India Day

Today we have been learning about the country India. As part of our morning we have been learning about the Geography around India. In our class we had a group challenge where we needed to use atlases to identify the capital city, the surrounding seas and oceans, the countries that border India (Pakistan, China, Bangladesh and Bhutan, there are 2 more, can you name them?) and to find the longitude and latitude coordinates for New Delhi (the capital city). We have been learning about how India is such a diverse country. There are 2 main religions in India; the white section of the Indian flag represents peace and unity and the idea that Muslims and Hindus can live in harmony.
In addition to this, we have also made our own vegetable curry and were able to try some afterwards, it was delicious! During this time, we created our very own Rangoli patterns, we learnt that these are originally made from sand, rice and chalks. They are created and used to welcome the Goddess of wealth during the Festival of Light, known as Diwali.

This afternoon, we have been joined by Bollywood Vibes instructor, Ambur. She has been extremely impressed with our knowledge of India. We have been introduced to Bollywood dancing and have had opportunities to try on traditional Indian clothing. We have also learnt many traditional Bollywood poses. Later this afternoon we will be putting together a Bollywood dance as a collective group. The gates to the playground will be open at 3:05 and all parents are invited in to watch our performance.