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5Th Grade Syllabus 2021 5th Grade: Gagan Syllabus Core Reference Books Amar Chitra Katha Books Mahabharata (Purna Vidya Part 5) Raja Raja Chola A Children's History of India The Gita Hindi Language for Kids and Beginners Sea Route to India Monuments of India Other Reference Materials: http://www.historydiscussion.net/empires/history-of-the-gupta-empire-indian-history/600 http://www.indianmirror.com/dynasty/dynasty-home.html # Book Topic Indian History Conversational Hindi I 1 Mahabharata I Review India, it's geography and it's trade routes Introduction to Hindi 2 Udyoga Parva - UP - Krishna tells Karna of his true parentage, Kunti meets Karna, and all Introduction to Gupta Dynasty and Dynasty Lineage ( pgs. How to introduce self prepare for war 77-91 in Children's History of India) 3 Bhishma Parvaa - BP - War begins, Arjuna's grief, Bhagavad Gita & Bhishmaa's onslaught Gupta Military Organization Conversations - Sentence Structure 4 BP - Ghatotkaca destroys the Kaurava army, Arjuna battles Bhishma & other 7th day Gupta Culture and Fall of the Dynasty Pronouns and Daily events Activities 5 BP - Sikhandi breaks Bhishma's bow, Arjunaa causes the fall of Bhishma, Karnaa meets Iron Age Kingdoms (pgs. 92-109 in Children's History of Pronouns and Daily Bhismaa India) Activities continued 6 Drona Parvaa - DP - Drona devastates the Pandava army, King Bhagadatta & Supratikaa Vijayanagar Kingdom, Pallavas, Chalukyas Number and Times the elephant causes havoc of Day 7 DP - Krishnaa saves Arjuna from Vaishnava Astra, Duryodhanaa accuses Dronaa, Marathas Revision Abhimanyu decides to enter the chakra vyuhaa, Abhimanyu killed 8 DP - Arjuna fights Dronaa; Karnaa spares Bhimaa, Jayadratha killed by Arjuna, Ghatotkaca Monuments of Northern India (Monuments of India) Fruits fights Karna, and Duryodhana divides his army 9 DP - Drona continues his onslaught and hears the death of his son, Krishna advises Monuments of Southern India (Monuments of India) Vegetables Yudhisthira to lie, Drona is killed, Asvattama challenged 10 Karna Parva - KP - Karnaa troubled by his past, Duryodhanaa pleads with Salya, Karna Monuments of Eastern India (Monuments of India) Colors and Demonstrative wounds Yudhisthraa, Bhimaa kills Dussasanaa Pronouns 11 KP - Arjunaa kills Karnaa's son, Arjunaa & Karna fight, Karnaa falls to the ground Monuments of Western India (Monuments of India) Review and Practice 12 Shalya Parva - SP - Shalya commander in chief, Duryodhanaa hides in the lake, Monuments of Central India ( Monuments of India) Daily Meals, Indian Sweets, Yudhisthraa challenges Duryodhanaa, Bhimaa kills Duryodhanaa, Asvattaama as and Tastes commander in chief 13 After the war - Asvattaama carries out the massacre, Duel between Arjunaa & Art Forms and Music of India Family Introduction Asvattaama, Pandavas return to Hastinapur, Krishnaa saves Bhimaa, and Paandavaas meet Gaandhaari 14 Yudhishthira becomes King, Paandavaas pay their respects to Bhishma, Krishnaa leaves Cinema and Street Food of India Conversation with Family for Dwaraka, Viduraa passes away, end of Krishna avatar, Parikshit becomes King, Yudhisthraa passes through hell, Paandavaas reach heaven 15 Review Review Parts of Body 16 Test Test Practice Full Conversations.
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