Americans may think of Mount Everest as a region dedicated to adventurous hikers, but many cultures have flourished there! Learners read informative books, watch videos, participate in classroom discussion, analyze folk tales, and complete a simulation exercise in a lesson focused on Mount Everest.

Concepts

mount everest, buddhism, christianity, folktales, hinduism, indigenous people, prayer, sherpas

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Flip the classroom by asking pupils to watch the Puja Ceremony at home 
• Give scholars an activity that teaches the vocabulary as pre-work

Classroom Considerations

• Consider teaching along with a unit on culture
• Collaborate with the English department to enhance the folk tale portion
• The seventh in a series of eight about Mount Everest
  

Pros

• Supplies a helpful book list of additional resources 
• Contains assessment activities, such as writing a folk tale
• Provides a worksheet and crossword puzzle for reinforcing concepts

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.4.7 RI.5.7 RH.6-8.7