4. Independent India is 68 years old
Independence Day Aug 15 1947
Mahatma Gandhi
Father of the Nation
5. 1.25 Billion people live in India
461 living languages
122 Major languages
1365 dialects
6. The Himalayan Range: This is the world's highest mountain range and has the tallest
peak of the world: Mt. Everest.
Karakoram Range: It has more than 60 peaks including K2, the second highest peak of
the world.
11. Dances of India
Bharatnatyam (traditional)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgiLOzFQh14
Bhangra (popular)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svHUDVFGEyE
and many more…
Let’s Dance!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xeU7TQn9l8
12. Quiz
1. Can you name the colours found in the Indian flag?
2. Can you name India’s capital?
3. When is India’s Independence day?
4. How many people live in India?
5. How many languages are spoken in India?
6. Which is the tallest mountain peak? Can you name the mountain range where you can find this
peak?
7. Name the national animal or the national bird
8. Can you name any 3 animals found in India?
9. Can you name any Indian festival?
10. Can you name the dance style that we learnt today?
Bonus: Can you name any of our costumes?
Editor's Notes
Activity: A & N can show some the states we are from.
other facts
There are 29 states in India.The largest of all Indian states is Rajasthan. Goa is the smallest state in India.
There are 7 union territories in India:
Delhi, the capital of India. The other union territories of the country include Chandigarh, in the north; Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, in the west; Lakshadweep, in the southwest; and Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
A can use his aeroplane and show the path from US to India
Activity: kids hand print & create a big flag
inspiration for MLK. non violence. ahimsa
India population 1.25Bill (china 1.35, 2nd most populous country). 3.5 or 4 times US population.
we can all share how many languages we can speak & say a word in all the different languages we know
8 mountain ranges
The Himalayan Range
Patkai Range: Patkai or Purvanchal lies on the east of India-Burma border
Karakoram Range: comprises more than 60 peaks. K2, the second highest peak of the world
Shivalik Hills:
Vindhya Range:
Aravalli Range:
Satpura Range:
Western and Eastern Ghats:
National bird - peacock
National animal bengal tiger
N can talk about monkeys, cows & goats - animals she saw during her trip back home
activity - paper plate peacock & tiger
Activity: Make marzipan diyas & eat snacks
talk about costumes of India - sari, salwar kameez, pavadai, kurta pajama - all of us can say what we are wearing.
dances - bharatnatyam & bhangra videos
make ghunghroo
learn bhangra video - and dance to music