Std 3 Gujarati Textbook કલશોર – Chapter-wise Guide for Parents
ધોરણ 3 ગુજરાતી (પ્રથમ ભાષા) કલશોર – એકમવાર વાલી માર્ગદર્શિકા
Every unit of the GSEB Std 3 Gujarati textbook કલશોર explained simply – the songs, the stories, what your child learns, and easy ways to build reading at home.
- 10એકમ (units)
- 10songs
- 15+stories & poems
- 2plays & comics
- 168pages
About the Std 3 Gujarati textbook કલશોર
કલશોર (Kalshor – the happy noise of children) is the Std 3 Gujarati first-language textbook published by the Gujarat State School Textbook Board for Gujarati-medium schools. The current edition has 10 units across 168 pages.
By Std 3 children can read, so the book moves from letters to real reading. Every unit opens with a song, has one or two stories, extra poems or plays, and a set of reading, writing, speaking and craft activities. QR codes on each unit’s first page link to audio and video.
ગુજરાતી: આ પાનું ધોરણ 3 ગુજરાતી પાઠ્યપુસ્તક ‘કલશોર’ના દસેય એકમ વાલીઓ માટે સરળ ભાષામાં સમજાવે છે – ગીત, વાર્તા, બાળક શું શીખે અને ઘરે કેવી રીતે મદદ કરવી.
All 10 units at a glance
Page numbers are the printed numbers in the textbook.
| # | એકમ (Unit) | Pages | Opening song | Main story |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | વાંદરાને વાંચતાં ન આવડે | 1–15 | ઉંદર રે’ છે દરમાં | વાંદરાભાઈનું ઘર |
| 2 | પોટલાં ટપકે ટપ્પ | 16–30 | Pinakin Trivedi’s bird song | વાદળાંની ગમ્મત |
| 3 | હું પતંગિયું મારા પિલ્લુનું | 31–49 | પતંગિયું (Pujalal) | પ્યારા પિલ્લુ |
| 4 | સસલાની પાછળ કૂતરો | 50–63 | A fun action song | કૂતરો અને સસલું |
| 5 | કોરો કાચબો ભીનો ચાંદો | 64–83 | તબડક તબડક | ચાંદો પકડ્યો… |
| 6 | બતક અને અથવા પણ હંસ | 84–102 | ઊંચા ઊંચા ડુંગર… | કદરૂપું બતકડું |
| 7 | એક છલાંગે દરિયો કૂદો | 103–118 | લંકા તારી સળગી ગઈ… | Little Hanuman |
| 8 | કીડી હતી કે હાથી હશે! | 119–137 | Friendship song (Suresh Dalal) | એનઘેન દીવાઘેન |
| 9 | રંગબેરંગી મસાલિયું | 138–153 | A spice-box song | બધા સ્વાદનું વ્રત |
| 10 | ચાલો સૌને રમત મુબારક | 154–168 | Games song (Harikrishna Pathak) | Little Bile |
How every unit is built
These headings repeat in every unit – once you know them, you can open any page and know what to do.
Let’s sing
ચાલો, ગાઈએ ગીતડુંEach unit opens with a song.Look and tell
જુઓ અને કહોTalk about a big picture.Read the story
વાર્તા વાંચોOne or two stories per unit.Conversation
વાતચીતQuestions to talk about.Find, think, write
શોધો, વિચારો, લખોAnswer in words and sentences.Read aloud
મોટેથી વાંચોPoems and short passages.Act it out
અભિનયPlays and role-play.Group work
જૂથકાર્યCrafts, games and projects.૧
એકમ 1: વાંદરાને વાંચતાં ન આવડે
The Monkey Can’t Read
What’s inside this unit
- Songઉંદર રે’ છે દરમાં – where each animal lives – mouse in a hole, bird in a nest, and more
- Storyવાંદરાભાઈનું ઘર – Khatkhat the monkey ignores a weaver bird’s advice to build a house
- Readingટીકુબહેન તો વાંચનનાં શોખીન – a girl who loves reading
Main story: વાંદરાભાઈનું ઘર
Khatkhat the monkey loves hopping from tree to tree. In winter he shivers, in summer he sweats, and in the monsoon he is soaked – but every time the kind weaver bird Chatpat tells him to build a house, he laughs and sings instead. In the end the monkeys never build one, and Chatpat stops worrying about them.What the child learns
Reading a longer story, answering questions in full sentences, finding missing words and making sentences from jumbled words.How to help at home
- Sing the animal-homes song and ask “સિંહ ક્યાં રહે છે?”
- Read the monkey story aloud together, taking turns by paragraph.
- Talk about the moral: why good advice matters.
- Do the word games – fill missing letters, build words from clues.
- Make a bird-house or draw your own home and label it in Gujarati.
Questions to ask
- સુઘરીના માળામાં કોણ છે?Who is in the weaver bird’s nest?
- વાંદરાઓએ ઘર કેમ ન બનાવ્યું?Why didn’t the monkeys build a house?
- તમે કોઈ શિખામણ માની છે?Have you ever followed good advice?
Reading habit: this unit’s title is a joke – the monkey can’t read! Use it to start a daily 10-minute reading time.
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એકમ 2: પોટલાં ટપકે ટપ્પ
Drip-Drop Bundles
What’s inside this unit
- SongPinakin Trivedi’s bird song – a child wishes for wings to fly high like the birds
- Storyવાદળાંની ગમ્મત – clouds dress up, fight a lamp, laugh and cry – a playful way to explain weather
- PoemA rain poem – sound words like રિમઝિમ, ઝરમર, ટપ ટપ
Main story: વાદળાંની ગમ્મત
One night the clouds decide to dress up and go out – people below see a colourful sunrise. When a big cloud’s lamp shines too brightly, the clouds gather to hide it (the sky turns dark), call the wind to help (a storm), flash their eyes (lightning), laugh loudly (thunder) and laugh so much they cry (rain). Then they go home and the rain stops.What the child learns
Weather words, sound words, reading for sequence (what happened first, next, last) and true/false sentences.How to help at home
- Sing the bird song, flapping arms like wings.
- Read the clouds story and match each cloud action to real weather.
- Collect sound words from the rain poem: રિમઝિમ, ઝરમર, ટપ ટપ.
- Put the story events in order, like the book’s exercise.
- Next time it rains, retell the story together at the window.
Questions to ask
- વાદળાંને શું કરવાનું મન થયું?What did the clouds want to do?
- લોકો કેમ કહેવા લાગ્યા કે વીજળી ઝબૂકી?Why did people say lightning flashed?
- તમને વરસાદમાં શું કરવું ગમે?What do you like to do in the rain?
Science link: this story is a lovely way to explain clouds, lightning and thunder – ask “સાચે સાચે શું થતું હશે?”
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એકમ 3: હું પતંગિયું મારા પિલ્લુનું
I Am My Pillu’s Butterfly
What’s inside this unit
- Songપતંગિયું (Pujalal) – a colourful butterfly with its tiny feet and bright wings
- Storyપ્યારા પિલ્લુ – two children raise a caterpillar until it becomes a butterfly
- Poemઅમે (Suresh Dalal) – a group of children imagining everything they will do
Main story: પ્યારા પિલ્લુ
After the rain, Dwij and Iva find tiny eggs on a neem leaf. They keep the leaf in a box, and soon a little caterpillar hatches. They name it Pillu and feed it fresh leaves every day. Pillu grows fat, wraps itself in a cocoon and goes still. One Sunday the cocoon opens – and out comes a beautiful butterfly that flutters its wings and flies away. The children wave: “Come again!”What the child learns
The butterfly life cycle, describing words (colours, sizes), and writing answers to questions about the story.How to help at home
- Sing the butterfly song and flutter your hands.
- Read Pillu’s story in two sittings – stop at the cocoon and guess what happens.
- Draw the four stages: egg → caterpillar → cocoon → butterfly, and label them in Gujarati.
- Design a brand-new butterfly, as the book asks, and colour it.
- Look for caterpillars or butterflies on a walk.
Questions to ask
- દ્વિજ અને ઈવાએ ઈયળનું શું નામ પાડ્યું?What did Dwij and Iva name the caterpillar?
- પિલ્લુ શું ખાતું હતું?What did Pillu eat?
- છેલ્લે પિલ્લુનું શું થયું?What happened to Pillu in the end?
Real-life science: if you can, keep a caterpillar in a jar with leaves – the book’s story will come alive.
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એકમ 4: સસલાની પાછળ કૂતરો
The Dog Behind the Rabbit
What’s inside this unit
- SongA fun action song – sung and acted with the class
- Poemઆંગળાંનો જાદુ (Prakash Parmar) – fingers become a deer, a butterfly, a boat and a pen
- Picture storyકૂતરો અને સસલું – a hunting dog chases a clever rabbit
Main story: કૂતરો અને સસલું
A picture story: a hunter goes into the forest with his dog. The dog spots a rabbit and gives chase, but the rabbit dodges and runs until the tired dog gives up. The child tells the story from the eight pictures.What the child learns
Shapes and designs, hand-shadow play, telling a story from pictures, and writing joined letters such as ટ્ર, ડ્ર, પ્ર, ક્ર.How to help at home
- Make matchstick or ice-cream-stick shapes, as the book suggests.
- Recite the finger poem and make each shape with your hands.
- Play hand-shadows with a torch at night.
- Tell the dog-and-rabbit story from the pictures, one picture at a time.
- Trace the joined-letter rows slowly.
Questions to ask
- તમારા આંગળાં વડે શું શું બની શકે?What can your fingers make?
- સસલું કેવી રીતે બચી ગયું?How did the rabbit escape?
- તમને કયો આકાર બનાવવો ગમ્યો?Which shape did you like making?
Hands-on unit: most activities need no book – just hands, sticks, a torch and paper.
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એકમ 5: કોરો કાચબો ભીનો ચાંદો
Dry Tortoise, Wet Moon
What’s inside this unit
- Songતબડક તબડક – a galloping animal song
- Readingબેરંગ બન્યું રંગીન – a colourless picture that becomes colourful
- Storyચાંદો પકડ્યો… – monkeys try to catch the moon from a pond
- PoemParrot poem (Snehrashmi) – green parrots at play
Main story: ચાંદો પકડ્યો…
On a full-moon night, four naughty monkey kids – Jaggu, Chimpu, Monty and Miki – see the moon in the pond and think it has fallen in. They make a chain, each holding the next one’s tail, until Miki can reach the water. The moment she touches it, the moon breaks into pieces! Everyone tumbles into the pond. Wise old Mahabali explains that it was only the moon’s reflection – and when the water is still, the moon is back.What the child learns
Reflection and shadows, true/false with smileys, joining sentences, and making paper toys.How to help at home
- Sing the song, galloping on the spot.
- Read the moon story; then show a reflection in a bowl of water.
- Stir the water and watch the “moon” break – just like in the story!
- Mark true/false sentences with 🙂 / 🙁 as the book does.
- Make a paper parrot or butterfly from the craft page.
Questions to ask
- વાંદરાંના બચ્ચાંએ પાણીમાં શું જોયું?What did the monkey kids see in the water?
- ચાંદો પાણીમાંથી કાઢવા તેમણે શું કર્યું?What did they do to get the moon out?
- ખરેખર પાણીમાં શું હતું?What was really in the water?
Try it tonight: a bowl of water under the moon makes this story unforgettable.
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એકમ 6: બતક અને અથવા પણ હંસ
A Duckling – or a Swan?
What’s inside this unit
- Songઊંચા ઊંચા ડુંગર… – hills, rivers and forests
- Storyકદરૂપું બતકડું – the Ugly Duckling
- DialogueMummy and Tushar – asking “why?” and answering “because…”
Main story: કદરૂપું બતકડું
A mother duck’s last egg hatches into a big grey chick. The other ducklings laugh at it and call it ugly, so it runs away and spends a lonely winter. In spring it sees beautiful white swans on a lake – and looking at its reflection, discovers that it has grown into a swan too.What the child learns
Feelings and kindness, asking and answering “કેમ?” with “કારણ કે…”, and writing about pictures.How to help at home
- Sing the hills-and-rivers song.
- Read the Ugly Duckling story; pause to ask how the duckling felt.
- Talk about teasing: what should we do if someone is left out?
- Practise the why/because game: “તું કેમ હસે છે?” “કારણ કે…”
- Draw and colour a swan from the book’s steps.
Questions to ask
- બતકડાને બધાં કેમ ચીડવતાં હતાં?Why did everyone tease the duckling?
- છેવટે બતકડું શું બન્યું?What did the duckling turn into?
- કોઈને ચીડવાય ત્યારે તમે શું કરશો?What would you do if someone was teased?
Values: a gentle story about looks and kindness – good for talking about being different.
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એકમ 7: એક છલાંગે દરિયો કૂદો
Leap Across the Sea
What’s inside this unit
- Songલંકા તારી સળગી ગઈ… – Hanuman sings after setting Lanka on fire
- StoryLittle Hanuman – Hanuman grows big and small by holding his fingers
- PlayHanuman in Ravana’s court – a short drama to act out
Main story: Little Hanuman
While mother Anjani is cooking, she sends little Hanuman to fetch ripe fruit from the forest. He holds his thumb, grows tall, plucks the fruit and is back in a moment! Later, when she shuts the door to cook in peace, he holds his little finger, becomes tiny, slips in through the window and eats her fresh rotli – leaving her puzzled and laughing.What the child learns
Reading and acting a play (સંવાદ), making new words by adding letters, and putting jumbled words into sentences.How to help at home
- Sing the Lanka song with a pretend burning tail!
- Read the Hanuman story; ask the child to hold a thumb and “grow tall”.
- Act out the court play with family members as Ravana, the minister and Hanuman.
- Unjumble the book’s mixed-up sentences together.
- Talk about the Ramayan story the child already knows.
Questions to ask
- હનુમાન મોટા થવા માટે શું કરતા?What did Hanuman do to grow big?
- માતાએ હનુમાનને શું લાવવા કહ્યું?What did mother ask Hanuman to bring?
- તમે નાના-મોટા થઈ શકો તો શું કરો?What would you do if you could grow big and small?
Drama time: the play in this unit is perfect for a family performance – use a dupatta as Hanuman’s tail.
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એકમ 8: કીડી હતી કે હાથી હશે!
Was It an Ant or an Elephant?
What’s inside this unit
- SongFriendship song (Suresh Dalal) – friendship with trees, rivers, birds, mummy and papa
- Comic storyએનઘેન દીવાઘેન – hide-and-seek between Chandu the elephant and Tiku the ant
- Readingચિત્ર ગયું બદલાઈ – a picture that changes
Main story: એનઘેન દીવાઘેન
Chandu the elephant and Tiku the ant are friends who decide to play hide-and-seek. Big Chandu can’t hide anywhere – his trunk or tail always shows – while tiny Tiku vanishes under a leaf. When Chandu blows away all the leaves, Tiku gets a fright! Finally Tiku climbs onto Chandu’s ear and hides there; Chandu searches everywhere and can’t find her. One wins once, the other wins once – and they stay friends.What the child learns
Reading comic speech bubbles, big-and-small words, acting dialogues and hiding-and-finding picture puzzles.How to help at home
- Sing the friendship song and list the child’s own friends.
- Read the comic panel by panel, using different voices for Chandu and Tiku.
- Play hide-and-seek at home, counting in Gujarati: એક, બે, ત્રણ…
- Find the hidden animals in the book’s picture puzzle.
- Draw a comic strip with two panels and speech bubbles.
Questions to ask
- ચંદુ અને ટીકુ કઈ રમત રમ્યાં?What game did Chandu and Tiku play?
- ટીકુ છેલ્લે ક્યાં સંતાઈ?Where did Tiku hide in the end?
- તમારા મિત્રનું નામ શું છે?What is your friend’s name?
Comics: speech bubbles make shy readers want to read – read the bubbles in funny voices.
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એકમ 9: રંગબેરંગી મસાલિયું
The Colourful Spice Box
What’s inside this unit
- SongA spice-box song – the masala box – turmeric, cumin, chilli and more
- Poemફોટો પાડું (Mohanbhai Patel) – a child wants to take mummy’s photo
- Storyબધા સ્વાદનું વ્રત – Shirin keeps a vow for every taste
Main story: બધા સ્વાદનું વ્રત
Everyone at home keeps a vrat, so Shirin announces her own: a sweet vow! She eats sheera, kheer and doodhpak. Next comes a sour vow – oranges, raw mangoes and lemon. Then a spicy vow – her eyes water and her ears go hot. Finally she tries a bitter vow. Along the way she learns that every taste has its place.What the child learns
The six tastes, spices and vegetables, matching words to meanings, and collecting and sorting information in a table.How to help at home
- Open your masala box and name each spice in Gujarati.
- Read Shirin’s story; make a “taste plate” with something sweet, sour, salty, spicy and bitter.
- Recite the photo poem and take a photo of the family together.
- Fill the book’s taste table for foods at home.
- Ask grandparents which vrat they keep and why.
Questions to ask
- શીરીને પહેલું વ્રત કયું કર્યું?What was Shirin’s first vow?
- તીખા વ્રતમાં શીરીનને શું થયું?What happened to Shirin on the spicy day?
- તમને કયો સ્વાદ સૌથી વધુ ગમે?Which taste do you like most?
Kitchen learning: this unit is best taught at the kitchen counter – every spice is a new word.
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એકમ 10: ચાલો સૌને રમત મુબારક
Happy Playing, Everyone!
What’s inside this unit
- SongGames song (Harikrishna Pathak) – playing, running and jumping together
- Gamesપાંચીકા – તલ તલ તાતા – traditional pebble games with rhymes
- StoryLittle Bile – a fearless boy who grew up to be Swami Vivekananda
- Poemકેવી મજા – the joy of outdoor games
Main story: Little Bile
Bile is a naughty, playful boy who loves games. Once, playing a “meditation” game with friends, he sits so still that he doesn’t move even when a snake passes by. Another time, told a ghost lives in a banyan tree, he laughs and swings from its branches anyway. Bile’s real name was Narendra – we know him as Swami Vivekananda.What the child learns
Traditional games and their rhymes, reading instructions, courage and concentration, and the year-end revision of reading and writing.How to help at home
- Sing the games song and list your family’s favourite games.
- Play the pebble game (પાંચીકા) with the “તલ તલ તાતા” rhyme.
- Read Bile’s story; ask what made him brave.
- Talk to grandparents about games they played as children and fill the book’s table.
- Read the “કેવી મજા” poem together outdoors.
Questions to ask
- બિલેને કઈ રમત ગમતી?Which games did Bile like?
- સાપ આવ્યો ત્યારે બિલેએ શું કર્યું?What did Bile do when the snake came?
- બિલે મોટા થઈને કોણ બન્યા?Who did Bile grow up to be?
Year-end: play one traditional game a week over the holidays – it keeps the Gujarati alive.
What your child should be able to do by year-end
In simple words, a Std 3 child working through કલશોર should be able to:
- Sing and recite songs and poems with expression
- Read a short story aloud fluently, with pauses at full stops
- Retell a story in their own words and talk about its characters
- Answer questions about a story in full sentences
- Write short answers, sentences and descriptions of pictures
- Act out a short play or dialogue
- Enjoy picking up and reading Gujarati storybooks
A 20-minute daily routine
5 min
SongSing the unit song – use the QR code for the tune.
10 min
Read togetherOne story page: you read a line, the child reads a line.
5 min
TalkAsk one question and let the child answer in a full sentence.
- Keep Gujarati storybooks and children’s magazines at home
- Let the child read signboards and packets aloud
- Ask “પછી શું થયું?” rather than testing
- Do the craft and game activities – they are part of learning
- Praise expression and effort while reading
- Let the child tell you a story every week
Std 3 Gujarati કલશોર textbook PDF
Keep the textbook open while you use this guide. It is published by the Gujarat State School Textbook Board and distributed free under the state scheme.
Download Std 3 Gujarati કલશોર PDFAbout this guide
This page is part of Bal Gujarati’s free Std 3 resources. It is written for parents, grandparents and NRI families who want to support a child studying the GSEB Gujarati textbook at home.
આ માર્ગદર્શિકા વિશે
આ પાનું બાલ ગુજરાતીની મફત ધોરણ 3 સામગ્રીનો ભાગ છે. વાલીઓ, દાદા-દાદી અને વિદેશમાં રહેતા ગુજરાતી પરિવારો બાળકને ઘરે ગુજરાતી વાંચનમાં મદદ કરી શકે તે માટે તે તૈયાર કરવામાં આવ્યું છે.
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What is the Std 3 Gujarati textbook called?
The GSEB Std 3 Gujarati (first language) textbook is called કલશોર (Kalshor). It is used in Gujarati-medium schools and has 10 units across 168 pages.
How many units are in Std 3 Gujarati Kalshor?
Ten: વાંદરાને વાંચતાં ન આવડે, પોટલાં ટપકે ટપ્પ, હું પતંગિયું મારા પિલ્લુનું, સસલાની પાછળ કૂતરો, કોરો કાચબો ભીનો ચાંદો, બતક અને અથવા પણ હંસ, એક છલાંગે દરિયો કૂદો, કીડી હતી કે હાથી હશે!, રંગબેરંગી મસાલિયું and ચાલો સૌને રમત મુબારક.
How is Std 3 different from Std 1 and 2?
Std 1 and 2 teach letters and matras. Std 3 assumes children can read, so each unit is built around a song, one or two stories, poems, plays and many reading and writing activities.
What stories are in Std 3 Gujarati?
Among others: વાંદરાભાઈનું ઘર, વાદળાંની ગમ્મત, પ્યારા પિલ્લુ, ચાંદો પકડ્યો…, કદરૂપું બતકડું, a Hanuman story, the comic એનઘેન દીવાઘેન, બધા સ્વાદનું વ્રત and a childhood story of Swami Vivekananda.
How much should a Std 3 child read at home?
About 15–20 minutes of Gujarati reading a day – one story page read aloud together, plus talking about it – builds fluency fast.
Is this guide for the Second Language book too?
No. This page covers the first-language book કલશોર for Gujarati-medium schools. For English-medium and Hindi-medium schools, see our Second Language guides.