Holiday Time Activities 201314

Class IIIV
Vacation Time! How glad it seems!
Theres so, so much you want to do.
So let your little fingers dance around
With ink and pen, paper and scissors, paint and colour.
Switch on the search engines of your mind,
Whatever you have learnt just rewind
Little bit of research and lots of imagination
Will add colours to your creations.
Now Get Set Go .
Dear Students
The much awaited summer vacation is here. It is a welcome break a break from a fixed schedule, freedom
from rules and regulations. It is time for you to rest from work, to stay indoors, to catch up with friends, listen to
stories from grandparents, learn from their experiences and follow some creative pursuits. Do a lot of reading
and some enjoyable, interesting activities too that we have put together for you to keep you engaged positively
and your energies well directed. You have been given one or more activities per subject but you need to do only
one per subject except English. Please ensure that while you may research from sources, like the Internet, your
work must be original and in your own handwriting. We hope your activities will be well managed and
presented as these activities will be a part of your Formative Assessment.
Have a happy, fun filled and happening break!
Last date for submitting the homework is Friday, 5th July 2013.
A Note for the Parents
Dear Parents
The summer vacation is a much deserved break for kids. However, to maintain continuity of learning, we have
devised this holiday homework and incorporated activities that will enhance their creative, analytical, research
and interpersonal / practical skills.
This is a good opportunity to spend quality time with your children. Visit zoos, museums, monuments etc.
Catch a play, a dance or music recital. Engage him/her with whats happening around in the world. Work on
your childs conversational skills and encourage him/her to speak in English. Read to or with your child.
Motivate your child to read English and Hindi story books and childrens magazines. Remember that this is the
best time to write poems, stories and articles for the School Magazine. We would also encourage you to do any
remediation work to help the child catch up with his/her grade level.
For the holiday home work, do monitor your childs work and assist when necessary but do not be over
involved. The holiday homework turned in should be the childs work and he/ she will be graded for his/her
effort.
Enjoy the break and the time with your children!
For details of the holiday homework please refer to the school website: www.dpssl.net

Headmistress

Principal

DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, SUSHANT LOK

Holiday Time Activities 201314
ClassIV
MATHS
The Mathematics holiday homework is divided into two parts. Part -1 has three activities and the students need
to do any one of their choice. Part-2 is a compulsory exercise consisting of problem solving questions that are to
be done in a thin notebook.
PART-1
1.

BOOK OF RIDDLES:
Make a pocket sized book of riddles containing at least 10 riddles. Give it a catchy name and make it
colourful and pictorial. The book must have an answer key on the last page.
Example: I am no..
Clues:
Less than the smallest 3 digit no.
I am an odd number.
The digit at my tens place is 7.
The sum of my digits is 10.

2.

TESSELLATIONS:
Have you noticed the sidewalks along the roads? They are made up of bricks arranged in a pattern
leaving no gaps. A Tessellation (or Tiling) is when you cover a surface with a pattern, so that there are
no overlaps or gaps.
Now you can make your own tessellations.
On A-4 size sheets draw and colour at least 3 tessellations.
Example:

3.

3D ROBOT:

Using 3-D geometrical shapes like cube/cuboid/cone/cylinder/sphere etc make a 3-dimensional model of a
robot.You may use waste materials available at your home to make cube/cuboid etc.
PART-2
1.

Tamanna wanted a basket ball whose cost was Rs. 157. She checked her money bag and found that
she had 9 coins of Rs. 5, 8 coins of Rs. 2 and 6 notes of Rs. 20. Do you think she has sufficient money to
buy the basket ball? Show the working to support your answer.

2.

A clothing company in Gujarat manufactured 8755 jackets in a day. They received an order to deliver
6459 jackets on the first day. The next day they had an order to deliver 2500 jackets. Do you think the
company had enough jackets to complete both the orders? If not, how many more jackets do they need
to complete both the orders?

3.

8 apples are worth 3 oranges. How many apples can you trade for 15 oranges?

4.

Delhi Public School organized a trip for the students toKingdom of Dreams and booked ticket for the
show Jhumroo, which is a musical play. This play was organized in the Nautanki Mahal which had in
total 839 seats. 2 rows of 29 seats each, 1 row of 37 seats, 2 rows of 38 seats each and 2 rows of 39 seats
each were occupied by our school students. Can you tell how many seats were left for the rest of the
people?

5.

Stacey, Carla, Julie and Rose went to a cinema hall. There is only one aisle seat available and Rose
wants to sit there. Julie wants to sit next to Stacey. Carla does not want to sit next to Julie. How will they
sit?

6.

Which letter when removed will not change the perimeter of the figure?
A

B
F
K

C
G
L

D
H

E
I

ENGLISH
Good handwriting is the mirror of one's personality. Improve your writing during the vacation. Do one
page of cursive writing twice a week. Keep in mind, spacing and proper formation of letters, spellings
and punctuation marks.
Develop the habit of reading the English Newspaper daily, consult the dictionary whenever required.

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4.
5.

Books are the quietest and most constant friends

They are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors
And the most patient of teachers.
Charles W. Eliot
Read at least two of the following books and underline ten new words from each
your notebook along with their meanings.

book. Write them in

James and the Giant Peach: A Childrens Story by Roald Dahl

Stuart Little by E.B. White
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan

Activities (Do both the activities)

1. A Book Review Sandwich
A sandwich has many items which when eaten together are tasty. Similarly, there are different parts to a
story. These elements work together to hold the readers interest.
Write a Sandwich Book Review on any one of the books listed above. Follow the steps given below and
dont forget to draw illustrations wherever possible.
Steps:
(i)
Using colourful papers prepare cut-outs of 2 slices of bread, 1 piece of lettuce, cheese, cucumber,
tomato each.
(ii)
On the top/first slice of bread, write the title and the author of the book.
(iii) On the slice of lettuce, describe the books setting.
(iv)
On the cucumber slice, write something about the main characters.
(v)
On the slice of tomato, describe the plot.
(vi)
On the slice of cheese, write your views/ comments about the book. (Why you liked the book?)
(vii) On the bottom/second slice of bread, draw a scene from the story.
(viii) Staple together all the layers of sandwich.
Your Book Review Sandwich is ready!

2. Word Game
How good are you at identifying words if you are given hints or clues? How quick are you in locating a
meaningful word from amidst a grid of haphazard words? Lets find out! How!
Word Search, Word Grid, Crossword puzzles, etc. are available in many activity books, vocabulary books,
riddles books, online word search sites (http://www.wordgames.com/ www.word-searches.org/ ), etc.
Solve at least 5 puzzles and paste them in a scrap book.
Now design a word game on a topic of your choice. You may use a software to create your own puzzle by
visiting a website (http://www.puzzlefast.com/ or any other).

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SCIENCE
Food is valuable. If not preserved, it may begin to spoil. Cooked or uncooked food can be preserved in different
ways.
Dehydration is one of the oldest method of food preservation.
This vacation lets preserve some fruits / vegetables using this method.

Wash and dry fruit/ vegetables you need to preserve.

Cut them into small pieces and let them dry in the sun.

Once they are completely dehydrated, they will be crispy to touch and no longer flexible.

Dehydrate 10 fruits or vegetables using this method. Put them in a zip pouch separately and stick it in a scrap
file.
Also write the method of dehydration and paste relevant pictures.

OR
Using different preservatives is another method of preserving food.
Visit a supermarket. Read the labels on some food items. In a scrap file write the various preservatives used to
preserve food items under following category

Milk products
Cereals
Jam/jellies
Sauces
Soft drinks
Frozen snacks

Also click pictures of your visit to supermart and paste them in your scrap file.

SOCIAL SCIENCE
Choose any one of the following:
1.
The National Capital Region is in many ways the cultural centre of India. Utilise the summer vacation by
exploring the glorious history of Delhi. Visit a historical monument with your family. Discover the
photographer in you and take interesting pictures of it. Research and gather more information about the
monument. Compile your efforts in a scrap-book which should include information, photos, pictures and
your impressions/observations.
2.

Design a jigsaw puzzle of the seven continents of the world on a piece of cardboard (approximately 1 ft.
by 1.5 ft.). The cut-outs of the continents should interlock on the map of the world pasted on the
cardboard.