Holiday Homework for Nursery

PRE-PRIMARY DEPARTMENT
Dear Parent,
Different types of languages are spoken by people from different regions but the most important thing
is that, any language, when spoken should be spoken correctly. The two common languages that our
children should be able to speak fluently are Hindi and English. Since English is a universal language
spoken and understood by people all over the world, we want our children also to be proficient in
speaking it and for this we need your full support and cooperation. We would appreciate if you adhere
to the following points.
Speak with your child in English.
Read out story-books with big illustrations and after finishing the story discuss it with your child.
Emphasize more on phonic sounds and encourage Word Building and Picture Talk.
The teachers are trying to encourage the children to use simple words, phrases and sentences like-
May I come in ma’am?
May I drink water?
May I go to the toilet?
I am feeling hungry.
I am feeling thirsty.
Please sharpen my pencil.
Please give me a pencil.
Please give me an eraser, etc.
Use of magic words like excuse me, sorry, thanks, please.
Children can be encouraged to use simple words and sentences at home also.
For example-
Mom, please give me something to eat.
Please give me a glass of water.
Please trim my nails.
Please tell me a story.
Can I watch T.V.?
Can I go to the park?
I am feeling sleepy.
Please buy me a toy.
Please give me a bath.
Please comb my hair.
Use of magic words like excuse me, sorry, thanks, please.
Wishing people properly- Hello Uncle/Aunty, how are you?
Wishing parents and elders Good morning, Good afternoon, Good evening and Good night.
You can also train them to follow simple instructions like –
Open the door, shut the door, eat your food, drink your milk, go to sleep, don’t watch too much T.V.
brush your teeth, do your work, etc.
If we, as teachers and parents make a sincere effort and pay attention to the above mentioned points
we can help our children to learn to understand and speak English from this age.
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APEEJAY SCHOOL, SHEIKH SARAI – I
PRE- SCHOOL HOLIDAY HOME WORK
We in Apeejay School always aspire to put in our best efforts for the overall personality development
of your children. We try to make whole and confident individuals of your children. This is done right
from the beginning (Nursery class) when these children are like clay in our hands. Like a potter works
on his wheel to mould perfect objects we mould perfect individuals of your kids. But we can’t achieve
100% results without your co-operation. From time to time we will be sending you assignments,
projects etc. in which your kids will require your help. Please try to spend quality time with them. We
have some suggestions as to how you can keep your ward occupied during the summer break.
Be a Friend: Play games with your child – like Ludo, Carromboard, and Scrabble.
Let your child indulge in activities like mashing potatoes, rolling chappaties, clay moulding, shelling
out peas etc. These activities will help in making their finer motor skills stronger.
Innovative Learning: Teach alphabets and numbers in an innovative manner. Take your child for a
morning walk Talk about the things you see around. Count trees, cars, stones, flowers, etc. while
going for a walk. Read number plates of cars.
Story Telling: You can tell a story either in English or Hindi to your child. Don’t end the story, let your
child use his/her imagination to finish the story.
Memory Game: Put a few things on a tray show the tray to your child for a while then cover the tray
and ask your child the name the objects which were on the tray. This activity will help in enhancing the
memory of your child.
Make your kid handle things: Even these little ones can be taught to do small jobs and become
responsible. They can do activities like:
Laying the table
Filling the water bottles
Dusting
Watering plants
Taking care of their pet
Cleaning their cupboard
Hindi recitation competition will be held in the month of July, 2013. The poem should be
based on any one of the given themes:- My Self, My Family, Plants (Nature), Animals,
Water. The poem should be at least 6-8 lines and should not be from our school rhyme
book. Prepare your child during the vacations and send in the entry after the vacations.
ACTIVITIES PROMOTING GENERAL AWARENESS
Talk to your child about natural phenomena and their causes. These could range from rain and
rainbows to how clothes dry in the sun. Encourage him to observe things for himself and discuss them
with you. If you do not know the answers, do not prevaricate, but make efforts to find out and add to
your own general knowledge also.
Ask him to look for different shapes and colours in everyday objects. This could be in the form of a
game, which would help to while away hours when commuting or hanging around, both of which are
inevitable in the city.
Provide him with a varied selection of cloths so that he can dress up and indulge in make-believe
play.
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Encourage him to listen to music and sing and dance along with it.
READINESS ACTIVITIES
Guessing game: Blind fold the child and ask him to identify different sounds, smells, textures and
tastes. Be sure to take your turn first.
Describing things: Ask him to describe something that he has seen or done. You describe
something in turn. Play a game, describing objects without naming them and try to guess the object.
Sorting: Mix a number of things, such as beads, buttons, feathers pulses, seeds etc. and ask the
child to sort them out according to some criteria and put them in different boxes, piles or groups.
Phonic Sounds: Please teach the phonic sounds to your child and play word building games with
him/ her.
Vocabulary game: Pick out pictures of objects starting with various alphabets. (you could use an
alphabet book for the purpose.) You should collect at least six to eight objects for each letter of the
alphabet. Mix all these pictures up and then pick out one. Ask the child to find all the pictures of other
objects that begin with the same letter of the alphabet.
Pattern writing: Draw a series of dots, number them and ask him to join the dots, using straight lines.
The dots should be fairly close to each other. It is interesting to trace over photographs or pictures of
familiar objects. Draw dotted patterns and ask him to go over them with continuous liner. Remember
to begin with straight lines patterns, before graduating to curves and eventually letters of the alphabet.
ART AND CRAFT ACTIVITIES
Open day will be held in the month of July 2013. The topic for Nursery is “My
Green Earth” - Save Energy (Water Electricity and Nature). Please help your
child in making any two of the following (on the given topics) :
o Models, Charts, Big Cut-out, Puppets – Stick Puppet, Glove Puppet Etc.,
Papier-mâché earth (Globe)
o Submit these to the class teacher on 24 th July 2013.
Each One-Plant One - Help your child in growing and nurturing a plant and label it and send it to
school after vacations.
MAKE BIG CUT-OUTS / STICK PUPPETS ON THE TOPIC MY FAMILY.
Colouring: Draw outlines of shapes and ask the child to colour them. Use coloured crayons. Felt
tipped pens are not recommended.
Wax painting: Ask the child to draw on a piece of white paper using a white wax crayon / Candle.
Then ask the child to paint or put sand over the entire sheet. The waxed surface repels the paint
causing the crayon image to stand out.
Vegetable printing: Take a potato and cut it in half. Draw the outline of a shape on the out side.
Scoop out the area around your outline, using a knife causing the outline of your shape to stand out,
like a printing block. Use cotton wool dipped in paint to smear your potato printing block before using it
to print on paper. Children can make interesting designs, using such blocks. A cut ladies finger
(Bhindi), smeared with paint can also be used as a block to make interesting designs.
Spray painting: Take an old plastic plate and make some holes in it. Place a stencil cut-out on a
white piece of paper. Dip an old Toothbrush in paint, hold the plate over the paper and proceed to rub
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the brush both the holes. This causes a speckled effect on the paper. When the stencil is lifted, the
area underneath remain white. Children love to do this.
Thread painting: Take a piece of paper. Dip a length of thread into paint and then place it on one half
of the paper. Fold the paper over it and wriggle the thread about. Then open the paper out and leave
it to dry. This results in most interesting effects. A variation of this technique is to hold one end of the
thread down on the paper, after dipping it shaping it down on the paper.
Cutting and Pasting: Allow the child to tear coloured paper into small pieces. Draw outlines for him
on a piece of paper and then ask him to stick the bits of paper within the outline. If the child is old
enough, let him use scissors.
Modelling: A dough made out of 1 cup flour + ¾ cup salt is a good substitute for clay or plasticine
and can be stored in the refrigerator.
Note: Put activity sheets in a nice folder made with the help of your child and send it to school
after holidays. The creative work of your child will be displayed on Open day, scheduled for
the month of July 2013.
Summer Break - 15 th May 2013 – 3 rd July 2013
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