India Trunk

After over two decades of successful outreach, the Kellogg Institute is retiring the Traveling Trunks Program. We are grateful for all of the teachers who have utilized these trunks to internationalize their classrooms and to help students learn more about the Global South. We know the collaboration between teachers in our community and our Traveling Trunks Program made a difference in the lives of so many students and we are proud of that work.

Curriculum Guide

The curriculum guide is a CD filled with content descriptions, country profiles, lesson plans, and teaching resources.
 

Cultural Items

Animal carvings
Ashoka's pillar
Bangles
Bindis
Buddha figure
Buddha's feet
Coin purse
Diya (oil lamp)
Doll, Kutch region
Farmer figure
Flag of India
Ganesh figure
Good luck charm
Henna Paste (Mehndi - box only)
Incense sticks
Japa mala (prayer beads)
Kurta
Mandala
Marigold garland
Money
Muslim prayer cap
Puppets, Rajasthani
Rangoli Stencils
Ritual plate with Om symbol
Sandalwood soap
Shiva figure
Shoe, Rajistani
Sikh turban
Silk scarf
Wedding Coconut
Wood Block Elephant
 

Musical Instruments

• Khartal Cymbals
• Dancing bells
• Dandia sticks
• Finger Cymbals (Tingsha)
• Pungi snake charmer flute
   

Books

Apte, Sunita. India (A True Book Series)
Das, Prodeepta. I is for India
DK Eyewitness Travel. India
Heiligman, Deborah.  Celebrate Diwali
Heydlauff, Lisa. Going to School in India
Kalman, Bobbie. India: the Culture
Kalman, Bobbie. India: the People
Khan, Noor Inayat. 20 Jataka Tales
Kipling, Rudyard. A Collection of Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories
Markandaya, Kamala. Nectar in a Sieve
Nanji, Shenaaz. Indian Tales
Pai, Anant. Akbar (graphic novel)
Pai, Anant.. Ashoka (graphic novel)
Pastan, Amy. Gandhi (A DK Biography)
Ramanujan, A.K. Folktales from India
Somaiah, Rosemarie. Indian Children's Favorite Stories
Vasan Publications. Mahabharata for Children
Whelan, Gloria. Homeless Bird
 

Maps and Posters

Map of India
National Geographic Map

Music CDs

Smithsonian Institute. Musician Communities of Rajasthan- Sarangiya Langa
Smithsonian Institute. The World’s Musical Traditions, Vol. 10: Table Tarang—Melody on Drums
 

DVD

PBS. The Story of India
Indian Songs for Children