Today I am extremely happy to share with you snapshots of our India themed activity shelf along with loads of FREE Printables that you can download at the end of the post. This post is a part of REPUBLIC DAY 2016 PARTY hosted by the very talented mommy blogger Shruti from ArstyCraftsyMom where 15ย top Indian bloggers are sharing their art, craft, decor, recipes and fun activities to keep you & your family inspired. Check the other awesome moms at the end of the post!
As always, i will include a detailed video of the activities at the end of the post!
As of now here are the pictures ๐ (sorry i just have 5 minutes to write this post, as my lil toddler will be up any minute ๐ )
Here is a look at our shelf. I used some flags and posters to create the India-theme:
First tray was an introduction to our tri-color national flag, along with some geographical study. I created a little Asia continent printable with India on it. We also studied the phonic sound “I” of India.
Later we did our favorite scooping / pouring work using rice and two other lentils. This gelled with the tri-color of the Flag ๐
Then we studied about famous freedom fighters of India along with some special national attributes.
We also had fun studying the national state animals of India!
Next up, we matched some famous spices of India to their printable cards!
We also used music instrument cards and art appreciation cards as pre-reading cards:
Next, we had a fun time matching artistic elephants! Such a great visual discrimination activity.
We also did a pre-writing activity by making black stripes on a Tiger.
And finally we did some FUN fine motor activity using DIY Flags and Tri-color clay ๐
Download all the FREE printables here:
Elephant matching – visual discrimination
Famous Indian musical instruments
Main occupation of India – Agriculture
And here is the Vlog:
Hope you enjoyed reading about this unit study! Do share your comments and feedback, I love to hear from you ๐
Also don’t forget to check out these amazing mom bloggers for some more patriotic inspiration ๐
Check the main post on http://artsycraftsymom.com/republic-day-2016/
- Orange Kitchens
- Preethi Prabhu
- Our Ordinary Life
- ShishuWorld
- The Mommy Blog
- Nurturing Little Hearts
- Art Play Explore
- Fantastic Feathers
- My Little Moppet
- Little Food Junction
- Sin-A-Mon Tales
- The Keybunch
Cheers,
Amruta
Today i am linking up at :
Preschool and kindergarten community, ArtsyCraftsyMom, The KLP linky party hosted byย Every star is differentย andย Montessori Nature,ย ย Tot school Gathering Place,ย
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I really cannot tell you how much I love all of these ideas ๐ Not only do you have some wonderful India themed works but also the ideas that you share can be applied to so many other concepts! I love it!
Thank you so much <3
This is a great post – wonderful activities. Thank you for sharing ๐
Thank you so very much ๐
I love all these colorful activities! This is an amazing unit on India and a great resource. ๐ Thank you!
Thank you so much ๐
This looks really great.Got some ideas for my son’s school culture event.Thank u so much.
Thank you so much Veena !! I am off to read your awesome blog post ๐
hi amruta…. do you all states or only the six given? searching for all the states…help. tia.
Thank you for the Free printables! I’m very excited to introduce my kids to India.
I have lots of free printables on my blog too- inourpond.blogspot.com
Thank you so much! Let me know how your children enjoy ๐ I love your blog – I follow it regularly <3
Hi Amruta.
I am very big fun of your blog. Love to shop with here. I have buy couple of product. They are very nice.
Just one request you please provide map of india for Animal study also as given for people in your shop.
Doing very good job. God bless you dear
Thank you so much Sunita. Will keep it in mind for the next unit ๐
Its really easy and the best way to introduce kid about the things i have my little daughter and i will try these tricks with here.
I am very big fun of your blog.
Nice Article. I was thinking of choosing “India” as my theme for my year long project, part of my Montessori Practicum course. And after seeing your article i decided to stick with my idea and got more ideas now. very inspiring and thank you.
very nice Ariticle. i was looking for ideas for my EC Practicum course, year long project. i wanted to pick the theme “India”, but was wondering how i can come up with ideas for all curriculum areas. after seeing your vlog now i got some ideas. Very inspiring and thank you for sharing.