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DPSG/JW/MAY/CL-IV/PRO/1
DPSG/JW/MAY/CL
DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL GHAZIABAD
SUMMER ERUDITION
Name_______________Class III_____ Roll No.______________________
Dear Parents,
It is summer vacation time again, a time to relax as well as fruitfully occupy the
children and keep their energies well directed. We have planned some activities to
keep the children positively engaged. We seek your support to keep a supervisory
eye and motivate to your children. Your guidance and encouragement can go a
long way in bringing out latent talents. Let them make a timetable and learn to
balance work and play
lay so that they can complete the given project well in time and
to the best of their ability.
Please note the following:Make your child read Hindi and English story books and children’s Science
magazines. Encourage them to undertake creative writing (b
(both
oth in Hindi and
English) and practise sums. To make them aware of their surroundings encourage
them to watch various informative T.V. Channels like Discovery Channel,
National Geographic Channel, History Channel and Animal Planet.
Last but not the least,, let them practise English and Hindi writing to improve their
hand writing.
We look forward to your co--operation.
THE TIME TO BE HAPPY IS NOW, THE PLACE TO
BE HAPPY IS HERE!.......
THIS PROPERTY BELONGS TO DPSG
HOLIDAY HOMEWORK CLASS III
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LEARNING OUTCOME:
To understand the unity in diversity in our country
To appreciate the customs and heritage of India and abroad.
To enhance our awareness about our country
To know more about life in India
SKILLS INVOLVED:
* Observation
* Application
* Comprehension
* Analysis
* Creativity
* Inference
* Writing Skills
*Research
LIFE LINE:
Internet, Encyclopedias, library, Coursebook, Newspaper
GUIDELINES FOR STUDENTS:
* Keep all Holiday Homework sheets in your Portfolio (Blue) folder.
DATE OF SUBMISSION: July 10, 2015
Note: The data collected and the activities of the summer
project will be a part of FA activities
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INDEX
SNO.
1
TOPIC
Activity no. 1(Collage Making)
PG.NO.
11
2
Activity no. 2 (Poster Making)
11
3
Activity no. 3(Fan Making)
11
4
Activity no. 4( Explore)
12
5
Activity no. 5(ISA Activity)
13
6
Activity no. 6(ICT Activity)
14
7
Worksheet 1 -7
15-24
MAKAR
PONGAL
SANKRANTI
LAMMAS
BIHU
LOHRI
HARVEST
MINJAR
HAMPER
BAISAKHI
YAM
HARELI
WANGALA
NUAKHAI
DIWALI
HOLI
. 3
HARVEST HAMPER
Harvesting Time is celebrated as different festivals in different parts of India.
India is the only country with such huge variety of seasons where
here we get different
crops harvested in different seasons
seasons. Each time the farmers would cut the crops,
they made them special and memorable days for celebrations by naming them.
Harvest
arvest festivals can be found at various times at different places
places.. In Britain,
North America, Canada and the US , these festivals are celebrated as Thanks
giving festivals.
In the month of January, farmers of P
Punjab started growing and harvesting
maize,til and sugarcane. They started offering them to the God
od of fire as a symbol
of thanks giving every year.. Yes, we are talking about Lohri!
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
ggery made of sugar cane, moong dal and rice (in
in the form of
Khichri) to Brahmins or needy and poor people
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
fif 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 ric
rice,
e, where
wh 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.
. 4
MAGH BIHU –ASSAM
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).
. 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
Remember: We should not throw water and
balloons on old, weak and sick people without
their permission.
. 5
BAISAKHI IN NORTH INDIA
Baisaki is celebrated on 114th April. The name of the
festival is named after the
he H
Hindi calendar month Baisakh. The
Punjabi New year begins on this day. They thank God for the
abundant harvest of rice,wheat and sugarcane
sugarcane. Fairs , kite flying
and joyful bhangra and gidda dance forms are the main rituals
on the day of Baisakhi. Bhangra an
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 July, the holy month
Shrawan (Hindi name of month) ffollowing
ollowing festivals are celebrated 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 oonly help them
to get good crops.Some
Some plac
places have bull races also as a part of
their celebration.
MINJAR – IN HIMACHAL
PRADESH
The Minjar harvest festival is celebrated in the month of July
and August. People thank God of rain
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 HARVEST FESTIVA
FESTIVAL
L
Deepavali is celebrated on the new moon day of Kartik Maas ( Hindi
indi 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.
1st day-Dhan
Dhan teras,
2nd day - Narak Chaturdashi
3rd day- Deepawali , a ritual of worshipping
Goddess of wealth
wealth-Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha
4th day – Govardhan Poojan
5 th day- Bhai doo
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 SunGod.During
During Wangala, people
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
Itt is an agricultural festival of Orissa. It is also celebrated as
thanksgiving festival to mother earth for good kharif crop of rice paddy.This
paddy.
festival gives a unique message, that we must produce more crops to feed the
human lot and maintain peace and harmony. It is celebrated on the fifth day of
lunar fortnight of Bhado Maas(H
Maas(Hindi calendar name)
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
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 yellow 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
THE HARVEST FESTIVAL
IN KOREA
The Harvest Moon Festival, Ch’usok, is one of Korea’s most popular festival
held in September or October.
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 fool the Japanese
invaders into
to the thinking that the Korean force was larger in number.
number
LAMMAS- THE FESTIVAL OF
BREAD - ENGLAND.
During the festival time the farmers make bread for Communion
from new wheat to give thank
thanks for the harvest. Churches are
decorated with vegetables, fruits, and flowers in intricate designs.
The end of the harvest is celebrated with a big meal known as the
Harvest Supper.
I
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YAM FESTIVAL
FESTIVAL-GHANA
GHANA AND
NIGERIA
The Yam Festival ,popular
popular in Ghana and Nigeria is usually held in the beginning
of August at the end of the rainy season
season. It is named after yams, the
he most common
food in many African countries.In Ghana it is known as ‘Homowo’ and in Nigeria
it is called ‘Ikeji’
The Earth
arth and sky are thanked by the people for the Yam harvest which is the
most important crop in the region. The yams aare
re ripe by the end of the rainy
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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ACTIVITY 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.
HintsDiscourage child
labour involved in
making crackers
Distributing
clothes,toys and sweets
to needy and
underprivileged
Say no to crackers
ACTIVITY 3
FA Activity 1
Paste or draw and colour a Chinese painting or Chinese dragon
on a coloured A4 sheet and make it a Chinese fan .
Assessment Criteria
1. Relevance
2.Creativity
3. Presentation
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ACTIVITY 4
FA activity 2
Choose any country of your choice other than the countries you
have studied in this 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:
1.Name of the festival:
2.Period (in which month):
3.Any special custom or ritual or story behind it:
4.How do they celebrate it (procession):
Assessment Criteria
1. Relevant information
2. Creativity
3. Presentation
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ACTIVITY 5
The inventors of Aeroplane. Wright brothers
,Wilbur and his brother Orville, flew at Kitty
Hawk, North Carolina in 1901
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:
1.You will collect information of about 3 different inventions and discoveries on
the basis of clues given below:
WHO INVENTED WHAT, WHEN AND WHERE?
Help line to find the information: explore Internet, Encyclopedia etc.
2.After collecting the information put it up beautifully on a coloured A4 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
press.
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ACTIVITY 6-
FA ACTIVITY -3
Delicious Delicacies
Subjects covered: ICT
Delicious delicacies – 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 2015 at
anjana.sharma@dpsgs.org . The email should contain the name of the student
along with class and section.
Sources to gather information:
Internet (for example, www.google.com, www.indianmirror.com), magazines, G.K
books etc.
Assessment criteria :
Content and layout
Use of illustrations (graphics, clipart, autoshapes etc)
Overall presentation
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As a traveller traverses his way through the journey, so have you ,dear children – de- tour of
harvest festivals of India and abroad
abroad. Based on the insights you have got try to fill
fi in the
following information:-
WORKSHEET -1
Ques1. : Find out how many people row one boa
boatt during Pongal festival and
what sport qualities are built through this sport?
Sport Qualities
Number of
people____________
Ques2. During Bihu festival people make rice cakes with various names.Find out
the names of cakes by arranging the jumble words.(Hint: Find in the study material
pg no. 3)
1. r/u/l/a -______________
______________ 2. p/i/t//a/h/s/n/g/u/a - _______________
3. p/t/i/a/h/i/t/l- __________________
Ques3. Complete the table given below with the names of festivals or states
where they are celebrated:
State
Festival
Uttar Pradesh
Pongal
Punjab
Hareli
Himachal Pradesh
Assam
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Ques5. Find out wheat and gram are which type of crops? Rabi
abi or kharif? What
type of climate do they need for better growth and harvesting(1or
(1or 2 lines).
lines)
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
Kharif crops: They are sown
during rainy season and harvested
between October- November. e.g.,
paddy, maize
Rabi crops: They are sown during
winter and harvested between
April-May
May e.g., wheat
Zaid(orr Zayad) crops: They are grown mainly from March to June .
eg.
eg.muskmelon,cucumber
Ques6
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:
Bhangra_____________________________________________________________________
Gidda______________________________________________________________________
. 16
WORKSHEET -2
DIWALI BONANJA
Ques1.fill in the blanks.
a)In India people make small _________ lamps and
___________________ 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
a)_________________________________________________
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 of
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 ______________________.
f)
He was the king of ___________________.
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Discuss and write
Ques4. How do you celebrate Diwali with your family? Write a paragraph with the
help of clues given in te help box .
clean and decorate our houses, light lamps and candles, exchange gifts, worship
Goddess Laxshmi and Ganesha, , new clothes etc.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
The value we learn from the festival of lights:
________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
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WORKSHEET -3
PUZZLE –BUZZLE
DOWN
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
A temple is a place of ________________ (7 )
Month in which Diwali falls_________________(10)
Crop harvested at the end of of Diwali __________________ (6)
Goddess of wealth _____________________ (7)
Lamp made out of clay ________________ (12)
ACROSS
1. Hindu God of good luck ______________ (7)
2. Delicacy prepared with semi-cooked rice __________ (4)
3. The first day of Diwali celebration ___________________ (9)
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WORKSHEET -4
Q1. Match the following festivals to their correct Hindi calendar months:
S.
No.
1.
2
3.
4.
5.
Name of the festival
Name of the Hindi month
Diwali
Naukhai
Hareli
Baisakhi
Holi
Bhado Maas
Shrawan Maas
Kartik Maas
Falgun Maas
Baisakh Maas
Q2.Each harvest festival is related to a special crop or crops grown during a
specific period. Find out the names of any one crop related to the festival given
below and draw or paste its picture also(Hint: Internet)
Festival
Name of crop
Picture
Lammas
Bihu
Yam festival
. 20
WORKSHEET -5
DECODE :Find
Find the product and solve the puzzle
12× 2
32× 3
44× 3
52×1
2×2
45×4
23×3
55× 2
44×3
21×8
2×8
7×3
2×9
56×2
20× 2
22× 3
44× 2
302×2
100×3
30×1
25×2
20×5
31×4
9×12
23× 7
5×7
A
24
K
16
U
50
B
96
L
21
V
100
C
132
M
18
W
124
D
52
N
112
X
108
E
4
O
40
Y
161
F
180
P
66
Z
35
G
69
Q
88
H
110
R
604
I
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S
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30
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T
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WORKSHEET -6
Ques1 Find the answers from the information givenin the project (or internet) to
fill in the blanks:
The name of the famous fruit of Nigeria - ___________
Another name for the harvest festival of China-________________
The name of the bread festival of England-________________
The name of the harvest festival of Korea-_______________
Ques2.After comprehensive reading of the project, Which festival did you like the
most? Give reasons.Why? Write in 4-5 sentences.
The festival I liked the most is
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Ques3. On the basis of the detailed study of harvest festivals write down three
similarities you found in national and international festivals.
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
. 22
Ques4.Totochan
.Totochan is your friend who llives
ives in Korea. She is planning to come to
India to celebrate Lohri with you. Write a letter to her telling her the importance of
harvest festival in your country.
Your Name-_____________________
_____________________
Address-________________________
________________________
Date-______________________
______________________
Dear Friend
________________________________________________________________
Yours faithfully,
Your Name
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