A Day In Grenada Diary
This fun diary writing prompt encourages children to write about an imagined day living in Grenada...
Grenada
Find out a few interesting bits and pieces about the Caribbean island of Grenada, and print out its flag - as colouring page, bookmarks, jigsaw and more!
St George's and Grenada Harbour
A Little Geography...
- A small Caribbean nation in the south of the Leeward Islands, Grenada consists of three inhabited islands with over 110,000 citizens living in a lush tropical setting.
- Grenada is a mountainous volcanic island, featuring rainforest and waterfalls, and surrounded by white sandy beaches.
- On smaller Carriacou there is an archaeological museum. Petite Martinque is home to local boat builders.
- St George's, the capital, was built by the French in 1650. It occupies a natural horseshoe-shaped harbour. Fort George, built in 1705, was originally called Fort Royal by the French.
- Grenada is known as "the spice island", due to the abundance of mace and nutmeg, which are major exports.
- In 2004 Hurricane Ivan destroyed the nutmeg crop causing significant damage to buildings and loss of life.
A Little History...
- Arawak and Carib tribes were succeeded by British and French settlers, with a French colony established in 1674.
- Grenada changed hands several times until British rule was established in 1877.
- After independence in 1974, there was a revolution in 1979 followed by a coup and invasion by American and Caribbean forces in 1983. Grenada is now a stable democratic member of the Commonwealth.
And Some Interesting Facts...
- If you visit you might like to try eating oildown, the national dish - which is a stew of pig tails, coconut milk, breadfruit and peppers!
- Grenada became the smallest nation to win an Olympic gold medal in 2012 in London, when 19 year old Kirani James won the men's 400 metres.
- Tourists can dive at Moliniere Bay at the world famous Underwater Sculpture Park, which includes the Vicissitudes, a circle of 25 stone carved children.
About the Grenada Flag
The Grenadan flag certainly stands out! The National flag of Grenada was adopted upon their independence from the United Kingdom in February 1974. The six gold stars on the outside of the red field represent the six different parishes, with the central, larger gold star, encircled by the red disk, representing the capital city: Saint George’s. The green and yellow triangles stand for vegetation and wisdom respectively, with the nutmeg clove on the hoist representing one of Grenada’s main exports. The red colour of the field represents courage and strength.
Our Grenada Resources
Climate Of Grenada Worksheet
There are two parts to this interesting climate worksheet. Can the kids write a little about the climate in Grenada first, then find out what the weather is doing there today and fill in the details on the weather app template?
Culture In Grenada Worksheet
Traditional costumes, art, music, dance, sport, hobbies and festivals all vary between countries and give each country a unique culture. Find out about the culture in Grenada and write about it, do some drawings or cut and paste some pictures.
Design A Tourism Poster For Grenada
Here's an opportunity for the kids to design their own tourism poster for the beautiful Caribbean country of Granada. They need to make it as eye-catching as possible!
Food From Grenada Worksheet
Learning about the different foods people eat around the world can be fascinating! This worksheet asks the kids to find out about the food grown and eaten in Grenada and asks them to draw a typical meal...
Grenada Coat Of Arms Worksheet
There are lots of fantastic details on the coat of arms of Grenada. Can the kids find out what the different parts mean and write about them here? Our second worksheet has an additional challenge - design your own coat of arms for Grenada!
Grenada Compare And Contrast Venn Diagram
Try this compare and contrast exercise between life in Grenada and where you live - are there any similarities found in the intersection of the circle?
Grenada Compare And Contrast Worksheet
Use this interesting worksheet to compare your life to a child growing up in Grenada, focusing on things like food, education, housing and games and activities.
Interesting Fact: We consume 62.5% more electricity in the UK than in Grenada!
Grenada Fact Worksheet
Find out the answers to these questions and fill in our fact-finding worksheet on Grenada.
Grenada Facts Poster
Our country facts posters have a simple and clear design, perfect for any classroom display, or you can print and use them in lapbooks or folders too. This one is for Grenada.
Grenada Factsheet
Print out our factsheet for Grenada to see a map, the flag and some key facts about the country.
Grenada Flag Printable
From almost a full page to a tiny map topper we have sizes of Grenada flags for all uses on our printable.
Grenada Location Worksheet
We have two levels of location worksheet for Grenada, both asking children to identify the country and its capital on a map of Europe. The guided worksheet includes the names; the blank worksheet doesn't!
Grenada National Flower Colouring Page
The pretty bougainvillea is the national flower of Grenada and the star of this lovely colouring page!
Fun Fact: It's not the flowers that make this plant so colourful, it's actually the magenta pink bracts (a leaf-like part of the plant).
Grenada Notebooking Page
The colourful Grenada flag brings a cheerful feel to these notebooking pages.
Grenada On Map Of North America
We've produced this simplified map of North America so that children can easily identify Grenada's location, compare its size, identify borders etc.
Grenada Picture Gallery
Why draw one picture of Grenada when you can draw 5 in this fun picture gallery? Lovely for displays...
Grenada Postcard 1
This little activity encourages writing and gives the children a chance to practise addressing a postcard. The kids can pretend they are in Grenada - perhaps having done some research first.
Grenada Postcard 2
Here's a fun way to get the kids writing, and practising postcard and addressing techniques! Print, draw a picture from Grenada, write and cut out, then fold in half and glue.
Grenada Poster 1
Here's a poster featuring a beautiful harbour in Grenada, perfect for any display!
Grenada Poster 2
This simple flag poster is easy to print and won't use too much ink, but will make a great centre point for a display all about Grenada.
Grenada Quiz
Answer as many questions as you can about Grenada in our fun quiz, using our 'Introduction to Grenada' factsheet to help you.
Grenada Story Paper
What a pretty scene on Grenada! Write some facts about the country below the photograph, or use your imagination to create a story! We have two versions to choose from: lined, and with handwriting lines.
Grenada Study Pack
We've got everything you need for learning about Grenada in this bumper 25-page study pack (all activities are available separately too).
Grenada Tourist Leaflet
We've got 3-fold tourist leaflets for lots of Commonwealth countries, so once you've made one for Grenada you can try making some others if you like. You could maybe display them in a box or stand just like in a real Tourist Information Centre!
Grenada Travel Brochure Worksheet
The kids can use this useful template to prepare a travel brochure that targets overseas tourists to Grenada.
Grenada Word Search
We've hidden 15 words all about Grenada in this word search grid. Can you find them all? The solution is included below too...
Grenada Worksheet
This simple worksheet asks children to fill in some interesting facts and statistics, and then write about what else they have learned about Grenada.
Introduction to Grenada
Find out some interesting and useful information about Grenada in our 'An Introduction to Grenada' factsheet, then maybe try some of our activities?
Packing For Grenada Worksheet
Learning how to pack for different trips and countries is a great life skill, so start the kids off with some virtual packing practise with our 'Packing for Grenada' worksheet...
Wildlife Of Grenada Worksheet
Use this fun worksheet to write about the wildlife of Grenada, and there's plenty of space to do some drawings or cut and stick pictures too!