TEN LITTLE FINGERS - Arvind Gupta

SIZING UPTake a handful of small stones. Divide theminto three groups and put each group intoorder according to size.Then mix them together and divide theminto two groups and put these in order.Then mix them all together and put the whole lot in order.Get a small plant with all its leaves on.Remove all the leaves and arrange them intosmall leavesmiddle - sized leavesbig leavesDiscuss the insects that you know. Tell theirnames in the order of their sizes, starting withthe smallest.Repeat their names again, but start with thebiggest insect this timeLater on, write down some of the names inyour copy.Do the same things with the birds that youknow. And then with animals. Draw someof them. It does not matter if you cannotdraw them well at first. Try your best.Write down some of their names.This activity would need a lot of children - infact, the whole class. Line up along the side ofa room, with the smallest of you in the frontand the tallest of you at the back.Then mix yourself again. Then arrangeyourself again. This time arrange yourselfin the opposite order, with the tallest inthe front and the smallest at the back.Try to do this all by yourself without the help ofan adult. This makes it difficult. Try to find yourright place without arguing.