Lina’s Family: Class 1 Maths · Chapter 7

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Printable worksheet: Lina’s Family

10 exercises (circling, matching, drawing) to print on A4 in black and white, with the answer key on the last page. Do them after the lesson.

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Lesson text (for parents and teachers)

Every scene's words in order, as Tara reads them after Start: for reading along, or for a child who cannot hear the narration.

Hello, Jay!
Jay is at his grandparents' home in Gujarat.
He calls them Ba and Dada.
Tara: Hello! I am Tara. Let us meet Jay's big family!
A family photo
Everyone stands in a row for a photo.
Little Tia and tall Kaka are here too!
Activity: How many people are in the photo? Count them, then tap the number.
Tall and short
Kaka is the tallest. Tia is the shortest.
Jay is taller than Tia, but shorter than Kaka.
Tara: Look at the tops of their heads!
The tallest tree
Dada has three trees in his field.
Activity: Which tree is the tallest? Tap it.
A very tall statue
Kaka takes Jay to see the Statue of Unity.
It is one of the tallest statues in the world!
Tara: Look up, up, up! It is so tall.
Near and far
Jay stands at the gate.
The hen is the nearest to Jay.
Activity: What is the farthest from Jay? Tap it.
Long and short
Dada's stick is long.
Jay's stick is short.
Tara: Stand them side by side. Then look at the tops!
Just as long
Every stick has a pencil just as long.
Activity: Join each stick to the pencil that is just as long.
Thick and thin
Ba makes a thin rotli for Jay.
She makes a thick bhakri for Dada.
Tara: Thin and thick, and both smell yummy!
One handspan
Jay stretches his hand wide. That is one handspan.
He measures the swing, one handspan after another.
Activity: How many handspans long is the swing? Count the hands, then tap the number.
Small things
Jay's pencil is shorter than his handspan.
He measures it with his fingers: 4 fingers long!
Tara: Use your fingers for small things.
Fingers or handspans?
What should Jay use to measure each thing?
Tap a basket to hear its name.
Activity: How would you measure it? Put each one in its basket.
Heel to toe
To measure the path, Jay walks heel to toe.
He walks from the gate to the tulsi plant.
Activity: How many footsteps long is the path? Count the footprints, then tap the number.
Up and down
Kaka goes down. Jay goes up!
Kaka is heavier. Jay is lighter.
Tara: The heavier one goes down!
Heavy or light?
Some things are heavy. Some are light.
Activity: Is it heavy or light? Put each one in its basket.
Full and empty
Jay lifts the empty bucket up high. It is light!
The full bucket is heavy. He cannot lift it.
Tara: The water makes the bucket heavy.
Big but light
Is a big thing always heavy?
Activity: Which one is lighter, the small block or the big balloon? Tap it.
More and less
A bucket holds more water than a mug.
A mug holds less water.
Tara: Many mugs of water fill one bucket!
Fill the pot
Ba fills her clay pot with these glasses of water.
Activity: How many glasses of water fill the pot? Count them, then tap the number.
Save water
Jay brushes his teeth with one mug of water.
He keeps the tap closed. He saves water!
Tara: Use only the water you need.
Bye-bye!
You compared tall and short, heavy and light.
You measured with your hands and feet!
Tara: What a fun day! Bye-bye, see you soon!

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Published 10 Oct 2026 · Updated 10 Oct 2026 · All chapters of Joyful Mathematics · Official NCERT chapter PDF ↗

Chapters in Joyful Mathematics

Chapter 1: Finding the Furry Cat!
Chapter 2: What is Long? What is Round?
Chapter 3: Mango Treat
Chapter 4: Making 10
Chapter 5: How Many?
Chapter 6: Vegetable Farm
Chapter 7: Lina’s Family
Chapter 8: Fun with Numbers
Chapter 9: Utsav
Chapter 10: How do I Spend my Day?
Chapter 11: How Many Times?
Chapter 12: How Much Can We Spend?
Chapter 13: So Many Toys

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