India Unit Study

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March 25, 2019 By Jennifer Lambert Leave a Comment

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

Resources

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Henna Hands Craft

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January 26, 2016 By Jennifer Lambert 5 Comments

We learned about India in our homeschool.

We made a Henna Hands paper craft.

Henna Hands Craft

I found this fun henna hands arts project and we used that as inspiration.

We learned about henna art.

I gathered paper, metallic pens and Sharpies, and our art trays.

Ready to Make Paper Henna Hands

We listened to fun Bollywood music and later watched Monsoon Wedding.

Bollywood Mood

First, we traced our hands with pencil on white paper.

Tracing Hands

We went over the outlines with metallic Sharpie.

We used the art pens to draw henna-like designs.

Henna Designs

We cut out our hands and mounted them on colored paper.

Henna Hands

Our completed Henna Hands!

Henna Hands Crafts

Tori loved learning about India and completing this craft for the geography fair!

India Geography Fair Project

We love learning about other cultures.

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