KG2-Summer Holiday Homework-2020

Dunes International School Academic Session 2020-2021 SUMMER HOLIDAY HOMEWORK KG 2

Dear Parents, Vacation are the most appropriate time for one to refresh and rejuvenate themselves to be creative, to learn new skills and performance more enthusiastically. Children have ample energy which should be channelized in the right direction to get the best out of them. We have designed holiday homework, keeping this in mind. It will build their confidence and new skills. The importance of Holiday Homework, set prior to a lesson can aid understanding later in the class. Homework also provides opportunities for reinforcement of work learned during school time and for children to develop their research skills. It also strengthens sense of responsibilities and improves development of personal skills such as time management gained by completing homework. Further, when homework proceeds smoothly it can become a positive aspect of your relationship with your child. • Holiday work should be done by your ward, under parental guidance. • The child should have a fixed time daily, for doing the assignments. • Nurture your child’s interest – be it art, music, dance or anything else. • Let him/ her pursue a hobby of his/ her own choice. • Please train your ward to become independent in his daily chores. Stay home, Stay safe!!

Healthy lifestyle be your priority • Go to bed early and wake up early even during the holidays. Follow the same timing regularly. • Take bath everyday morning…… Soak yourself in the tub and have fun in water sometimes. • Do exercise regularly and get into yoga. Remember and follow the yoga steps learnt in ‘Dunes Yoga Session’. • Follow simple eye exercises to strengthen your eye muscle. Eat lots of carrots, green leafy vegetables like spinach, kale, and collards. • Pledge for “Eat Right -Less Sugar, Less Oil and Less Salt.” Eat lots of fruits and vegetables. • Drink a lot of liquid like water and other natural sources of water like tender coconut water, lime water, Buttermilk etc. • Wash hands frequently, especially before and after meal, after using the restroom, after playing with clay, sand etc. • Avoid sharing of towel, handkerchief, brush with others. • Trim your nails and hair regularly. • Regularize your time for revising the concepts learnt during online classes.

Practice to be a good human Having good manners is an incredibly important life skill • Say please. This shows consideration for others. • Say thank you. This demonstrates appreciation and gratitude • Apologize. It shows empathy and that you are taking responsibility for your actions. • Saying excuse me. This shows consideration for others. • Greet family friends and relatives. This shows your respect towards them. • Share. This shows others you care • Speak politely. This shows your kindness and respect towards others.

The four major skills of language, listening, speaking, reading and writing provide the right key to success.

Listening and Speaking Be a Whole-Body Listener Listening and attention skills are vital in a • Story time! Listen to bedtime moral stories every day and child's development because they allow the enact the story with your parents/ siblings. child to function properly in society. It enhance their communication process. • Listen to Music videos appropriate to your level. Visit LMS lessons to learn the Jolly phonics songs, jingles, stories and various school songs. You will be assessed on the same. • Upgrade your understanding of letter sounds by regularly listening and practicing with the Jolly phonics sound videos uploaded on LMS. • Play a 'word challenge game' of identifying sounds in the words, with your parents. Save the video in Padlet. • Play ‘dumb charades’ game (say a word using letter sound action, let your mom/sibling find out the word, do wise versa). Save the video in Padlet. • Speak about the favorite characters, scene and the moral of the story from the book you are reading every week. Save the video in Flip grid.

Reading & Writing Task 1: • Read a new story book every week. Read out new words aloud Reading aloud to children at an early age is the most effective way to help them and make sentences with the same. expand their vocabulary and recognize • Use yellow marker to highlight short vowel (a,e,i,o,u) words and written words. Writing also stimulates a child's imagination and expands his or pink marker to highlight long vowel (ai,ie,oa,ee) words in your her understanding of the world. reading. • Prepare a short vowel vs long vowel album (as shown in next slide) • Comprehend and share your story reflection creatively in a Flip grid. • Task 2: • Write a short note about your favourite toy with its picture. Add why it’s so special for you……(post it in Padlet) Task 3: • Create a short story and post it in Padlet with illustrations……You are a great script writer. Task 4: • Practice Cursive writing cursive writing click on the link.

Reading & Writing Tips for making the vowel album……. • Maintain your list on the right side and related pictures on the left side. ‘a’ ‘ai’ ‘i’ ‘ie’ ‘e’ ‘ee’ ‘o’ ‘oa’ ‘u’ ‘ue’ • Learning cursive is good for your handwriting and fine motor skills. • Keep yourself in practice with cursive writing every day. • While you are making the vowels album, use cursive writing. You can do it…..

Without mathematics there's nothing you can do. Everything around you is mathematics. Everything around you is numbers.

Numeracy is important for individuals to develop logical thinking and reasoning strategies Recreational Mathematics…. • Task 1:Make a calendar of your birthday month and highlight your birthday date. (shown in the picture). If any special events falls on the same month, mention that too. You can use your creativity to make the calendar presentable. ( save puzzle image in Padlet) • Task 2: Use chalk to draw a hopscotch pattern on the ground or use masking tape on the floor. Create a diagram with ten sections and number them by counting by 5's or in any number sequence. Play while counting numbers forward or backward.(Record the video and save it in Padlet) • Task 3:Create puzzles using the number grid as shown in picture. ( save puzzle image in Padlet) • Task 4:Create the number card and design it as playing cards . Find out how many cards you have in hand……Play sorting, sequence, missing, backward counting using the cards. ( save puzzle image in Padlet)

Enables children to explore and investigate their learning environments. Enables children to communicate, interact and talk about what they want to do. Enables children to feel they are valued. Relates learning to themselves, their own lives and the real world.

Sense your physical world and the community. Explore, observe the people, places, technology, and the environment. • Task 1: Table mat - Create an art piece on A3 sheet by using crayons or oil pastel colours. You can draw and colour a scene of garden, night scene with stars and moon, river side scene, fruit basket, etc Use your own creativity. Few image has been given for reference. Get it laminated. Bring it to school and it will stay in class so that you can use it during lunch break. • Task 2: Be a scientist-50 Easy Science Experiments for Kids to do at home…Visit the website choose your experiment to perform and record what are the senses and sense organs involved (sample attached). Demonstrate your experiment and prepare observation for any 5 experiments. Save it in Padlet for your teacher’s valuable comments. https://mommypoppins.com › kids › 50-easy-science-experiments-for- kids... • Task 3: Master Chef: Help your parent to prepare your food in a creative way.(sample shown in pic.) click pic it and post it in Padlet.

STEM activities Visit virtual ‘Al Ain’ Zoo and relate to the nature. Share your trip experience through Flip grid. Trip to Al ain zoo#1 Trip to Al ain zoo#2 Create your own virtual zoo and post it in a Padlet. Go through the circular uploaded in portal dated 3rd June 2020 on subject ‘ADNOC STEM @ HOME Weekly Challenges’. Register yourself to get free STEM activities. Complete 5 activities and upload your video and photos in padlet.

Competency – Critical Thinking Lego Challenges…. Can You???? • How would you create a Lego rainbow? • Can you create a Lego boat? • Can you create a Lego maze? • Can you create a garden of Lego flower? • Can you create ‘Burj Khalifa’ structure in Lego? • What else you can create????? (share your output in Padlet)

Keep yourself ‘live’ with Music & Movement, Art and Craft along with Physical exercises. • Do free dancing whenever you feel to jump and have high in energy. • Make your phonics phone and listen to the letter sound while reading. • Decorate your home with paper cranes hangings. • Do exercises regularly. Practice A-Z exercises lessons from LMS.

Useful websites for kids For English • clarkness.com • education.com/stories/kindergarten/ • https://readingprodigy.com/10-free-reading-websites-for-kids/ • 11 Free Reading Websites for Kids - https://blog.reallygoodstuff.com/11-free- reading-websites-for-kids/ For Math • ixl.com , topmarks.com, education.com How to create a Padlet-(click on the link for guidance) go through the website and create Padlet wall and post your work subject wise. How to create a flipgrid -(click on the link for guidance) go through the website and create Flipgrid account and post your work activity wise.

Assignment Submission • Word Challenge game / Dumb charade game in Padlet. • Register your 8 stories feedback in Flip grid. • Vowel Album – Submit a hardcopy. Decorate it in a creative way. • Post your creative story/ note with illustration in Padlet. • Cursive writing-Submit hard copy • Save your doing recreational math activity in Padlet. • While playing number games record your reflection(what all you have learnt from the math game). Save in Flip grid. • Table mat-Submit hard copy. • Share your experiment and observation in Padlet. • Post your creative food in Padlet. • Speak out your experience on ‘ virtual zoo’. Save it in Flip grid. • Post your stem activity in Padlet. • Share your Lego challenges in Padlet.

Thank You!