India

=India=

Units indicated (*) are specific to India. Other units are designed for many cultures and can use India as a focus.

Symbols, contexts and Interpretations Hip-hopping away *[|Bhangra music and dance]
 * ** The Arts **
 * Primary **

*Bollywood - dance *Body Decoration and design Symbols, contexts and Interpretations Hip-hopping away Seeing and sharing *[|New media art - cultural crossovers] || ** English ** *Animal Stories from India *Traditional Indian tales Countries of Asia Discovery Tour Really Big Projects - rice and religion Snapshots - photos and meaning
 * [|Youth culture and the media]
 * Secondary **
 * Primary**
 * Indian urban and rural stories

*Poetry into performance *Floating Lives (flim festival) *Inspirations: art as a bridge between cultures Our region: our home *Contemporary Indian literature *Indian Epics - Ramayana and Mahabhrata *News of India || ===** Humanities **=== Animals and their homes Getting connected - what's Asia got to do with me? Small objects, families stories Images of Asia: rules and symbols Migrant Stories *Religious Cultural Diversity Level 4 [|Voices and values: citizens - you and me] [|Geography: Connecting to Asia] [|Geography: Seeing beyond Asia]
 * Secondary **
 * Primary **
 * [|Foundation Geography: Special places]
 * Year 1 - Places
 * National Days and Celebrations - Year 3 history
 * Diwali - Year 3 history
 * Ramadan - Year 3 history
 * Secondary **

*[|Measuring Wellbeing] *Poverty and Urbanisation *Year 9 Trade webquest *Indian Epics - Ramayana and Mahabhrata *News of India *Water, water everywhere? The Power of One; the power of many (The Path to Independence, The World's largest democracy, Size and diversity - politics) *Bollywood *Bollywood inspiration *Bollywood Scoop - Year 10 history *Tracking Early Hinduism *An Edict on Ashoka *The Winds of Trade *Monument to the Stars *Akbar's debate || *Indian Patterns - Year 4 *Maps of Indian Cities - Year 4 ||  ||   || **Other ideas** from the Asia Education Foundation websitefor lessons and units about India
 * Ashoka and the Mauryan Empire - Year 7
 * River Civilizations in Ancient India - Year 7 history
 * Into India: Spinning a Nation (several units) For Years 10 and 11 Politics and History.
 * ** Maths **

More ideas for books
 * Literature lists** for Contemporary India [[file:Literature for India..docx]]

FAV**OURITE WEBSITES FOR INDIA**
Teach India Project India Virtual Library
 * ******Caste***** || *****Economics***** || *****Gandhi***** || *General Information* ||
 * Gender || Geology || History || Literature ||
 * Maps || Media || Monuments || Travelling in India ||
 * Tourism || Maps || Education || Religion ||

[|Tour Guide of India] [|Ancient India - Back to the Future]
 * Webquests and interactive sites for India:**

__ [] __ This interactive site allows you to 'walk' through the village and explore topics on [|Society][|Agriculture][|Economics][|Religion][|Gender][|Languages][|Arts][|Architecture][|Education] and includes movies, popup information, interviews. [] This rich website has photos, videos, excellent background notes, popups and lessons


 * Etiquette for India
 * [|Statistics of India]
 * [|Country Profile#2]