HISTORICALLY SPEAKING PAKISTAN PATCH PROGRAM
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1. Pakistan is located in south Asia. It is bordered by India, China, Iran, and Afghanistan. View an outline of a Pakistan country map and its Capital. Identify Pakistan’s flag.

2. The Urdu language is the official language of Pakistan. This language originated from Sanskrit, which originated from Hindi. Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, and Ach’haa are just a few of the other 300 dialects or languages spoken in Pakistan. Learn some words from one of the Pakistan languages or try to write some of the alphabet.

3. Qawwali are poetic phrases that are accompanied by music. Other folk songs are sung about the harvest, daily life, and love. Classical music songs are called ragas and are played with sitar, long necked guitar, and a tabla, a pair of drums played with the palm of her hands. Folk Dances like the bhangra or giddha are very colorful and uplifting. Watch a dance OR listen to music OR sing a song OR learn more information about a dance or instrument from Pakistan.

4. The food is Pakistan is blended with a mixture of Indian, Persian, Turkish, and Arab cultural foods. Some of the popular dishes include parathas, flat bread, stuffed with meat, biryani, chapatis, kebab, parata, halwa, chai tea, and kheer. Try a recipe, food, or drink from Pakistan.

5. The Melas is a fair that travels throughout the country. It typically has a circus animals, swings, slides, and booths of trinkets to purchase or win. The Basant Festival marks the coming of spring. There is a kite competition and the festivities last all day. The next day the children gather all the fallen kites from the colorful celebration to play with. Learn more about the festivals or holidays in Pakistan, go to a festival, participate in one, OR complete a craft that represents a festival. Examples include: Pakistan Day, Labor Day, Independence Day, Iqbal Day, Muharram, Eid ul-Azha, and Eid al-Fitr.

6. Beautiful architectural designs can be seen in buildings, palaces, and mosques. The palace of mirrors was built with thousands of tiny mirrors designed from patterned pieces of mirrors to create a mosaic patterns. Learn more about a landmark, building, or sculpture located in Pakistan.

7. Each region in Pakistan has their own myths, tales, and legends that have been passed down for hundreds of years. In many areas there are folk theaters that act out the legends. Read OR listen to a myth, tale, or legend.

8. Painted trucks and buses are decorated in vibrant colors using folk art, words of wisdom, and shiny ornaments. Each truck is custom decorated by a professional according to what interests of the driver. View decorated trucks online or draw a decorated truck.

9. The national animal of Pakistan is the flare-horned markhor, a wild goat. Acacias trees have thorns and help hold the moisture in dry climates. The diverse landscapes have a large variety of animals residing some of the rarest animals in the world. Choose [3] animals, trees, OR plants from Pakistan to learn more about. Examples include: Gazelle, partridge, barking deer, sand cat, snow leopard, golden marmot, jackal, pika, and Asiatic black bear.

10. Pakistan artists paint ceramic tiles with beautiful flowers and colorful geometric designs. Since ancient times, they have also created handwoven rugs, carpets, blankets, and shawls. Artist woodcarvers create furniture, trays, and jewelry boxes. Metal artists create jewelry, ornaments, teapots, and home décor items. have carved church doors, created paintings, silver and gold jewelry. Create a craft or project using a traditional a skill OR jewelry OR observe someone creating a handicraft OR a traditional craft from Pakistan.

11. Traditional clothing in Pakistan for both women and men is the shalwar qamiz. The outfit consists of baggy pants and a loose shirt with slits on the side. Though different regions have their own variations in clothing. Another option is a flared pant, sherwani, with an A-line shirt, kurta. Women also wear a long scarf called a dupatta or a burqa that covers the body from head to toe. Draw a picture of the clothing, dress up in Pakistan themed clothing, create an accessory, complete our paperdolls OR view traditional clothing through books or the internet or our country manual.

12. There are a variety of games and sports that are played in Pakistan by children. Cricket is the national sport, but they also play polo, squash, and hockey. Learn a traditional game OR play a game that symbolizes Pakistan. Some examples include: Clap Clap, Snap Snap, kabaddi, ludo,or carom.