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India

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Image: Dance Unit: Bollywood Inspiration

Dance Unit: Bollywood Inspiration (Secondary)

Explore the Indian Bollywood movie genre through dance.
India ganges

Clean the Ganges campaign (Secondary)

Students investigate the challenges of improving the water quality of the Ganges river.
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Image: Snapshots of Asia: India

Snapshots of Asia: India (Primary)

Introducing knowledge and appreciation of India whilst developing literacy skills in the primary classroom.
 
 
Image: Voices and Visions from India CD-ROM

Voices and Visions from India CD-ROM (Secondary)

Access authentic, topical materials from India. This CD-ROM was distributed to all Australian secondary schools in 2004 - Check your school library!
India Kaleidoscope

India Kaleidoscope

Following 12 year old Jack who takes a year off school to travel around India with his parents, each chapter focuses on a region of India along with a particular study theme.

Image: 60–170 Degrees East
 

60–170 Degrees East (Secondary)

This resource kit contains maps of India, and sets of information and challenge cards along with a board game.
 

 

Student activities

  1. Invitation
    Take a look at the wedding invitation for Rani's sister to see what types of information are included. Print out the PDF and make your own invitation to a celebration.

  2. Tour of India Board Game
    Design your own Tour of India Board Game using the PDF printout. Aim for 12 different locations. Try one of the following themes to link your journey:

    • Food - trying different dishes of food at each location.
    • Nature - photographing the different flora and fauna you would see at each location.
    • Architecture - visiting various built or natural features at each location.
    • Ceremonies - attending different ceremonies held at each location.
    • Games or leisure activities - participating in different events at each location.

  3. Map of India 
    This map can be used for the suggested activities in the India book teacher guide, or for locating and labelling towns, cities and other geographic features. It can be copied onto an overhead transparency and projected as an enlarged version to be used in front of the class.

  4. Sari Tying 
    Read how Rani bargains for a sari for her sister in the India book. Then print out the PDF and follow Rani's instructions to learn how to tie a sari.

  5. Favourite Activities 
    Look at the graph of favourite activities for Rani's class in the India book. Ask the students to conduct their own class survey and fill in the blank vertical bar graph on the PDF printout.

  6. India: Ten Minute Quiz 
    A quiz based on information in the India book.