What’s in a Name? opens with the story of Deba and Deep in Tarakeshwar, who kept track of their grazing cows before they knew how to count by making one mark on the wall for every cow leaving the gate and striking out a mark as each cow returned. Students apply this one-to-one matching idea to count letters in their own names, animal names and number words, compare the longest and shortest names in class, and group objects by common features such as hair style or starting letter.
What Class 3 Mathematics Chapter 1 Covers
Tallying and One-to-One Matching: Counting Deba and Deep’s cows using wall marks and finding missing cows
Counting Letters in Names: Comparing lengths of student names, animal names and number words from 1 to 99
Longest and Shortest Names: Finding which number name between 1 and 99 has the most letters
Sorting and Grouping: Grouping classmates, objects and cards by shared attributes and counting each group
Exercises in Chapter 1
- Let us Do (Pages 1–4): Count Deba and Deep’s cows from the wall marks, write your name on letter cards and find the longest and shortest names in your group.
- Let us Think (Pages 5–8): Find number names with the maximum letters and sort pictures into matching groups.
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FAQ
How did Deba and Deep check if all their cows returned home?
They made one mark on the wall for each cow leaving the gate and struck out one mark as each cow came back.
Which number from 1 to 9 has the longest English name?
Seven, three and eight each have 5 letters, which is the longest among numbers 1 to 9.