DPS INTERNATIONAL, R K PURAM

NURSERY SUMMER HOLIDAY COMPANION 2016

Dear Parents,

Summer vacations are the most appropriate time for the students to refresh and rejuvenate themselves. Children have ample

energy which needs to be channelized in the right direction to get the best out of them. Keeping this in mind, we have designed the

holiday homework ‘My Summer Companion’ to make them more observant and confident.

We firmly believe that children must develop love for books from a very young age. To open a world of discoverythis summer and to

inculcate the habit of reading among our little ones, we have included activities based on the story ‘The Very Hungry Catterpillar’ and

‘The Enormous Turnip’.

We have tried to make the work enjoyable keeping in mind their interest. Hope our little ones enjoy doing the same with their

respective families. Moms may want to add in more special activities like swimming, table tennis, art, dance, music etc to build those

fond memories.Train your child to become independent in his daily chores. So, go ahead, spend constructive, creative and useful time

with your child and have fun watching them take pride in their small accomplishments.

PS: Bring holiday homework in a neatly decorated and labelled

folder. Originality of the work will be appreciated.

NURSERY – SUMMER ACTIVITY CALENDAR 2016 16-05-16 17-05-16 18-05-16 19-05-16 20-05-16

BIRD FEEDER

Use craft sticks/old

cans/bottles to build a

small bird house. Fill it

with grains or water

and hang it in a garden.

(Kindness)

SING THE SONG OF

SUNSHINE

!

(Refer to the Rhyme

and Chime sheet)

LET’S EAT IT!

Prepare sandwiches of

different shapes like circle,

square, rectangle and triangle

and serve it to your family.

(Shapes)

Use tweezers and

cotton balls to fill

and empty a

cup/bowl. Help your

child count while

filling. (Eye-hand

co-ordination)

PUZZLES Use pictures from old

calendars to make a

puzzle.Glue the picture

onto a thick coloured

sheet. When dry cut into

4 parts. Enjoy putting

them together. Do get it

to school.(Cognitive)

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ICE IS NICE! 1. Add water to an ice

tray and set it in a

freezer. Discuss how long

it will take to freeze. For

variety, use different

levels of water in

different sections of the

tray.

2. Set ice cubes on a

table. Discuss how long

they will take to melt.

Why do they melt?

(Estimation and

Observation skills ) Hint: The air temperature is warmer than the freezers.

STACK THE BOOKS

Sort and stack few

books from the largest

to the smallest.

(Click a picture and

submit)

STEP AND COUNT

Count how many footsteps it takes

to get from your front door to

your bedroom.

(Math)

HEAD OUT

Go on a ‘listening

walk’ with your

father. Discuss

what do you hear?

(Listening Skill)

PUPPET DAY

Make a paperbag

puppet of your choice.

Ask an adult to help

you. Remember to bring

it for ‘Show & Tell’

SPONGES

Take different sized sponges to

fill and squeeze in the water in a

cup. (Fine Motor Skill)

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BITING!

View the video in the

given link

https://www.youtube.com

/watch?v=gn9MY0vT0RE

SING THE SONG

Don’t Hit, Don’t Bite!

(Refer to the Rhyme

and Chime sheet)

TODAY I FEEL

(to be done in this

week) (Worksheet 1

attached)

HAND ARE NOT FOR

HITTING!View the video in the

given link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=zqiXZf8hV0U

WHAT COULD YOU DO? Parents please

discuss and play a game of “What could you

do instead of hitting?” eg, Someone took the

car you were playing with, Someone knocked

your blocks down, Someone bumped into you

while standing in a line. You want to be the

first in a line. Someone picked up your beads

when they fell off the string. What could you

do in each of the above situation? MY

HANDS PLEDGE

(Worksheet 2 attached)

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written by Aleksey

Tolstoy *Ask an adult to

read out the story.

The Big Enormous

Turnip!

Colour, cut out and

attach the puppets to

sticks, straws or

clothespin and tell this

wonderful story about

cooperation.

Worksheet 3

attached

Turnip, Turnip!

Ask an adult to

cut a turnip in

half and carve a

shape on the flat

of the turnip-

half. Dip it into colour and stamp a

design on ony one of the following

- a paper plate/ an apron/a T-

shirt/or any recycle material

Watch the Slide Show!

http://www.slideshare.net/marlcliffeprimary/

the-enormous-turnip-story-book-5645523

IN A LINE! Worksheet 4a and 4b attached)

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Build the Best Paper

Airplane Design a paper

airplane with your

dad.Take turns throwing

it. Measure how far it

goes and whose plane had

a greater flight.

PULL THE PLUG

Enjoy the outdoors!

Time to turn off the

television and other

digital devices. Spend

some time playing as a

family. Click a picture.

CARE AND CONCERN

Be of some help around the house.

It’s a chance to look after elders/

your younger brothers and sisters.

Click a picture. Come and share

with us how you helped.

SAFETY

Learn your parents’

phone numbers and

home address.

FATHERS’ DAY

CRAFT - Make your

dad feel special by

making a ‘King dad

Crown’ /photoframe

for him.

Sheet attached

The given calendar is flexible and all activities can be done at your convenience. Take pictures of your child doing the

above activities and paste them in a scrapbook for a class ‘Show and Tell’ activity in July 2016. Learn all songs from

‘Rhyme and Chime’ sheet. Rhyme Recitation will also be held in July 2016. Kindly submit your homework by 4th July’16.

We wish you wonderful time ahead!

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IT’S STORY TIME

Ask an adult to read

out the story ‘The

Very Hungry

Caterpillar’ by Eric

Carle in honor of his

birthday

FRESH VEGGIES DAY! Have a

healthy snack and talk about

your favorite vegetables.

Take a picture(Nutrition)

LET’S WATCH IT!

Click on the given link

https://www.youtub

e.com/watch?v=2WKF

gEz1q4g

Make a CATTERPILLAR

BOOKMARK. (Keep it in

the folder)

BALLOON PAINTING

Make a caterpillar with

balloon printing

(Worksheet 5

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SING THE SONG

‘Caterpillar Munch’

(Refer to the

Rhyme and Chime

sheet)

BUILD A BUG! Take some

circles, semi-circles, thin

strips and punched hole

circles, experiment with them

to create different bugs.

IMAGINATION

If I were the very

hungry caterpillar,I

would eat………………..

Paste the pictures.

(Worksheet 6

attached)

Help the caterpillar get

to the fruit

(Worksheet 7 attached)

(Fine Motor Skill)

Discuss what the word

‘enormous’ means.

Show some real turnips

and discuss how much

larger they believe an

enormous turnip would

be.

Go on a Phonic Hunt:

Find 3 objects each that

start with T and L eg, T-

telephone, toy, table etc.

*Note for Parents –- Talk about the characters in the story.discuss what could have happened if nobody had helped the old man

and his wife to pull out the giant turnip. Talk about how working together can make a difficult task so much easier. Ask your child

if someone has helped them do something. Talk about how it is good to say ‘Thank you’ after someone has helped you.

Body Smart Make your child more

independent by teaching him/her various

activities like:

Buttoning and unbottoning the shirt.

Arranging their toyshelf.

Learning to wear shoes and socks.

Keeping plate in the kitchen after eating.

Following two or three step instructions

eg, “ Go to your room, bring me a book and

switch off the lights.’

Enjoying activities like running, throwing,

catching, skipping, climbing etc. that

require good control over the whole body.

My Daily Chores Summer vacation is an

ideal time to inculcate some good habits

of doing some of their task

independently. A colorful motivational

worksheet 8 is attached here for the

parent’s help. Parents can select any 1

week to do this on paper. Read the

activity for the day to the child. A little

reward goes a long way in building self-

esteem. We suggest that the parents

give a golden star on the completion of a

specified task in the given worksheet.

Assignments to be done in the

assignment booklets:

English : Pg 8-16

Math : Pg 13 & 19,35 & 36

Knowledge And

Understanding Of The

World : Pg 3-9

Read To Me:

Choose a book to read aloud with your child.

Ask him/her what he/she can see in the

picture. Continue by asking anticipatory

questions which require imagination such as

what is this? What is she doing? Where is

she going? What will happen next? And so on.

Read the story along side. After reading the

sory discuss what happened in the beginning,

middle and end. Suggested Reading List:

Pepper Series

Bruno Series

Eric Carle stories

Aesop’s Fables

Panchatantra Stories

Jataka Tales

WEEKEND FUN!

Plan a picnic or visit a relative or some friends with your family. Play ‘DRESS UP’ with old clothing. Exchange roles in the family and play

‘HOUSE’, with parents pretending to be the child and vice versa Explore a museum/zoo or enjoy a metro ride.

Organise your clothes by colour.

Take a few deep breaths and chill out with yoga.

Play boardgames or any other indoor game like connect4/carrom

ludo/snakes and ladder.

Shop, plan and help prepare a dish for dinner.

Name ________________ Class _________ (Worksheet 1)

TODAY I FEEL….

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Happy

Sad

Mad

OK not

sure

Scared

Tired

Name ________________ Class _________ (Worksheet 2)

MY HANDS PLEDGE- MY HANDS ARE FOR HELPING AND CARING

MY HANDS ARE NOT FOR HITTING AND HURTING

PASTE PICTURES OF NICE WAYS TO USE YOUR HANDS

THE ENORMOUS TURNIP!

Color, cut out and attach these puppets to

sticks,straws,or clothespins and tell this

wonderful story about cooperation. Label all of

them.

(Worksheet 3)

IN A LINE (Worksheet 4a)

Instructions

1. Stick worksheet 4a and

4b onto thick coloured

sheets.

2. Colour the characters.

3. Cut out and fold the

characters as indicated.

4. Cut a 6” broad strip from

a coloured chart paper to

make as base.

5. Draw and colour an

enormous turnip on the

strip.

6. Stick each character onto

the base strip keeping in

mind the sequence of the

story as shown in the

picture.

IN A LINE (Worksheet 4b)

King Dad Crown

You will need:

Strip of Gold card big enough to go around Dad’s head

Embellishments – including sticky letters

Glue

Stapler or sticky tape

Instructions:

Cut your strip of card into a crown shape. We used simple points on ours but you can get as fancy as you like!

Use stickers to add the words ‘King Dad’. Decorate the crown.

Staple or tape the ends together to secure.

OR

Dad Photo Frame You will need:

A5 card (we used A4 and cut in half)

Stickers and any other embellishments that you have

Glue

3 Photographs

Instructions:

1. Draw two D’s and an A shape onto the card, and cut out. Use a small pair

of scissors to cut out the inside of the letters, too (younger children will need adult help or supervision).

2. Decorate your letters. We simply used stickers but you can use gems, ribbons, sequins, pompoms or anything else from

your craft box.

3. Glue a photo to the back of each letter so that it fills the aperture. Trim any overhanging bits of photo away.

4. Layer the letters so they overlap slightly, spelling out the word "Dad", and glue together.

5. You could laminate the photo frame to make it last, or enclose the whole thing within a larger Perspex frame.

Name ________________ Class _________ (Worksheet 5)

BALLOON PAINTING

Design your own caterpillar here

Name ________________ Class _________

IF I WERE THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR, I WOULD EAT…………… (Worksheet 6)

PASTE THE PICTURES

Name ________________ Class _________ (Worksheet 7)

Trace the lines to help the caterpillar get to the fruit.

Name ________________ Class _________ (Worksheet 8)

DAILY CHORES

Remember to put or in each box.

To do list Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Get up early in the

morning.

Brush your teeth twice a

day

Take bath

daily.

Wash

hands

before

eating.

Take meals

in time.

DON’T HIT, DON’T BITE Chorus -Don’t hit, don’t bite. it’s not your right.

There are other ways to show that you are mad.

When you are feeling down, just make a sound

Use some words to show somebody you feel bad

When you are mad, you should talk about it with your mum and dad.

When you are mad, breathe in really deep and blow out all the sad

When you are mad, draw a picture just to show that you feel bad.

When you are mad,try to turn that feeling into something glad.

Chorus

When you are mad, you can write a song & sing it while you are sad.

When you are madyou can scream it out to get out all that mad

When you are mad,use your energy to help your mum and dad.

When you are mad, let’s go talk about it glad.

Chorus

RYHME & CHIME- SING –ALONG

MUNCH, MUNCH, MUNCH

Caterpillar Munch, munch, munch, munch

Caterpillar spin, you’re a really good spinner.

Caterpillar crunch, crunch, crunch

Eating lots of leaves for a very good dinner.

Wiggle and munch and spin all day

Wiggle and munch and spin all day

Very, very soon you will be wrapped in a cocoon,

Then you will turn into a butterfly and fly away.

Sing a Song of

Sunshine

Sing a song of sunshine,

Be happy every day.

Sing a song of Sunshine,

You'll chase the clouds away,

Be happy every moment,

No matter what you do,

Just sing and sing and sing and

sing

And let the sunshine through.