Lesson Planning

Find out about the fascinating Kumaon region and the tallest peaks of the Himalayas.

Teaching Outcomes:

• To use an atlas to identify the Kumaon region on maps, locating surrounding countries and important towns & cities.

Children will:

• Use maps and atlases to find the Kumaon region of the Himalayas.
• Use an atlas to identify the countries within which the Himalayan mountain range runs.
• Begin to identify some of the tallest peaks of the Himalayas, and in which country they belong.