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New Era Public School, Dwarka Session 2017-18

Holiday Homework

Class V

Theme: Food for Thought

We all enjoy delicious food, makes us happy, fixes our mood. It's all about the juicy taste, doesn’t matter, where the food is placed.

We should consider, nutritional support, We shall need it, if we engage in a sport. Energy; food provides - plenty Need a bit more, if we're over twenty.

A great dish, we should all savor, Eat slowly, as we taste the flavor. Choose our very favorite cuisine, Is it red? Or is it green?

Summer vacation!

It’s time to take a break from the daily life routine and indulge in something new and exciting.

We bring to you some constructive activities to enhance your learning process.

❖ Parents are requested to encourage their ward to do the homework independently.

❖ Creativity and originality of the work will be appreciated.

❖ It should be well illustrated and meaningful.

❖ Compile and put your homework in an attractive handmade folder.

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I BOOK REVIEW

Read an interesting book of your choice. Design a creative book cover for it.

Write a 2-page book review of the book on A4 sheets. Thread them together.

Include:

• the title of the book • the author of the book • the time when the story takes place • the location where the story takes place • the names and a brief description of each of the characters you will be discussing • quotations and examples from the book to support your opinions

1) Start with a couple of sentences describing what the book is about. 2) Discuss what you particularly liked about the book. 3) Mention anything you disliked about the book.

Suggested Viewing on Television:

Discovery Kids

Animal Planet

Travel XP

Zee Q

Suggested Reading: The Tale of Mr. Todd – Beatrix Potter Lady Bird Series – Level 5 The Famous Five – Enid Blyton Malgudi Days – R.K.Narayan

Suggested Visits :

Metro Museum (Chanakyapuri)

National Science Centre (Pragati Maidan)

Air Force Museum (Palam)

Crafts Museum (Pragati Maidan)

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4) Round up your review: Summarise.

II THE HUNGRY PALATE

1) Write recipes for any two healthy food items. ( A3 sheet ) (Sequencing it and using

transition and time order words. E.g.: First, next, then, meanwhile, finally)

2) Recipes should be presented in a pictorial form using 70-80 words to explain the process.

III.

Roll no. 1 - 14

Write a humorous poem on food using your imagination. (on an A4 sheet ). Make it colourful

using drawings or pictures.

Roll no. 15 – 27

Make a comic strip on myths and facts about food.

Make it colourful. (use A4 sheets)

Example

IV. रोटी की कहानी मेरी ज़बानी ए-4 शीट पर लिखें ( खेत से तवे तक…)

V.भारत के मुख्य मौसमों के आधार पर फि,सब्जी और अन्य खाने पीने के पदार्थों के चित्रों को ए-3 शीट पर (web diagrams) द्वारा प्रदलशित करें – जैसे

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HEALTHY TIPPING:

VI. Roll no. 1-14

Make a diet diary for 10 days, by recording what you ate daily for all the meals. Create a

table as given below.

• Give yourself 1 point for eating a healthy meal e.g.: (palak paneer with chapatti), 0 points

for an unhealthy meal example ( burger, pizza )

• Calculate your total score.

Example- Day, Date – 25/5/17

Meal Points per meal

Breakfast

Midday

Lunch

Evening

Dinner

Post dinner snack

• Sample template is given above. Prepare the same for 2 days on a single A4 sheet (Total

5 sheets for 10 days) Make a colourful cover with drawings of your favourite fruits and

vegetables for your diary with another A4 sheet.

Roll no. 15-27

Find out the nutritional content of any 8 packaged foods. (cereals, yoghurt, pizza etc )

Put your data on A4 sheets and thread them together with colourful ribbon.

Make a comparison chart.

Name of the food item

Carbohydrates Proteins Fats Vitamins Minerals

मौसम

गमी सदी

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Find out the items which have:

1) Maximum protein content

2) Maximum fat content

3) Maximum carbohydratyes

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Roll no. 1 -14

Draw a map of India on a half chart paper. Collect pictures of dishes from all over the country

from old newspapers and magazines. Stick them in the correct place on the map to show the

region where these dishes are eaten the most.

Roll No. 15-27

Make a food pyramid with pictures. Put it on a triangular thermocol or cardboard.

The students have to select any 10 foods from the pyramid and identify the food group

they belong to. Put your information on an A4 sheet and stick it at the back.

DELICIOUS DAYS:

VIII.

Roll no. 1-14

Prepare a travelogue of cuisines of different countries. Find out the following information.

a) Origin of the food

b) Why is it famous

c) What special occasion they are eaten on

Present the travelogue with map of the country on the cover page, pictures and other necessary

details.

example : Taco –

Origin of food – Mexico (You may

describe the place giving the details of the ingredients,

what made it famous and why is it eaten on special

occasions)

Name of the food Food group

Lentils proteins

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Roll no. 15-27

The students are instructed to watch the programme ‘Raja, Rasoi aur anya Kahaniyan’

showcased on the Epic channel. Watch this programme for any 5 days during your vacations.

Write your observations in the following pattern.

S. No Date Time of watching Theme of the programme

Information on interesting facts you gathered

IX I AM A BIG BASKETEER...ARE YOU !!!

Suppose you are home alone for 3 days with Rs 1000/- in your piggy bank. Select the grocery

items you will need for those 3 days, you can refer to www.bigbasket.com. Prepare a budget

table on an A4 sheet showing money spent wisely in those three days.

S. No Name of the item Quantity Price

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Learning is best achieved via doing an activity. Let’s make a tangram using different geometrical

shapes using origami paper. Compile at least six shapes on a stiff paper. Give a nice border to

your work.

XI. FOOD CRAFT (Be at your creative best)

Print a napkin you bring to school using food stamps

( use onion, bitter gourd, lady finger etc )

http://www.bigbasket.com/

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OR

Using paper plates, create your favourite food item.

Use the link given below to be at your creative best.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoyqQce1YX4

XII.

Roll no. 1-14

Create your own advertisement for any ‘fruit or vegetable’ using your own ‘SELF CREATED

JINGLE’. Compile it on a stiff drawing sheet with colourful drawings and pictures.

Roll No. 15-27

Imagine you plan to open a restaurant .

Give a name to your restaurant.

Design your own Menu card. Give ‘catchy’ and ‘quirky’ titles to your dishes.

example

‘छुई मुई रोटी’ , ‘सुनहरे कबाब’ … Make it using a stiff chart paper in the form of a foldable card of 8 inch/6 inch or on an old table calendar. Make it colourful using drawings and pictures.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoyqQce1YX4

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PRACTICE WORK:

❖ Find out 20 new words from your English Content Book.

(Block 5, 6, 7). Arrange them in alphabetical order. Write their

meanings and make their sentences.

❖ Read 2 stories of your choice. Write the summary in your best joined

handwriting.

❖ शब्दभण्डार - ववतानपढ़ो - पाठ (४ , ५ , ६ , ७ ) I उनमें से कोई २० नए शब्द िुनकर शब्दकोष से उनके अर्थि ढ ूँढो और वाक्य बनाओ I

❖ Learn tables 2 – 20. ❖ Revise all the mathematical concepts done till date.

French

❖ Make a table mat with salutations written on it.

❖ Learn apprenons table for leçon 1- leçon 3