DPSI R.K. PURAM

NURSERYHOLIDAY HOMEWORk

It’s time for a break,To relax near the lake.

Sipping juicy mango juiceAnd

Enjoying the tasty melon too.These are the things

That keep our mind and body cool !!!

Helping is a great device,Carried by the ‘wise’

Serving water, tea and foodHelps uplifting everybody’s mood.

Dear parents ,

It will be exciting if we involve our little ones in lending ahelping hand, be it to their grandparents, friends, neighboursand even to the domestic help.

KINDLY CLICK AS MANY PHOTOGRAPHS OF YOURCHILD WHILE DOING THESE FUN ACTIVITIESAND LABEL ALL THE HOMEWORK NEATLY.

Activity 1:

GIVE A HELPING HAND TO EVERYONE

Do make it a point to encourage these little ‘helpers’ to lend a hand to you andothers around in routine activities. Award them points when you ‘capture ‘theirefforts to help. Send us a few snaps (album form/photo frames)

Helpinghand

Activity 2:

PEBBLE FAMILY

You will need

• 1 large and 2 small stones• Poster paints: grey, black and white• Paintbrushes: medium and small

Steps to follow -

1. Look out for the smooth pebbles around.2. Wash and dry the stones. Paint them grey all over and leave them to dry.3. Use the fine paintbrush to paint black bristles all over the pebbles.4. Paint on a black nose and add nostrils by painting white circles with black

dots in the middle. For eyes, make two black circles, smaller white circlesinside and black dots in the middle.

5. You can make all kinds of pebble creatures like ladybird, butterfly,honeybee, beetle etc.

Activity 3:

LEAF PUPPET

You will need

• White paper• Set of paints or colour pencils• Scissors• Glue• Dry leaves• Sequins• Glitter• Twigs:2x10cm,1x20cm• Sticky tape

Steps to follow

1. Draw the outline of face and neck, about 4cm long, on a piece of white paper.Let your child color in the face and give it eyes, nose, and mouth but no hair!Then cut the shape out.2. Next, help your child to draw, color in, and cut out a dress shape, about 15cmlong. Glue the head to the dress.3. Then take some leaves from one of the trees in your yard or that you found ona walk around the neighborhood -- small pointed ones work the best -- and helpyour child to glue them around the puppet's face to make hair.4. Take some more leaves and help your child to glue them onto the dress,starting with large leaves at the bottom and smaller ones at the top.5. If you want, you can also glue sequins to the neck, sleeves and waist of thedress, and dot some over the leaves to make a fancier outfit.6. Lay your puppet flat and let everything dry.7. Once the glue has dried, turn the figure over and attach a small twig to eachsleeve with tape.8. Then tape a long twig up the length of the puppet leaving about 10 cm at thebottom.Your child now has a fun homemade leaf puppet.

Activity 4

WACKY WASTE BINYou will need

• Round cardboard waste bin• Roll of gift wrap• Scissors• Glue diluted with an equal amount of

water• Brush

Steps to follow

1. Cut a sheet of gift wrap long enough to fit round the bin, and 2cm wider thanthe bin at the ends. Wrap the paper round the bin and glue it in place.2. Make a small snip at the top and bottom edges, fold them over neatly and gluethem down.

Activity 5:

LET’S CREATE PATTERNS!

It’s so much fun creating patterns. Give your little one a fish template and helphim/her create a pattern using vegetables.

You will need

1. Crayons2. Markers3. Glitter glue4. Scissors5. Glue stick6. Four 12’’ pipe cleaners or a hanger7. Thread/ wool/ yarn

Steps to follow

1. Make 10 - 12 fish using paper2. Use crayons, markers & glitter to decorate the fish with beautiful

patterns.3. Stick the fish to a thread/ wool/ yarn.4. Tie the fish on the hanger at different heights.

Activity 6:

FRUITS SMOOTHIES

For strawberry smoothie

Ingredients

1. Four strawberries2. Fresh mango3. One small banana4. Juice of one orange5. Three tablespoon yogurt6. One tablespoon honey7. Hand blender with pot8. Glass and straws

How to make a smoothie

1. Chop the strawberries, mangoes and bananas. Put them in the bowl with allthe other ingredients.

2. Blend everything until you have a smooth, runny mixture.3. Pour the smoothie mixture into a glass. Cut the remaining strawberry in

half and use it to decorate the glass. Add colourful straws.Enjoy the smoothie and beat the heat!

Activity 7:

PASTA JEWELLERY

Pasta comes in so many different shapes and sizes, you can make a differentnecklace for all the outfits.

You will need:

• Dried pasta: 6 pieces pasta (any shape),24 curly macaronies

• Poster paints: green, blue, purple, gold• Lump of play dough• Ice-cream sticks• Thread/ wool

Steps to follow

• Paint the pasta with green, blue and purple acrylic paint• Paint the macaroni gold• Paint the thread• Put all the shapes on the ends of ice-cream sticks. Stuck with the play dough

and let it dry• Tie a button at the end of the thread while you thread the shapes to stop

them from falling!• Thread three macaronies then a pasta. Repeat this until all the jewels are

threaded• Knot the two ends of the thread together, making sure that you have made

your necklace big enough to go over your head.

Activity 8:

ONCE I WAS A LITTLE SEED

Once I was a little seed sleeping all the time,

Then some water fell on me,

And the sun set rise and shine.

Slowly slowly, I took out my roots,

And then took out my shoots.

On my shoots came leaves and flowers,

And also came some fruits

WATCH ME GROW!!!

Nature must be nurtured and who will know it better than our little ones whothemselves explored its beauty when they undertook a nature walk at Lake Park.

Let’s take it forward. Encourage your ward to sow seeds in small pots and waterthem everyday. It would be fun for them to see a plant growing big and strong.Decorate the pot.

We look forward to making our own ‘Green House’ with the plants that your wardwill bring back when the school reopens.

Activity 9:

REDUCE! REUSE! RECYCLE

With global warming taking a toll on us, we should use effective measures to cutdown the wastage of manmade as well as natural resources. Keeping this in mind,use recycled material like rags, old magazine, newspaper, old knitting yarn,buttons, beads, cotton etc and make a puppet/toy/or anything that you desire.Help your child build a small story and dramatize it using these puppets/toys etc.Once the school reopens we will offer the stage to our little ones to dramatizetheir stories using these props.

Activity 10:

Draw Chalk Family PortraitsChalk is a great toy for the children, especially when it’s warm outside.Children like to scribble and draw pictures with a chalk? Butsometimes they need a bit of direction to make sure they don't coverthe block with doodles. She'll learn about her family and get a chanceto show off her artistic prowess!You will need coloured chalk and black chart paper.What to Do:1. Tell your child to draw a square for each member of the family.

Use this opportunity to talk about where each person lives, whatthey look like and how they are related to you.

2. Draw a square for her to see how big it should be. Make it largeenough to make big faces (with expressions)

3. Ask her to use at least three colours for each portrait. This willencourage concentrating on the specific characteristics like haircolour, eye colour, etc.

4. Try playing a game when she's done. Ask her to write the firstletter of each family member's name. Then invite the family overto look at the beautiful family portrait!

Not only is this activity fun, but it is also a great way to learn moreabout the family tree. Your little one will certainly have a blast doingthis activity; this is also something that we all enjoy at any age!

FUN WITH RHYMES

Make your child learn at least 2 rhymes from the following! We will have funreciting the rhymes once the children are back in school.

Five little blue birds

Five little blue birds, hopping by my doorOne went to build a nest, and then there were four

Four little blue birds singing sweetlyOne got out of tune, and then there were three

Three little blue birds and what should one doBut go in search of dinner, leaving only two

Two little blue birds singing for funOne flew away, and then there was one.

One little blue bird sitting in the sunHe took a little nap, and then there were none.

Turtles

One baby turtle, alone and new.Finds a friend, and then there were two.Two baby turtles crawl down to the sea.They find another, and then there were threeThree baby turtles crawl along the shore.They find another, and then there were four.Four baby turtles go for a dive.Up swims another, and then there were five.

Kites

Five little kites flying high in the skySaid “hi” to the cloud as it passed bySaid “hi: to the bird said “hi” to the sunSaid “hi” to the aeroplane – oh what funThen whish came the wind ,And they all took a diveOne, two, three, four, five

I like fruit salad

Apples are yummy,They go in my tummy.Give me a cherryAnd I will be merry.Like monkey’s in the zoo,Bananas make me go koo koo.Grapes can be green and sour,But purple and sweet give me power.Strawberries are big and red,They make me crazy in the head!When I eat a juicy mango,It makes me go whoa!!!Fruit grow with water and sun ,Fruit is good one by one,But when you mix them all together,Fruit salads are even better!

Activity 11:

SUGGESTED READING FORTHE LITTLE ONES (to be read bythe parents)

• Lady bird series• Disney series• Jataka tales• Aesop fables• Panchtantra tales• Dr Seuss series