Seals
Class 6 · Arts
5 ideas in Class 6 Arts, explained in plain words, with games and quizzes to practise.
Seals Around Us
Part of: Seals in life
Teachers and principals stamp papers with picture-and-script seals that hint at lives, ranks and beliefs. Reading their images, meanings and uses trains eyes for designing personal seals.
Why it matters. Seals certify and signify. Old marks inspire new ones.
Try it in two minutes
- Find one stamped paper.
- Read its image.
- Say its use.
Try at home. Spot one seal at home.
Finding Seals
Part of: Seals in life
Post-masters display stamp materials, logos and details, while elders lend envelopes bearing old seals. Coin rubbings with pencil over paper reveal hidden images for sketching.
Why it matters. Real seals teach design. Rubbings reveal details.
Try it in two minutes
- List one post office note.
- Ask elders for envelopes.
- Rub one coin.
Try at home. Rub a coin with pencil.
Designing Your Seal
Part of: Making seals
Designs start as pencil sketches, then found objects press into damp clay to teach clear impressions. Personal symbols stay simple and even, carved safely from cardboard, clay, jute, sponge or rubber.
Why it matters. Tests teach before carving. Simple prints clearly.
Try it in two minutes
- Sketch one symbol.
- Press one object in clay.
- Simplify one detail.
Try at home. Press a leaf into dough.
Testing Seals
Part of: Making seals
Rounded seals press into wet clay like the first tests, while flat ones take paint or ink onto paper. Comparing results guides tweaks until prints satisfy.
Why it matters. Tests reveal flaws. Tweaks perfect prints.
Try it in two minutes
- Press on clay.
- Stamp on paper.
- Improve one line.
Try at home. Stamp a potato print.
Blocks and Ajrakh
Part of: Making seals
Woodcarvers raise patterns on blocks that stamp textiles again and again into endless motifs. Kutch weavers repeat one Ajrakh block across cloth, echoing rubber-stamp pads that ink seals for paper.
Why it matters. One block repeats infinitely. Craft sustains livelihoods.
Try it in two minutes
- Point to raised parts.
- Name one block textile.
- Repeat one motif.
Try at home. Repeat one stamp pattern.
What your child will practise
- Blocks and Ajrakh: Explorer'S Map Quest (Match It Up)
- Designing Your Seal: Desert Quick Fire (Quick Fire)
- Finding Seals: Jungle Puzzle (Clue Puzzle)
- Seals Around Us: Mission Control Quest (Collect the Answer)
- Testing Seals: Space Quest (Flip and Match)
- Quiz: Blocks and Ajrakh (8 questions)
- Quiz: Designing Your Seal (8 questions)
- Quiz: Finding Seals (8 questions)
- Quiz: Seals Around Us (8 questions)