Class 2 Maths Chapter 4, Shadow Story (Togalu) (2D Shapes), introduces Karnataka’s traditional leather shadow puppetry (Togalu Gombeyata) and hand shadow play, leading children to trace 3D objects into 2D shapes (circles, triangles, squares, rectangles), count sides and corners, and build figures with tangrams and origami.
What Class 2 Mathematics Chapter 4 Covers
Togalu Shadow Play & Tracing 3D Objects: Making animal shadows with hands and torches, and tracing the bases of bottle caps, erasers, and boxes to get circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles.
Sides and Corners of 2D Shapes: Counting straight sides and corners of rectangles, squares, and triangles, and folding square paper to make new shapes.
Tangrams & Shape Patterns: Joining 5-piece and 7-piece tangram triangles and squares to create birds, cats, and houses, and extending repeating shape/colour patterns.
Exercises in Chapter 4
- Let us Do — Trace & Count (Pages 34–38): Trace everyday items, colour pictures by shape code, and count how many circles, triangles, squares, and rectangles appear.
- Let us Play — Origami, Tangram & Patterns (Pages 39–43): Fold a paper dog, build tangram animals, and complete the next shapes in each pattern row.
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FAQ
What is Togalu Gombeyata mentioned in Chapter 4?
Togalu Gombeyata is a traditional shadow puppet theatre from Karnataka where brightly coloured leather puppets cast shadows on a lit screen.
What 2D shape do you get when you trace the bottom of a cylindrical bottle?
Tracing the circular base of a cylinder gives a 2D circle.