Question

Complete the rangoli. Then, have a class discussion with the help of the following questions:

1. What kind of surface do you need for making a rangoli? 

2. How do you start making a rangoli?

3. What did you do in order to complete the rangoli? 

4. Name the different shapes you see in the rangoli. 

5. Would it be possible to make a rangoli on a scooter or on an elephant’s back? 

6. When making a rangoli on paper, what do you use to make the dots?

Answer 1

1. For making a rangoli, I need a flat surface. 

2. I can start making a rangoli by drawing equally spaced dots on the flat surface using a chalk. 

3. In order to complete the rangoli, I joined the dots by straight lines to make a design. 

4. In the rangoli, I find various shapes such as square, rectangle and triangles of two different size. 

5. No. It won’t be possible to make a rangoli on a scooter or on an elephant’s back as they do not have a flat surface. 

6. When making a rangoli on paper, I made use of scale and pencil to make equally spaced dots.