Finally summer vacation is here! While it’s good to take a break from the everyday business of
school, sports, and other activities during the school year, it is also a challenging part of the year
as you get to work on your own terms and can push yourself to get things done with an
approaching deadline. This summer holiday homework will not only help you discover new things,
it will also help you retain the important information and maintain a healthy skillset .
We hope you enjoy it !
Reading Eggspress (www.readingeggs.com)
Tasks to do:
Comprehension Lessons :141 — 180
English Skills : 145 — 180
Books to Read:
Reading age from 9-11
Fiction
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Realistic
Assignment Fiasco
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Mystery
The Complicator
Haunted Beach
Who Steals from a Thief?
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Science Fiction
Eye of the Future
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Fairytales and Myths
The Emperor’s New Clothes
The Selfish Kitty
Timon of Athens
Series
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Classics
The Secret Garden
Read the ‘Steps To Follow’ on the next page
Reading Eggspress (www.readingeggs.com)
Steps to follow:
1. Login to your Reading eggs account.
2. Enter Reading Eggspress.
3. Click on lessons to finish the above mentioned comprehension exercises.
4. Click on English Skills to finish the above mentioned Spelling lessons.
5. For books to read:
Go to library __ Find a book __(Set the reading age )from 9-11
Select Fiction/Non-fiction/Series etc. from the left.
Select the relevant group from the left and browse next to find the mentioned books
Use to browse next
Note:
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Homework will be assigned on 3rd June, 2016 .
Homework may include activities a child has already done. Please ensure
it is done as reinforcement.
Set a reasonable pace for yourself, so that you may finish the assigned
homework without straining yourself.
Have a Happening, Happy Summer Break !
MATHLETICS (www.mathletics.com)
Topic: Numbers and Place Value
All activities including ‘something harder’.
Topic: Factors and Multiples
All activities including ‘something harder’.
Topic: Operations with Whole Numbers
All activities including ‘something harder’.
Topic: Operations with Fractions
All activities including ‘something harder’.
Topic: Operations with Decimals
All activities including ‘something harder’.
Topic: Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
All activities including ‘something harder’.
Topic: Distance, Time and Temperature
All activities including ‘something harder’.
Topic: Perimeter and Area
All activities including ‘something harder’.
Topic: Geometry
All activities including ‘something harder’.
Topic: Three Dimensional Solids
All activities including ‘something harder’.
Topic: Information Handling
All activities including ‘something harder’.
Note:
 Homework will be assigned on 3rd June, 2016 .
 Homework may include activities a child has already done. Please ensure
it is done as reinforcement.
 Set a reasonable pace for yourself, so that you may finish the assigned
homework without straining yourself.
Summer Holiday Homework Class – 5 (2016)
Social Studies
Instructions
I. Pick any TWO of the following assignments/projects to complete over your holidays.
II. All work MUST be handwritten.
III. All written work needs to be in your own words.
IV. You may print images/pictures relevant to your assignments if convenient. Hand drawn/colored images are
perfectly acceptable.
V. All the sources (books/websites/people) you use to complete your assignments MUST be mentioned.
VI. MOST IMPORTANTLY: Have fun with your research and projects! 
I.
Mythology – bookmarks
Choose two mythological creatures/gods/goddesses from anywhere in the world (research Asian,
African, Australian, European, American mythological beings and pick your favorites).
For each, using a small piece of chart paper, create a bookmark. You can and should use both
sides of the paper. Each bookmark must include:
- the name of your chosen mythological being, in bold
- a colored drawing depicting your chosen being
- information about the title/offices (what their purpose was)
- information about the culture/geographical area/time period associated with your chosen being
- a fact/quote/theory/short story about your chosen being which interested you
I am sure you will use your creative abilities to make the two bookmarks as informative and
colorful as possible!
II.
The trial of Napoleon Bonaparte - front page news.
For this project, you will need to research the French Revolution, and Napoleon Bonaparte, as
well as how people are put on trial – prosecution, defense etc. If you have access to the internet,
ask your parents to help you visit the following websites:
http://www.history.com/topics/napoleon/videos/napoleon
http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0389-napoleon-bonaparte.php
http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0370-french-revolution.php
Imagine that Napoleon has been put on trial in 1815, by the French. Think about what the
prosecution will say about his actions as a leader of France. Think about how Napoleon’s
lawyers will defend him.
Now, consider what the front page of the newspaper in Paris looked like while Napoleon was on
trial. On a chart paper, create this front page. Study the front page of the newspaper that comes to
your house every day and make your front page as realistic as possible. Consider all of the
following:
- what is the name of the newspaper?
- what is the headline? The main article should be about Napoleon’s trial - about how the
prosecution is attacking him and about how his lawyers are defending him. Did Napoleon
testify? Do you think he's guilty or innocent and why?
- include a few smaller articles on the front page as well. These can be side stories about
Napoleon – maybe about his wife or children. Or these can be about other events happening in
France or the world in 1815. Do some research and find out what other events were going on in
the world at this time.
III. The Selfie - a research report
In 2013, just two years ago, “selfie” officially became a word according to the Oxford
Dictionary. Are selfies really only just a few years old, however? Are self-portraits, made by
artists hundreds of years ago different forms of selfies too?
For this assignment, study three self-portraits by different artists and three “selfies” (these may
be your selfies, selfies of people you know or of celebrities).
Research the artists whose self-portraits you have chosen. What do they show about themselves
– about their lives/culture/time – in their self-portraits?
Study the selfies you have chosen, what are the people who have taken these selfies trying to
show about themselves? Why do you think selfies have become increasingly popular over the
last few years?
In conclusion, do you find that self portraits by artists over the years are similar to “selfies”?
Why or why not?
Write a 300-500 word research report in which you describe your research, your sources and
your opinion about the above questions. Be sure to include an introduction and a conclusion, and
include pictures of the self-portraits and selfies you are studying.
If you have access to the internet, ask your parents to help you visit the following websites to
help your research [this is not compulsory]:
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/jul/14/how-selfies-became-a-global-phenomenon
http://www.socialmediatoday.com/content/selfie-phenomenon-infographic
http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/genres/self-portraits.htm
Science
1. Making Borax Crystals
2. Potato Battery
What you need:
1.
2.
3.
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5.
6.
2 potatoes (or one potato cut in half)
2 short pieces of copper wire
2 galvanized nails
3 alligator clips
Piece of sandpaper or steel wool
A small battery operated clock
What else could you use the potato battery for?
3. Go to this website http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/
Go to online science and play the games, explore the collections and read their blog.
Do these activities with your family. It will be a great opportunity to share what you know about
science.
Did your experiments work? If they didn’t, how did you solve any problems you faced? Which
member of your family had the best ideas and helped solve the most problems?
‫‪In addition please visit the following link for the science museum site, go to the online science‬‬
‫‪section and play the games, view the exhibits and read the blog. The website is:‬‬
‫‪http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/‬‬
‫وممسرگامیکویٹھچںاکاکمرباےئاپوچنںیامجتع‬
‫‪:۱‬اینپروزاہنیکڈارئیںیھکل۔اسںیمآپھکلےتکسںیہہکاسرادنآپےنایکایکک؟ںاہں؟ےئک؟ایکا متا ئو؟یک؟آپ ستا رپ‬
‫وخشےھتاوروکنیستا آپوکربیوسحمسئو؟یک؟‬
‫رہفتسںیمدییئگںاہوینںیکاتکںیبڑپںیھ۔ارگدنمرہجذلیںاہاینںتازارںیمہنلمںیکسوتآپوک؟یاوراتکب‪/‬ںاہینڑپ ھےتکس‬
‫ںیہ۔‬
‫‪۲‬۔یلعتاتااچسیلوچرای احظفیج[ریفوززنس]انولڑپںیھاوریسکرظنمیکوصترییشکرکںی۔‬
‫‪: ۳‬راسہلمیلعتورتتیبایگمگجاترے[یئماوروجن]ںیمےسںاہاینں‪/‬ںیمظنڑپںیھاورلکشماافلظےکفلیشاکرڈزانبںیئ۔‬
‫‪:‬ویکںک؟زربیےداھریدارئوےتںیہ۔۔۔۔۔ریفوززنس‬
‫‪:‬سنییےانسےیئ۔ریفوززنس‬
‫‪Happy Holidays ‬‬