Shadow Story
Class 2 · Mathematics
4 ideas in Class 2 Mathematics, explained in plain words, with games and quizzes to practise.
Shadows and Light
Part of: Shadows, shapes, patterns
Togalu puppets of Karnataka play epic scenes in shadow. Finger animals dance on walls; moving torches change shadow size; morning shadows run longest, noon shadows shortest.
Why it matters. Light and shadow play teaches observation.
Try it in two minutes
- Make two finger shadows.
- Move a torch nearer, farther.
- Mark shadows thrice daily.
Try at home. Trace evening shadows.
Tracing and Hiding
Part of: Shadows, shapes, patterns
Bottle caps trace circles; erasers trace rectangles. Circles hide in clocks and balls; rectangles hide behind shoe boxes, frames and TVs.
Why it matters. Tracing links objects to shapes.
Try it in two minutes
- Trace cap and eraser.
- Hide circle, rectangle.
- Count hide-and-seek tens.
Try at home. Trace five home shapes.
Corners and Edges
Part of: Shadows, shapes, patterns
Squares hold 4 corners and 4 edges; triangles hold 3 and 3. Round tables and fully curved things hold zero corners, so corner games need edged tables.
Why it matters. Corners and edges describe every shape.
Try it in two minutes
- Count square corners.
- Count triangle edges.
- Hunt zero-corner things.
Try at home. Count a book's corners.
Pattern Jumps
Part of: Shadows, shapes, patterns
Letter pairs climb AB, BC, CD, DE and AA, BB, CC, DD, EE, FF. Kikku hops threes 1, 4, 7, 10; mother hops fives 1, 6, 11, 16; fives and sevens climb too.
Why it matters. Jump patterns train quick adding.
Try it in two minutes
- Climb two letter ladders.
- Hop Kikku's threes.
- Hop mother's fives.
Try at home. Hop fives on tiles.
What your child will practise
- Corners and Edges: Treasure Quest (Match It Up)
- Pattern Jumps: Jungle Quick Fire (Quick Fire)
- Pattern Jumps: Space Quest (Flip and Match)
- Shadows and Light: Jungle Quest (Collect the Answer)
- Tracing and Hiding: Desert Puzzle (Clue Puzzle)
- Quiz: Corners and Edges (8 questions)
- Quiz: Pattern Jumps (8 questions)
- Quiz: Shadows and Light (8 questions)
- Quiz: Tracing and Hiding (8 questions)