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Dear Parents, have tried to make the work enjoyable keeping in mind
Summer Vacation is knocking loud and clear. Kids their interest. Space out the work & your child will
favourite time of the year is just around the corner. It’s enjoy doing it.
time to have loads of fun with the children, go out to the Try some of the following ideas as well and make up
their favourite summer spots, visit relatives, friends and some of your own and watch Montessorians bloom into
indulge in their most loved activities. bright little next graders over the summer!
There is no doubt that vacations are the most appropriate 1. Cook dinner together. Show your child how to
time for students to refresh and rejuvenate themselves to measure 1 cup, 1/2 cup, and 1/4 cup.
showcase their performance more enthusiastically. 2. Practice writing words with sidewalk chalk. Use a
Children have ample energy that needs to be channelized watering can as an eraser!
in the right direction to get the best out of them. Keeping 3. Plant a flower together. Talk about what plants need
this in mind the holiday homework has been designed to to grow. (Sun, water, etc.)
make them more observant and confident. 4. Watch a thunder storm. Be excited! Talk to your
Here are some interesting and engrossing activities child about dark clouds, thunder, and lightning.
planned for these tiny tots in order to involve them 5. Let your child write a letter to someone, then let
pleasantly in some constructive activities and also your child purchase the stamp and mail the letter at
stimulate their creative abilities and thoughts. the post office.
Lets Create a Scrapbook:- 6. Grocery day! Take a list and let your child help read
Ø Click photographs of your child’s experiences during the list and locate items.
summer vacation and stick the photograph on an old 7. Play outdoor games. Teach your child to play jacks,
used small sized quilt/bedcover/pillow cover. hopscotch, or marbles.
Ø Cut each day one picture of a fruit or a vegetable from 8. Share an umbrella! Walk in the rain together. Look
magazine, newspaper or pamphlet and paste in a for rainbows, frogs, and count puddles.
scarpbook. (Tell the child to find and paste on her/his 9. Make ABC cupcakes. Using a decorator bag, let
own and parent to help in cutting.) your child draw letters on them. Don't forget the
Ø Collect two things starting from each alphabet from sprinkles!
your surroundings and paste it in your scarpbook. 10. Go for a walk on the beach, or by a nearby lake.
Ø Take your child to the neighbourhood park for Take pictures of wildlife, and make a book at home.
morning walks, make him/her observe the different 11. Visit the pet store. Talk about animal varieties,
types of trees/flowers and plants. Share knowledge foods, care items, and responsibilities of pet
and collect leaves to paste in scrapbook. ownership.
Guidelines for Parents: 12. House cleaning day; let your child help! She can
1. Holiday homework should be done under parental dust, clean windows and more. Start a chore chart.
guidance and strictly not by the parents. 13. Go to the library for a story day. Be sure to bring
2. The child should have a fixed time for doing home books. Keep it up all summer!
assignments on daily basis. 14. Get a kids' cookbook and make recipes together.
3. Before colouring, guide him / her to colour in the Using words and pictures, let your child help read
same direction. instructions.
4. ‘Reading book is fun’. Inculcate the habit of reading 15. Discuss good nutrition habits with a food pyramid.
in your child. Start naming the food groups when you serve
5. Nurture your child’s interest – be it art, music, dance them. Soon, your child will learn them.
or anything else. Don't forget to use these small phrases in day
6. Let him/her pursue a hobby of his /her own choice. to day life with your family and friends around.
7. Please train your child to become independent in his
daily chores. Good Morning/Good Afternoon/Good Night.
At Home; How are you?
1. Help to keep the house clean, clear the toys, books I am fine, thank you!
or craft after you have finished playing with them. May I go to take bath?
2. Be polite while speaking and talk softly. Have you washed your hands?
3. Help your mother to clear the table. May I go to the park? May I play with my toys?
4. Inculcate proper toilet habits. I am feeling hungry; may I have something to eat.
5. Remember to converse in English throughout. Please give me a tissue paper /book/pencil./…….
We are giving short assignments for the vacation. We
Excuse me!

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 Thank you for the wonderful gift.
I am thirsty; May I have some water.
Please continue encouraging your ward like we do in school to make
them a good and responsible person, ask them to do the following:-
Help you at home by putting things in place.
Listen to everyone.
Avoid playing in the Sun. Drink lots of liquids like-water, juices etc.
Save paper. Use both sides of paper and not to tear unnecessarily.
Save electricity. Switch-off fans, lights etc, when not in use.
Wash hands before every meal.
Spread table mats/napkins/spoons on the table before having food.
Save water, don't leave the water taps running while you take a bath, brush your teeth etc.
Buttoning-up shirt on his/her own.
Do not watch T.V for more than 2 hours a day.
Spend minimum one hour (preferably fixed) with books like-comics etc; age appropriate.

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ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAYS WITH YOUR CHILDREN!

Montessori Directress
Getting Your Child to Write
LEARNING BENEFITS
Creativity | Self-Expression | Writing
Establishing good writing habits and making the act of writing, ‘a fun’ and not a chore, will help your children tremendously
in their lifelong journey of learning. Writing skills are imperative to success, even in today's world where informal writing is
accepted on a personal level. Professionally, our children's written words will forever show their ability to communicate
and demonstrate their level of education.Writing at a young age helps our children in two very important ways: Writing
helps them organize their thoughts and express themselves clearly. A good way to get children to do this is to ask them to
write down what they want to say. Writing also helps children to enhance their reading abilities by putting letters and
sounds together. Below are some ideas to get your kids to write on a regular basis. They'll feel proud when they’ll
accomplish these fun ways to communicate.
Everyday writing: Have your children help you write up your weekly grocery or “to do” list. Leave them notes in their
lunch boxes each day and ask them to write you a note back.
Birthday cards: Home-made birthday cards for their friends and family are not only great gifts for the receivers but a
creative way to show your kids how writing can make someone feel happy. They can combine drawing and writing to make
special cards.
Say thanks in writing: Have your children write thank-you notes for their own birthday and holiday gifts, or when
someone is especially nice to them. If the thank-you notes are to relatives, ask them to call your child upon receipt and tell
them how thrilled they were to get a hand-written note from them.
Letters to family and friends: If family and friends live out of town, ask your kids to write them letters to tell them about
their day, week, or a special outing they went on. Your children will be super excited when they receive a letter back, too.
Write a story on a visual cue: If your children like to draw, ask them to write a story based on a recent drawing they made.
Alternately, you can choose a photograph and ask them to write a story based on what is happening in the photo.

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Creative play into a story: If your children have created a make-believe world with their dolls or toys, ask them to
write down a story based on this world. Get them to think about doing this when you see them actually in the middle
of their creative play so they can try to remember the details. They can also write biographies based on each toy's
life: where they were born, where they live, who their parents are, who they are married to, who their children are,
who their best friends are, what they like to do, etc. The best way to get children excited about writing is to have
them practice it often. Do not point out misspellings, incomplete sentences, missing words, bad grammar, or poor
handwriting, which at this stage is the part of the learning process. Focus instead on the content of the writing and
any attempts at descriptive writing.

Ways a Parent can Help with Reading:-

Let your child see you reading! Have magazines and books in your home.
1
Help your child find appropriate word & reading games on the computer.
2 Use a dictionary! Help your child look up new words they read or hear.
Read mysteries with your child and try to figure out the clues together.
3
Movie version coming out?
4 Read the book together first, then talk about which you liked better.
Set aside a time and place for your child to read, a comfy chair and a reading
5 light in a quiet place.
Visit your public library regularly. Look for and read together the books that
6 were your favorites when you were a kid.
Encourage your child to write-letters, thank you notes, emails, journals, lists,
7 stories about their own trips, events, and daily life.
Ask your child questions about what he or she is reading, such as:
8 What is the story about?
Who are the important characters in the story?
Where does the story take place?
Why do you think the character made that choice?
Why did that happen?
How did you know about....?
Would you recommend this book to your friends?
Ask your child to draw a comic strip about what happened in the story.
9 Provide word searches, crossword and other word games and puzzles,
or help your child make his/her own.
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Suggested Enormous Pumpkin The Big Pancake The Little Red Hen The Ice-cream Shop
The New Puppy Gus Makes a Friend Gus Gets Scared

Reading:
Suggested Movies to Watch:
Jungle Book The Good Dinosaur The Little Family Just Got Bigger- Stuart Little The Seventh Dwarf

Share with your child about what you’re reading and encourage your child to do the same
DIG INTO READING
Adults who work with children are constantly “on” as role models.
None of us can be perfect, so being a perfect child care-provider or parent is out of the question. Still, we can all learn
from our mistakes or the mistakes of others. We can anticipate our strengths and weaknesses and attempt to limit or
work around them. These value oriented stories are good models for children to read and experience. Young children
cannot understand the complex thinking of an adult, but they can catch pieces of what we do and say, and these pieces
can become the single concept that helps a child learn.
Adult modeling and Having fun while teaching valuable character lessons

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The Value of the Arts in the early year schooling:
Creative Arts is an integral part of every early childhood programme. Arts experiences in school
not only contribute to children's artistic and creative development but also to a wide range of skills
in other areas, including perceptual, cognitive, language and social skills.
Artistic development in High Scope classrooms focuses on the five areas identified in High
Scope's key developmental indicators (KDIs) for creative arts. A brief summary of each area
follows:
KDIs in Creative Arts
Art: Children express and represent what they observe, think, imagine, and feel through
two- and three-dimensional art.
Music: Children express and represent what they observe, think, imagine, and feel
through music.
Movement: Children express and represent what they observe, think,
imagine, and feel through movement.
Pretend play: Children express and represent what they observe,
think, imagine, and feel through pretend play.
Appreciating the arts: Children appreciate the creative arts.

Milestones for a child’s social and emotional skills, and note how your child is doing in each area:
Can correctly state his gender and age.
Can recite her first and last names, and the names of parents.
Takes care of his own needs, such as washing hands and dressing.
Enjoys helping with household tasks.
Adjusts to new situations without an adult being present.
Is starting to notice other people’s moods and feelings.
Is beginning to recognize his limits and asks others for help. Social
Is starting to learn to take turns, shares and cooperates.
Expresses anger with words rather than acting out physically. Emotional
Awareness of personal health and hygiene. Stages of
Knowing and practicing importance of cleanliness.
Aware of relationships around in the environment. Development
Knowing and practicing respectful ways.
Learning to be kind to fellow human being and towards nature.
Learning to greet others and to be helpful.
Learning to take care of others and self in safe ways.
Learning Resilience towards little traumas in daily life.
Learning to remain calm, patient and tolerant in any unwanted circumstances.
Learning to pay attention towards teacher led activities as well as in group activities.
Greeting with a smile when someone comes to the house.
Conversing freely with visitors, relatives coming over to the house.
Answering the phone calls with a polite "Hello!", Also asking "May I know who is calling?"
Sitting at the dining table with the family to eat the meals.
Speaking politely to the peer group.
Sharing with the peers.
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 Inculcate following Life Skills in your child to help him/ her become independent:

Buttoning his/her shirt | Tying his/her shoe laces | Packing his/her school bags | Keeping his /her belonging back in their
place | Laying the table for dinner | Following table manners | Arranging shoes in the shoe rack.

Creative Art

Recognition, identification and naming primary, secondary, tertiary, neutral & rainbow colours
Free hand drawing and use of crayons in big pictures
Paper cutting in straight lines and in geometric shapes
Matching and pasting patterns with cut-outs
Use of poster colours in form of finger painting, thread painting or colouring using paint brushes.
Using indigenous material in crafts like conversion of empty bottles into a vase etc
Learning to make things with clay or play dough.
Involvement of children in role plays, rhyme singing and mimes with them.
Recognition, identification and naming primary and secondary colours

To enhance the Gross Motor Skills of your child, enroll them in any one of the following activities:
Aerobics, Skating, Swimming, Dance, Music, Summer Camp etc.
Engage your child in the following Fine Motor activities:
Zipping and unzipping | Buckling and unbuckling | Opening and closing the bottle cap/tiffin lids | Picking up and holding onto small
objects | Turning pages of a book | Squeezing bath sponges | Watering the plants using spray bottles

LET'S BEAT THE HEAT, WHEN SUMMER IS AT IT'S PEAK!!!!!

Summer holidays are the time of the year when you get an opportunity to spend maximum time
with your child. Ice cream themed activities are so perfect for hot summer days. So bring meaningful
and creative activities to occupy the little ones in their free time.

Recipe Time "Yummy, healthy caterpillar salad"

Tomato (1) Cucumber (1) Some cabbage leaves

What you'll need:
2 to 3 coriander leaves Pepper , salt and lemon
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 Nature Activities
Ideas you can do!
Outside Door
Use it — more than you already do, in all safe weather conditions!
Water
Kids love water play! Provide water from multiple sources, if possible: a hose, a
faucet,
a sprinkler, a rotating sprayer, a rain barrel, a hand pump, or even just spray bottles
Plants ! Lots of Plants ! Everywhere !
Grow plants in garden, in giant pots, in window boxes, in old tyres, empty yogurt
glasses. Choose different plants having various colours, different heights and
textures, and strong fragrances. Involved kids in planting & to care for raised
garden beds & to protect young & fragile plants.
Loose Parts for Outdoor Construction Play
Use small logs, large wooden blocks, boards, branches and tree cookies.
Sand the edges and corners of these to avoid splinters. Also use sticks, milk crates, tarps,
sheets of cardboard, blankets, pine cones, corn stalks, reeds, etc.
Tools and Toys
Keep handy a variety of tools and toys to help kids explore and play with nature — e.g.,
insect nets, bug houses, magnifiers, binoculars, spades, scoopers, sieves, colanders,
buckets, rakes, small plastic containers, pots and pans, watering cans, etc.
Bird Houses
Kids like to watch nest building activity, and then see (and hear) the babies! Not all bird
houses are alike, though; swallow, wren, or bluebird boxes are usually good choices. Bird
watching is a good hobby. Encourage this hobby. Site them wisely, as they can produce

HANDS ON ACTIVITY:
A) Pollution affects the food we eat-
Air pollution causes acid rain. As the air is polluted, rain water also
gets polluted when it passes through the polluted air. Polluted rain is
called acid rain.
Here's a simple Earth Day project that demonstrates how pollution
affects the soil and plants—and therefore our food supply.

First, begin by planting three identical bean seeds in three identical containers which have
wet soil.
Watch them grow a little every day.
When the plants are a couple of inches high, begin the next part of the experiment.
Take 3 jars of equal size.
In the first jar, put ½ cup lemon juice. Label its lid #1.
In the second jar, mix ¼ cup water and ¼ cup lemon juice. Label this jar's lid #2.
In the third jar, put only ½ cup water. Label its lid #3
Water first plant with the liquid that's in jar #1. Water second plant with the liquid in jar #2.
Water the third plant with the water in jar #3.

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 blue
Colour:
DADDY'S DAY:

Father's Day is observed on the third Sunday purple

of June. It honours all fathers & grandfathers
for their contribution. So on this Father's Day.

PAMPER YOUR DAD: yellow

Make him feel special in every small way

Surprise him by giving him a card and a gift. green
Decide his dress for the day, taking special
care to choose his favourite colour.

Now, learn this poem to recite to your father on the Father's Day.

My Daddy
"Walk a little slower Daddy,
said a child so small,
"I am following in your footsteps
and don't want to fall".
"Sometimes your steps are very fast,
sometimes they are hard to see,
Draw a line to match each word so walk a little slower Daddy,
to its opposite.
for you are leading me".
happy wet
"Some day when I'm old and grown up
old night
you are what I want to be.
dry cold
Then I will have a little child
hot young who will want to follow me".
day good "And I would want to lead just right'
right heavy and know that I was true.
bad sad So walk a little slower Daddy
light left for I must follow you".
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 The holiday homework activities are based on the movie 'Baby's Day Out'. Please watch the movie with your family.
Sharing and bonding makes vacation fun!

SPEAKABOO- We all like to listen to or read stories. In the movie, Baby Bink also had a favourite book which he called 'BOO-BOO'
After watching the movie, choose any 15 to 20 new words that you learnt from the movie.
Make a Vocabulary Booklet- Write the words in a coloured sheets or a scrap book and draw/paste a picture to represent the word, as
shown in the image. Learn to use these words in sentences so as to speak in front of the class as a SPEAKABOO ACTIVITY when you
join back the school. This is a project based learning activity.
Kaleidoscope of patterns all around me.
On your visit to the parks or other such places, collect various items such as dried leaves and flowers, feathers, seeds, ice cream sticks.
You can also collect stickers, bottle caps, buttons etc. Using these items, design any five patterns of your choice. Paste these patterns in
the scrap book. One such example for patterns has been given for you.
Art Homework It's your day out!
Have a close look at your surroundings while you are in the park. Observe how beautiful the flower and plants are, how people are
having fun and all the activities that you do to make your day a memorable one.

Enjoy the great outdoors:

Pick wild flowers and press them between the pages of a
heavy book until the end of summer.
Find something small enough to put in your pocket. Write
or tell a story about it.
Look for shapes and designs in the clouds. Draw them.
Word game! Make a list of words to describe fireworks.
Colour all of the hearts red.
Colour the alligator green.
Colour the turtle orange.
Colour the frog yellow.
Colour the bee blue with red stripes.
Colour the bear brown.
Learn to be responsible
Take up one task everyday and figure out how you will
complete this task. For example,
Keep things in their proper place so as to keep Develop personal hygiene:
your bedroom clean. Keep your surroundings clean.
Help your mother in laundary. Trim your nails once a week.
Water the plants.
Dust and clean your room.
Wash your hands before and after meals.
Look after your younger brother or sister. Shampoo your hair .
Set the dining table for your family. Go for regular dental check up.
Feed your pet if you have one. Card Creations:
Give respect to the elders and love to the young ones.
Four magic words that are basics of good manners – Provide the children with crayons, markers, construction
Please, Thank you, Excuse me and Sorry. Make these paper, hole punches, and weaving and sewing materials
four words a habit and see the difference. they can use to create wonderfully textured cards. You
Wish and welcome the guests. can punch holes in the cards in random or planned order
Converse with your relatives/visitors. and the children can weave ribbon or yarn through them.
Spend time with your grandparents. The children can then decorate the cards even more with
crayons or markers.
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Play Group (Guidelines for mothers)
Show alphabet letters a-z to your kids and ask them to match the letter with the corresponding picture.
Play different sounds and matching words games by guiding the kids to the pictures seen within their environment i.e.
room, kitchen, garden, street, park, shop, zoo etc.
By talking about things around the child's environment , you would be arousing his/her imagination and curiosity.
Kindly spend quality time with your kids by observing SHOW, TELL & TALK approach.
Revise numbers by counting objects in the environment from 1-30 in a sequence.
Observe and recognize different shapes within the environment as kids can identify 5 basic shapes i.e. circle, square,
triangle, rectangle and oval. Encourage them to draw their favourite characters or toys using these shapes. Help them as
they indulge in this creativity.

Read to your child.

The early years are crucial for a child's development and hence an ideal time to inculcate reading habit into children.
Children who read are more likely to have a more focused attention span, grasping power, outstanding academic records
and good memory too. Children are like a sponge and exposing them to the world of books will ensure they become
smart, inquisitive, imaginative adults. Books tell children that there is a lot more to the world that they know at present. In
a recent study conducted it was found that people who start reading since their early age have better interpersonal skills,
vocabulary and a better hold on written and spoken language. Children get to experience the world through the books
and stories they read. A simple story like The Little Red- riding hood or the Snowman can teach children to become a
better human and accept everyone irrespective of the differences.
You must read one story a day to your child at bed time. Talk about the picture, characters, colours and expressions. Put
simple WH question to your child e.g. who is this boy? What is his name? What is he holding in his hand? Do you like
pets? Have you kept a pet? What is the shape of the sun?
Play “I Spy Shapes” (ex. I see a triangle.) Discuss the shape and how many sides it has.
Read count aloud to twenty and make the kid write numbers 1-30 in the scrap book.

Play “I Spy” with colors as you travel in the car. (Ex. I spy a green truck.”)
Reading arouses imagination and curiosity and hence is the first step to intellect development of the young child.
Let your child count from 1 to 50 and play differed number games like snake and ladders, hop scotch, making figures by
joining dots etc. Here are a few activities for you to share with your child when he is free:

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 Write 1 - 20
T U
1
T U
1
1

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 Happy hygiene friends!
Match & write the hygiene words
Write from a – z Colour the correct phoneme and its relevant object:-

e a
l f
Match, join and colour:-

a
g u
b p h
c j
d i
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Colour and circle the two phonemes in each row that are
The five senses
the same, the first row shows you what to do Match and write the words that matches the correct action for each body part.
e a e
f d f
g h h

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Homework outlines for Junior Montessori

Literacy/Language Development:
English:
Recognition of letters: Alphabets Aa-Zz
Differentiation of upper and lower case
Recognition of sounds of letters and their matching with letters and images
Matching of letter with pictures and objects around
Vocabulary enrichment through pictures, videos, stories and rhymes.
Introduction of consonant and vowels
Combination of letters to make two letter to three letter words
Introduction of words up to CVC combination
Developing writing skills from left to right
Independent writing in lower case only

Urdu:
Recognition of letters/Urdu alphabets from 'Alif' to 'Yay'
Vocabulary building through pictures, videos, stories and rhymes.
Recognition of sounds of letters
Matching sound/letter to the pictures or objects present around.
Developing pre-writing skills from right to left
Tracing on dots for letter and matching them with the pictures.
Independent writing of Urdu alphabets.

Cognitive Development- Conceptual and Logical Thinking:

Maths:
Numbers 1-50 (Counting, Recognition, and Writing)
Matching Numbers with pictures
Group making in 2s and 3s
Count, identify, name and write (1-50)
Introduction of concept of ones and tens.
Introduction of concept of size (long-short, big-small, thick-thin)
Introduction of concept of weight (heavy-light)
Introduction of basic shapes (square, triangle, circle, rectangle, oval, pentagon, hexagon, diamond, heart)

General Knowledge and Science: (Oral Only)

Introduction of Myself, My family, My Friend and My School (2-5 sentences)
Knowledge of my home and places around my home like hospital, Masjid, park, market etc
Naming and knowing one's city and sector and some neighbours at
Knowing and naming Four Seasons
Knowing and naming Four directions
Knowing and naming different weathers (sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy, hot, cold)
Recognition of parts of body
Naming and recognition of some fruits and vegetable
Naming and recognition of plants and animals
Grouping of animals as water animals, land animals, pet animals, farm animals, wild animals
Recognition of parts of plants (Root and Shoot at least)
Introducing benefits and uses of plants and animals (Brain storming activity)

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Creative Arts:
Recognition, identification and naming primary and secondary colours
Free hand drawing and use of crayons in big pictures
Paper cutting in straight lines and in geometric shapes
Matching and pasting patterns with cut-outs
Use of poster colours in form of finger painting, thread painting or colouring using paint brushes.
Using indigenous material in crafts like conversion of empty bottles into a vase etc
Learning to make things with clay or play dough.
Involvement of children in role plays, rhyme singing and mimes with them.

Personal Social and Emotional Development

Awareness of personal health and hygiene
Knowing and practicing importance of cleanliness
Aware of relationships around in the environment
Knowing and practicing respectful ways
Learning to be kind to fellow human beings and towards nature.
Learning to greet others and to be helpful
Learning to take care of others and self in safe ways
Learning Resilience towards little traumas in daily life
Learning to remain calm, patient and tolerant in any unwanted circumstances.
Learning to pay attention towards teacher led activities as well as in group activities.

Fill in the missing letters from A-Z

A
D

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Match & write the numbers. Before - Between - After

three 5 Before Between After

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five 3 17 20 22 13
two 7
12 8 10 29
ten 8
1 14 16 34
seven 9
20 31 33 17
one 10
nine 4
44 19 21 42

four 6 65 11 13 39
six 1

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Subtraction:

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Holiday Homework Advanced Montessori
Home work is to be done subject wise in a scrap book or a file . Decorate the cover also.
ENGLISH - Make a Picture Dictionary using at, an, am, ap, ag, ab family words.
1. Me and My City-Take a tour of your city with your family. Visit different places click photographs of various places and
paste these photos in the scrap book
2. Happiness in togetherness- Make a photo frame and paste a family photograph. Label all the family members.
3. Paste the Pictures of any 5 sports personalities from different sports.
MATHS-
1. Paste pictures showing various comparisons between you and your family members e.g. who’s tall and whose office/
school is near or far away from home.
2. Compare yourself with your brother/ sister/ friend using Pre number concepts.
Big-small, tall-short, more-less, far-near, fat-thin etc.
Activities to Enjoy
1. I am special- Write/draw about yourself and unique features of your personality. Write and memorize your address and phone
numbers too.
2. Write and learn names of the days in a week and name of months in a year through calendar reading
3. Little Chef Beat the heat by making summer drinks like, lemonade, lassi, fruit smoothies or sherbats with your mom.
4. Plants are friends too - Take a small pot and sow a few seeds of your choice at the beginning of the vacations. Give it a name.
Nurture it and then draw a picture of your plant on a drawing sheet before coming to school.
HOW INDEPENDENT CAN I BECOME?
Make your child more independent by reinforcing all these exercises of practical life which have been introduced in the
montessori environment. Kindly reinforce during the vacations so that good manners, etiquettes & orderly living style
becomes their habit.
Reinforcement Activities:
Laying the table .
Folding mats and clothes.
Arranging their toy shelf.
Learning to wear shoes and socks.
Learning how to zip their school bag and their uniform.(shorts)
Sorting and pairing household items.
Good manners and good habits are lifelong assets and they should be practiced until they become habit. Revise the
four magical words: PLEASE, SORRY, THANK YOU and EXCUSE ME which we have learned as the part of basics of good
manners . Make these four magical words a habit and see the difference.

FUN WITH READING AND STORY NARRATION. Books are the chief medium of imparting knowledge and education
to the kids. The books are the window to their perfect understanding of different topics. To enhance their knowledge
and reading skills encourage child to read min 10 & mix 20 easy to read story books.
Our objective is to make the child dip into the fascinating world of reading. The purpose is not accuracy in the
initial stages but to arouse his imagination, curiosity & inquisitiveness by asking W.H question (who, what, where,
why, when) and enhance his vocabulary.
Teachers and mothers can do wonders together!
HYGIENE
Brush your teeth twice a day.
Trim your nails often.
Do not waste water and electricity.
Keep your surroundings and environment clean.
It is a bad habit to throw things out of the windows, car or balcony.
Hygiene week will be celebrated in school after vacation to contribute for the same
1. Take a basket
2. Keep hygiene material and decorate it .Any two-three hygiene materials such
as soap, hand wash, tissue, Band-Aid , savlon can be put in the basket.

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JUNE DAILY ACTIVITIES

JULY DAILY ACTIVITIES

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 AUGUST DAILY ACTIVITIES

Write 7 days of
the week and
write 12 months
of the year.

Picture stories Note: You can further expand this activity

by showing picture of (i) on the beach
(ii) in a circus (iii) at the airport
Note for the mother: (iv) in a toyshop (v) in a pet shop
Kids are very imaginative and curious.
They love observing pictures and are observant to details.
Encourage your child to look at the given picture and talk about each one with you.
Put little ‘wh-’ questions about each picture.
Ask him/her to count the objects and relate to these objects.
Expand his comprehension by giving him simple clues. Finally guide your child to write about each picture
taking help from the word bank.
This is the 1st step of guided writing. Gradually he will develop the skills in school with Teacher’s assistance.
Enjoy spending interactive time with your child.
Make sentences
Know My Daddy boy
My
My Daddy's
Super
Daddy Super Powers
tree
He is as handsome as a

He can run faster than a

chair
He can lift

He is really good at

He makes the best door

He likes to

He is as strong as a
flower
He loves to eat

His favorite activity is

Daddy looks funny when he

doll
He is a superhero because
fish
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In the playground
A Visit to Zoo trumpets

What is your favourite animal?

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What colour is it?

How big is it?

What was it doing when you saw it?

What does it eat?

park, play, run, jog, swings, beautiful,
pond, merry-go-round, trees, flowers, What sound does it make?
bleats
sand, monkey bars, slide, see-saw
What did you learn about your favourite animal?
roars
grunts purrs

hisses

lion, monkey, hippo, munching, screaming,

sleeping, meat, banana, leaves, dangerous, trumpet,
huge, hissing, roaring, purring, small, long, tall

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Write words with consonant Digraph "Th": Write the answer in your book.
Which comes first, F or K?

Is U nearer to B or M?

Write words with consonant Digraph "Sh": Which is the first vowel letter?

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Which is the last vowel between?

Which consonants come between the first two vowel letters?

Write the plural of given words by adding "s"
Singular Plural Singular Plural

cloud spoon

shirt elephant

balloon bag

Write the correct homophone:

Jim _____________ the cookies Sally has _____________ pencils

ate, eight to, two

The _____________ is bumpy Can you _____________ the picture?

rode, road see, sea

Write the key words with "an" Write the key words with "ea"

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Code-Break: Search the words through the number codes given.
Visit to Pepsi jungle kingdom
or any farm and differentiate
wild and pet animals and paste, A B C D E F G H I J
write and colour the names of 9 5 10 7 19 1 23 8 15 17

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animals, their babies, homes
in the booklet. K L M N O P Q R S T
Imagine if you along with your friend fly to moon what you will do there?
I will make moon my _________________________. 25 14 21 11 4 20 6 18 13 3
I will build my _________________________ on moon.
I will keep my pet _________________________.
I will paint the sky in _________________________colour. U V W X Y Z
I will throw _________________________ for all my friend.
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
12 24 2 22 16 26
_______________________________________________

Look at the picture and write something very interesting and give the title of
your imaginations.
WH E N
2 8 19 11
Write seven days of the week:

15 11 19 11 23 14 15 13 8 16 4 12 3 18 26
Write 12 months of the year:

13 20 19 9 25 10 14 9 13 13 13 8 4 12 14 7

9 14 2 9 16 13 3 4 19 11 23 14 15 13 8

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15. Write two examples of each shape by drawing its picture. Colour them also. When we add un at the beginning of a word, the new word has the opposite meaning.
Add un to these words to make the opposites.

(a) Circle fold seen even sure likely

(i) (ii)
1.

2. do tidy lock fair lucky

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(b) Triangle pack dress happy
(i) (ii)
1.
Words have beats, as music has beats.
2.
Say these words out loud.
16. Jumbled Tables (0 to 3)
Listen carefully for the beast in each word.
1x5 = 0x6 = Each beat is called a syllable.
2x6= 2x9=
3x3= 3x8=
Say these words out loud.
17. A rectangle has sides. Listen carefully for the beats in each word.
18. A triangle has sides.
cake ( 1 beat = 1 syllable )
19. I am round in shape. I have no side. I am a .
birthday = birth / day ( 2 beats = 2 syllables )
20. All the sides of are equal.
lemonade = lem / on / ade ( 3 beats = 3 syllables )
21. Count & write the shapes.

Write these words in your book.

Put a line between the syllables.

a) Circle bedroom inside happy helpful impossible

b) Triangle
c) Rectangle haircut pocket rabbit sunset sunflower
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MENTAL MATHS

1. Write in words:
a) 26

b) 38

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2. Write in numerals:
a) Eleven b) Thirty
3. What comes after 97 .

4. What comes before 86 .

5. What comes between 68 70 .

6. 5 + 3 =

7. 9 + 1 =

8. 10 -1 =

9. 10 - 0 =

10. The sign of addition is .

11. The sign of subtraction is .

12. There are days in a week.

13. There are months in a year.

14. Fifth letter in ORANGE is .

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 Dear Parents! can be kind, everyone can make a are made fruitful and exciting!
We do not need to make our children's difference. We hope you'll join us this year Dear Kids, It's time for summer sun and fun!
childhood magical. Childhood is by pledging to accomplish 100 Acts of Here are a few tips for you all to enjoy these
inherently magical, even when it isn't Kindness during summer vacation days to the fullest, stay safe & prevent summer
perfect. It is not the parents job to create a challenge. You are suggested to maintain a brain drain: Get up early in the morning and go
magical life for children as they already separate log of all kindness activities that for a nature walk. Eat lots of fruits and green
s e e a n d f i n d m a g i c e v e r y d a y, child opted during summer vacation, log vegetables to stay healthy. Avoid eating junk
everywhere, in play and through will be submitted to child's branch with food from stalls in the market like chowmein,
imagination. Children like to create, other suggested tasks given in the summer burger etc. Drink lots of water, fruit juice,
play and have fun. Let children fill their vacation homework booklet 2019 and from lemonade etc. Exercises, do cycling go for
summer with magic, joy, fun and your child’s specific school, logs will be swimming & play indoor games (ludo, carrom
wonders. Holidays are always a welcome sent to us at Head office to select the best board etc) to enhance physical & mental
break from the normal routine and we all 100 Acts of Kindness for yearly newsletter, development. Try to stay indoors from 12noon
look forward to them. It gives us the so don't forget to maintain a log. Summer to 4 p.m. Try to speak in English most of the
opportunity to pursue all those activities holidays are supposed to be a break from time. Don't watch T.V. for long hours & try to
for our children that they enjoy but due to studies, explanations and completing watch educational programmes (Discovery
un-structured summer routines they tasks. But are holidays supposed to make channel, News, Inspirational Movies etc.)
never find enough time to indulge in. So, children irresponsible kids? Read good story books and newspaper.
encourage your children to take up a We as stake-holders are raising a whole Help your parents in the household chores.
hobby, a sport or learn an instrument in generation of children that spend far more Try to learn any two recipes (Cooking without
these vacations. Urge your children to time propped in front of a computer or fire) from your Mom. Be obedient & polite to all
read as many books as they can as television screen than they do playing in your family.
“Books are our Best Friends”. Frequent outdoors or reading books or becoming NOTE :-
reading fluency will enhance their actively engaged in creative activities of Do the work neatly & in a legible handwriting.
comprehension and reasoning skills any sort. Lots of little ones learn to use a Make a beautiful file cover using hand made
along with sharpening their aesthetic tablet or smart phone long before they sheet or use a folder bag for the submission of
sense. learn to ride a bike or climb a tree, some Holidays Homework 2018 positively. The best
Another important aspect of a child's even before they learn to tie their shoes or five projects per section will be awarded.
overall development is directly related to keep their diaper dry. But life doesn't have Parents are requested to motivate their ward
the values that he/she embodies. No to be like this. There are countless ways to to do the Homework on their own. Minimum
education can be complete without keep little ones occupied that don't involve parental help should be provided.
inculcating values. In today's screen time — plenty of tech-free things We wish you a very happy and a fruitful family
materialistic world value system seems kids can do if we will be intentional about time during this vacation.
to have been relegated to the unplugging our children (and ourselves) Fill the summer with learning experiences that
background. Therefore, we would like to and leading the way. There is no question will deepen and enrich your child's knowledge
encourage parents to spend time with that laptops, smart phones, and iPads have and prepare him for the up coming school
their children during these holidays to altered the way we do life: Technology puts year. To achieve maximum results to prevent
bring clarity on moral and ethical values. a wealth of information at our fingertips, summer learning loss, your child should
In our effort to impress upon the students but can simultaneously cost us a fortune in complete two activities pages each day.
the importance of values in our life, we terms of first-hand experience. These Activities cover a range of subjects. These
have dedicated a part of the holiday portable gadgets make it possible for us to age-appropriate activities are presented in a
homework to values. Students are connect with people on the other side of fun and creative way to challenge and engage
expected to know, observe, research, the globe, but increasingly prevent our your child for progressive learning.
learn and practice the values that they connectivity with family and friends on the
choose as topic for their summer project.
We're handing over you as parents some
other side of the dinner table. In this
booklet there are many outdoor and indoor
Wishing you a great vacation
certain responsibilities of our young
learners during frolic summer break to
activities for children to utilize their time.
We know that you are looking forward to full of joy and sunshine and
cultivate order and maintain discipline in spend some constructive time with your
their summer routine. Our goal is to make child during the summer vacation. So here don't forget to bring sweet
our children do small and simple acts of is a well planned Holidays Homework for
kindness in homes, neighborhoods; your child to keep him busy in a creative & memories from the beautiful
communities that help teach children that fun way. The activities are such planned
no act of kindness is too small. Everyone that the child enjoys doing them & Holidays places you would be visiting.
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