Swami and Friends Lesson Plan

Discuss the creation of the M.C.C. cricket team. What do Swami and Rajam know about cricket before starting their team? Why is creating a team more difficult than Rajam imagined? How do the boys get equipment for their team?

Rajam and Swami collect pictures and scores of famous players, but that's all - and even then Swami seems to do it only to impress Rajam. Neither of the two have any experience playing the game. Rajam soon realizes creating a team is more work than he expected. They have difficulty thinking up a good name for their team and Swami worries about Government taxes. Nevertheless, the boys persist. With Mani's help, they make a list of all the necessary...