LIST OF HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES IN MATHEMATICS

FOR CLASSES III TO VIII

Mathematics Laboratory
The concept of Mathematics Laboratory has been introduced by the Board in its
affiliated schools with the objective of
Making teaching and learning of the subject interactive, participatory, funfilling
and joyful from primary stage of schooling.
Strengthening the learning of mathematical concepts through concrete materials
and handsone!periences.
"elating classroom learning to real life situations and discourage rote and
mechanical learning.
The Board has already published detailed guidelines for Mathematical
Laboratory in schools for class #$ and class $ including handson activities to be
done during these academic years.
%iven below is the list of activities to be done by the students in classes ###
to &### during each academic year.
CLASS 3
Activity ! To draw the following on a dot paper 'i( a hut 'ii( a joker 'iii( a flower
Activity "! To represent the following pair of numbers on straight lines, using
stickers. )lso find the greater number from the representation
'i( * and ++ 'ii( , and -
Activity 3. %roup )ctivity. Body Mathematics
/ivide the class in groups of - students 'say(
0sing a measuring tape ask each group to measure the following
i( Length of the right palm
ii( 1idth of the right palm
iii( Length of the right ear
iv( 1idth of the smile
)sk them to note down the following observations.
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i( 1hich group member has longest palm length2
ii( 1hich group member has shortest palm length2
iii( 1hich group member has widest smile2
iv( 1hich group member has longest ear length2
v( 1hich group member has shortest ear length2
Activity #! To measure the dimensions of door or window of room in your house
using a + m long thick thread2
Activity $! a( To count the edges and corners of the following objects
i( "uler ii( "ectangular paper iii( /ice iv( Shoe bo!
v( )lphabet 345

b( 6old a rectangular paper from each corner one by one and record the
number of edges and corners obtained after every step.

Shape 7o. of edges 7o. of corners
"ectangle
)fter folding +
st
corner
)fter folding 8
nd
corner
)fter folding 9
rd
corner
)fter folding :
th
corner

c( 6old a paper five times in any way. 0nfold and draw any shape on the
creases formed. "ecord the number of edges and corners of the
shape drawn.
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Activity % . To make the following shapes using tangram pieces

i( a cat ii( 7umeral :
Activity &! To make a time scheduler from wake up time to bed time on a working
day and a holiday.
Activity '! To represent multiplication tables, from 8 to -, using lines and dots by an
activity method. '0se stickers to represent dots(

Activity (. To identify a number as an even number or an odd number, by making
pairs of beads; pebbles;counters.

Activity )! To e!perience money transactions using fake notes and coins
i( "s. 8< note = four "s. - notes; coins
ii( "s. 8< note = two "s. +< notes
iii( "s. 8< note = ten "s. 8 coins
iv("s. 8< note = twenty "s. + coins
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CLASS #
Activity ! To draw the following on a dot paper
i( triangle
ii( s>uare
iii( rectangle
Activity "! 'a( To find the centre of a circle by paper folding and verify that
length of radius of the circle is always same.
'b( To make a geometrical design using compass and a ruler.
'c( To make a pattern of different circles with
i( same centre and different radii
ii( same radii and centre5s on the same line
Activity 3! /o the following by paper folding
a( Transform a s>uare into
i( four rectangular >uarters
ii( four s>uare >uarters
iii( four triangular >uarters
b( Transform a rectangle into
i( four rectangular >uarters
ii( four triangular >uarters
Activity #! To mark ? m, @ m and A m on a string of length + m.
Activity $! 'Band Crint )ctivity(
a( To shade +;:
th
region of your palm print.
b( To make patterns using thumb prints.
Activity %! To make a repeated tiling pattern on a dot paper , using geometrical shapes
as tiles.
Activity &! 'a( To write a secret code message if all the Dnglish alphabets are replaced
by numbers from + to 8E ,respectively ,in order.

'b( To decode the given message on the basis of above code.
, +8 +- 88 - +9 8- , +: : , +
:
Activity '! *a+ To find the length of the boundary of the top of mathematics te!t
book in 'cm( using a thread.
*b+ To find the length of the boundary of any shape in 'cm( drawn on a paper
using thread.
Activity (! To write your name using tangram set.
7ote. Teacher may ask the students to cut tangram pieces using the given
diagram. Make duplicate copies of it.

Activity )! '%roup )ctivity(
/ivide the class in the groups of -'say( and perform the following
activities in each group.
i( Measure the height of each member in cm's( using a measuring tape.
ii( Measure the weight of each member in 'kg( using a weighing machine and
answer the following.
iii( 1ho is the tallest member of your group2
iv( 1ho is the shortest member of your group2
v( 1hat is the ma!imum weight measure in your group2
vi( 1hat is the minimum weight measure in your group2
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CLASS , $
Activity ! To make a set of tangrams by paper folding using F!F grid.

0sing the tangram pieces do the following.
a( Try to make a triangle, a s>uare and a rectangle using 8
pieces of the tangram set.
b( Try to make a triangle, a s>uare and a rectangle using 9
pieces of the tangram set.
c( Galculate the area of each part by counting complete
s>uares and half s>uares.
Activity "! 'a( To make closed geometrical shapes using
i( 9 match sticks
ii( : match sticks
iii( - match sticks
iv( E match sticks
'b( To observe the change in angles between any two adjacent match sticks.
Activity 3! 'a( To identify a right angle, angle less than a right angle and angle more than
a right angle using body parts and to draw them using stick drawings.
'b( 1rite the word mathematics using straight lines and observe the number
of right angles, number of angles more than a right angle and number of
angles less than a right angle.
'c( To make a degree clock by paper folding.
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Activity #! To observe hands of the clock at different time in a day and record four
observations each of the following
'a( right angle between hands of the clock
'b( angle less than a right angle between hands of the clock.
'c( angle more than a right angle between hands of the clock.
Activity $! 'a( To make rectangles of different dimensions on a s>uared paper using +8
adjacent s>uares.

'b( To calculate the perimeter and area of each of the rectangles so formed.
'c( To observe the fact that shapes having same area may have different
perimeter.
'd( To observe the relation between dimensions of rectangles and the factors of
+8.
Activity %. To calculate the perimeter of different shapes formed by shading si!
adjacent s>uares of dimension + cm each on a s>uared paper.
Some shapes are shown below

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Activity &! 'a( To represent the fractions @, +;9 , ?, +;-, etc. using rectangular strips of
papers by paper folding.
'b(To represent the fractions @ , ? , A , 9;F , -;F etc. of a circular region by
paper folding.
Activity '! To find the lines of symmetry in the following shapes by paper folding
i( a s>uare
ii( a rectangle
Activity (! To make a 9!9 magic s>uare, using numbers from + to ,.
Bint.

Activity )! 'a(To make cube and cuboids of various dimensions using unit cubes

i( 8!9!8 cubic units
ii( 9!9!8 cubic units
iii( 9!9!9 cubic units

F
'b( To find the number of missing unit cubes in a given shape to obtain a
given shape of desired dimension .

7ote. Teacher may ask the students to use unit cubes and e!plore.
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CLASS , %
Activity ! 'a( To verify that addition is commutative for whole numbers, by
paper cutting and pasting.

'b( To verify that multiplication is commutative for whole numbers by
paper cutting and pasting.

Activity "! To find prime numbers from + to +<< by Dratosthenes Sieve5s
method.
Activity 3! 'a( to make a cube using the given net and count the number of faces,
vertices and edges.

+
9 'b( To check which of the given nets can be folded to get a cube.
Activity #! To find the BG6 of two given numbers by paper cutting and
pasting.
Activity $! To find the LGM of two given numbers by using number grid.
Activity % 'i( Make a line segment of length - cm on a paper and do the
following by paper folding.
'a( Make a perpendicular line from a point on a given line.
'b( Make two intersecting lines.
'c( Make two parallel lines.
'ii( /o the following by paper folding using a circular cutout.
'a( make a chord
'b( make the diameter
'c( shade minor and major segment
'd( make a sector of a circle.
'iii( "epresent the following by paper folding
'a( straight angle
'b( right angle
'c( acute angle
'd( obtuse angle
'e( refle! angle
'iv( Make a protractor by paper folding.
Activity &! To classify the triangles on the basis of sides and angles from the given set
of triangles.
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Activity '! To make the following shapes using a pair of set s>uares.
i( s>uare 'ii( rectangle 'iii( parallelogram 'iv( rhombus
'v( trapeHium
Activity (! To represent decimal numbers <.8-, <.-, <.*-, <.EF etc on a +<!+< grid by
shading.
Activity )! To determine the number of lines of symmetry of following shapes by
paper folding.
'a( e>uilateral triangle
'b( isosceles triangle
'c( s>uare
'd( rectangle
'e( rhombus
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CLASS- &
Activity ! To represent the following products of decimal numbers on a s>uare by
drawing horiHontal; vertical lines and shading
i( <.9 ! <.*
ii( <.- ! <.-
Activity "! To compare the marks obtained in all the subjects by a student in the first
and second term e!amination by drawing a bar graph using paper
cutting and pasting.
Activity 3!'a( #dentify the conditions under which given pair of angles are
complimentary.
'b( #dentify the conditions under which given pair of angles are
supplementary.
Activity #! To verify that if two lines intersect at a point, then each pair of vertically
opposite angles are e>ual by paper cutting and pasting.
Activity $! To verify that if two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then
i( each pair of corresponding angles are e>ual
ii( each pair of alternate interior angles are e>ual
iii( each pair of interior angles on the same side of transversal
are supplementary
by paper cutting and pasting.
Activity %! 'a( To get a median of a triangle from any verte!, by paper folding.
To verify that in a triangle, medians pass through a common point,
by paper folding.

'e( To get an altitude of a triangle from any verte!, by paper folding.
To verify that in a triangle altitudes pass through a common point,
by paper folding.
'7ote. Teacher may take different types of triangles classified on the
basis of sides and angles(
Activity &! 'a( To verify that the sum of all interior angles of a triangle is +F<
<
by
paper cutting and pasting.
'f( To verify that an e!terior angle of a triangle is e>ual to the sum of
the two interior opposite angles by paper cutting and pasting.
Activity '! To verify that a triangle can be drawn only if the sum of lengths of any
two sides is greater than the third side, using broom sticks.
Set +. - cm, * cm, ++ cm
+
Set 8. - cm, * cm, +: cm
Activity (! To verify Cythagoras theorem using a s>uared paper by shading the
s>uares.
Activity )! 'a( To draw a cube with an edge - cm long on an isometric dot paper.
)lso draw its obli>ue sketch.
'b( To draw a cuboid of dimension * cm, : cm and 8 cm on an
isometric dot paper. )lso draw its obli>ue sketch.
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CLASS , '
Activity ! 6old a paper F times in any way. 0nfold and locate various conve! and
concave polygons.
Activity "! To verify that the sum of interior angles of a >uadrilateral is 9E<
<
by paper
cutting and pasting.
Activity 3! To verify that the sum of measures of the e!terior angles of any polygon is
9E<
<
by paper cutting and pasting.
'7ote. &erify the result for a triangle, >uadrilateral, pentagon and
he!agon(
Activity #! To make the following by paper folding and cutting
a. a kite
b. a rhombus
Activity $! To verify that
i( diagonals of a rectangle are of e>ual length
ii( diagonals of a s>uare are of e>ual length
iii( #nvestigate the results for a rhombus and a parallelogram
, using stretched threads.
Activity %! '%roup )ctivity(
a( /o a survey of your class and collect the data from all students of your
class who spent more than : hours in watching T&. "epresent the
collected data, in the form of a histogram by paper cutting and pasting.
b( 1rite how much you spent during a day in the following headings
i( school ii( homework iii( play iv( sleep
v( watching T& vi( others
"epresent the information in a Cie chart.
+
Activity &! To observe the following number patterns and generate it up to ne!t three
steps
i( +
8
= +
++
8
= + 8 +
+++
8
= + 8 9 8 +
ii( +I9 = : = 8
8
+I9I- = , = 9
8
+I9I-I* = +E
8
= :
8
'7ote. Teacher may take any other such number patterns(
Activity '! /raw front view, top view and side view of the following shapes made by
unit cubes.

Activity (! To make cubes and cuboids of given dimensions using unit cubes
and to calculate volume of each.
'i( :!9!8
'ii( 9!9!9
+
)ctivity +<. To e!plore the relationship between
'i( Length 'in cm( and perimeter 'in cm(
'ii( Length 'in cm( and area 'in cm
8
(
of - s>uares of different dimensions drawn on a s>uared paper.
Length of a
side 'L(
S>uare + S>uare 8 S>uare 9 S>uare : S>uare -
Cerimeter
'C(
)rea ')(
C;L
);L
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List o- materia.s -or /er-ormi01 activities i0 Mathematics Lab
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/ot paper
Stickers
+m long thick thread
"ectangular sheet of paper
Shoe bo!
%eometry bo!
/ice
Beads;Cebbles; Goloured Gounters
6ake notes and coins
Goloured paper;origami paper
%lue
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/ot paper
%eometry bo!
String of length + m
S>uare piece of paper
"ectangular piece of paper
Goloured paper; origami paper
Cair of scissors
%lue
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Goloured paper; origami paper
Match sticks
Gircular paper 'for degree clock and representation of fractions(
S>uared paper
"ectangular strips of paper
0nit cubes of dimension, +!+!+
Cair of scissors
%lue
+
2ra3e-%
7et of a cube
S>uared paper
Goloured paper; origami paper
%rid paper
Gircular papers
"ectangular paper
7et of prism and pyramid
Caper strips
Goloured buttons; counters
%rid paper
Gutouts of e>uilateral triangle, isosceles triangle, s>uare, rectangle, rhombus
Clastic Dnglish alphabet set
Cair of scissors
%lue
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Goloured paper; origami paper
Cairs of angle cutouts
Cair of scissors
%lue
Triangular cut out
Broom sticks
S>uared paper
Gircular cutouts
%rid paper
Strips and slip
"ectangular paper
S>uared paper
#sometric /ot paper
0nit cubes of dimension +!+!+
2ra3e '
Goloured paper ; origami paper
Cair of scissors
%lue
Caper net of a dice
0nit cubes of dimension +!+!+
Match bo!
9 containers with circular bo! of different radii
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S>uared paper
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Net o- a c4be
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Tangram
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Tangram on F $ F S>uared paper
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