India Unit Study

For our homeschool geography fair, my daughter chose to learn about and display India.

I want to learn real history along with my kids, not just an American perspective.

India Unit Study

Topics

• Taj Mahal
• Mother Teresa
• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• Sikhism
• Gandhi
• Colonialism
• Partition

Book List

• Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling
• Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan
• One Grain Of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale by Demi
• Mother Teresa by Demi
• Buddha by Demi
• The Fantastic Adventures of Krishna by Demi
• Mahavira: The Hero of Nonviolence by Manoj Jain
• The Wheel of King Asoka by Ashok Davar
• Sacred River by Ted Lewin
• Nine Animals and the Well by James Rumford
• Sita’s Ramayana by Samhita Arni
• Cinnamon by Neil Gaiman
• Gandhi for Kids: His Life and Ideas, with 21 Activities by Ellen Mahoney
• The Wheels on the Tuk Tuk by Kabir Sehgal and Surishtha Sehgal
• Festival of Colors by Surishtha Sehgal and Kabir Sehgal
• Good Night India by Nitya Khemka
• Dorje’s Stripes by Anshumani Ruddra
• Elephant Prince: The Story of Ganesh by Amy Novesky
• Monsoon by Uma Krishnaswami
• Monsoon Afternoon by Kashmira Sheth
• Desert Girl, Monsoon Boy by Tara Dairman
• The Story of Little Babaji by Helen Bannerman
• The Rumor by Anushka Ravishankar
• Kali And the Rat Snake by Zai Whitaker
• Snake Charmer by Ann Whitehead Nagda
• Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young
• The Blind Men and the Elephant by Lillian Quigley
• Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India by Gerald McDermott
• Taj Mahal by Caroline Arnold and Madeleine Comora

Movies

• Rikki Tikki Tavi
• Viceroy’s House
• Bend It Like Beckham
• Life of Pi
• Gandhi
• Victoria & Abdul
• The Hundred-Foot Journey
• The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
• Monsoon Wedding
• The Namesake
• The Lunchbox

Resources

• Confessions of a Homeschooler
• Adventures in Mommydom
• Homeschool Helper Online
• Giggly Girls
• Eclectic Homeschool
• The Homeschool Mom
• Homeschool Den
• Frugal Homeschooling Mom
• The Crafty Classroom
• Homeschool Creations
• Homeschool Lessons
• Homeschool Share

How do you learn about other countries in your homeschool?