Russian songs can be very sad and very joyful at the same time. The rhythm can change a lot within one song. Music Time! These traditional instruments are popular in Russia svirel bayan balalaika Draw a line from the circle to the instrument that you think it is. 1
Russian Patterns Beautiful patterns were traditionally embroidered onto textiles Can you complete the pattern by fi lling in the last square? Can you draw your own pattern? 2
bear-y Interesting Russia s National Animal is the bear Many bears live in the forests, mountains and meadows of Russia Russia s brown bears are the second largest bear in the world. The polar bear is first. Bears eat grass, fruit, insects, and roots. Bears that live near water eat fish. Draw some berries for the bear to eat. Color him in. 3
Little Lost bear Help baby bear get to his mother Being a bear cub is not all fun and games. Like school, cubs must follow their mother and learn how to find food or hunt. 4
The russian flag Russia s national fl ag is red, white and blue Color in the fl ags by following the color names. Which fl ag is the largest? Which fl ag is the smallest? 5
Famous people! Many great artists and thinkers are Russian. Wassily Kandinsky was a great Russian abstract painter. Try to fi nd which two of his paintings are identical ANSWER: Middle top and bottom right are identical 6 Other famous Russians include: writer, Leo Tolstoy; composer, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; and ballet dancer, Rudolf Nureyev
Saint Basil s is a very famous cathedral. It has 8 onion-shaped towers and can be found in an area called Red Square. Let s Visit Saint Basil s Cathedral Can you count: How many triangles: 1 4 13 34 How many squares: 1 8 12 27 How many circles: 2 6 12 18 7 ANSWER: 13 triangles, 12 squares, 18 circles
Let s eat! Here are some of the most famous dishes in Russia Borscht is a type of soup made with beets Vareniki is a dumpling stuffed with cottage cheese or berries pirozhki is a type of bun stuffed with potatoes or cabbage How many whole Pirozhki can you count? 1 3 5 What is your favourite kind of food? 8 ANSWER: 5
Ding Dong! Spasskaya Tower is a very popular clock to see in Russia X XI XII I II IX III VIII VII VI V IV The clock uses Roman Numerals. Here are the numerals translated to our numbers I = 1 II = 2 III = 3 IV = 4 V = 5 VI = 6 VII = 7 VIII = 8 IX = 9 X = 10 XI = 11 XII = 12 XI X IX VIII VII XII VI I II III IV V Which number is the big hand pointing to? Which number is the little hand pointing to? Can you tell what time it is? 9
Snowy pine forests called taiga cover much of Siberia Deci-fur this! Complete this dot-to-dot to see what grows in Russia 10 ANSWER: Pine tree
Let s Dance The Kalinka Dance is based on a Russian Song Spot the 5 differences in these drawings 11
Get into the Groove! Color these dancers and cut them out. Tape them to wooden sticks to make your own dancing puppets 12 1- Red 2- Black 3- Yellow 4- Cream
To keep warm during their long, cold winters, Russians wear fur hats, sheepskin coats and felt boots. fancy footwear Valenki are traditional Russian winter boots made of felt Decorate the Valenki to your own favourite style 13
MATRESHKA A matreshka doll is a set of brightly painted hollow wooden dolls of different sizes, that fi t or nest inside one another. 1 Put the nesting dolls in order of largest to smallest. We ve started it for you! Which one comes next? 14
In real life, each route takes a week to complete if you travel straight through without stopping! Choo-Choo! The Trans-Siberian Railway runs from Moscow to Vladivostok T R N R I A E I D Take the train across Siberia. Collect the letters along the way and copy them onto the lines below. What two words do they spell? T N R E 15 ANSWER: Train Ride
My ABCs Russia has its own alphabet called the Cyrillic alphabet What is the first letter in your name? Does it sound the same as in English? 16