We recommend some cool things that you can do to spend your vacation time!

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2 Dear children It is summer vacation time, a time to relax and have fun with family and friends as well as fruitfully occupy in various scholastic and co-scholastic areas. So pack and unpack your bags, enjoy rides or board flights and be a globe trotter. It s time to enliven your spirit of adventure and give vent to your imagination and virtualize your creativity indoors as well as outdoors. We recommend some cool things that you can do to spend your vacation time! Try your hands at making new cool & refreshing drinks, relishing different flavours of ice cream. Explore new areas near your house and in your immediate neighbourhood. Keep yourself busy by doing new art & craft activities and display them in your house. Read plenty of books and become a member of a library in the neighbourhood, with the help of your parents. Make a list of characters you liked in the books you have read. Keeping in mind the most interesting factor of student s interest, we have designed theme based captivating projects/assignments to be completed during the summer vacation. This would encourage in-depth learning, strengthen concepts and prepare ground for overall improvement.

3 READING TIME: (for all) Class IV ENGLISH Reading is important because it develops the mind. Understanding the written word is one way the mind grows in its ability. Reading helps to develop language skills. It also helps to learn to listen. Read the following books. *Black Beauty by Anna Swell *The Secret Zoo by Bryan Chick *Gulliver s Travels by Jonathan Swift *Little Goody Two Shoes by Oliver Goldsmith *Arabian Nights Stories (Any Two) Read newspaper every day and note down the achievements of India on an A4-sheet. ROLL NO. 1-9 Write a brief essay describing a season in India. You could include the following points: weather, fruits and flowers, festivals, food and clothes (on an A3 sheet) ROLL NO We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down. Visit any monument in Delhi. Write a short paragraph (in 100 words) on an A-4 size sheet about your experience of the visit. You can also paste a picture of the monument. ROLL NO Make a Bookmark A bookmark is a thin marker, commonly made of card, leather or fabric, used to note the progress of reading in a book. It enables the reader to return to the page being read with ease. Cut a 6 inch by 1.5 inch strip from a handmade paper. Paste the picture of any less-known monument of India along with its name on one side. On the other side of the bookmark write a historical fact related to that monument. Make a small hole on the top and tie a thick string/cord through it.

4 ROLL NO Poetry is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language. Compose a short poem describing the benefits of Travelling. You may use the words given in the box below, to help compose the poem. high-hills green-forests aeroplane car cool-climate peaceful scenery culture and music flora and fauna environment fun and frolic gripping trip Tips for composing your poem: Step 1 Get Passionate You need to be passionate (or have strong feelings) about the topic you are going to write. Step 2 Take strong words out and rhyme Find some rhyming words for expressing your feelings. Remember to pick the rhyming word with the meaning close (or metaphorical) to the subject you are writing on. Step 3 Pick a title for your poem Next step is to pick a title from the extract you have written which justifies the conclusion. Try to make it simple and thought provoking. Don t try to use fancy or difficult words in your title. Write your poem on an A-4 size sheet with suitable illustrations. सभ क ल ए अन व र य ह द 1. म ल य ऩरक रचन ए ऩढ़ और ऩढ़कर स न ए l 2. प रत द न द क सम च र ऩत र ऩढ़ l 3. स ऱ ख व श र ऱ ख क अभ य स कर l Roll no.1-10 स वय सम च र ऩत र क ऩ ऱ ऩ ष ठ क तनम ण कर l र ग न चचत र व कट-आउट क स य स अऩन रचन त मक र ए l Roll no ऩय वरण अन क ऱ स मग र स एक ब ल ऱ (BADGE) न ए l (र र क अ ऱन य भ र ) Roll no.21-30

5 छ द य म आइसक र म ऩ ट ऩर ममत र क आम बत र करन क मऱए एक स र ऩ स टक ड न ए l Roll no म र भ र म न ववर य ऩर ग क रचन कर, स वय ध न न कर ऱ ए l(कक ष प रस त करण) Mathematics Learn your tables from 2 to 20 and practice place value, addition, subtraction, lines and angles for assignments in July. Roll no -: 1 10 The area of a shape is a measure of the 2 dimensional space that it covers. Area is measured in squares - eg square cm, square metres and square km. There is a vast difference of area in different states of India. S.NO STATE AREA(in sq km) 1. Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan Bihar West Bengal Uttar Pradesh Read the above data and answer the questions-: a) Find the largest and the smallest state in area. b) Round off the area to the nearest 10 s and 100 s. Do this on an A4 sheet. Roll No -: 11-20

6 Indian Monuments are known worldwide for its beauty. The monuments are the standing examples of mathematical symmetry. Find any two monuments of India which are symmetrical in design and paste pictures on an A4 sheet. Show lines of symmetry. For example- TajMahal Roll No -: Yoga is the best gift to health given by the Indians. The entire world is benefitting from it. Maths plays a vital role in the yoga asanas. Paste the above coloured picture of yoga asanas on an A4 sheet and find the various types of angles made while doing these yoga asanas. Roll No -: 31 40

7 The Pin Code represents a system which divides the country into different regions, so for better communication codes are given to different cities. Find the Pin Code of Ghaziabad, Lucknow, Delhi, Kanpur and Bareilly. a) Present the above data in a tabular form. b) Write the sum of any three Pin codes. c) Find the difference between the greatest and smallest Pin Code. Do this on an A4 sheet. Learn the Pin code of your city. Roll no SCIENCE SCIENTIFIC MASTERPIECE OF INDIA History of India is full of rise and fall of many kingdoms and Empires. Monuments built by the kings in different era throw light on the past history of India. Have you ever wondered that there are many monuments in India having scientific importance. Explore one such monument. You can take help from the given example and present on an A3 sheet: Astronomical importance Information Giant Sundial Information

8 JANTAR MANTAR- A scientific masterpiece of India SamratYantras Information Ram Yantras Information Roll no ACHIEVEMENT OF INDIA IN SPACE SCIENCE In recent few years India has achieved alot in the field of space science which makes us feel proud. Explore achievements of India in the field of space science. Write about any 2 achievements on an A3 sheet along with picture. Example Mission Mars was a great success. Roll no CULTURAL HERITAGE Indian Culture and traditionshave now become renowned all across the world. But seldom do we give a thought why things are done in certain specific ways. Find out amazing scientific reasons behind any five traditions in India. Write on an A3 sheet and support it with related pictures. For example: 1. Namaskar (Joining both palms together to greet)-there is a scientific reason behind the Namaskar in Hindu culture. Joining both hands ensures touching the tips of all the fingers together, which are linked to pressure points in the eyes, ears, and mind. Pressing them together is said to activate these, helping us remember that person for a long time. Roll no

9 India is known for its diversity all over the globe. Ethnic clothing is just one of the things that distinguishes one part of India from the other. The craftsmanship with which artisans create traditional dresses is really incredible. Make a puppet of traditional dress of any one state with the help of coloured paper and cloth pieces. Roll no. 1 8 RESPECT FOOD SOCIAL STUDIES Watch this video - Find about any one traditional cuisine of a state of India. Select one state from each direction. Write what all spices are used in it and collect the information to present in a tabular form along with relevant pictures on an A3 sheet. S.NO. CUISINES SPICES LOCAL NAME POPULAR NAME ANY MEDICINAL USE IMAGE Roll no MASKS- REFLECTION OF CULTURE AND RELIGION Masks form an important aspect of many of the folk dances, folk theatre; traditional pageants, ceremonies, rituals, festivals and fairs. So let s do a fun activity to know more about this. Choose any one state and make a mask, which people use for dance, theatre, ritual etc. Try to use tricolour for the same.

10 Roll no CREATE YOUR OWN TRAVELOGUE Travelling is one of the best hobbies that one can have. Travelling offers an opportunity for adventure; it satisfies one's sense of beauty and gives one a feeling of power over the things around him. Make a travelogue showing the attractive features of a state of your choice. You can make a daily record of the places you visit, the monuments you explore, the food you eat and the experiences you have. Also write about the people, their clothes and culture. Try and include descriptions of landscape, weather and scenic beauty of the place. Roll no COMPARISON India is a land of picturesque beauty, the crown of our pride, the land of diversities, the land of culture and style. Let s explore any two states of different directions and make a comparison table as given below on A-3 size sheet. Terms of comparison State 1 (name of the state) Geographical location Climatic condition Flora and Fauna Food habits Types of houses Main occupation Temperature State 2 (name of the state) Roll no

11 Make at least four flash cards each with questions related to facts of India and also write the answer on the other side of the card. Paste picture if needed. Name the highest cricket pitch in the world Chail in Himachal Pradesh Situated at an elevation of 2444 m. above sea