Unit 2 · Toys and Games · NCERT Class 3 Santoor

Paper Boats

All about making little paper boats. We only name the piece — every example here is our own — and use it to learn a handy skill: putting things in steps, using order words like first, next and last, and reading or writing simple instructions. Tap each idea to begin.

👥 3 topics⏱ ~12 min📝 8-question quiz

Play with it

Step by step

Making something needs steps in the right order. Tap each idea to see how.

Explore · Steps and order wordstap an idea

Learn

The three big ideas

A step — one small thing you do. Many steps together make the whole job.
Order matters — you must take the paper before you can fold it. The wrong order makes a muddle.
Check yourself — after each step ask, “What comes next?”

Order words — first, next, then, after that, finally, last — show which step comes when.
They guide the reader — “First take the paper. Next fold it in half. Then fold the corners.”
Use them in your writing — they make your steps easy to follow.

Put it in order. fold the paper · take the paper · float the boat

First take the paper, next fold the paper, and finally float the boat. Now the steps make sense.

Instructions — sentences that tell you how to do something, step by step.
They often begin with an action word — Take… Fold… Press… Float…
Keep them short — one step, one sentence, so they are easy to follow.

Tip: good instructions are short and clear. “Take a square sheet of paper” is better than a long, busy sentence.

Where you'll meet it

Steps in real life

Following a craft or recipe

Making a paper boat, a card or a snack all need steps in order. Order words help you do them the right way.

Teaching a friend a game

“First we pick teams, next we throw the ball, then we run.” Order words make your rules clear.

Writing a how-to

You can write your own “How to make a paper boat” using first, next, then and finally — a real piece of writing.

Check yourself

Skill quiz

Eight quick questions that check the skill — putting steps in order and using order words in instructions — not just remembering the piece.

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Hi! Ask me how to put steps in order, what order words like first, next and last do, or how to read and write simple instructions. I will explain simply with my own examples.

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