11. Mount Everest and Other Famous Peaks

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

• Know about Mount Everest and its significance
• Learn about other major peaks in Nepal
• Understand basic mountain facts
• Learn about Sherpa culture

60 minutes

• Paper
• Colored pencils
• Regular pencils
• Notebooks

1. Review (5 minutes)

• Quick recap of Teej festival
• Connect to geography lesson from Week 2
• Ask what students remember about mountains

2. Introduction to Mount Everest (15 minutes)

Explain and discuss:

• Mount Everest facts
• Height: 8,848 meters
• Local names: Sagarmatha (Nepali), Chomolungma (Sherpa)
• World's highest mountain
• Grows taller each year
• Basic Information
• Location in Nepal
• Weather conditions
• Snow and ice
• Famous climbers

3. Other Famous Peaks (15 minutes)

Discuss and draw:

• Kanchenjunga (8,586m)
• Third highest mountain
• Name means "Five Treasures of Snow"
• Lhotse (8,516m)
• Connected to Everest
• Fourth highest mountain
• Annapurna (8,091m)
• Means "Goddess of Harvests"
• Famous for trekking

4. Drawing Activity (15 minutes)

Students draw:

• Mountain peaks
• Snow-covered mountains
• Climbers on mountains
• Prayer flags on peaks
• Compare heights of mountains

5. Closing Activity (10 minutes)

• Students write three facts about Mount Everest
• Share what amazes them most about mountains
• Compare with hills or mountains they've seen
• Preview of next week's topic

• Mountain (पर्वत - Parvat)
• Snow (हिउँ - Hiun)
• Height (उचाई - Uchai)
• Climb (चढ्नु - Chadnu)
• Peak (चुचुरो - Chuchuro)

1. Draw Nepal's famous mountains

2. Write facts about Mount Everest

3. Compare mountain heights with local buildings

Check students':

• Understanding of mountain facts
• Knowledge of different peaks
• Drawing skills
• Class participation

• Use height comparisons children can understand
• Connect to local geography
• Make facts memorable with interesting comparisons
• Keep mountain information simple
• Use drawings to show scale
• Help students grasp enormous heights

• Everest grows about 4mm each year
• Temperature at top can be -60°C
• First climbed in 1953
• Named after George Everest
• Over 4,000 people have climbed it

• Use visual comparisons for height
• Draw mountains in proportion
• Compare with familiar tall things
• Make numbers meaningful through comparison
• Keep scientific facts age-appropriate