children draw it from three sides.
→Build matchbox buildings in groups and exchange view drawings to match.
→Draw a 3 by 3 grid on the floor with chalk and play Rani's clue game with real objects.
→Use the treasure hunt with a 4 by 4 grid; ask children to speak their path aloud: 'I moved 2 steps right, then 1 step up'.
→Use the school sight map to discuss the shortest route and why it is shortest.
→Let each child draw a sight map from the school gate to their classroom as project work.

📋 Assessment Questions

Can the child say which view (top, front, side) of an object is shown in a picture?
Can the child place an object on a grid from a row-column clue?
Can the child describe a path on a grid using steps and directions?
Can the child trace two routes on a map and say which is shorter?

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