LESSON 5.3
Learning About the Subject
Grades 1-3
Before doing this lesson, you need to learn some geography.
Learn the seven continents. They are easy to remember.
Start with your left hand.
Move it down. Say: South.
Move it left. Say: West.
Move it up. Say: North.
Move your right hand right. Say: East.
Do the above three times.
TROUT SHOUT
Say three times: A, A, A, A, N, S, E.
Say three times: A, A, A, A, South, North, East
Put your finger on the bottom of a map.
Say three times: A, A, A, Antarctica, South, North, East
Move your finger up to the huge island.
Say three times: A, A, Australia, Antarctica, South, North, East
Move your finger up and to the left.
Say three times: A, Asia, Australia, Antarctica, South, North, East
Move your finger way to the left. (But don’t cross the ocean.)
Say three times: Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica, South, North, East
Move your finger way to the left, across the ocean.
Say three times: Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica, South America, North, East
Move your finger up (north).
Say three times: Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica, South America, North America, East
Move your right to the right (east).
Say three times: Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica, South America, North America, Europe
ZED, set up a trout shout for all of the above
Task 5.3.1 – Tandem
Find and label the seven continents
ZED, include a fairly large world map
Task 5.3.2 – Tandem
Find and label Russia and China on the map below.
What country is sandwiched between them? Label it.
Mongolia
- Mongolia is a landlocked country. That means it—
- Locks out everyone from coming in.
- Does not touch a sea or ocean.
- Won’t allow anyone but Mongolians to buy land.
- The capital of Mongolia is—
- Ulaanbaator
- Tokyo
- Jakarta
- Shanghai
- Much of Mongolia is covered by the _______________________ Desert. It is a cold desert. Mongolia is extremely cold for much of the year.
Task 5.3.3 – Class
Read along as your teacher reads this to you:
The Mongolian Ger
In eastern Asia, set between Russia and China, is the country of Mongolia. Much of it is grasslands and the Gobi, a cold desert. PIC
Mongolia has long, cold winters. The people who live there are sturdy and strong. They are great horsemen and archers. An archer is someone who can shoot an arrow from a bow really well. They sometimes rode for days without sleep, even in horrible weather. And back in their camp, they often would wrestle out in the cold.
The most famous Mongol was named Genghis Khan. He became one of the greatest conquerors in the history of the world.
When he was 12, another tribe captured him. They put a big board around his neck. He could not reach his mouth with his hands. He had to beg for food because he could not feed himself.
But his captors made a mistake. One night, he knocked out the guard with the board. With the board still around his neck, Genghis fled into the night.
He was almost caught. Another boy saw him. But thulle other boy saw that Genghis was special. He saw that Genghis had a fire in his eyes. The other boy ran away with him. They became lifelong friends.
Years later, Genghis raised an army. Riding fast Mongolian ponies, his army conquered most of Asia. His empire soon stretched from the Pacific Ocean to Eastern Europe. PIC
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Most Mongols were nomads. They raised sheep, goats, cattle, and horses. They would live ie place for a few months and then move to where the grass was good. They would take their houses apart and then rebuild them. However, after Genghis Khan starting his conquests, they would load the houses onto carts so they could be moved quickly. PIC
Most Americans call the Mongol houses yurts. That word, however, comes from western Mongolia, where the Turkish live. The Mongol homes are called gers.
Parts of a Mongolian ger
The ger is a circular house. It is made of slatted board, which are painted orange. The boards are covered in cloth.
The ceiling and walls are felt. It is a cloth that keeps the house cool in the summer and warm in the winter. A white cotton cloth covers the outside of the home. The white cloth helps keep out the felt from getting wet when it rains. .
Strips of braided horsehair hold the house together.
Furniture
Beds, also used as sofas, sit on the left and right of the door.
Across from the door is a family altar, for things that are special to the family. There is also a small table and small stools. A stove is in the middle of the home. The floor is wood. It is covered with carpets.
In the olden days, when the Mongols were at war, the gers could be loaded onto large carts pulled by yaks. That way, the house could quickly be moved to safety.
Task 5.3.4 – Tandem
- Nomads are people who—
- Pick fruit for a living
- Conquer other peoples
- Move in search of grass
- Travel on rivers
- Another name for archer is
- Bowman
- Cowboy
- Rancher
- Horseman
- Which of the following did the Mongols not raise?
- Cows
- Pigs
- Sheep
- Goats
- What is another name for ger?
- Ranch
- Yurt
- Corral
- Wigwam
- The reading suggests that—
- Felt cannot hold water out.
- Felt cannot hold cold out.
- Felt cannot hold heat out.
- Felt is used in Mongol beds.
- Mongols like the color—
- Blue
- Gold
- Red
- Orange
- Another name for a tono is—
- Young horse
- Yak
- Roof ring
- Walls
- The essay implies that the Mongols were tough people because they could—
- Ride horses for days without sleeping
- Wrestle
- Conquer other peoples
- Put up with very cold weather
- All of the above.
- It is implied that a yak is a—
- Type of bird
- Truck
- Strong animal
- Another name for horses
- The two main ideas of the essay are
- Mongols and Mongolia
- Gers and furniture
- Mongols and gers
- Mongols and Genghis Kahn