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My Summer Holiday Companion 2016

Prep

Oh! Wow! Vacation is so much fun.

The time that everyone looks forward has come.

Fun activities planned just for you,

To keep you busy and happy too!

Time to explore and learn new things,

Time to travel and enjoy on the swings.

I Promise to do a page of writing,

With no refusal and no fighting.

It‟s time to smile and play,

My holidays are from 11th May

Wow! I am waiting for this lovely day.

Dear parents,

Holidays are here to give us respite from the scorching

heat and we hope that children will enjoy their vacations.

We have planned some simple and interesting activities

for the little ones. Let the child try doing these activities

himself/herself, while you facilitate and supervise the

same. The activity calendar is flexible and can be followed

as per your convenience however, ensure that all activities

are covered by the end of the holidays. Get geared and

have fun watching them take pride in their small

achievements.Do take out time to get them to reinforce

the concepts done in class.

P.S: bring holiday homework

in a neatly decorated folder.

Originality of the work will be

appreciated.

Suggested Reading

Recommended Authors

Dr Seuss books – The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham,

One Fish Two Fish Red fish Blue Fish.

Bill Martin - Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.

Peppa Pig - Camping Trip, Nature‟s Trail, Peppa‟s First

Sleepover.

Julia Donald Son – Superworm, Room on the Broom, A

Squash and a Squeeze.

Recommended Books:-

The Magic School Bus.

Frog and Toads are Friends.

Kindergarten Rocks.

Little Rabbit‟s Loose Tooth.

Panchtantra Series

Recommended Websites:-

www.starfall.com

www.primarygames.com

www.bbc.co.uk

Kindly complete the assignment booklet

pages

English – Pg 1-6

Math- Pg 1-8

Hindi- Pg 1-8

Knowledge and Understanding of the

World- Pg 1-7

FOR SOME MORE FUN!

Place salt in a tray and have your child

use his/her finger to practice cursive

letter writing..

Sing “Twinkle twinkle little star…‟

changing the beginning sound of each

word to /b/ eg, „Bwinkle bwinkle bittle

btar…‟

Rip paper and use the pieces to make a

collage.

Learn to say “Hello‟ in 2 different

languages.

Make a map of your house.

PREP SUMMER ACTIVITY CALENDAR 2016

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Chart of My Daily Chores - Summer vacation is an ideal time to inculcate in them good habits of doing some of their tasks independently. A

colourful motivation chart is attached here for the parents‟ help. A little reward goes a long way in building self-esteem. We suggest that the

parents give a golden star to the child on completion of a specified task in the said chart. (Worksheet 1 Attached)

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One Seed Book

Cut on the lines and make

your own mini story

booklet. Ask an adult to

read out the story to you.

Discuss the moral of the

story.

(Story attached)

„HOW PLANTS GROW

Sequencing

Plant growth happens

in a specific order.

(Worksheet 2

attached)

FLIP BOOK- Make a

„Plants need flipbook‟

(Sheet 3 - Template

attached)

One Seed Song: Learn

and sing (Refer Rhyme

& Chime sheet)

SEED MOSAIC

Seeds come in all sorts of

interesting shapes, colors,

sizes and smells. Create a

marvelous mosaic with these

wonderful gifts from

nature.(Craft Instructions

attached)

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FRED‟S FRUITS &

VEGETABLES

(Worksheet -4)

ARE SEEDS THE

SAME? Science

Investigation

(Worksheet -5)

PLANT THE SEED

GAME

Match picture

alphabet cards to

corresponding initial

letter sounds found

on the board game.

Worksheet -6a, 6b

WHAT‟S WRONG

WITH THIS PICTURE?

Worksheet -7

GROW A MINI GARDEN-

Fill them with two-thirds full of soil, plant a seed,

lightly water, and put it in the eggshells/ pot in a

carton/ or bowl. Cover with a plastic wrap.

Place the cartons or pots in a dark spot and check

daily for signs of sprouting plants. Keep the soil

moist. When the seeds sprout, move the carton or

pot to a sunny windowsill and continue to observe.

When it is time to transplant, plant the eggshell/ pot

in the garden or park. What do you think will happen

to the eggshell/ pot? Observe. Click pictures.

Enjoy!!!!

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DRESS UP PARADE” Ask an adult to

read out any book from selected reading

list. Learn few lines of your favourite

character from the story for “Dress up

Parade”to be held in July.

DADDY CAN DO IT!

Dad please make

breakfast for me.

Eat it together and

click a picture.

1. Sprouting sprouts: Place a teaspoon of alfalfa or moong bean seeds in a ziplock

bag that has holes in the bottom. Zip it and place it in a bowl of warm water. Soak

the seeds overnight. The next day, drain the seeds, and then keep it in indirect

sunlight the rest of the day. For the next few days, dip the bag in water for a few

seconds, then drain and again set in indirect light. On the fourth day, set the seeds

in the sun. Watch the sprouts turn green.

2 Father‟s day Rainbow salad Learn to make a crunchy salad, sprinkle the sprouts

on top of the salad and surprise your father on Father‟s Day.

3.Seed Needs:learn and sing the song ( Refer Rhyme & Chime sheet)

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Ask an adult to read the

story“Rainbow Fish”by Marcus

Pfister(Story attached)or visit the

given link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R

bKr-k1PTvA

Discuss the

favourite character

and then draw/paste

the Rainbow Fish

Worksheet -8

DRAW THE

FAVOURITE PART OF

THE STORY: Come and

share why is it your

favourite part?

Worksheet 9 attached

The rainbow fish is….Find

a word to complete the

sentence. Mama please help

me write the word.

Worksheet-10 attached

I CAN SHARE!

Draw/paste picture

what you would like to

share with your friend

Worksheet-11

attached

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Rainbow Fish Craft Use Recycle material like old CD,

cloth, jute, buttons, ice cream sticks,

toilet rolls, paper plates to create a

Rainbow Fish Model

A SCHOOL OF

FISH Count the

fish

worksheet-12

attached

IN A ROW

Cut the pictures on

the dotted lines and

paste them to

complete the given

patterns.

Worksheet 13

attached

Make a musical instrument

paper craft

TO THE SEA GRASS

Worksheet 14

attached

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Learn and sing „Rainbow Fish Poem

(Refer Rhyme & Chime sheet)

RAINBOW FISH

PAPER WINDSOCK

Craft Instructions

sheet attached

PANCHTANTRA

CONNECT Ask an adult

to narrate a Panchtantra

story in Hindi.

PUPPET FUN Make a puppet

of your favourite character

from the Panchatantra story.

Narrate the story when you

come back in July.

SCAVANGER HUNT!

Mama please hide 3

items in my room. Make

clue cards to help me

find them.Click pictures.

WORKSHEET - 1 Look How I Am Growing Up! I Can Do So Much!! All By Myself!!! MY CHORES FOR THE WEEK

To Do List!!! Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Wish all family members every

morning.

Help mum sort your clothes.

Put away dirty clothes in laundry

basket and clean clothes in your

cupboard.

Keep my room

clean.

Help mum in laying the table.

Feed a pet/birds.

THE END

Worksheet 2

How Plants Grow Sheet 1. Guide your child through the

following steps to complete

worksheet given in the next column.

Cut out the title and glue it to the

top of the page.

2. Cut out the numbered shutter

fold Cut on the solid lines to create

six flaps. Flip the piece over so the

blank side is face up. Fold each flap

in on the dashed lines.

Flip the piece back over and apply

glue to the gray glue section. Attach

the shutter fold to the page.

3. Cut out the picture cards. Look

at each picture and decide which

stage of plant growth it represents.

Glue the pictures under the correct

flaps.

4. Draw a picture of yourself taking

care of a plant below the shutter

fold.

(Your sheet will look like this)

PLANT NEEDS FLIP BOOK Worksheet 3

Worksheet 4

ARE SEEDS THE SAME? SCIENCE INVESTIGATION Worksheet 5

Put together a few fresh seeds of these 4 fruits with a hand lens on a tray. TOUCH SMELL HEAR TASTE SEE

How does it feel ?

(✔o

X)

How does it smell?

(✔orX)

How does it sound? (Drop some seeds on a tray from

about 10” above it)

(✔orX)

Is it edible/not edible? (If

edible choose the correct option) (✔,or X)

Open up the seed and

see inside (✔,or X)

Mango Hard Strong Loud thump Sweet Very big

Soft Mild Soft sound Sour Big

Smooth/ Slippery Faint odour Barely hear Bitter Small

Rough No smell No sound No taste Tiny

Banana/

Kiwi

Hard Strong Loud thump Sweet Very big

Soft Mild Soft sound Sour Big

Smooth Faint odour Barely hear Bitter Small

Bumpy spots No smell No sound No taste Tiny

Musk

Melon

Hard Strong Loud thump Sweet Very big

Soft Mild Soft sound Sour Big

Smooth Faint odour Barely hear Bitter Small

Bumpy spots No smell No sound No taste Tiny

Papaya Hard Strong Loud thump Sweet Very big

Soft Mild Soft sound Sour Big

Smooth Faint odour Barely hear Bitter Small

Bumpy spots No smell No sound No taste Tiny

Draw the fruits which have some similarity in their seeds.

Planting the Seeds Alphabet Game Board (worksheet 6a)

Worksheet 6b

Planting the Seeds Alphabet Game cards

This is game for 2 players. Copy and cut

the picture cards.

One set for each player.

Now, taking turns match the picture

card to their corresponding initial letter

found on the board game.

Tally

Marks

Total

Plants

that do

not live

in the

ocean

Animals

that do

not live

in the

ocean

Worksheet 7

The Rainbow Fish By Marcus Pfister

My Favourite Character

Worksheet 8

My Favourite Part of the Story

Worksheet 9

Worksheet10

Worksheet11

Worksheet 12

IN A ROW Worksheet 13 Name __________________________

Worksheet 14 Name __________________________

Rhyme &Chime Sheet

"One Seed"

There once was a seed that decided to grow While others laughed and teased, But that seed just wouldn’t say “No”, In itself it truly believed.

Chorus: It took one seed to make a diff’rence. It took one seed to grow up tall. It took one seed to have the courage. One seed that’s all.

The seed took root and grew real tall While others laughed and teased, “You won’t last long, you’ll only fall.” Yet the seed became a tree.

Chorus: It took one seed to make a diff’rence. It took one seed to grow up tall. It took one seed to have the courage. One seed that’s all.

Now that tree is fully grown Now it’s making seeds Strong enough – it won’t be long As they grow up into trees.

Chorus: It took one seed to make a diff’rence. It took one seed to grow up tall. It took one seed to have the courage. One seed that’s all.

SEED NEEDS

Here is a seed

Leave it to sleep

Under the soil

Snuggled down deep.

Then when it wakes

Down goes a root.

Up comes the tip

Of a new green shoot.

Sunlight and water

And air, little seed,

These are the things

That you‟re going to need.

CRAFT INSTRUCTIONS SHEET

SEED MOSAIC

Collect seeds of all sorts of shapes, sizes and color. Rice, beans, bird seed, corn kernels, and sunflower seeds are examples of seeds that you can use.

Think about a design/outline of an animal or a character for your mosaic and make a sketch on a thick sheet.

Squeeze some fevicol on one portion of the image. Put seeds on the glue. Work on an area at a time.

You may use a spoon to transfer the smaller seeds onto the glue. Continue until you've covered the entire image with seeds. Allow the glue to dry completely before using your mosaic.Laminate it with a transparent sheet.

Earth Friendly Tips - Keep the seeds that you didn't use.

When it's time to dispose of your seed mosaic project, you can remove the seeds from the background and plant them in small pots. You may also ask an adult to help you cut the mosaic into smaller pieces and plant them on pots or garden plots.

RAINBOW FISH PAPER

WINDSOCK

Roll a coloured sheet into a tube

and glue it holding it in place while

it dried by gently- tape it at the

ends, When it is dry, move on to

the next step

Cut lengths of ribbon

(16 inches long) and

staple along the

bottom of the tube.

Cut a shorter length

of ribbon

(approximately 8

inches long) and staple

each side to the

opposite end of the

tube to create a

handle Cut lots of

circles out of brightly

coloured papers and

heavy duty kitchen

foil (to make shiny

scales).

Run a bead of glue around

the tube (at the end where

the ribbons dangle) about an

inch up from the bottom.

Begin adding the brightly

colored circles. Repeat this

step until you have five or

six layers of circles,

overlapping each row

slightly.(bottom to top)

Cut a 1-inch-wide strip of

black construction paper

and glue it around the

windsock slightly

overlapping the top of the

last row of scales applied.

If necessary, use a piece of

clear tape to hold it in place

while the glue dries.

Cut two circles from

black paper for eyes.

Add these to the fish on

opposite sides of the

windsock toward the top.

Let it dry and hang it

inside near a window.

When the temperature

cools down and the

windows are open, you'll

be able to see the

beautiful tail (made of

ribbons) of the fish

blowing in the breeze.