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India Study We began our trip to India on September 10th and will conclude on October 16th. The books that I have used or read a-loud are:
Their readers were:
Movies that we watched: Additional Resources used:
As we began our study we began with information on Asia and learned the names and locations of the following South Asia countries: Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, and Pakistan. Some general information we covered about Asia is: Vocabulary, 60% of the world’s population lives in Asia, languages, and Asian animals. When we did our book studies we learned the following topics: The Story of Little Babaji: Bengal tiger and other symbols and customs of India Once A Mouse: Indian fables and they wrote their own fable Mama’s Saris: clothing One Grain of Rice: Their food and diets and why cows are considered sacred. Lighting a Lamp: Diawli festival Biography of Gandhi: Gandhi and History of India The Hidden Jewel and Amy Carmichael Rescuer of Precious Gems: Religions: Hinduism and Buddhism, The Caste System, Customs of India, climate and land of India, and the missionary Amy Carmichael. Additional topics covered were the Himalayan Mountains, architecture, and the Taj Mahall
By: Amanda, 11
One day a dog named Miss. Cuppy invited her cat friend Miss. Out for tee. Miss. Cuppy was a very good host but Miss. Out was not a very good guest. She kept eating, eating, and eating. She kept getting bigger and bigger. Finally Miss. Cuppy said angrily, “There is no more food left you ate it all!” “OK”, said Miss. Out. “I will go to my house and eat my food.” But when she got up to go she was stuck in the chair. “Just, go – go –go”, said Miss. Cuppy. But when she tried to go out the door she couldn’t do it because she was much to stout. “Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no!” said Miss Cuppy. “Now you are stuck her for infinity” “Of course not” said Miss. Out, “Just until I am skinny.” So they waited and waited and finally she was skinny again. And she never ate that much again. The moral of this story is to never eat too much food.
Three Horns Lesson By Nicholas, age 9 One day a rinosaurus named rhino met a tyrannosaurus named Three Horn. He was a very mean dinosaur. He eats people and other animals. One day Rhino told him that he should be nicer and just eat plants, instead. Three Horns did not listen so Rhino tried to teach him to be nice and not to eat meat. Three Horns started to be a little nice but sometimes he got a little carried away and ate meat. Rhino wished he could get Three Horn not to eat meat at all. One day Three Horn finally told Rhino why he eats meat. He said it was because nobody wanted to be his friend so he got mad and ate everyone. The Rhino asked why nobody wanted to be his friend. Three Horns said it was because everybody was afraid of him and Rhino said, “Well Ill be your friend. I’m not afraid of you.” So Three Horn no longer ate meat and soon got lots of new friends of all shapes and sizes.
Research Papers (without the title page and Bibliography page)
India By Amanda, age 11
India is a great place because God created it just like He made the USA. It has towering mountains, great rivers, and flaming deserts. I will tell you many things about India. Stuff like the geography, customs, and people who did great things. Sadly there is one bad thing about India. They worship many fake gods. If you want to know were all the big mountains, rushing rivers, and blazing deserts are in India then this is the thing to read. If you put your finger in the middle of a map of India the Himalayas would be Northeast of you finger. The Thar Desert would be to your North West. Your finger would be right on the Vindhya Range. South East would be the Eastern Ghats. South West would be the Western Ghats. There are six Grate Rivers of India. I will tell you three of them. The Krishna River runs from the Western Ghats to the Eastern Ghals. I think it should be called the Ghals River instead. The Ganges River and the Yamuna River run from the Himalayas, which are the biggest mountains in the world. The Yamuna River runs into the Ganges River. That is all God’s cool creation. There are many interesting symbols of India. India’s national animal is a tiger. It is respected. The tiger symbols strength, grace, and power. A long time ago it was hunted which now makes this beautiful large cat and endangered species. The national bird of India is the peacock, which symbolizes grace, pride, and beauty. The national flower of India is the lotus. It symbolizes long life, honor, good fortune, and triumph. The lotus also grows in mud and symbolizes purity of heart and minds. The national tree of India is the banyan tree (fig tree). Their national sport is hockey. Gandhi was a boy who lived in India. He lived with his mom, dad, cousins, uncles, and ants. Gandhi was very timid. At the age of seven his parents found a wife for him to marry. When he was thirteen he married her. He fought for India’s independence. He was put in prison several times. Sadly his wife died with him in jail. Finally, India got their independence. Another great person who lived in India is Amy Carmichael. She was born in Scotland then she moved to England. She went to Japan and started missionary work. Then Amy went to India because she felt that God wanted her to go there. It was really hard to teach the work of God in India because the people who lived there had so many gods and so many rules. Nobody wanted to break the caste system. Any never got married but she was never lonely. She started to rescue girls from the temples and taught them the gospel. Girls in the temples had to get married to the gods. She rescued over 100 boys and girls. Sadly Amy died on January 18, 1951. Amy’s home for boys and girls is still in use today. The customs of India are very interesting. They would paint henna on their hands and feet on big celebrations. When they got married the wife would wear a red dot on her head. Sadly some children get married very young. Their parents arrange their marriages. India’s customs are very different from ours. India is a great place. It has great history and geography and fun customs. Not to mention the symbols. I hope you learned a lot because I sure did. There is a lot and I mean a lot more stuff to learn about India. We should pray for India that they would learn more about God.
India By Nicholas, age 9
India, which is in south Asia, is a peninsula that is surrounded by the Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal, and the Arabian Sea. India has lots and lots of spicy foods. Gandhi is a famous civil rights hero who lived in India. Every country and state has their symbols including India. The symbols of India are really fascinating. India’s national animal is the Bengal tiger. The Bengal tiger is going extint because it used to be a common sport in India to hunt tigers. The tiger is respected for its grace, bueaty, and power. India’s national bird is the peacock they respect it for its beauty and pride. The natinal flower of India is the lotus. The lotus represents long life, honor, and good fortune. The national tree of India is the fig tree. The fig tree gives them lots of shade. India’s national fruit is the mango. In India it comes in lots of different colors shapes and sizes. The national sport of India is hockey. India has eight Olympic gold medals. Most Indian foods are spicy. There bread dose not really have a taste but if you bite in just the right spot it will taste a little bit spicy. The respectful way to act when you first walk into an Indians house is not to take the fist offer of tea or bread but the second time you may take tea and then the third offer you may take both. Indians do not eat cow so most of there hamburgers would be vegieburgers! Gandhi, who started out as a timed little boy, lived in India. He grew up to fight for India’s independence from Britain. He was a very peaceful man who led lots of strikes and protests. But one day Gandhi was shot and died. I think that they where all very important but my favorite was the food! The symblas and Gandhi are probably the most impotant thing to the Indians but I still like the food the best.
Indian Clothing
Tina, Michelle, and myself
Aunt Anna
Their Notebook
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