We play a variety of games at home like board games, cricket, and hide-and-seek. In school, outdoor games are popular and physical education teachers train students in proper form. Traditional Indian games include spinning tops and flying kites, which require specialized techniques. It is important to play games fairly and understand the rules, accepting both winning and losing with sportsmanship. Great women athletes have helped change beliefs that some games were only for boys or men.

1. WORK AND PLAY
CLASS 4

2. GAMES AT HOME
• We play different types of games at home.
• We play board games like scrabble, chess, connect four, checkers and monopoly
with our family members and friends.
• We play games like cricket, football, badminton, hide and seek in open area or
outside the house.
• Pachisi is a cross and circle board and Ludo is believed to be originated from
Pachisi.
• We should play outdoor games instead of computer or mobile games because
the outdoor games keep us healthy and fit.

3. GAMES IN SCHOOL
• We play games in school that are mostly outdoor games .
• There are some equipment's that are necessary for playing some games
for example we cannot play cricket with a football.
• We have physical education teachers in school that trains students how
to play all games properly with rule.
• Coach plays an important role in training a student for example Mr.
Ramakant Achrekar who were the coach of the legendary cricketer
Sachin Tendulkar. He trained sachin and helped him to become such a
legendary cricket.
• Sachin Tendulkar considers him as his Guru.

4. TRADITIONAL GAMES
• Some of our traditional games are spinning tops and flying kites.
• There are special methods to spin a top.
• First we have to take one end of the string and tie a knot, which we have to
slip over our finger.
• Then we to wind the remaining string over the neck of the top.
• Then throw down the top down, keeping the wrist and elbow straight and
the top starts spinning.
• We also have to learn how to fly kites. On Makar Sankranti we fly kites.

5. RULES
• Playing a game fairly is very important, for this we should be very aware of the rules of
the game.
• In games somebody has to lose and we should accept it fairly and it is called
sportsmanship.
• There are people who are given the job of conducting the game in free and fair manner.
For example there are umpires in cricket and referees in football matches.
• Some people believe that some games cannot be played by girls but that is not true and
every games can be played by both girls and boys.
• Anita's mother told her that Women have changed this thought of the people by becoming
great sportspersons. Women like Mithali Raj (captain of Indian cricket team in ODI and
tests), Ritu Rani (former captain of Indian women’s hockey team), Marta Vieira da Silva
(Brazilian footballer).
• After hearing this she joined her school football team and is know is one of the top
players in her school and is know for her speed and agility.