SETH ANANDRAM JAIPURIA SCHOOL PRE-PRIMARY HOLIDAY HOMEWORK SESSION 2015-16 Dear Parent, Vacations are a time to relax and experience change from the school routine. The temptations are great for children to spend hours watching TV or playing video games, but with a little planning the vacations can be transformed into a time to stretch the mind, explore new hobbies, learn about responsibility and build on different skills. So give your child an opportunity to discover his/her talent. HANDY TIPS FOR PARENTS 1. Spend quality time with your child every day. 2. The joy of giving-Let your child develop a feeling of sharing and caring by donating his/her old toys, clothes, games etc. to the poor and needy and let them feel the pleasure of giving. 3. Ensure that your child develops healthy eating habits and teach him/ her good table manners. 4. Encourage him/her for physical outdoor activities, sports, dance etc. 5. Allot him/her a span of 10 – 15 min. a day to wind up his /her room and keep all the things in the correct place. 6. Get him/her a piggy bank and encourage them to save money. 7. Encourage your child to complete tasks in his/her own way. 8. Play indoor games like snakes and ladders, chess, carom board etc. with your child to improve his/her numerical ability and motor skills. 9. Be a story teller. Create a story telling corner at home where you can create an ambience and tell children interesting stories. 10. Information is power-Share a simple news with your child every day. LEARN TO BE INDEPENDENT 1. 2. 3. 4. Learn how to wear socks and shoes yourself. Learn your house address and also phone no. of your parents. Learn to eat neatly and slowly with your mouth closed. Go for a morning walk with your parents and identify the birds with different colours. 5. Sense walk- find objects/things that appeal to the five senses i.e. sight, taste, touch, smell and hear. 6. Concept walk- Take a stroll with your child and explain him/her the pre number concepts like wet and dry, long and short, heavy and light. Help your child in collecting things and pictures related to them. 7. Make your child learn a short prayer to offer before going to bed. ACTIVITIES FOR CLASS NURSERY Work of Art To make the Nature Walk memorable help your child in making a BIRD HOUSE using tetraPack (Juice), Toilet Paper Roll or a Pet Bottle. Making homemade bird feeders for your backyard is a fun way for kids to get to know which birds are native to their area, and a great way to help out the feathered friends when their food sources are scarce in summer-time. The above activity is a unique combination of art, environment & architecture. MAT FOR SNACK TIME Photograph NAME: CLASS: SECTION: PRAYER DEAR GOD, I’m thankful, For all You Give, For food, For love, A place to live, I thank you, For my family too And I want you to know That I love you. Amen Make a Table Mat using an A4 size PASTEL SHEET of any colour. Give it a nice & bright border doing tearing and pasting. Paste a passport size photograph of your child on the left hand side. Mention the NAME, CLASS, SECTION and paste the computerized format of the prayer given .Ensure that the mat is laminated from the shop only.  Eat Together- Eat meal with your children and let them see you enjoying fruits, vegetables and whole grains.  Share the food adventure and try cooking new dishes together.  Set an example in front of your child. Show how to make healthy choices in Grocery Shopping. FUN WHILE TRAVELLING Once the children are out for a trip they develop a sense of curiosity about themselves and the world around them.  Talk to your children about the place, tourist attractions and culture  Help him/her identify something unique about that place. CAPTURE THE MOMENT  Make a collage.  Take an A-3 size pastel sheet and give it a border using coloured tape.  Paste a picture of the mode of transport you are travelling by for eg. Aeroplane , Train, Bus , Car etc in the centre.  Paste the pictures of the places you visited.  Write the Name/Class of your child at the back of the collage. COLOUR POP Experiment with a vivid summer palette this season. Help your child to select a colour of his/her choice. Help him/her to cut/paste or draw/colour the pictures related to that colour. Take an A-3 size pastel sheet and paste pictures on it. You can also write a rhyme or significance of that colour on the same sheet. HOLIDAY SPECIAL Plan a surprise party for your father and make him feel special. On this Father’s Day (21 June), prepare a yummy Yoghurt Berry Ice-Pops with the help of your mother. Ingredients: Yoghurt- 1 cup, Berries- (of your choice), Honey- 5 teaspoon, sugar to taste, Paper cups, Popsicle Stick Procedure:  Blend all the ingredients in the mixer grinder.  Fill all the cups .      Cover with aluminum foil. Poke a Popsicle stick through the center of the foil on each cup. Place in the freezer for atleast 5 hours. Remove the foil and peel off the paper cup. Take a picture and enjoy. TOP 10 SUMMER FOODS TO DETOX  Matka Water  Mangoes  Dahi  Nariyal Pani/Coconut Water  Any Sherbet  Jeera  Jowar  Gulkand  Lime Water  Water Melon Discuss the importance of the foods mentioned above with your children eg. how these things keep us hydrated in summer. Also include these food items as a part of your child’s daily diet. NOTE :  The school will reopen on Wednesday 1 July ‘15. Ensure that you put all the holiday homework activities in a jute bag and submit it on the same day.  English reading book would be given before holidays. Make sure that your child does reading regularly.  From July onwards children will start writing letters in their notebooks. Kindly make your child practice concept of writing within four lines only.