Geographic Alliance of Iowa

I is for INDIA, I is for Iowa
by Chris Joslin

 

Objectives
 This lesson is designed for students to learn about the diversity of India as well as relate it to everyday items from their home environment.

Standard
 Standard 4:  The physical and human characteristics of place.

Materials
 book I is for India

Procedures

  1. Using the book,  I is for India as a basis, we have provided our own list of ABC’s from the photos we took while on the 2003 Fulbright-Hayes,  Creating a Sense of Place Through India’s Diversity.    Using our examples of everyday items in India the students will be encouraged to gather a similar group of drawings or photos illustrating the ABC’s of their home, school, town, county, state or nation.

  2. All photos from this website can be used for the India portion and the teacher and students are not limited to the following suggestions.
     

Assessment
 A booklet could be made, a power point presentation, posters, wall hangings could all be appropriate end products.

 

I is for India

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 apples, anklets
bangles, bullocks, bindhi, Buddha, banyan tree, bus, boys, bells
cows, camels, coconuts, cotton, chapatti, children
dogs, dromedary, dates, dhoti, Dwali
eggs, elephants, eating
flowers, fabric, furniture, forts, family
ghats, goats, Gandhi, gods, gates
heat, humidity, Hindi, Hindu, Himalayas, homes, hotels
India (map or flag), Indian ringneck parrots
jute, Jaipur, Jantar mantar
Khadi, Kali temple, Kolkatta
Lizard, longhi
monkeys, monsoon, marble, Mother Theresa, mango
neem tree, nets, Namaste
orange (of shiva pilgrims)
parrots, pajamas, pashmina, palace, potatoes, peepul tree, peacocks
Qutab Mintar
rickshaw, rice, rajas
silk, sari, shalwar kameez, schools
tongas, temple, terracotta, Taj Mahal, traffic, tents, tigers
unique, unity, underground (subway), uniforms
village, Varanasi, visitors, vehicles
water buffalo, watermill, water, welcome sign, weaving
yoga, youths  
Zed (British for Z)


 

 I is for Iowa

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 apples, anklets
bracelets, bugs, bus, boys
cows, chicken, cars children
dogs
eggs, eating
flowers, fabric, furniture, forts, family
girls, goats,  gods, gates
heat, humidity, , homes, hotels
Iowa (map or flag), Iowa Native Americans
jump ropes
kitten
lions
mothers
Napkins
orange
parrots in cages, pajamas,  potatoes
Quiet sign
rice
schools
traffic, tents
unique, unity, uniforms
village, visitors, vehicles
watermill, water, welcome sign, weaving
youths, YMCA
Zebra in a zoo