Information National Symbols Geography & Environment History Daily Life Food Clothes Religion & Festivals Buildings Wildlife Art and Design Objects and Toys Music and Dance Stories For Teachers

 
FACTS AND INFORMATION

General information about India - Scroll down to see a fact file.
Albert goes to India - Find out what he did and saw.
India Fact File - From the Consulate General of India, Sydney.
Country profile - India - From Global Education (This page is slow to load)

NATIONAL SYMBOLS

Flag of India
National insignia - Find out about the flag, emblem, anthem, song and more
Symbols of India - Scroll down the page to find information on the national emblem, animal, bird, flower, tree, fruit and sport

GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENT

Clickable map - Click onto this map to find out information about regions of India.
India Elevation Map - Shows height above sea level
India Political map - Shows borders
India - A Snapshot Tour - Provides information about the various regions.
India - Introduction - Brief information.
Welcome to India - A map of India from the Snaith Primary School.
Geography and Environment - Introduction to the landscape and climate of India.
Major cities of India - Find out about 12 major cities.
Major states and union territories of India - Click on the links for information.
North-East India - The Land - Describes the landscape in this area.
North-East India - The Climate - Describes the climate in this area.
The River Ganges - A slideshow from the Snaith Primary School.
The Ganges River - Check the links at the bottom of the page for more.
The Ganges - Find out some facts.

HISTORY

Daily life in Ancient India - Information about early Indian civilisations.
Ancient India - Click onto the links.
Mughal India: Interactive web site. This is a great site for learning about Taj Mahal as well as many other things

DAILY LIFE IN DIFFERENT PLACES IN INDIA 

Life in India - Read some facts about living in India.
A village in India - Read about 12 year old Chinnamani who lives in the village Karvadi.
Women in India - Read about 11 year old Divya who lives in the village of Thirunindavur
A city in India - Read about 19 year old Shahana who lives in a city called Hyderabad.
Village life in India - Provides photos of village life.
Living in an Indian Village - Provides information and photos.
A Virtual Village : Arampur - Roam through this village and see some of its residents.
Living in Our Family - lnformation and photos about village life in Keshapur, India - a .pdf document
PowerPoint Presentation created by Gareth Jones.
Photos of a girl called Bulti Bera Photos form a village in Northern India. (Click the photos on the right)
Photos from Midnapore, a village in India (Click the photos on the right)
Photos of children in Kolkata, India - used to be Calcutta. (Click the photos on the right)
The World - Information about the Indian landscape, wildlife and food.
Rich and Poor Mumbai (Bombay) A slideshow from the Snaith Primary School.
Touring : Kerala - A slideshow from the Snaith Primary School.
On Camera : India - This site shows pictures of people in six different areas.
North-East India - Work and Industry - Describes how people make their living.
Our family, our culture - India- from asia:NZ Foundation

FOOD

Obe's favourite Indian recipe - Find out how to make roti prata
Indian Food and Food Containers - From Sir Robert Hitcham's Primary School.
North-East India - The People - Describes the people and the food eaten in this area.
Introducing Indian Cookery - Includes some Indian recipes.

CLOTHES

Indian Clothes - Student web page from Sir Robert Hitcham's Primary School.

RELIGION, FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS

 
Indian Gods - Fact files and pictures of about 11 Indian Gods, by students.
Indian Gods - Brief information about a few of the Indian Gods.
Indian Religious objects - Student web page from Sir Robert Hitcham's Primary School.
Hinduism for Schools : Primary Hinduism - Information on the Hindu religion.
History, Religions and Festivals of India - A few facts
Indian festivals - Lists and describes various festivals each month of the year
Jaipur's Diwali - Photos and information about Diwali.
The Festival of Light - Diwali - A slideshow from the Snaith Primary School.
Dashera and Diwali - Describes the festivals of Dashera and Diwali
Holi - Describes the celebration of Holi.
Ratha Yatra (Chariot Festival) - Describes the festival of Ratha Yatra.
Explore Indian weddings - Find out about Hindu, Sikh and Muslim weddings.

BUILDINGS

Taj Mahal - A few facts
Indian temple architecture - Information and picture of different styles of temples
Hindu Temples in India - Information about India's famous temples
Architecture of India - Scroll down, click the blue arrow and take the virtual tour.

WILDLIFE

Indian Wildlife - Fact files about 15 different Indian animals by students.
Wildlife of India - Includes information and pictures on a variety of animals.
Tiger Trip - This is a slideshow from the Snaith Primary School.

ART AND DESIGN

Art from India - Student web page from Sir Robert Hitcham's Primary School.
Indian Mango Patterns - Student web page from Sir Robert Hitcham's Primary School.
Indian Objects - Student web page from Sir Robert Hitcham's Primary School.
Rangoli Patterns - Information from Snaith Primary School.
Handicrafts from India - This is one of the many pages from Kamat's Potpourri site.
Temple and Village : Patterns and prints of India - Scroll down to see examples.
Textiles of India - From the Tai Gallery.
Mehndi designs - Mehndi hand designs
Focus on India - Mehndi
Focus on India - The Asian elephant - Student art work
Focus on India - More Asian elephants - Student art work
Focus on India - Ganesh - Student art work
Focus on India - Decorative arts of India - Embroidery from Gujarat and Rajasthan - student work
Focus on India -Tribal art of India - Madhubani wall art from Bihar
Madhubani paintings - Examples

OBJECTS AND TOYS

Indian Containers - Student web page from Sir Robert Hitcham's Primary School.
Indian toys - Student web page from Sir Robert Hitcham's Primary School.
Indian Artefacts - A web page from Sir Robert Hitcham's Primary School.

MUSIC AND DANCE

Indian Musical Instruments - From Sir Robert Hitcham's Primary School.
Musical Instruments of India - Provides a drawing and information.

STORIES

The Two Frogs - A story from Snaith Primary School.
Sight of the Blind - A story from Snaith Primary School.
The Birth of the Ganges - A story from Snaith Primary School.
The Festival of Light : Diwali - Links to the Ramayana story from Snaith.
The lion, his son and the jackal - Retold and illustrated by Year 4 Beaconsfield Primary School
Ramayana - online illustrated book for children

FOR TEACHERS

Hindu festival - Let's celebrate Diwali - A unit of work for Years 5-8
Thinking Skills, ICT and Geography - A Village in India - A  .pdf file
Rangoli - an art of India. - A unit of work from the Asia 2000 Foundation of New Zealand.
Access Asia - India - Resources for primary and Secondary teachers

© 2003-2007 Jackie Miers

Magill Primary School
South Australia
Last updated in May 16, 2007