CLASS IX Dear Parent, Summer Vacations are synonymous with fun, frolic, getting up late in the morning, playing for longer hours with friends, going for picnics, exploring new places and watching fun filled shows on television. But, there is a lot more your ward can do to make vacations more interesting, meaningful and full of fun. Here is a Summer vacation Activity Treasure Box. It will surely mould your ward for a better and successful forthcoming year. Few guidelines to make your ward s long summer break fruitful. 1. Knowledge is Power. Therefore encourage your child to cultivate the reading habit because it not only enhances the knowledge acquired but also develops the vocabulary, language skills and improves spellings. And also read
to your child because it builds reading skills and increases his/her attention span. 2. A healthy mind lives in a healthy body. Encourage your child to go out and play because sports instill discipline, generate sporting spirits, channelize energies constructively. 3. Communication skills play a pivotal role in grooming the overall personality of the children. Converse with your child preferably in English to help him / her get comfortable with the language. Encourage your child to read children s magazines like Magic Pot, Chandamama, Dimdima etc. 4. Spend quality time with your child engaging him / her in activities based on enhancing his / her powers of observation and imagination. 5. Encourage your child to play board games e.g. Chess, Ludo, Carrom etc. 6. Sensitize your child about the rich culture and heritage by watching different informative channels like The National Geographic, Animal Planet etc. 7. Encourage your child to do the activities himself / herself and appoint a specific time to do homework everyday. Subject :English 1. Travelogue Travel writing is quite a popular genre. People take the help of the travelogues to know about a particular place before deciding to visit it. Travel writing generally gives detailed information about the attractions of a place so that people get tempted to go there on their vacations. Hence, writers involved in travel writing should follow some specific rules to make their travelogues more appealing and interesting to the readers. Prepare a Travelogue on any one place.use A3 Size Sheet.Take help of the following points. Research about the Place Give a Photographic Description
Highlight the Various Attractions Mention the Ways and Means to Reach the Destination Name a Few Good Hotels Mention Some Out of the Way Tourist Attraction Give Some Cultural Background Mention Some Dos and Don'ts of the Place. For more information visit the link provided http://www.freelancewriting.com/articles/tips-for-writing-a-travelogue.php 2. Read the newspaper.,find atleast 50 IDIOMATIC PHARSES,write them on A4 size sheet. 3. Read the lesson A Dog Named Duke.Find out 30 difficult /new words. Write their synonyms and antonyms on A4 size sheet.also write the summary of the lesson 4. Read the novel Three Men In A Boat, from chapter 1-10, write the summary of each chapter in a small notebook. Also write the character sketch of the three main characters. 5. Complete Unit 2 & 3 of the MCB,in the book only. 6. Complete Unit 1-4 of the Workbook,in the book only. Subject-Geography NOTE: Do the work in geography CW notebook. Q-1 Why is the shiwaliks prone to landslides? Q-2 Write any four characteristics of the Ganga-Brahmaputra delta Q-3 Distinguish between a plateau and a plain. Q-4 what are the Great Himalayas? Write two characteristics of the Great Himalayas. Q-5 Write any four features of the Ganga basin. Q-6 Name the two main divisions of the Peninsular plateau. Q-7 Distinguish between the estuary and a delta. Write one example of each. Q-8 Distinguish between: Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats. Q-9 what are corals? How are they made? Q-10 The diverse physical features of the land have immense future possibilities of development. Justify the statement by giving three reasons. Subject-History NAZISM AND THE RISE OF HITLER. Do any one of the following activities that you will enjoy. Gather the relevant information but the activity will be done in class after vacations
1. Visit a public library and collect cartoons/illustrations that appeared in the British and American newspapers about Nazi Germany or Hitler. Gather information about what the general public thought about Germany/Hitler in these two allied countries.(for a write up in about 250 words.) 2. Watch any film related to German/Hitler/Nazi regime and do a critical analysis of the story to highlight the suffering caused to millions of people.(for a write up in about 100 wo rds.) OR 3. Read the book Anne Frank s diary. (For a write up on Nazi Germany/Hitler from the perspe ctive of a teenager of Je wish origin) 4. Do some research on any one of the concentration camps set up by Nazi regime across the territories captured by them during the World War-II.(For a write up on atrocities committed by Nazis on the people held in captivity in about 250 words.) COMPUTERS I Prepare a movie using any software on the topics given below: 1. Girl Child (Roll No: 1 9) 2. Peace and Harmony in the world (Roll No: 10 18) 3. Child Labour (Roll No: 19 27) 4. Famous Landmarks throught out the world (Roll No: 28 36) 5. World Post Day (Roll No: 37 onwards)
II Prepare presentation using Impress software of open office on the topics given below (download open office from openoffice.org): 1. Health/ Weight Loss Diets myths and realities (Roll No: 1 8) 2. Ozone Its Significance, Depletion and Preservation (Roll No: 9 16) 3. AIDS Myths and Realities (Roll No: 17 24) 4. Road Safety (Roll No: 25 32) 5. Population Explosion (Roll No: 33 40) 6. Literacy India V/s developed Nations (Roll No: 40 onwards) III Worksheet- will be uploaded soon on login. NOTE: Keep checking login regularly