Home-work!

10 ways to make homework creative and interesting

Observation based

• Observe the trees in your neighbourhood, find out the names and list them.

• Find out what happens to the waste generated in your neighbourhood.

• Find out how much water is used in your home everyday.

Interaction based

• Interact with family members and make a family tree.

• Speak to your grandparents and find out how food habits of the family have changed over a period of time.

• Speak to people in the neighbourhood to find out about the festivals celebrated in the region.

Research based

• Find out about any one pre-historic animal and submit a report.

• Find out about a poet/scientist/author that the lesson is involved with.

• Find out about the seven wonders of the world.

Collaboration based

• Find out about the prices of different products produced by different companies.

• Share the information gathered and • present a comparative study of the prices.

• Which is the costliest?

• Which is the cheapest?

• Which adds value to money?

News based

• Listen to the news and report ten things from the national news in your own words.

• Follow an ongoing debate on an issue for a week and report the different perspectives. Add your own opinion and justify the stand.

Imagination based

• Imagine you are a little boy living in the Sahara desert. Write about a day in your life.

• Imagine a day without water. Write about the possible difficulties you would face.

• Imagine you are Sindabad the sailor. Describe an imaginary adventure that you had.

Art based

• Select your favourite lines from the poem that you read in class and draw a picture that captures those words.

• Narrate the life of the Buddha through a comic strip with dialogues.

• Make a poster to raise awareness about the wastage of water.

Design based

Solve or prepare a word-search based on the terms related to weather and climate.

Design a game to show the production and distribution of food from the field to the market.

Design a brochure on a historical place, giving the details regarding its location, how to reach the place, its history, its architectural details and other interesting facts about the site.•

Application based

• Write a letter to the local authorities, • with an appeal for not cutting a tree in• your neighbourhood, giving your reasons • for it.

• Keeping in mind the nutritional value of different kinds of food, plan a mid-day meal for the entire school for a week.

Theme/project based

Select a theme for an interdisciplinary project. For example, ‘ Rivers’ . The task could study rivers or a single river from a Historical, mythological, geographical, literary,scientific/environmental angles. The entire project can be shared in a group presentation or through an illustrated booklet.

• Think of other creative ways to give children tasks that they will be excited to do. Children don’t mind working hard when they enjoy it. Make home-work fun!