Children extend their study of India by examining how culture is expressed through clothing, festivals, dance, games, and food. Art, dress-up, collage, movement, phonics, number work, mindfulness, and cooking give them varied ways to experience the country's diversity.
What children learn
- Explore the diversity and richness of Indian culture.
- Investigate traditional Indian clothing and festivals.
- Discover different Indian dance forms.
- Compare foods and tastes from different parts of India.
- Read selected CVC word families and match number names to values.
Key activities
- Discussing Indian culture and playing a traditional spinning-top game
- Designing Henna Art on paper hand cut-outs
- Presenting an Indian Attire Fashion Show
- Exploring festivals and dance forms through Spotlight Dance
- Creating a Taste of India collage from newspapers and magazines
- Making Stuffed Bread Dahi Vada in a fireless cooking activity
You’ll need
spinning tops, paper and henna-design pictures, scissors and sketch pens, traditional Indian attire, chart paper, newspapers and magazines, glue, number-name cards and counters, stuffed bread dahi vada ingredients
Structure: 5 days; each day: Thought of the Day, Tuning-in Time, Warm-up, Social Studies/Science, Creative Learning, English, Maths