Imaginary Beings
Class 5 · Arts
3 ideas in Class 5 Arts, explained in plain words, with games and quizzes to practise.
Power of Imagination
Part of: Imagination and Navagunjara
Imagination visualises the uncreated, and work, persistence and dedication shape it: bird-flight dreams flew aeroplanes, while fish, spider and earthworm dreams inspire swimming, weaving and burrowing inventions. Indian art composites many beings' parts into storied symbolic creatures.
Why it matters. Dreamed forms seed inventions. Combined parts birth new myths.
Try it in two minutes
- Dream one impossible ability.
- Name its invention.
- Combine two animal parts.
Try at home. List inventions from animal dreams.
Navagunjara
Part of: Imagination and Navagunjara
Navagunjara fuses nine different beings — crown, beak, neck, hump, belly, legs and tail parts — standing on three legs with one human hand holding a flower. Learners find its story through teachers and parents.
Why it matters. Composite gods merge nature's powers. Stories unlock symbols.
Try it in two minutes
- Count its nine parts.
- Count its three legs.
- Ask an elder its story.
Try at home. Ask grandparents mythic stories.
My Ideal and Imaginary Being
Part of: Imagination and Navagunjara
Ideal beings merge a loved person, animal and plant's qualities across upper, middle and lower bodies. Imaginary beings remix heads, bodies and feet — even multiple ones — dressed, ornamented, coloured and creatively named, then housed in worlds of air, sun, water and earth, questioned by friends and shown acting with shadows.
Why it matters. Loved traits design ideals. Questioned worlds feel alive.
Try it in two minutes
- Name three loved qualities.
- Sketch the combined being.
- Name it and house it.
Try at home. Create a family ideal being.
What your child will practise
- My Ideal and Imaginary Being: Candy Puzzle (Clue Puzzle)
- My Ideal and Imaginary Being: Candy Quick Fire (Quick Fire)
- My Ideal and Imaginary Being: Space Quest (Flip and Match)
- Navagunjara: Jungle Quest (Collect the Answer)
- Power of Imagination: Treasure Quest (Match It Up)
- Quiz: My Ideal and Imaginary Being (8 questions)
- Quiz: Navagunjara (8 questions)
- Quiz: Power of Imagination (8 questions)