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Learn
More about the Southern
Asian Division
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The Southern Asian Division includes Bhutan, India, Maldives,
Nepal, the Himalayan Regions and the Andaman and Nicobar
Islands. Most of
the resources on this page focus on India (as they were the easiest to
find!). Look at the resources below for ideas for helping children learn
more about this region.
"Map courtesy of www.theodora.com/maps
used with permission"
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Facts and Figures
- Geography
Analysis Tool Compare important facts of any country in the world
with India, U.K., U.A.E., U.S., Australia and Canada. Population, area,
currency, language, religion, number of telephones, televisions....... This
is a great tool to give children a little bit more of the gap between their
own country and the countries in this division.
- Indian Embassy India
Facts and Figures - a quick overview of some useful information about India.
- Anamalai:
India's Elephant Mountain - this site has some interesting information
on the Asian elephant (including a comparison chart between it and the
African elephant) and its place in Indian culture as well as information on
a few other Indian animals.
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National Flag/Map/Emblems
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People
- International Friends Sita's
Home Page - aimed mainly at pre-adolescent girls this contains a wealth of
quick information about the life of an Indian girl as well as a paper doll to
cut out. Be aware that it does take a long time to download but well worth
it.
- Greek
Food Festival despite the title of this page it has a few recipes for
Indian food!
- How to
wear a Sari - India's national dress for women.
- India Colouring Page
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Language
- Foreign Languages for Travellers
- click on Hindi and follow instructions to retrieve a list basic words, phrases
and numbers to teach students. If you are unsure as to how to say a word
you can even listen to the pronunciation!
- Learn to Read Hindi Look at
the end of the page for the whole of the Hindi alphabet which is probably the
only useful thing on this page for 0-10 age group!
- Sounds of Animals in Hindi!
Compare with how we say animal sounds.
- Greetings
Around the World - includes India.
- Say
Thank You in many languages including Hindu.
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Activities
- Tiger
Paper Plate Craft - easy - the Tiger is India's national animal.
- The peacock is India's national bird. Try any one of the following
crafts to make your own peacock.
- Childfun.com Birds
- the rainbow bird craft can be used to make a peacock.
- Peacock - use handprints to make the tail feathers and make a
body to paste to front.
- Color
Wheel Peacock
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updated
26 September, 2004
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