Can be used for K – 5th, Homeschool students.
Includes: PDF, 31 pages
This slideshow helps elementary students quickly learn about famous landmarks, food, art, and the culture of India. This slideshow can be used at the start of any unit on India. You can also print the slideshow and make a book of it for student research. The slideshow includes 4 questions that allow students to review their learning.
This file comes as a PDF and cannot be edited. This slideshow can be opened in the TPT Education software to add, delete or modify pages. For your students, I created a free EASEL activity that they can use to answer questions, highlight and circle important points, and write about the lessons they learned. This is included in the download.
This slideshow includes:
a map of India
popular foods
tea plantations
pictures of the different kinds of landscapes
traditional clothing
examples of the Hindi language
interesting things in India: Taj Mahal, animals, Bengal Tigers, Ganges River, Mehndi, yoga
Gandhi
The Jungle Book
examples of arts and crafts: rangoli, miniature painting, fabric decoration, carving, marionettes
See more of my lessons about world cultures here.
Additional resources about Asia:
China: An Introduction to the Art, Culture, Sights, and Food
Japan: An Introduction to the Art, Culture, Sights, and Food
South Korea: An Introduction to the Art, Culture, Sights, and Food
Thailand: An Introduction to the Art, Culture, Sights, and Food
I used this with my first grade class. It was perfect for me to teach my students about India because my school has a country-to-country assembly.
Incredible visuals and informative information about India. It was great to see it with my Indian family members. Thank you!