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S.M. PUBLIC SCHOOL
Affiliated to CBSE board New Delhi
Affiliation No.- 2131892
School Code - 59068
Class Pre. Nursery To
XII th
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The School
will
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be observing Summer Vacation from 18 May 2OlS to 31 June
reopen on 01 July 2015 with school and bus timings.
NOTE:Y Do the given work neatly under parental guidance.
Do the creative pages beautifully as per the instructions given.
Y Revisefull syllabus given in month of April-May
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Vacations are all about fun and frolic. It is suggested that every parent should
spend some valuable time with their children at home and be observant
about
their behavior which can be helpful in handling them.
F Listen to the child's feelings and needs.
F Summarizethe child's point ofview.
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Express your
r..ling, ulril..or.
F Invited the child to Brainstrom with you.
F Take your child to various places [kL zoo, Malls, Market, Temples,
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Gurudwara etc.
Motivate your child to speak small sentences English.
Make your learn their names, parent,s name, address & phone number.
Eat lots ofjuicy fruits & green vegetables. Aviod junk food.
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Limit the time for watching T.V.
NOTE:-
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Students should bring the holidays homework for submission
on
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INDEX
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TOPIC
Activity no. I(Collage Making)
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Activity no.Z (Poster Making)
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Activity no. 3(Fan Making)
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Activity no. 4( Explore)
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Activity no. 5(ISA Activity)
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Activity no. 6(ICT Activity)
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HARVESTHAMPER
Harvesting Time is celebrated as different festivals in different parts of India.
India is the only country with such huge variety of seasons where we get different
crops harvested in different seasons. Each time the farmers would cut the crops,
they made them special and memorable days for celebrations by naming them.
Harvest festivals can be found at various times at different places. In Britain,
North America, Canada and the US , these festivals are celebrated as Thanks
giving festivals.
In the month of January, farmers of Punjab started growing and harvesting
maize,til and sugarcane. They started offering them to the God of fire as a symbol
of thanks giving every year. Yes, we are talking about
LOhfi
!
During the same time when Punjabis celebrate Lohri, the people in
North of India celebrate Makar Sankranti and people in Kerela
celebrate
POngal
.On the eve of Makar Sankranti, North Indians
offer jaggery made of sugar cane, moong dal and rice (in the form of
Khichri) to Brahmins or needy and poor people. On the special day of Pongal,
people make a special dish , boat races are also held which is a major part of
celebration.
Followed by Lohri, comes Basant Panchmi. It is celebrated on the fifth day of
Maagh maas ( name of Hindi month). It reflects the blossoming of yellow
mustard flowers in the fields. People in Bengal worship Goddess Saraswati on
this special day. They offer yellow flowers and sweet yellow rice, where as people
in Northern India worship the Sun God for blessing them with the golden crops of
mustard and wheat .Thus they welcome the season of Basant
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It is a harvest festival celebrated in Assam which marks the
end of harvesting season in the month of Maagh (Hindi
month name). The festival is marked by feast and bonfire.
They make rice cakes with various names such as Sunga
Pitha, Til Pitha etc and some other sweets of coconut called
LARU.
THE FESTIVAL OF COLOURS
!
Do you know festival of colours -Holi is also one of the most famous
harvest festivals in India. People offer raw wheat and gram crops to the God
of fire in the late evening on the full moon day
of Falgun Maas( name of Hindi month).
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Do you know Holi is a ten days prolonged
procession in Mathura and Vrindavan .The
ladies pretend to hit men with sticks on the Holi
day in Vrindavan for fun and frolic. It is known
as LATHMAAR
HOLI
Remembqr: We should not throw water and
balloons on old, weak and sick people without
their permission.
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BAISAKHI IN NORTH INDIA
festival is named after the Hindi calendar month Baisakh. The
Punjabi New year begins on this day. They thank God for the
abundant harvest of rice,wheat and sugarcane. Fairs , kite flying
and joyful bhangra and gidda dance forms are the main rituals
on the day of Baisakhi. Bhangra and Giddah are both traditional
Punjabi dances, danced around the harvest time. Boys do
Bhangra and girls do Giddah.
As the monsoon arrives in India in Julv. the holv month
Shrawan (Hindi name of month) followins festivals are pelebrated during this
period.
HARELI -IN
CHHATTISGARH
Hareli is celebrated in Chhattisgarh ,in the north of India.
During this festival, the tribal people worship cows, bullocks
and farming equipments because these things only help them
to get good crops.Some places have bull races also as a part of
their celebration.
PRADESH
The Minjar harvest festival is celebrated in the month of July
and August. People thank God of rain-Indra for good rain and
offer prayers for good crops. It's again a seven days
celebration followed by a Minjar Mela.
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DIWALI AS HARYEST FESTIVAL
Deepavali is celebrated on the new moon day of Kartik Maas ( Hindi calendar
month). Diwali occurs at the end of a cropping season and therefore is also
celebrated as the harvest festival.
It is a festival of five days of celebrations.
F 3rd day- Deepawali
, a ritual of worshipping
Goddess of wealth-Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha
> 5 th day- Bhai dooj
In India, at Banaras, people make small earthern lamps and
try to float them across the Ganges river. Children love it
because of the lights and because they get sweets from adults.
Wangala in Meghalaya
Wangala, the greatest traditional festival of Garo Hills in
Meghalaya, is celebrated in late autumn in October or
November. The people of Garo are dependent on agro economy.
The people of Garo thank the God of Fertility Saljong, the Sun-
God.During Wangala, people( young and old) dress up in their
colourful garments and feathered head gear and dance.Katta
Doka, Ajea, Dani Doka, Chambil Mesaa or the Pomelo dances are performed
during these days.
Meghalaya, means land
of
clouds! It is mainly an
agricultural and farming land.
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NUAKHAI IN ORISSA
It is an agricultural festival of Orissa. It is also celebrated
as
thanksgiving festival to mother earth for good kharif crop of rice paddy.This
festivalgives a unique message, that we must produce more crops to feed the
human lot and mainiain p"u.. and harmony. Itis celebrated on the fifth day of
lunar fortnight of Bhado Maas(Hindi calendar name)
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Do you know in foreign countries people celebrate most of the
harvest festivals as "Thanks giving" festivals as they want to
thank their ancestors and nature for whatever they have received
from them.
THE CHINESE MOON
HARVEST FESTIVAL
The Harvest Moon Festival of China is also known as
Mid-Autumn Festival. It is celebrated on the 15th day of the
8th month of the lunar calendar.One-of the story behind the
festival says that on the fifteenth day Yueh Lao, the old man in
the moon was supposed to help young people find their future
marriage partners. On this day people enjoy music and dancing and
eating round yeIlow Moon Cakes and lit lanterns, puppet shows, and
lantern processions.
A round shape moon cake symbolizes
completeness and unity.
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CH'USOK.THE HARVEST FBSTIYAL
INKORBA
The Harvest Moon Festival, Ch'usolq is one of Korea's most popular festival
held in September or October.People begin the ceremony by
offering food and wine to the ancestors, followed by a
feast of sweet rice cakes.
The ceremony includes the Korean wrestling matches which are presented in the
dance form. The circle dance also known as Ganggangsuwollae briefs the story of
1592, how the Korean women dressed up as men in a circle fbol the Japanese
invaders into the thinking that the Korean force was larger in number.
LAMMAS. THE FESTIVAL OF
BREAD. ENGLANI).
During the festival time the f'armers make bread fbr Communion
from new wheat to give thanks for the harvest. Churches are
decorated with ve-eetables, fruits, and flowers in intricate designs.
The end of'the harvest is celebrated with a bi-e meal known as the
Harvest Supper.
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YAMTES
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in the beginning
The Yam Festival ,popular in Ghana and Nigeria is usually held
common
of August at the end of the rainy sqason. It is named after yams, th1 molt
'Homowo' and in Nigeria
food in many African countries.In Ghana it is known as
it is called 'Ikeji'
The Earth and sky ar:e thanked by the people tbr the Yam harvest which is the
rainy
most irnportant crop in the region. The yams are ripe by the end of the
season. A variety of festivities mark this event, including
regional folk dances, masquerades, and parades'
Yams are a primarY agricultural
commodity across much of West and
Central Africa where tubers are planted
between February and APril and
harvested 180 to 270 daYs later.
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ACTIVTTY
1
Make a collage of pictures of various
rituals/activities held on Lohri in Punjab on an A4
coloured sheet. Take help from any Punjabi friend
or family in neighbourhood. You can also draw,
colour and paste the pictures.
Help line: Internet, magazine,
library books on festivals.
ACTIVITY 2
Make a poster showing pollution free Diwali.
Discourage child
labour involved in
making crackers
Distributing
clothes,toys and sweets
to needy and
underprivileged
Say no to crackers
ACTIVITY
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Paste or draw and colour a chinese painting or chinese dragon
on a coloured A4 sheet and make it a Chinese fan.
Assessment Critena
1. Relevance
2.Creativity
3. Presentation
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ACTIVITY 4
F'A +ctivitY ?
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Choose any country of your choice other than the countries
have studiid in ttrii project. Find out its harvest festival and
details about it on the basis of the pointers given below. The
information should be put up on a coloured A4 sheet. It should
include the following:
> Z.P"ri"O (in which month):
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3.Any special custom or ritual or story behind it:
4.How do they celebrate it (procession):
Asses-smgnt Critgria
1. Relevant information
2. Creativity
3. Presentation
The inventors of Aeroplane. Wright biothers
,Wilbur and his brother Orville,flew.atXitty
Ilawk, North Carolina in l90l
ISA PROJECT:
EXPLORATION IN To THE woRLD oF INVENTIONS
AND DISCOVERIES
It is well said, ' Necessity is the mother of invention.'
Different inventions and discoveries were made by different people according to
their needs.
Steps to be followed to complete the project:
l.You will collect information of about 3 different inventions and discoveries on
the basis
of clues given below:
WHO INVENTED WHAT, W}IEN AND WHERE?
Help line to find the information: explore Internet, Encyclopedia etc.
Z.After collecting the information put it up beautifully on a coloured 44 sheet
writing about any one inventor and his invention in 5-6 sentences.(paste the
picture if you can)
The electricity, without which life
seems to be impossible today was
discovered by Benjamin Franklin.
Johannes Gutenberg of
Germany invented printing
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FA ACTIVITY -3
ACTIVITY 6-
Oefbions (Deficacics
Subjects covered: ICT
Delicious delicacies
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a study of cuisines of different states of India.
Description: Students will make a PowerPoint presentation on famous cuisines of
different states of India. For example, Pav Bhaji of Mumbai, Dum Aaloo of
Kashmir etc.
Number of slides: 8 to 10 slides (including the title slide) .The number of pictures
on each slide should be appropriate. The title slide should have student details
(name, class and section).
Guidelines for submission:
Students
will email their PowerPoint presentation on or before 20th June
2A15 at
[email protected] . The email should contain the name of the student
along with class and section.
Sources to gather information:
Internet (for example, www.goqgle.cor,n, www.indianmirror.com), magazines, G.K
books etc.
Assessment
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criteria:
Content and layout
Use of illustrations (graphics, clipart, autoshapes etc)
Overall presentation
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As a traveller traverses his way through theiourney, so
you dear chil'dren;. ile'tour of
you have got try to till in the
harvest festivals of India and ahroad. Based on the insigh*
following informalion :'
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people row one boat during Pongal festival and
Ques!.. : Find out how many
what sport qualities are built through this sport?
cakes with various names'Find out
Ques2. During Bihu festival people make rice
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the names of cakes by arranging the jumble words.(Hint Find in the
pg no.3)
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where they are celebrated:
Festival
State
Uttar Pradesh
Poneal
Punjab
Hareli
Himachal Pradesh
Assam
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Ouess. Find out wheat and gram are which type of crops? Rabi or kharif?
type of climate do they need for
Kharif crops: TheY are sown
during rainy season and harvested
between October- November. e.9.,
paddy, maize
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Rabi crops: They are sown during
winter and harvested between
April-May e.g., wheat
Zaid(or Zayad) crops: They are grown mainly from March to June
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eg.muskmelonrcucumber
Find out what is the difference between Gidda and Bhangra. Draw and colour or cut
and paste a picture of Bhangra and Gidda and write one sentence about each:
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a)In India people make
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across the Ganges river.
b) Children love
Diwali because
Ques2. Rearrange the jumbled words to frame correct sentences:
a). make and float People lamps to small try them earthern
b) semi cooked rice prepare people delicacies from
b)
Ques3.You must have heard of another story behind the Diwali
celebration. Find out from your parents or grand parents and fill
the details:
a)The name of the legend behind the religious story
Diwali:
b)The name of the place he belonged to:
c) His wife's
name was:
d) The reason behind the celebration of the festival:
e) The name of the king who kidnapped his wife was
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your family? Write a paragraph with the
eues4. How do you celebrate Diwali with
hetp of clues given in te helP box .
gifts, worship
clean and decorate our houses, light lamps and candles, exchange
Goddess Laxshmi and Ganesha, , new clothes etc'
The value we learn from the festival of lights:
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Q1. Match the following festivals to their
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Name of the festival
crop or crops grown during a
Q2.Each harvest festival is related to a special
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specific period. Find out the names of any one crop related to the festival
below and draw or paste its picture also(Hinil InterneQ
Festival
Name of crop
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Lammas
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Yam festival
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The name of the famous fruit of Nigeria -
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Another name for the harvest festival of ChinaThe name of the bread festival of EnglandThe name of the harvest festival of Korea-
did you like the
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most? Give reasons.Why? Write in 4-5 sentences.
Ques3. On the basis of the detailed study of harvest festivals write down three
similarities you found in national and international festivals.
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who-lives in Korea. She is planning to come to
Ques4.Totochan is your friend
her the importance
India to celebrate iohri with you. write a letter to her telling
harvest festival in Your countrY.
Your NameAddressDateDear Friend
Yours faithfully,
Your Name
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