Each kit has:
A study guide
Artifacts
Books for guided reading
Lesson plans
Games
Power point presentations
Music
Classroom display materials
People, places and environments
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Monsoon: A web quest
Water in India is a matter of extremes, veering between drought and floods, life, and death. There is no other place on the planet with such wide vacillations between wet…
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Visual Literacy
“In the 21st Century the ability to interpret digital, visual and audio media is a form of literacy which is as basic as reading and writing skills. Visual literacy is…
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An artist’s journey
An interview with Sunanda Sahay, Madhubani artist based in Acton, MA. We ask her to tell us where she draws inspiration for her work and why she is so passionate…
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Madhubani: A folk art
The ancient folk art of Madhubani is widely practiced in the Mithila region of the northern Indian state of Bihar. The art originated from Madhubani town and traditionally the artists…
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Indus Valley Civilization
The Indus Valley people lived from 3500 BCE to 1700 BCE in the Indus Valley in modern day Pakistan and India. This was the Bronze Age and societies existed in Mesopotamia…
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Can you name 12 animals from India?
Why should we know about animals unique to a place? We explore this and other essential questions in this lesson: What are endemic, native and exotic animals? Can you name…