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Activities
for Pakistan
Language Arts
- Urdu is one of the official languages for
Pakistan. All students learn to read in Urdu.
In Urdu, a person reads and writes from right
to left. What direction do you read and write?
- The page below has the first six letters
of the alphabet listed in yellow so you can
hear them. Listen carefully to the first word.
The girl will say something like this: aleph
say anar. Aleph
is the first letter of the alphabet. Anar
is an example of a word beginning with that
letter. What letter in our alphabet is aleph
similar to?
- Now visit this site and list the letters
that are similar to the first 6 letters of
the Urdu Alphabet. Learn
the Urdu Alphabet
- Note to Teachers: You need Shockwave
installed on your computer. You can download
it from Macromedia.
- Visit the Pakistan
Embassy and find the words to their National
Anthem. What ideas or thoughts are similar
to your national anthem?
- Visit the Pakistan
Embassy and find the pictures of Pakistan.
Write 3 to 5 sentences describing what you
think life in Pakistan would be like. Look
at climate, occupations, animals, buildings,
vehicles, sports, etc.
Social Studies
- Who was Mohammad Ali Jinnah? Look around
the Pakistan
Embassy to find out. Hint: It's related
to history.
- Visit the Pakistan
Embassy and look at the commerce division.
What are Pakistan's major sources of income?
Which would you want to buy?
- Visit Destination
Pakistan and find the map. What body of
water is south of Pakistan? What major river
runs through Pakistan?
What is the capital of Pakistan?
Name two other countries that border
Pakistan. Name
two provinces in Pakistan. Here's another
map if that one isn't helpful.
- Visit Destination
Pakistan and find out who was the Muslim
world's first elected woman leader (in this
case prime minister).
- Visit Government
of Pakistan Official Home Page if you
want more information.
Math
- Visit Destination
Pakistan and find the facts for the traveler.
Say you visit Pakistan for 3 days and 3 nights.
On the first night you stay in a cheap room,
but decide that isn't your style. You stay
in a hotel room for the other two nights.
You eat 3 cheap breakfasts, but you eat lunch
and supper at a restaurant. About how much
money will you spend?
Bible
- Visit Destination
Pakistan and look at the slide show. In
what other areas could you pray for Pakistan?
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