Created By: Jill Hertel Joseph Gale Elementary School 3130 18th Avenue Forest Grove, OR 97116

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Passport To India/Sri Lanka Welcome to “A Passport To India and Sri Lanka”! This curriculum can be taken apart and presented in pieces, or used in a center format where students are divided into groups and spend about 15-20 minutes at each center. Each lesson in the teacher guide corresponds with a page in the “Passport Workbook”. Students get a stamp in their passport when they complete each center. Please see individual lessons for objectives, resources, set up, etc. Learning Objectives:

• Students of all abilities will gain a better understanding of Indian and Sri Lankan cultures.

• Students will gain an overview of Indian Geography. Resources/Materials Needed:

• Tables for each center • Maps, postcards, posters to decorate • Passport Workbook for each student • Stamps for each station • Bindis to greet students

Passport To India/Sri Lanka BANGALORE “Postcard” Learning Objectives:

• Students will gain a better understanding of India & Sri Lanka’s culture and daily life by meeting peers.

• Students will work on writing skills by writing a letter to their peer in India or Sri Lanka.

Resources/Materials Needed:

• Story cards from Indian Kids • Passport workbook • Pens, pencils, and crayons, markers or colored pencils

Vocabulary Cricket, football, Hindu, Mumbai, Bombay, Kolkata, Kharagpur, hostel, Muslim, Delhi, Bangalore, Diwali, Holi, Noida, dormitory, sitar, Sikh, mosques, lentil, tabla, Kovalam, rickshaw, Varanasi, Ganges, burfa, rupees, Yakshagana Set Up

• Set out story cards, pens, pencils Teaching Strategy

• Read an example story card to students • Write a sample post card back using the required items

Processing/Evaluation

• Rubric based on following items: student address, friends address, 3 questions answered, complete sentences, attempt at grammar and punctuation.

o 5 – all of the required items o 4 - missing one of the above items o 3 – missing two of the above items o 2 – missing three of the above items o 1 – missing four of the above items

Passport To India/Sri Lanka VARANASI “Cooking” Learning Objectives:

• Students will better understand Indian culture by learning to cook. • Students will earn math skills by measuring. • Students will increase reading skills by reading recipe card.

Resources/Materials Needed:

• Recipe enlarged for wall • Ingredients (wheat flour, white flour, salt, oil, water) see

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Indian-Chapati-Bread/Detail.aspx for exact amounts based on number of students you are preparing for (for 30 students you would need (3 cups whole wheat flour, 3 cups all-purpose flour, 1

tablespoon salt, 1/4 cup and 2 tablespoons olive oil, 2-1/4 cups hot water or as needed). • Utensils: wooden spoon, bowl, floured surface, measuring cups,

measuring spoon • Electric Skillet • Passport workbook • Table safe for cooking • Electrical Outlet • Hand Sanitizer

Vocabulary Chapati, Dal, curry, mutton Set Up

• Hang recipe • Set up skillet, table, bowl, ingredients • Clean surface for cooking

Teaching Strategy

• Discuss traditional foods in students’ cultures • Discuss traditional foods in Indian culture • Review Recipe and SAFE COOKING… convert metric to US for older

students if there is time • Make Chapati

Processing/Evaluation

• Rubric based on following items: students correctly fill in blanks at the bottom of the recipe page

o 5 – all four correct o 4 – one wrong o 3 – two wrong o 2 – three wrong o 0 – all four incorrect

Passport To India/Sri Lanka - use two groups at this center if possible Thiruvananthapuram “Cricket” Learning Objectives:

• Students will learn about Indian & Sri Lankan culture through cricket. • Students will understand the basic rules of cricket including.

Resources/Materials Needed:

• Wicket, 2 Cricket Bats, Tennis Balls, score board • Passport workbook • Grass field (525 ft by 550 ft)

Vocabulary Bowling, wicket, cricket, over Set Up

• Set up the wickets (can use 3 dowels or sticks or cones for each wicket 66 feet away from each other)

• Form an oval on the grass with chalk approx 525 ft by 550 ft Teaching Strategy

• Explain rules to students. Let them know that today you’re going to play a little different cricket and that usually a match lasts from 3 hours to 5 days.

• Demonstrate bowling • Demonstrate batting • Modify game for purpose of time. Divide into two teams. One team is the

batting team and one team is the fielders. Choose a bowler. Each batsman gets 3 bowls. When everyone has been a batsman switch teams.

Processing/Evaluation

• Students demonstrate a basic understanding of the game including: bowling, batting, fielding, running between wickets.

o 5 – all four correct o 4 – one wrong o 3 – two wrong o 2 – three wrong o 0 – all four incorrect

Passport To India/Sri Lanka PUNJAB “Geography & Agriculture” Learning Objectives:

• Students will understand the geography of India. • Students will gain a basic understanding of agriculture grown there and

be able to label which region grows which crop. • Students will be able to compare agriculture grown in the US to that

grown in India. Resources/Materials Needed:

• Maps of India printed on construction paper or card stock (included in “passport workbook”)

• Example Geography Map with Rivers and Mountain Ranges labeled (appendix B)

• Passport workbook • Butcher paper and pen • Markers, Crayons or Colored Pencils to label Geography Map • Items to label Agriculture Map (can use real items such as cotton balls,

rice, sugar, flour, etc or tissue paper or construction paper) • Glue • Scissors

Vocabulary

• Indian States (Jammu, Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Delhi, Fajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Assam, Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh)

• Sugar Cane, Wheat • Rivers (Indus, Satluj, Narmada, Ganga, Chamba, Yamuna, Brahmaputra,

Krishna, Godovari) Set Up

• Lay out materials needed for students to label map • Hang butcher paper on wall to make a list of similarities and differences

Teaching Strategy

• Ask students what types of agriculture we produce in the United States. Make a list of what they say. Then ask them what types of agriculture they might produce in India.

• Talk about how Rivers and Mountains might make a difference in what is produced in each region.

• Demonstrate to students what they need to do with their maps. Processing/Evaluation

• Students complete both maps with the following criteria: items labeled, key filled out, neatness

o 5 – three criteria met

o 4 – most of criteria met o 3 – half of criteria met o 2 – some of criteria met o 0 – no criteria met

Passport To India/Sri Lanka KOLKATA “Music/Dance” Learning Objectives:

• Students will gain an understanding of Indian Dancing and Music. • Students will learn some basic Indian Dance Moves.

Resources/Materials Needed:

• Indian Classical Music CD • Pictures of Classical Dance Poses (appendix C) • Musical Instruments • Indian Clothing • Lap top if available to show dance clips • Passport Workbook

Vocabulary

• Nritta, Nritya and Natya • guru

Set Up

• Lay out clothes, jewelry, instruments • Prepare CD player • Hang Pictures of Classical Poses

Teaching Strategy

• Show short videos of dancing if available • Teach students a few poses • Encourage students to try on Indian clothes, play instruments and

practice dance poses Processing/Evaluation

• Rubric based on following items: students write a complete sentence for both questions, attempt at grammar and punctuation.

o 5 – both questions answered in complete sentences; grammar and punctuation attempted

o 4 – both questions answered, grammar and punctuation attempted o 3 – one question answered, grammar and punctuation attempted o 2 – one question answered, no grammar or punctuation o 1 – students write something o 0 – no attempt to complete the assignment

Passport To India/Sri Lanka MUMBAI “Market” Learning Objectives:

• Students will identify items in an Indian Market. • Students will add rupees to buy items. • Older students will convert Dollars to Rupees.

Resources/Materials Needed:

• Passport Workbook • Appendix D • Print out Rupees • Print out Dollars if students will convert Dollars to Rupees • Pictures of Fruits/Vegetables • Shopping list (one per student) • Cash Register (optional)

Vocabulary

• Rupee, bringay, brinjal, okra, mango, papaya Set Up

• Lay out fruits and vegetables for students to purchase • Create one pile of money and one grocery list for each student

Teaching Strategy

• Discuss how different parts of the world use different kinds of money and that if you travel most of the time you will have to convert your money to the money of the country you visit.

• Discuss converting Dollars to Rupees. • Discuss what a market looks like in India and what people might buy. • Model finding items with shopping list and purchasing them. • Assign a cashier and rotate other students as appropriate.

Processing/Evaluation

• Rubric based on following items: students will correctly label 6 fruits and vegetables and answer the 5 math questions

o 5 – 90% correct o 4 – 80% correct o 3 – 70% correct o 2 – 60% correct o 1 – 50% correct o 0 – no attempt to complete the assignment

Passport To India/Sri Lanka KANDY, SRI LANKA “Game” Learning Objectives:

• Students will begin to understand the Portuguese influence on Sri Lanka. • Students will gain a better understanding of Sri Lankan culture through

game playing. Resources/Materials Needed:

• Passport Workbook • Appendix E printed out and put in a hat • Sri Lankan Music • Pillow • Chairs (one for each student)

Vocabulary

• Portuguese, culture Set Up

• Set up chairs in a circle • Set up music to play

Teaching Strategy

• Review Portuguese influence • Ask students who influences their culture. Have the write one sentence

about who they think influenced their culture. • Explain the rules of the game. • Play the game

Processing/Evaluation

• Rubric based on following items: students will write one sentence about who influences their culture.

o 5 – one sentence with correct punctuation and grammar o 4 – one sentence with attempt at punctuation and grammar o 3 – complete thought with attempt at punctuation and grammar o 2 – complete thought o 1 – one or two word answer o 0 – no attempt to complete the assignment

Passport To India/Sri Lanka Delhi “All Around India” Learning Objectives:

• Students will gain a better understanding of cities around India. • Students will learn about everyday occurrences in India. • Students will better understand forms of transportation. • Students will learn that Delhi is the capital of India.

Resources/Materials Needed:

• “All Around India” game (laminated map of India with dots as spaces; certain dots are green, orange, white; green correspond to green cards, white to white cards; markers are small markers of different forms of transportation)

• Passport workbook Vocabulary

• Auto Rickshaw, Monsoon, Ganesh, Cricket, Ganga, Varnasi Set Up

• Set up game Teaching Strategy

• Explain that Delhi is the capital of India. It has 14 million people, 5 times as many as the United States. It is where the president lives.

• Explain directions of game: Students roll dice and move according to number on dice. If they roll a white or green dot they must pick a card and do what it says.

Processing/Evaluation

• Rubric based on following items: students will label different forms of transportation.

o 5 – 90% correct o 4 – 80% correct o 3 – 70% correct o 2 – 60% correct o 1 – 50% correct o 0 – no attempt to complete the assignment

Passport To India/Sri Lanka Colombo “Island Adventure” Learning Objectives:

• Students will gain a basic understanding of cities in Sri Lanka. • Students will gain a better understanding of daily life in Sri Lanka

including flora, fauna, spirituality, transportation, festivals and sports. Resources/Materials Needed:

• Game “Island Adventure” (Map of Sri Lanka with a route of dots as spaces and occasionally a star; game pieces are pictures of things significant to the Sri Lankan culture)

• Passport Workbook Vocabulary

• Sigiriya, Kandy, Cricket, Trishaw, Indian Ocean, Hinduism, Stupa, Kingfisher, Buddha, Sinhala, Tamil, Temple of the Tooth, Colombo, Anuradhapura

Set Up

• Set up the game Teaching Strategy

• Explain Colombo is the capital and center of Sri Lanka. • Explain the game… students roll a dice to move their tokens around the

map. When students land on a star they must pick a Treasure Trove card and read it (or have an adult read it) to the other players. After they read it they can advance 2 spaces. The first person back to Colombo wins!

Processing/Evaluation

• Rubric based on following items: students will label parts of Sri Lankan Culture.

o 5 – 90% correct o 4 – 80% correct o 3 – 70% correct o 2 – 60% correct o 1 – 50% correct o 0 – no attempt to complete the assignment

Appendix A

My name is Priya.

I am a 10 year-old girl. I live in Delhi. I go to a school where we learn English. Once, a girl in my building and her

family was from England. Her dad worked for the government here in Delhi, which is the capital of India. My brother

loves playing cricket. I don’t care so much, but I go with him sometimes to play on the lawn near the India Gate. I

love to eat fresh mangoes. I even went to a mango festival when I was younger. There were over 100 different kinds

of mangoes! I’d eat them all if I could!

My class at the Mango Festival. Some of my classmates and myself.

My name is Geetha.

I am an 11 year-old girl. I live in Bangalore, which is in southern India. I walk to school with my sister and my friends

every day. It is a 30-minute walk each way. We all wear our blue and white striped shirts and our navy skirts to

school, because we take pride in our school and our school uniform. I have long, black hair, and my sister braids it in

the mornings if my mother is too busy. When we walk home from school, our backpacks are loaded with all of our

books. My favorite subject is English. I like to read stories.

A picture of my friends and me, I am

in the front on the left.

My name is Akshay.

I am an 10 year-old boy. I live in Noida, near Delhi. I am Hindu. In my family, we are all Hindu. I have two sisters,

and we celebrate the festivals, like Diwali and Holi, together. We go to temple. I like to play sports, especially cricket

and football. In America, they call football “soccer.” I know because my family lived in Houston for two years, when

my parents went to a university there and I was only five years old. When we were in Houston, we found other Indian

people, and we celebrated Hindu festivals together with them. In school, my favorite subject is science. I love to

experiment!

One of my sisters and me

My friends and I playing football

My name is Tarini.

I am a 16 year-old girl. I was born in Kerala, in the south of India, but now my family lives in Mumbai, which used to

be called “Bombay.” I take the train to school most days, because it only takes 20 minutes, but the bus can take

over an hour…especially when traffic is bad, which is always! On the train, there is a special compartment just for

ladies, which is where I go. It’s calmer in there. I like to go to movies. My favorite actor is Shah Rukh Khan. He was

great in “Om Shanti Om.”

Me and my

friend

My name is Rinka.

I am an 12 year-old girl. I live in Kharagpur, which is a town near Kolkata. I go to a school where there is a hostel for

kids to stay in. I live here in a hostel. I like its white walls and blue shutters. Even when it is hot at night, there is a

little breeze. I’ve been at the same school for six years. I think it is a good school. The kids in our school are all

Muslim. My father is a police officer in Kolkata. I see him when I go home every weekend. I don’t have any brothers

and sisters, but the other kids who live in the hostel with me are like brothers and sisters. We play together. I don’t

play a lot of sports, but I like to read. I read with my friend, Reena, and we tell stories and secrets. I want to be a

police officer when I grow up.

The hostel I live in.

My name is Imran.

I am a 12 year-old boy. I go to the same school as Rinka. I have two older brothers, and we all like to play cricket. I

also stay in the hostel, but I call it a dormitory. I like to learn English. My father works at a railway workshop, and my

mother stays at home. After school, I play with friends, then I go to study. My parents say I must study, and I know I

must do my best. On Sunday, there is no school, so I have fun! Then we play cricket and eat sweets, if we can find

someone to share!

My classmates from

my English Class

My name is Shristi.

I am a 10 year-old girl. My name means “Creation.” I go to a private school, and I live just outside Kolkata. I play

the piano, and my brother is learning to play the sitar. My dad gives me a hard time about not practicing enough! I

like cooking. I took a class in school. At home, we have a cook, so I don’t do the cooking at home. We are Hindu,

but I have friends who are Hindu, Christian, Sikh, and Muslim. I have friends in my building. Sometimes we play

together on the roof. I can hear the call to prayer at lots of mosques from my rooftop.

Some of my friends from the building I live in.

My name is Vishal.

I am an 8 year-old boy. I live in Mumbai. I have two brothers and one sister. They are all older than me. I walk with

my sister to school, but my brothers go to a different school. I like to play hide-and-seek with my friends. Sometimes

my brothers and sister play with me at home, but sometimes they say they have to study. My favorite food is dal, a

delicious lentil dish. When it is very hot, my favorite thing is ice cream. Yum!

My School

My House

My name is Anshruta.

I am a 15 year-old girl. I am at a new school in Mumbai. It takes me a half-hour to get here by school bus. I like to

swim, and I like learning Indian dance and music. My younger brother is learning to play drums called tabla. They are

Indian drums, and they fit on your lap. Sometimes he lets me play them, but I can’t get them to make the same

sounds he can! I live with my cousin, my grandparents, my parents, my younger brother, and my great-grandmother.

It is a busy house!

My name is Shruti.

I am a 7 year-old girl. I live in Kovalam, which is a beach town. “Kovalam” means “grove of coconut trees.” I do like

coconuts. I can climb to the top of a coconut tree, but my grandmother tells me not to. She thinks I might fall. I tell

her no, girls don’t fall from coconut trees, coconuts do! And then she laughs. I go to a school a mile from my house.

A bike rickshaw picks me up and takes me there. My sister used to go to my school, but she doesn’t go any more.

Now she works with my family at home. They have a lot of work to do.

My sister, my cousin and me My English Class

My name is Pratibha.

I am a 7 year-old girl. I live in Varanasi. Varanasi is known for its beautiful silk. Some days, I go to school with my

brothers. On Sundays, when there is no school, I help my father with his weaving. He weaves beautiful saris with the

best Varanasi silk. I love when he weaves a bit of gold or silver thread in to the fabric. It makes the sari shimmer and

shine. When my family needs water for cooking or bathing, I go to the water pump with the red plastic bucket and fill

it up. I help my family with cooking and cleaning. I am only seven, but I can help a lot! Sometimes, when we go down

to the Ganges River, my friend, Priyanka, gives me flowers to offer puja, or an offering, to the river. Sometimes, if I

have sweets to share, I give one to Priyanka. At Holi festival, we eat burfa—my favorite—together.

My name is Amit.

I am a 12 year-old boy. Most days, I sell bananas at the flower market in my city, Kolkata. When you come down from

the small bridge, there you will find me, with a big pile of yellow bananas. I try to get people to buy them for a good

price, because they are good, delicious bananas. Some days, I take a break and play cards with my friends.

Sometimes I give them a banana, and they give me something later. I try to get them to pay me rupees, but I

remember they’re my friends. I wish my family didn’t have to worry about having enough rupees, but we do. But we

make do.

My name is Nikhil.

I am a 13 year-old boy. I live in Bengalore. I go to a nice school, and I have to take some days off to give dance

performances. I have been a Yakshagana dancer since I was six years old. I saw a performance, and just knew I

wanted to dance. Since then, I go to my teacher’s place twice a week for lessons. In Yakshagana dancing, it is

important to show your emotions to the audience. I make my emotions come through my body as I dance, and from

my face. I do my own make-up before each performance, and it takes me almost an hour! We are also responsible

for our own costumes. It usually takes about two hours to dress myself, as each costume needs about 75 knots to

stay secure. I wouldn’t want a problem with my costume when I dance, so I am careful! For me, school is important,

but dancing is the most important.

Me during one of my dances

The rest of the dancers and me

My name is DeePak.

I am a 10 year old boy who lives in Varanasi. I go to public school. For fun I like to play cricket and swim in the

Ganges. I also like to go fishing. The fish aren’t very big but that is ok. When I go up I want to be a boat man. I live

with my parents. I have one brother and one sister. My Mom stays at home and takes care of the house and my Dad

is a boat man. He takes people for rides up and down the Ganges river to make money. My favorite subject is

English. I get up at 4 am to help my family sell flowers. After school I sell flowers and fish to help my family make

money.

I like to swim in the Ganges.

Fish from the

Ganges.

My friend and I spending a Sunday afternoon at the

Ganges, fishing and swimming

Appendix B

Geographica l Map of Ind ia

Appendix C

Appendix D

PEARS 100 Rs/k i lo MANGOS 80 Rs/k i lo

APPLES 30 Rs/k i lo APPLES 30 Rs/k i lo

PAPAYA 20 Rs/k i lo PEACHES 120 Rs/k i lo

L IMES 80 Rs/k i lo GRAPEFRUIT 120 Rs/k i lo

LEMONS 80 Rs/k i lo PLUMS 100 Rs/k i lo

PEARS 100 Rs/k i lo BRINGAY 80 Rs/k i lo

CUSTARD APPLE 100 Rs/k i lo WATERMELON 40 Rs/k i lo

ALMONDS 150 Rs/k i lo CANTELOPE 30 Rs/k i lo

GRAPES 250 Rs/k i lo PEAS 50 Rs/k i lo

OKRA (LADY F INGERS)40 Rs/k i lo CARROTS 20 Rs/k i lo

BEANS 40 Rs/k i lo BRINJAL (EGGPLANT) 30 Rs/k i lo

G INGER 80 Rs/k i lo PEPPERS 40 Rs/k i lo

TOMATOES 25 Rs/k i lo CAULIFLOWER 40 Rs/k i lo

PEPPERS 50 Rs/k i lo LEMONS 80 Rs/k i lo

POTATOES 50 Rs/k i lo SPINACH 60 Rs/bunch

RED PEPPERS 60 Rs/k i lo MANGOS 80 Rs/k i lo

PASTA 120 Rs/k i lo PASTA 120 Rs/k i lo

PASTA 120 Rs/k i lo R ICE 80 Rs/k i lo

SPICES 200 Rs/k i lo SPICES 200 Rs/k i lo

Shopping l is ts w i thout amounts

Shopping list

• Okra (lady finger)

• Rice

• Tomato

• Papaya

• Apple

• Almonds

Shopping list

• Carrots

• Pasta

• Ginger

• Apple

• Mango

• Grapes

Shopping list

• Brinjal (eggplant)

• Potatoes

• Lemon

• Custard apple

• Watermelon

• Mango

Shopping list

• Peas

• Pasta

• Lemon

• Plum

• Grapefruit

• Bringay

Shopping list

• Beans

• Pasta

• Limes

• Pear

• Oranges

Shopping list

• Peppers

• Cauliflower

• Garlic

• Peaches

• Cantaloupe

Shopping l is ts w i th amounts

Shopping list

• 1 Okra (lady finger)

• 2 kilos Rice

• 2 kilos Tomato

• 1 kilo Papaya

• 2 kilos Apples

• 3 kilos Almonds

Shopping list

• 2 kilos Carrots

• 2 kilos Pasta

• 1 kilo Ginger

• 3 kilos Apple

• 2 kilos Mango

• 2 kilos Grapes

Shopping list

• 3 kilos Brinjal (eggplant)

• 5 kilos Potatoes

• 1 kilo Lemon

• 2 kilos Custard applea

• 3 kilos Watermelon

• 2 kilos Mango

Shopping list

• 2 kilos Peas

• 2 kilos Pasta

• 1 kilo Lemon

• 2 kilos Plums

• 3 kilos Grapefruit

• 1 kilo Bringay

Shopping list

• 1 kilo Beans

• 2 kilos Pasta

• 1 kilos Limes

• 2 kilos Pears

• 3 kilos Oranges

Shopping list

• 1 kilo Peppers

• 2 kilos Cauliflower

• 1 kilo Garlic

• 2 kilos Peaches

• 3 kilos Cantaloupe

Appendix E

5 jumping jacks

Run around the c i rc le once

G ive 3 people a h igh f ive

Do the e lephant walk around the c i rc le

Say Thank You in S ina lese

“s tu ti”

Te l l everyone your favor i te co lor

Te l l everyone your favor i te song

Run around the c i rc le backwards

Te l l your favor i te joke

Te l l everyone your favor i te subject

Te l l everyone your favor i te book

Te l l everyone your favor i te food

Pretend you are a monkey

Te l l everyone he l lo in Hind i “Namaste”

Do the crab walk around the c i rc le .

Say “ I Love Cr icket” !

Appendix F – Game p ieces for “A l l Around Ind ia”… Tape or g lue to a smal l b lock o f wood or a

1”x 6” p iece o f cardstock made in to a t r iang le .

Auto Rickshaw Bus Bike

Bicycle Rickshaw Train Taxi

Motorcycle Foot Car

Copy on Green Paper

Too much rain causes the Ganga to flood and you help fill sand bags.

Go back one space!

You get caught in a monsoon that makes you late for school. Go back one space!

There is a cow in your path to school and you have to take a detour.

Go back one space!

You can’t play with your friends because you go to the market for your mom. Go back one space!

There is a drought to there is no water for power. You do your homework by candlelight. Go back one space!

Your rickshaw driver gets lost and you miss cricket practice. Go back one space!

India loses the cricket match to Sri Lanka. Go back one space!

The rice needs harvesting so you miss school. Go back one space!

You have to go school and miss the Festival of Ganesh! Go back one space!

You have to stay home and baby sit your little brother and miss cricket practice. Go back one space!

You get stuck in traffic and miss the Holi Festival celebration with your friends. Go back one space!

You get sick and miss the Ghandi birthday celebration at your school. Go back one space!

You have too much homework and cannot go to the Janma Ashtami day festival celebrating the birth of Sri Krishna. Go back one space!

Tickets are sold out so you cannot go to the India vs Sri Lanka cricket match. Go back one space!

You go swimming in the Ganga river in Varanasi, which is very poluted, and get sick. Go back one space!

Copy on whi te paper

You fly your kite in Varanasi and win the kite

competition by cutting everyone’s kites.

Go ahead 1 space.

You get to go to the Dawali Festival celebrated to commemorate the returning of Rama and Sita to their kingdom. Go ahead 1 space.

You spend your summer picking tea and make some money. Go ahead 1 space.

You get to celebrate the Festival of the Ganesh with your family! Go ahead 1 space.

India wins the cricket test match against Sri Lanka. Go ahead 1 space.

You are admitted to a school that teaches English! Go ahead 1 space.

You meet India’s best Cricket player, Tendulkar. Go ahead 1 space.

You go on vacation to the beach with your family at Thiruvananthapuram. Go ahead 1 space.

You get to go visit the Taj Mahal with your family. Go ahead 1 space.

You get to spend the afternoon with your mom and grandma making Chapati and curry. Go ahead 1 space.

You go on a boat ride to Elephant Island to see all the Hindu Statues from 810–1260. Go ahead 1 space.

You spend the afternoon watching Odissi dancing. Go ahead 1 space.

You make your school’s Cricket team!!!

Go ahead 1 space.

You get to go watch the parade for Ganesh Chaturthi the birthday of Ganesha (the elephant-headed God of Wisdom and Prosperity).

Go ahead 1 space.

You get paid 50 Rupees for helping your uncle with his boat!

Go ahead 1 space.

Appendix G

Buddha His real name is Siddhartha Gautama. He was a spiritual teacher from ancient India and the founder of Buddhism one of India’s religions.

Sinhala The name of most of the people who live in Sri Lanka and the name of the language they speak.

Tamil Is the name of a group of people who live in Sri Lanka. It is also the name of a language they speak.

Temple of the Tooth The Temple of the Tooth is a temple in the city of Kandy in Sri Lanka. It was built in the royal palace which houses the only surviving relic of Buddha, a tooth.

Colombo The largest city in Sri Lanka and the capital.

Anuradhapura Sri Lanka’s first capital. Has one of the first Bodi trees… a symbol very important to Buddha and the Buddhist religion.

Sigiriya Sigiriya is an ancient rock fortress and ruins of a castle situated in central Sri Lanka. It was built during the reign of King Kasyapa (477 – 495 AD). It has some very interesting paintings.

Kandy Kandy is one of the most beautiful cities in Sri Lanka. Kandy is a political and religious city. It is the capital of the Central Province.

Cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball team sport that started in England and is now played in more than 100 countries.

Trishaw A trishaw is a small three-wheeled cart driven by a person. It is one of the most popular forms of transportation in India and Sri Lanka. It is also called a auto rickshaw or tuk tuk.

Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean in the world, covering about 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It surrounds Sri Lanka.

Hinduism Hinduism is a religion that started in India. Two of it’s main gods are Vishnu and Shiva. Hindu’s believe in reincarnation and karma, as well as dharma..

Stupa A stupa is a mound-like structure with things important to Buddhists.0 It is a place for Buddhist prayer. It usually has the remains of Buddha or a saint inside.

Kingfisher Kingfishers are small bright colored birds. They have have large heads, long, sharp, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. They are found in Sri Lanka and around the world.

Elephants Sri Lankan Elephants are some of the biggest. They helped build many of the buildings in Sri Lanka. It is currently endangered.

Game Pieces for “ Is land Adventure”… Tape or g lue to a smal l b lock o f wood or a 1”x 6”

p iece o f cardstock made in to a t r iang le .

Sri Lanka Elephant Kingfisher Stupa

Trishaw Sri Lankan Cricket Player Sri Lanka Monkeyl

Sri Lanka Tiger Temple of the Tooth Esala Festival

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Passport Student Workbook

Dear________________________, _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________

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Choose story about a friend from India. Read the story about the friend. Use the Postcard below to write back to them. Remember…

• Your name and address • Their name and address • Make sure to include one thing that you do at your school, one of your

favorite things and a question for your Indian friend. • If you have time draw a picture of something about your town or

country on the back.

Welcome To Bangalore, India!

Welcome To Varanasi, India!

Varanasi is one of the oldest cities in the world! It is a great place to learn

about India and it’s people! It is on the Ganga river where people take baths,

fish, pray and play.

Indian Chapati Bread

Prep Time: 15 Minutes Ready In: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes Yields: 10 servings

"A simple but delicious recipe for Indian flatbread. Serve with Indian curry, main dishes, or even use to make sandwich wraps. Enjoy!"

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons olive oil

3/4 cup hot water or as needed

DIRECTIONS:

1. In a large bowl, stir together the whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour and salt. Use a wooden spoon to stir in the olive oil and enough water to make a soft dough that is elastic but not sticky. Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface until it is smooth. Divide into 10 parts, or

less if you want bigger breads. Roll each piece into a ball. Let rest for a few minutes.

2. Heat a skillet over medium heat until hot, and grease lightly. On a lightly floured surface, use a floured rolling pin to roll out the balls of dough until very thin like a tortilla. When the pan starts smoking, put a chapati on it. Cook until the underside has brown spots, about 30

seconds, then flip and cook on the other side. Continue with remaining dough.

Fill in the blank with these words: dal, vegetable, North, Western

1. Chapatis are usually eaten with cooked __________(lentil soup)

or ___________ (Indian curry) dishes, and pieces of the chapati are used to wrap around and pick up each bite of the cooked

dish. They are also eaten with meat dishes like chicken and mutton curry.

2. Chapati is a staple flat bread of ________________India, East Africa, and ________________India.

Welcome To Thiruvananthapuram!

Thiruvanathapuram is in Southern India where there are lots of beaches. It is a place

where people practice and play cricket every day! They play in grass, dirt fields, the street and even on the beach!

Basic Cricket Rules Setup

1. Cricket is played by two teams of eleven on a oval field about 525 ft by about 550 ft.

2. Two wickets (three sticks 28 in. high are placed 66ft apart near the middle of the

field.

3. At each wicket stands a batter.

4. The players in the field move depending on where the batter is.

Play

1. The bowler throws overhand and does not bend the arm, and the ball usually

bounces before it gets to the batter.

2. The bowler on the opposite team bowls to the batter. If the ball hits the wicket the

batter is out.

3. After six bowls to one batter, an umpire (there is one at each wicket) calls “over,” and

another bowler begins bowling to the batter's partner at the opposite wicket.

4. If the batter hits the ball far enough, both batters trade places and they score a run.

They can keep trading places up to 4 times and scoring until the bowling team has

the ball back.

5. If the bowling team gets the ball back and hits the wicket before the batter gets there

the batter is out.

6. If the bowling team catches the ball on the fly they are out.

7. If the ball hits the leg of the batter before the wicket the batter is out.

8. If the ball goes out of the field it is automatically 6 points. If it rolls out it is

automatically 4 points.

9. Once a player is out they are out for the whole game. When one team has 10

players out the inning is over.

10. Substitutions are allowed only for serious injury

Winning

The team with the most points at the end of the two innings wins!

A typical cricket field!

Welcome To Punjab!

Welcome to Punjab, India one of the most fertile places in India!

“Geography Map”

The mountains and rivers of India help things grow in certain areas. Use

Triangles to label the “Geography Map” with mountain ranges and write the

name of each range. Use lines to draw in the rivers and write the name of

each river. Make sure you label the key with the color of your mountains and

rivers.

“Agricultural Map”

40% of India!s land is used to grow things. Many people work to help grow

things. Use the “Agricultural Map” to label what grows in each part of India.

Make sure you label the key so people know what grows in each region.

Welcome To Kolkata!

Welcome to Kolkata! Kolkata is in Eastern India and home to some very

beautiful Indian Classical Dance. In Indian Classical Dance each movement of

the dancer means something new.

Study the pictures with different dance poses. Try each pose.

Classical Indian dance comprises three aspects, Nritta, Nritya and Natya.

• Nritta are when dancers do the same thing over and over, i.e. it is dance

proper

• Natya is the acting and drama, and is a language of gestures, poses

and mime.

• Nritya is a combination of Nritta and Natya

Write a complete sentence for each question. 1. How is Indian Dance the same as other dances you have seen?

2. How is Indian Dance different from other dances you have seen?

Welcome To Mumbai!

Welcome to Mumbai! Mumbai is the largest city in India but still has small

markets! Today you will get to spend rupees to buy things on the shopping

list. Have fun!

Label the following favorite Indian Fruits and Vegetables: Brignay, Okra,

Brinjal, Custard Apple, Papaya, Mango

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One United States Dollar is worth 50 Indian Rupees. 1. How many Indian Rupees would you get for 2 dollars?

2. How many Indian Rupees would you get for 10 dollars?

3. How many Dollars would you get for 100 Indian Rupees?

4. How many Dollars would you get for 200 Indian Rupees?

5. How many cents is 25 Indian Rupees?

Welcome To Kandy, Sri Lanka!

Welcome to Kandy, Sri Lanka a beautiful city surrounding a lake. It is the administrative and

religious capital of Sri Lanka. It is home to the temple of the tooth, a temple with a piece of

Buddha’s tooth.

People from Portugal came to Sri Lanka in 1505 and brought with them music, games, and their

culture. Still today many Sri Lankans play these games and listen to the music and eat food

from the Portuguese.

Pass the Pillow is a popular kids game in Sri Lanka. Here is how you play.

PASS THE PILLOW

• Everyone sits on a chair in a circle.

• When the music starts start passing the pillow around the circle.

• When the music stops whoever has the pillow has to take a paper from a hat and does

what it says.

• Then the game starts again.

The Portuguese influenced Sri Lanka. Write one sentence about who you think influenced

your culture.

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Welcome To Delhi!

Welcome to Delhi, the capital of India. The population is 14 million people. That’s 5 times as

big as the United States. They have many ways of getting around in India. Label the types of

transportation below: bike, foot, auto rickshaw, bicycle rickshaw, motorcycle, bus, car, taxi, and

train.

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Welcome To Colombo, Sri Lanka!

Welcome to Colombo, Sri Lanka, the capital! It is the center for much of the activity of Sri Lanka. Label the following important parts of Sri Lanka: Temple of the Tooth, Bodi Tree, Cricket, Buddha, Kandy, Stupa, Kingfisher, Auto Rickshaw, Sigiriya

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