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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 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 »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students investigate quilts as a way to record the cultural history of a particular time and place. They explore various websites, view and discuss images of quilts, identify colors, shapes, patterns, and symbols, and create a class story quilt. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students engage in shared verbal and written reflections about ethnic traditions. They study fairy tales of the Caribbean and the repeating patterns or themes used in folktales and fairy tales. They discuss similarities and differences among the various versions read prior to this lesson plan. 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 »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 8th
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Students read I Choose A Brother in Need a Vietnamese folktale in order to compare/contrast two main characters. Using Inspiration they complete a graphic organizer that the students can bounce off of to enlighten their writing of their compare/contrast paper. An excellent strategy for creative writing. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students read a Vietnamese folktale, "A Crippled Boy." They compare it to other folktales they have read. In groups, they retell the story by writing new dialogue, setting up props, and summarizing the story in a 3-minute presentation. Full Review »
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