India -- Week 4

On Monday we concluded our study of India. The other homeschool mother has a neighbor from India that blessed us with her time. She is originally from northern India and had a great many things to share. She brought along sweet rice (a yellow rice dish with almonds and raisins -- mmm...) to share with all of us. She also brought along a video of a traditional Indian marriage. The kids enjoyed listening to her, asking questions, tasting the sweet rice and watching the wedding ceremony.

Today we painted and labeled our clay map of India. The first one is Abby's, the second is Ben's and the third is Taylor's. With Greg's vast map knowledge we all learned alot!

India -- Week 3

We enjoyed a third week of our India study. The kids made a Rangoli design using glue and colored sand. We also tasted a bit of Indian food. I walked over to an Indian restaurant and picked up some Naan and an appetizer called Dahi Vada (straight from the menu -- lentil doughnets soaked in yogurt served with tamarind, and mint chutney), along with Basmati rice, candy purchased by the other mother, and tea. We had quite a mini feast!

India

We are learning about India! Two weeks ago we started getting together with another homeschool mom and her daughter (same age as Tay) to learn about other countries. Our first country is India. The first week the kids dressed in Indian outfits (thanks to the other homeschool mother). This week we made Diwali (their New Year celebration) votives for candles. We also made made and ate flatbread (oops, forgot to take a picture). We have been learning LOTS and having alot of fun:)