Arrangements of Objects
Class 4 · Arts
4 ideas in Class 4 Arts, explained in plain words, with games and quizzes to practise.
The Hare and the Lion
Part of: Stories and objects
The Panchatantra is a Sanskrit treasure of morals written by Vishnu Sharma over two thousand years ago, grouped in five parts. In its tale, the proud lion Bhasuraka hunts beyond hunger till the animals offer one life a day. The clever hare delays, claims a stronger lion blocked him, shows Bhasuraka his own echoing reflection in a well, and the forest is saved by wit.
Why it matters. Wit over strength is a lifelong lesson. One story will echo through art, music, theatre and dance all year.
Try it in two minutes
- Tell the hare and lion tale in your own words.
- Ask what the hare used instead of strength.
- Roar into a well or tunnel and hear echoes.
Try at home. Draw the hare showing the well to the lion.
Arranging and Drawing Objects
Part of: Stories and objects
Rooms and shops glow when objects sit artistically, with background fabrics catching eyes. Gather stationery, tools, clothes, vessels or grooming things, arrange them with interest, fill most of the paper with large drawings, compare space, size, shape, form and colour, and colour objects before backgrounds.
Why it matters. Arranging trains eyes for design. Large observed drawings beat tiny copied ones.
Try it in two minutes
- Arrange three vessels artistically.
- Compare their size, shape and colour.
- Draw them large and colour objects first.
Try at home. Arrange shoes artistically and draw the row large.
Finding Objects in Pictures
Part of: Galleries and scenes
Nandalal Bose painted people at work: find the Singa in picture 1, Tanpura in 4, Ghatam in 5 and Dhak in 6, and list tools and ornaments beside them. Animal bands grow with drawn instruments, colours and your own poems in any language.
Why it matters. Gallery hunts train careful looking. Completing pictures grows imagination with music.
Try it in two minutes
- Spot one instrument in a painting.
- Name two tools around it.
- Add an instrument to an animal band.
Try at home. Draw an animal band and write a four-line poem for it.
Hide-and-Seek and Dioramas
Part of: Galleries and scenes
Paper hide-and-seek draws two or three apart objects, wanders a squiggly line across them, marks divided shapes with one symbol-colour per object, fills two patterns per object and two for the background, then friends hunt the hidden forms. Dioramas box-room scenes from cartons with matchbox furniture and rag curtains, arranged beautifully.
Why it matters. Pattern hunts join lines with logic. Dioramas turn waste boxes into tiny worlds.
Try it in two minutes
- Draw two objects apart on paper.
- Wander a line across both.
- Mark shapes with symbols and patterns.
Try at home. Build a shoebox room with matchbox beds.
What your child will practise
- Arranging and Drawing Objects: Ocean Quest (Flip and Match)
- Arranging and Drawing Objects: Ocean Quick Fire (Quick Fire)
- Finding Objects in Pictures: Treasure Quest (Match It Up)
- Hide-and-Seek and Dioramas: Desert Puzzle (Clue Puzzle)
- The Hare and the Lion: Jungle Quest (Collect the Answer)
- Quiz: Arranging and Drawing Objects (8 questions)
- Quiz: Finding Objects in Pictures (8 questions)
- Quiz: Hide-and-Seek and Dioramas (8 questions)
- Quiz: The Hare and the Lion (8 questions)