Chapter 3 of Class 4 Arts Bansuri (Visual Arts), Aqua World, dives into the world of water — drawing ripples and waves, patterning fish scales and shells, illustrating the Lion’s reflection in the well, designing aquatic Kolams, and constructing a hanging 3D Mobile.
What Class 4 Art Chapter 3 Covers
Droplets, Ripples, Shells & Reflections in Water (Activities 3.1 to 3.3) draws concentric ripples and rolling ocean waves, fills outlines of fish, turtles, and shells with repeating scale patterns, and illustrates the scene from The Hare and the Lion where the lion sees his reflection in the well.
Underwater Professionals, Aquatic Kolams & Moving Mobiles (Activities 3.4 to 3.6) sketches underwater explorers/divers, adapts traditional dot-grid Kolam / Muggu floor art into aquatic creature motifs, and balances cut-out sea creatures on strings and sticks to build a kinetic hanging Mobile.
Exercises in Chapter 3
- Hands-on classroom art, theatre, music, and dance activities (Activities & rubrics).
- Cross-art connections with the opening Panchatantra story The Hare and the Lion.
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FAQ
What is a ‘Mobile’ artwork in Activity 3.6?
A mobile is a hanging kinetic (moving) sculpture where painted paper or cardboard shapes (like fish, shells, and stars) are suspended from sticks with threads so they gently spin and move in the breeze.
How does Activity 3.3 connect ‘Aqua World’ to the Panchatantra story?
Students draw and paint the climax of ‘The Hare and the Lion’, showing the ferocious lion peering down into the water of the well and roaring at his own reflection.