G.D. GOENKA PUBLIC SCHOOL, SILIGURI

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

Class: iii

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Write your name, class and section on your assignment or models. 2. Submit the models or worksheets on re-opening of School after the Puja

Break. 3. Name the source if you have used the internet for research(if applicable)

Name: _____________________________________, Sec: ______, Roll No.: _____

EVS

BEST OUT OF WASTE

How do you best use your household waste?

There could be several things made from waste materials at home. And these

crafts can also help you in different ways. Hence the best out of waste craft

ideas are most suitable to reuse waste materials and decorate your house as

well as your classroom.

Waste products can be of different kinds:

Organic waste such as kitchen waste, vegetables, flowers, leaves, fruits.

Toxic waste like old medicines, paints, chemicals, bulbs, spray cans, fertilizers

and pesticide containers, batteries, shoe polish and,

Recyclable waste like paper, glass, metals, plastics.

What are the different types of waste that you can reuse?

Toxic waste can be dangerous and detrimental to health and bad for well-

being of you and your family. It is important to get rid of them immediately.

However, the other kind of waste can actually be a treasure trove! And it

would be a great idea to reuse this waste.

When put to the right use, you can create useful things from waste material

such as pretty handicrafts for your home, accessories or even toys for playing.

It's a great way to reduce the waste produced by your house and do the planet

a favour.

It is fun and a creative way to keep yourself occupied in waste management

projects.

Do any one out of these six projects on “Best out of Waste”.

1. Sock Snowman Idea Do you always lose one sock and make the pair useless? Take out those lonely socks from

the waste and turn it into an adorable snowman. You can use this snowman during Christmas

celebration. Here’s how:

What wastes you need:

1 sock from the pair (preferably white or light coloured)

1 Coloured sock

Sesame seeds

Rubber bands

Map pins

Scissors

Glue

Buttons

Cloth or ribbon

What to do out of these:

1. Cut the white sock in half.

2. Turn it inside out and fill it with sesame seeds.

3. Make a nice round base and secure the top with a rubber band.

4. Tie another rubber band about 3/4th of the way up to make the head of the snowman.

5. Glue the buttons on the belly of the snowman

6. Use the map pins to make its eyes and mouth.

7. Use the top portion of the coloured sock to make the snowman’s hat.

8. Lastly, use the cloth or ribbon to make the snowman’s muffler. Your sock snowman is

ready!

2. Ice-Cream Stick Bookmark Idea Because great books deserve great bookmarks and vacations are synonymous with eating lots of

ice cream. Use the ice cream sticks to make adorable bookmarks.

What waste you need:

Ice cream sticks

Ribbon

Glue

Felt pens

Googly eyes

What to do out of these:

1. Wash and dry the ice cream sticks.

2. Leaving the top 1/4th part of the stick empty, twirl and wrap the ribbon around the stick.

3. You can also use the pens to colour and decorate the stick.

4. The top part is for the face, stick googly eyes and draw a mouth.

5. Your bookmarks have characters as interesting as the books they’ll be in now!

3. Vase from Bottle Idea Turn those cold drink or water bottles into pretty vases and make your home go green, in more

ways than one!

What waste you need:

Glass or plastic bottle

Paint

Paintbrush

Masking tape (optional)

What to do out of these:

1. Wash the bottle to clean it and remove the label.

2. Paint the bottle in a colour of your choice.

3. Once the paint dries, top it up with another coat of paint so the colour is opaque enough.

4. You can also use masking tape to make patterns on the bottles.

5. Before painting, use the tape to make the design you want.

6. When you remove the tape after spray painting the bottle, that part will still be transparent

and will look lovely.

7. Add a flower and your bottle vase is ready to adorn your living room!

4. Bird House from Carton Idea Your old milk or juice carton can be a little birdie’s home.

What waste you need:

Milk or juice carton

Paint

Glue

Plastic spoon

Coloured paper

Cutter

Soft book cover

Wool

What to do out of these:

1. Paint the carton and let it dry.

2. Dilute the glue with water and put a thin layer of it on the cartons and the book cover.

3. Before the glue dries up, use the coloured paper randomly on the cartons for a colourful

effect. You can even overlap one over another.

4. Make a hole on the top and another on the side of the carton to make the door.

5. Just below the door, cut a small ‘X’ shape and insert a plastic spoon in it to put bird seeds.

6. Now stick the soft book cover on top of the carton to make a roof.

7. Make two tiny slits on the roof and put the wool through this to hang the birdhouse.

5. Bottle Money Bank Idea Wondering how to make best out of waste from newspaper? Here’s one for you. Help your

children create a piggy bank from an old waste bottle to teach them the value of both saving and

reusing.

What waste you need:

Plastic bottle

Piece of paper (Be creative with your newspaper choice)

Felt pens

Glue

What to do out of these:

1. Clean and dry the bottle.

2. On the side of the bottle, cut a slot big enough to send a coin through.

3. Seal the edges with glued paper or tape to prevent any tearing.

4. Cover the rest of the bottle with the paper and paint it or make patterns.

5. You can even go all out and make it look like a pig with just same basic paper sticking.

6. Your money bank is ready!

6. Paper Cup Wind Mill Idea Who said a craft session couldn’t also be a science class?

What waste you need:

Paper cups

Whitepaper

Board pins

Glue

Scissors

Paint

What to do out of these:

1. Paint the paper cups in vibrant colours.

2. Pile them on top of each other and glue them together to create a tower.

3. Use the paper to make a pinwheel and attach it to the topmost cup with a pin.

4. You have your own windmill!

MATHEMATICS

1. Fill in the blanks:

a. 2 5 6 8 ÷ 2 5 6 8 = _________________

b. __________ ÷ 1 = 2 1 8

c. 0 ÷ 9 6 4 9 = ___________________

d. ___________ ÷ 3 9 = 1

e. Fifth month of the year is ___________________.

2. Write the time in minutes past the hour for each of the following :-

a. _______: _______ b. _______ : _______

It is ________ minutes past ______ It is ________ minutes past

________

3. Divide each of the following and verify the answers:

a. 1 9 9 ÷ 3 b. 8 9 2 4 ÷ 7

4. Calculate the following :-

a. The minutes in 5 hours. ______________________________________

b. The hours in 6 days. _________________________________________

5. Solve the following word problem:

a. 4 0 6 sweets need to be packed in boxes. If each box contains 8 sweets. How many

boxes are needed and how many sweets will be left?

b. 1 0 3 2 eggs are to be placed equally in 6 trays. Find the number of eggs in each tray?

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1 12

6

3 9

2

8

11

5

10

4

7

1 12

6

3 9

2

8

11

5

10

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ENGLISH

Colour the nouns column – yellow, verbs column –green, adjectives

column – blue, pronouns column- pink.

Complete the story:

COMPUTER

Write the full-form of the following:

1. LCD ___________________________________________

2. IPO ___________________________________________

3. CPU ____________________________________________

4. ALU ____________________________________________

5. CRT ____________________________________________

6. LED ____________________________________________

7. UPS ____________________________________________

8. MU ____________________________________________

9. CU ____________________________________________

10. IQ ____________________________________________

Name the different types of keys found in keyboard.

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Unscramble these five Jumbles, one letter to each square to form five words.

1. N O I C S ___ ___ ___ ___

2. F O C M O T I R S __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

3. O S U E M ___ ___ ___ ___

4. Y O E B K R D A __ __ __ __ __ ___

5. R T P I E N R __ __ __ __ __

Question:

When you open a computer, the first screen that appears with the

Labelled pictures or icons are called ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___