We Love Reading for AP School Children Summer Vacation Activities
To promote the habit of reading among students, AP Govt. has introduced ” We Love Reading” programme and other summer activities. For this Commissioner of School Education(CSE) has issued proceedings Rc.No.ESE02/192/2024-SCERT-A&I-CSE Dt:18/04/2024. The main objective and aim of this Children Summer Vacation Activities, students utilize summer vacation in a constructive and meaningful way. This will help in students holistic growth and learning. Here, we are providing the complete proposed list of activities during the summer.
The main objective of these summer activities is to ensure that the students do not lose their academic momentum during the break and to provide them with a platform to develop their interests and hobbies. In addition, these activities will also help foster curiosity, creativity, and imagination in young minds and develop spirit of teamwork, leadership, discipline, life skills, values etc. among the students.
Instructions to Conduct Activities During Summer
1. Class teachers must create Whats App groups with their students and parents.
2. Teachers should ask students to maintain a notebook for summer activities and submit it at the time of reopening.
3. Teachers should keep in touch with the students and and parents encourage them from time to time to monitor their activities.
4. Teachers should gather students’ activities in the form of pictures, videos and reports through the Whats App group.
5. All the activities done by the students during summer vacation should be presented at the time of re-opening ceremony of schools.
6. Make sure to create a schedule of activities and share it with the students and their parents.
7. Encourage students to read during the summer break and suggest a list of books that they can choose from.
8. Conduct online classes, webinars or workshops on topics of interest that are relevant to the students academic and personal growth.
9. Assign students the projects that will enhance their creativity and critical thinking skills.
10.Encourage physical activities such as sports, dance or yoga and provide students with resources and guidance.
11.Provide students with opportunities to engage with their peers through online activities or virtual events.
12.Keep in touch with the students and their parents through regular communication and feedback.
13.Finally, collect students’ work and share it with their parents. Showcase it on the school’s website or social media handles to
acknowledge and celebrate their eforts.
1st, 2nd Class Suggested Activities
| S. No | Developmental domains | Learning Outcome | Activities for Class 1 Students | Activities for Class 2 Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physical development | 1. To develop loco-motor and management skills | 1.Water the plants in your garden | 1. Collect diferent types of plants from the nursery and other places to develop your garden |
| 2. To develop health and well- being | 2. Practice physical exercises daily for 15 minutes. For Ex: Running and jumping etc., | 2. Practice physical exercises daily for 15 minutes. For Ex: Running and jumping etc., | ||
| 3. To develop motor skills | 3. Helping their mother in giving things. Ex: Optical, TV remote, Water | 3. Prepare lemon juice and serve your family members | ||
| 2 | Cognitive development | 1. To develop Classifcation skills | 4. Help your mother to categorize vegetables | 4.Collect the leaves and arrange them from small to big and big to small |
| 2. To develop drawing and Classification skills | 5. Draw the pictures of different shapes and sizes (classify according to the size) | 5.Draw different vegetables and color them and to make your own drawing book (classify according to color of the vegetables) | ||
| 3. To develop numeracy skills | 6. Collect the sticks/ leaves and make bundles/bunch of ten. | 6. Collect beads/leaves/fo wers and make garland and count the number in the presence of parents. | ||
| 3 | Socio-emotional development | 1. To develop Socio-emotional and presentation skills | 7. Identify your family members photos and ask your parents to make a video | 7. Prepare family tree with their photos |
| 2. To develop humanity values | 8. Keep water for birds in front of your house | 8. Keep water and seeds for birds in front of your house | ||
| 4 | Literacy development | 1. To develop oral language and picture reading skills | 9. Collect story pictures from newspapers/old books and display it in your living room | 9. Tell the diferent objects in the kitchen and their uses and ask your parent to make a video |
| 2. To develop imitating skills | 10. Imitate the sounds of birds and animals | |||
| 3. To develop communication and creativity skills | 11. Practice one rhyme with action with the help of your parents and ask them to make a video | 10. Practice one story with action with the help of your parents and ask them to make a video | ||
| 5 | Creative and aesthetic development | 1. To develop collection and creative, art and craft skills | 12. Collect some leaves of plants and make pictures of animals, fruits and flowers. | 11. Make a bullock cart/car/lorry with clay and display it in your house |
| 13. Prepare small paper balls, colour them in different colours and paste them in any shape | 12. Make a scrap book with pictures of day- to-day activities | |||
| 14. Collect different shells or seeds and prepare any art & craft with them | 13. Make different fruits with clay and color them and place it in plate and display in your home | |||
| 14. Make a clock by using card board | ||||
| 15. Prepare an invitation card to invite guests for your birthday | ||||
| 2. To develop drawing and creative skills and to develop visual motor co- ordination | 15. To create awareness on coins (Money) Tracing the shape and design of different coins | 16. Take a paper, apply oil and trace any picture you like | ||
| 3. To develop drawing and creative skills and to develop visual motor co- ordination 4. To develop plantation habits |
16. To create awareness on coins (Money) Tracing the shape and design of diferent coins 17. Plant a tree of your own choice with the help of your family members |
17. Take a paper, apply oil and trace any picture you like 18. Collect the waste bottles/coconut shells and prepare a tree pot, fll with soil, sow a seed/ plant of your choice write ‘my tree-my friend ‘ on the paper and paste on it and show that your neighbors |
3rd, 4th, 5th Class Suggested Activities Summer Vacation
| S.No | Learning Outcome | Activity | Page No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Children will be able to learn communication skills and Pronunciation skills | Conversation on a picture and practice Tongue twisters | 1 |
| 2 | Children will be able to learn colouring, drawing and creative skills | Draw a picture and colour a picture | 2 |
| 3 | Children will be able to learn creative skills and collaboration | Collect leaves and prepare a picture from it | 3 |
| 4 | Children will be able to learn creative skills | Paper crafting | 4 |
| 5 | Children will be able to learn creative thinking | Riddles with pictures | 5,6 |
| 6 | Children will be able to learn Vocabulary | Making words with Barakhadi | 7 |
| 7 | Children will be able to learn imaginary skills | Identifying words in a table and matching words | 8 |
| 8 | Children will be able to learn Vocabulary | Coding and decoding the words | 9 |
| 9 | Children will be able to learn imaginary skills and writing skills | Mind map on a particular topic | 10 |
| 10 | Children will be able to | Story Comprehension | 11,12 |
| learn reading skills | |||
| 11 | Children will be able to learn imaginary skills and writing skills | Understanding the picture and write a para on it | 13 |
| 12 | Children will be able to learn critical thinking and imaginary skills | Making a story with the help of given words | 14 |
| 13 | Children will learn critical thinking | Writing numbers from 100-1 | 15,16 |
| 14 | Children will learn cognitive skills | Identify the numbers and circle it | 17,18 |
| 15 | Children will learn mathematical skills | Matching the numbers with their place values | 19,20 |
| 16 | Children will be able to do Addition & Subtraction | Identify the operation in between 2 numbers and circle the equation | 21,22 |
| 17 | Children will be able to do Addition & Subtraction | Solving numerical problems of Addition & Subtraction and circle the answer | 23,24,27, 28 |
| 18 | Children will be able to do Subtraction | Subtraction Chain (Puzzle) | 25,26 |
| 19 | Children will be able to identify shapes | Shapes in daily life | 29,30 |
| 20 | Children will be able to identify shapes | Types of shapes | 31,32 |
| 21 | Children will be able to estimate the distance | Estimation and measurement | 33,34 |
| 22 | Children will learn mathematical skills | Numbers and Names game | 35,36 |
| 23 | Children will be able to learn estimation and measuring | Estimation and measurement | 37,38 |
| 24 | Children will be able to identify the currency and learn analytical skill | Finding the average age | 39,40 |
| 25 | Children will be able to learn Calendar Activities | Fun Calendar | 41,42 |
6th Class Summer Vacation Activities
| Sn o | Learning Outcomes | Activity |
| 1 | To develop observing comparing, classifying skills and aesthetic values . | Go for a short walk and explore the nature by observing the plants in your surroundings / park / garden / farm and record your observations about the nutritive and medicinal value of the plants with their names . |
| 2 | To develop the utility values of resources and presentation skills | Prepare a selfie video – presentation on importance of saving and conserving – electricity and water |
| 3 | To develop observing, comparing, classifying skills and aesthetic values . | Observe the different things living / non living around you like a bird, insect, frog, car, bicycle etc., and describe what they are doing, how they are moving, their eating habits (living) and the motion exhibited by them like rolling, crawling, flying etc., (living and non living) |
| 4 | To develop aesthetic, scientific values and fine -motor skills. | Collect the pictures of different land forms like rivers, ponds, hills, valleys, rocks, fields, deserts, forests etc., from news papers / magazines and paste them in your note book and write 1 / 2 sentences on each. |
| 5 | To develop the ability to express the language with good pronunciation and fluency. | Write any 4 tongue twisters in your note book and practice them to pronounce fluently. |
| 6 | To develop Socio- Emotional Skills and student participation with community. | Organize community services like Chalivendram (Free pot water distribution) in- front of your house for people, Birds and Animals during hot summer |
| 7 | To develop reading skills and vocabulary | Write any 5 words which have different meaning but with the same pronunciation (Homonyms) . |
| 8 | To develop creative skills . | Prepare a greeting card with a message and present it to your parents / friends / relatives on any important occasion . |
| 9 | To develop writing and reference skills. | Learn 5 English words everyday by using your dictionary and note down in your notebook |
| 10 | To develop self assurance and self control. | Describeyour “Dailyroutine”during summerholidaysinabout10sentences. |
| 11 | To develop arithmetic skills | Read,write and practice one mathematical table – top to bottom and bottom to top |
| 12 | The student will be able to recognize various occupations and their values . | Write any 5 occupations which you see in your village and their importance to the public . |
| 13 | To develop creative skills . | Collect some unused/waste material in your home and make some simple items like face masks, finger puppets, hand puppets and etc. Making toys with egg shells, Groundnut shells, Coconut shells, sticks, seeds, sand etc . |
| 14 | To develop the Qualitative and quantitative reasoning skills . | Identify the items made from economic and non-economic activities like home- made vs food purchased from outside; buying vegetables from market vs growing vegetables in kitchen garden and compare the cost of the items . |
| 15 | To develop the drawing and estimation skills | Draw a route map to your school from your home . |
| 16 | To develop creativity and measurement skills . | Construct different figures / shapes using ear buds / match sticks and paste them in your note books and take their measurements . |
| 17 | To develop communication and socioemotional skills | Help your parents and grandparents in doing their routine work. Make a video of your experience on the above activities . |
| 18 | To develop human values and socio – emotional skills | Involve yourself in all household chores, Help your parents, neighbours and elders . |
| 19 | To develop creative and collecting skills . | Prepare a First-Aid Kit / box by using the materials available to you . |
| 20 | For health and well being | Do yoga, meditation and try to walk, run, jog daily for 15 minutes . Drink sufficient pure water. Try to consume a balanced diet with vegetables, fruits, proteins, probiotics, milk. |
Summer Activities for Class 7 in 2024
| S. N o | Learning Outcome | Activity | ||
| 1 | To develop moral and aesthetic values . | నవవ గనక చట టవవమటలడగలగత ఆ ఆననదనన గన, బధన గన ఎల తలయజససవ? వవరనపమ | ||
| 2 | To develop socio- emotional skills . | మ మతతమమరస గరనచ ఒక కవత / పదదమ రయమ | ||
| 3 | To develop physical health | Practice yoga, exercise, Surya Namaskaram etc . for 30 minutes daily. | ||
| 4 | To develop creative and writing skills. | Prepare an advertisement on“SUMMER CAMPS” in your school. | ||
| 5 | To develop respect and appreciation for others . | Collect the information on any success story (in any field) and write a short paragraph about him or her . | ||
| 6 | To develop thinking and creative abilities . | Draw a mind- map on any chapter you like (all the concepts in the chapter to be mentioned in any subject) | ||
| 7 | To develop drawing and measuring skills . | Draw a Model Cricket Court with measurements by using colour pencils . | ||
| 8 | To develop Creativity | Making the shapes of flowers, animals and other decorative designs’ with fruits and vegetables (Vegetable carving) . | ||
| 9 | To develop reference skills, dictionary skills and vocabulary | Write 5 sentences along with 5 words you learned in the week. Revise the words of “Learn a word a day” | ||
| 10 | To develop reading and writing skills | Read the newspaper daily and note down any five news headlines in your notebook. Read any book from your class or village library. | ||
| 11 | To develop arithmetic skills | Read, repeat, write and practice 1 to20 tables . | ||
| 12 | To bring awareness on harmful materials. | Play some indigenous and indoor games like chess, carrom . Prepare a chart about the list of traditional games and | ||
| sports . | ||||
| 14 | To develop Creativity and self-help | How can you substitute plastic articles in your home with sustainable and available materials . | ||
| 15 | To develop the traffic and safety rules. | Enact the duties of a traffic police at your home using your family members. Guide the young children on traffic signals . Observe the traffic for 5 minutes and write your observations in 5 sentences. | ||
| 16 | To develop the drawing and estimation skills | Draw a route map from village bus stand to your home . Make a model drawing of the village with Important building, places and offices using google maps. | ||
| 17 | Students will be able to understand and analyze the current events in agriculture . | Interact with farmers and discuss about farming practices, challenges, procedures and production | ||
| 18 | To develop communication skills . | Self-talk of child. the Children will speak at least 10 lines about the nature of the given object like Tree, Pet/ Domestic animals, Water, road, etc . | ||
| 1 9 | To develop the preservation and conservation skills . | Discuss the steps to prevent water wastage with the people in your village (write a few points) . | ||
| 2 0 | Students will be able to learn good and healthy habits . | Answer these questions and change yourself: Are you blaming others? i. Are you behaving rude? ii. Are you wasting your time? Are you using mobile for a long time? iv. Are you keeping your home workalways in pending ? | ||
8th Class Summer Vacation Activities
| S. N o | Learning Outcome | Activity |
| 1. | Students will be able to define expanded form and place values . | Collect the mobile numbers of your friends and write them in expanded form (at least 10) . |
| 2. | Students will be able to learn the sense of control and ability to predict. | Write a beliefs . short note on Superstitious |
| 3. | To develop social skills and self-confidence . | Imagine that you are a high school Headmaster (HM), how do you make your school a good place for learning. |
| 4. | To develop communicative and presentation skills . | List some rural vocation you like most and prepare a short note . |
| 5. | To develop analytical and research skills . | Visit two or three primary schools and compare the facilities. |
| 6. | To develop language skills . | Write a short story of your stay at grandparents’ house during summer/ visit to a new place . |
| 7. | To develop the skills of classifying objects and creativity. | Maintain a scrapbook on any topic (flowers, seeds, plants, feathers, coins, currency notes, stamps, soils etc) . |
| 8. | To develop the creative use of language in literary texts. | Which season you like most and why (in about 10 sentences)? |
| 9. | To develop creative use of language writing. | Write a short paragraph on “how do you make your learning joyful in your class room . |
| 10 . | To develop arithmetic skills | Learn 1 to 20 tables from top to bottom . |
| 11 . | To develop concentration and artistic expression. | Practice some traditional dance, folk dance, classical music, light music, folk songs etc . -Practice myme (monoaction) . |
| 12 . | To develop vocabulary and communication skills . | Write a small telephonic conversation between you and your friends / relatives (Telugu / English) . |
| 13 . | To become aware of road safety and traffic rules . | When you visit a city or town observe the following – Usage and obedience to traffic rules like wearing sea belts, giving way to emergency vehicles, usage of footpath. |
| Note down your observations in a notebook and share with your friends . | ||
| 14 . | To develop drawing and measuring skills . | Visit village Primary Health Centre (PHC) in your village and draw a route map from your home to PHC. |
| 15 . | To develop creative writing. | Write about any place which you found beautiful and inspiring. |
| 16 . | For health and well being | Practice Yoga, exercise, suryanamaskars, etc . |
| 17 . | To develop collection and creative skills | Collect stories from newspapers or magazines, cut those pages and paste it in a notebook to prepare your personal storybook. Collect your family member’s pictures and prepare a family tree . |
| 18 . | To develop empathetic and sympathetic skills. | Collect old clothes and other articles from villagers and donate them to the needy (orphanages) . |
| 19 . | To develop socio- emotionalskills . | Write the consequences of Wars and its affects on common man . |
| 20 . | To develop drawing and measuring skills . | Draw a model Kabaddi court with measurements by using colour pencils . |
Summer Activities for Class 9,10th for 2024
| S.N o | Learning outcomes | Activity | |
| 1. | To develop socio- emotional skills . | Prepare a note on “How the co- ordination is hampered in physically challenged people” and how they are overcoming the problem and how do you help them . | |
| 2. | To develop empathy and sympathy towards the situation . | Prepare some slogans on “ORGAN DONATION” | |
| 3. | To develop confidence and effective communication . | Write a short note on “Your preparation for Public Exams” for the next academic year . | |
| 4. | To develop respect and appreciation for others. | Collect any three success stories that inspired you and give your opinion on their success . | |
| 5. | Students will be able to appreciate the hard work and sacrifices of scientists. | Appreciate the role and the contributions of any Scientist (in a short para) . | |
| 6. | Helps in creating financial stability. | Prepare a family budget with your family income & expenses . | |
| 7. | To develop strategies for controlling emotions . | Suggest some methods of controlling emotions (a few points in your notes) . | |
| 8. | Students will be able to correlate the sequence of arrangement of elements and practicing technics . | Write the easiest ways of memorizing the “Periodic Table” . | |
| 9. | To develop creative skills . | Create a short story on “A World with no water” . | |
| 10. | To develop collecting and preserving skills . | Collect different types of MILLETS available around your areas and create a herbarium (paste them in a book) . | |
| 11. | Students will be able to know the economic development and management in rural areas. | List some ways in which farmers can be helped through a bank in the form of a chart. | |
| 12. | To achieve the gender equality. | Conduct interviews with different people on “Child Marriages” and write your recommendations to stop the evil practice . | |
| 13. | To analyze and communicate on risks . | Write about any kind of DISASTER which happened in your home / school and list out the preventive measures that can be taken to overcome the situation . | |
| 14. | To create an awareness on road safety. | Interact with the Traffic Police and list our the Traffic Rules . | |
| 15. | To identify and practice healthy family relations. | Prepare your family tree with their names, photos, their relations and display it in your home . | |