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Culture of China

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the oral language of the Chinese, retell folk tales, and eat with chopsticks. They view a slide show of China to examine what life is like in China. They memorize three Chineses phrases and note three differences...
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Chopsticks

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars investigate the purpose and history of chopsticks and their use as a way of eating. In this social studies instructional activity, students gain insight into other cultural practices and learn to use chopsticks. Young...
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The Fastest Pig in the West in the Classroom: Chopstick Tax

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore Chinese culture by reading a story with their class. In this Chinese economics lesson, students read a chapter from the story The Fastest Pig in the West and define the chopstick tax that was enacted in China. Students...
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Using Chopsticks

For Teachers K - 6th
Students students practice using chopsticks and play a game to improve skills. They discuss what they experience.
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Rice is Nice

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore Japanese foods through fairy tales, fiction and nonfiction books, cooking meals and eating with chopsticks. After all of the creative ideas have been utilized, the class holds a tea party for parents in the classroom.
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Food: Eating Habits

For Students 7th - 8th
Learners match pictures of people eating certain foods with the correct phrase. Student pairs interview each other in order to gather and compare information on food eating habits, and awareness of nutritional value - or lack thereof.
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An Introduction to Japanese Food

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Student explore the local food in Japan. Pupils listen to the teacher's description of Japanese cuisine. In groups, classmates follow recipe instructions to create Miso coup and rice. They discuss the taste of Japanese food as they...
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Traveling on the Sea of Gold: An Adventure in Japan Through Literature

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the geography and culture of Japan through the story "Sea of Gold" by Yoshiko Uchida. They draw a travel poster of Japan, label a map of Japan, use chopsticks to eat Cheerios, read and discuss various books about Japan,...
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Nutrition: A Thematic Unit

For Teachers 1st
Young learners explore nutrition and the food groups in these two mini-lesson plan ideas. First, kindergarteners have a discussion about their health and how different foods contribute to it before making their own personal food pyramid....
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Korean Table Manners

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students experience the proper table manners in Korea. They eat a Korean meal with proper table manners. Students then describe, list and demonstrate the proper Korean table manners. They compare and contrast the American table...
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Biodiversity and Evolution – Darwin’s Finches

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teens experience natural selection firsthand (or first beak) in an activity that has them act as finches foraging for food. Using different household items  to act as different beak styles, your little finches will collect as much food...
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Ocean Exploration

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore whales. In this animal adaptation and whale instructional activity, students access prior knowledge about whales from previous lessons, then use background knowledge to predict the eating strategies of a baleen whale and...
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China Vocabulary Quiz

For Students 4th - 6th
For this recognizing meanings of words worksheet, students match words about the country China with their definitions. Students match 16 answers.
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Chinese Food- Regional Food Explanation

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this reading and social studies worksheet, students read about four main growing regions of China including Cantonese, Peking, Szechwan, and Shanghai. They examine a chart that differentiates the four regions. There are no directions...
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The Japanese Way

For Teachers 1st
First graders complete a two-week introductory unit on Japan and Japanese culture. They compare/contrast Japanese and American lifestyles, watch videos, design an original kimono, eat Japanese food using chopsticks, fold Origami shapes,...
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Animal Adaptations: Focus on Bird Beaks

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore bird beaks as animal adaptation. In this bird adaptation lesson, 6th graders conduct an experiment to determine the connection between the shape of a bird's beak and the food it eats.
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Lion Dancer Activity Card

For Students Pre-K - K
In this reading worksheet, students respond to the book Lion Dancer by completing an activity at home with a parent. Students cut out 5 pictures depicting scenes from the book and paste them in the boxes with the corresponding captions.
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A Common African Food: Fou-Fou

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify fou-fou as a common dish from Africa, and sample fou-fou using a traditional African form of eating.
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Finding More Violators

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this editing worksheet, students read twelve sentences and find the word or punctuation mark in each sentence that is used incorrectly. Students underline the mistake and write the correct word or punctuation mark at the end of each...
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Plant Parts and their Function

For Teachers 3rd
Discover why plants are important to our world. View plant parts and categorize them as stems or buds. Students do a cut and paste of pictures of plants into correct categories.  Students also plant a carrot top,and record the growth and...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Yoko

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars discover the meaning of tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson plan, students read Yoko, listening for 3 pre-select tier two vocabulary words. Words are defined by the teacher and young scholars practice...
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Ch Ch Ch Ch ....Here Comes the Train!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the digraph /ch/. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then listen to different words and identify the words containing /ch/. Students then listen to the book "Chicka Chicka Boom...
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Chinese Food

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Chinese food descriptions worksheet, foods from the Cantonese, Peking, Szechwan, and Shanghai regions are briefly described.
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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 4 - Exercise 5b

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.