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- 1st - 8th
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Students are read five different Asian folktales and answer the provided questions to test their listening skills. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate type of folklore known as folktales, explore their origin and purposes, describe different types of folktales, and make connection between folktales and philanthropy. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read the Australian Aboriginal folktale, The Secret of Dreaming, and describe what the tale reveals about the culture of the Aboriginals and explain mankind's permanent responsibility as a caretaker of the land. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students use the geographic themes of location, place and human-environment relations to describe settings and cultures represented in folktales. They identify aspects of various cultures and the naturally generous nature of the main characters. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study various Asian folktales. They study examples of wealth other than money, qualities needed by ancient leaders compared to modern leaders, competitive giving, frugality and thriftiness as vices, and stubbornness as a weakness. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students complete a variety of activities surrounding Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in May. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students locate and identify the countries of Southeast Asia on a map. In groups, they compare and contrast photographs and artifacts from their own lives with those living in Asia. They write their own folktales based off of Cinderella using characters in Southeast Asian culture. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students use maps to locate the countries of Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. In groups, they compare and contrast the three countries in regard to their culture, morals and values. They read various examples of folktales and write their own response to it using new vocabulary. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students work cooperatively in groups to help transform Asian folktales into Reader's Theater scripts. They then build props, practice and perform the folktale scripts for their peers. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 8th
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Students read five folktales. After each folktale is read students use a map to find the location of the country of the tale's origin. Next, students answer comprehension questions related to each folktale. Full Review »

