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Differentiated Tea Party: Important Groups in Feudal Japan

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students research the different groups in Feudal Japan. In this Japanese people instructional activity, students are broken into different groups representing the different roles in Japan. They research their group and have a "tea party"...
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Lesson Plan On Japan

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners participate in a lesson about the Japanese religion of Shinto. This is done using internet research where students compare this to other world religions in the context of the four basic Shinto beliefs.
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Clouds

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Incorporate art and poetry into an early elementary science lesson plan about cloud formation. With fun and engaging activities that follow a natural learning progression, youngsters will develop key vocabulary and conceptual...
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Arts Midwest

The Joy Luck Club: Culture and History

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Explore San Francisco's Chinatown in a lesson about the first few chapters of The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan. Kids research Chinatown on the Internet and create a virtual tour of the neighborhood, including the foods, cultural events, and...
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PPT
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Religions of the World

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A perfect resource for encouraging an understanding of the world's religions and note taking skills. Text is broken into a classic note taking style, ideal for teaching good habits. Content includes a break down of major religions,...
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iCivics

Hey, King: Get Off Our Backs!

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Young historians explore the reason American colonists were unhappy under British rule. Class members complete hands-on activities and participate in a group discussions to understand why colonists drafted the Declaration of Independence.
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Printables
All Things PLC

Professional!Learning!Community! Manual: Operationalizing!the!Big!Picture

For Teachers K - 12th
Thinking of creating a Professional Learning Community at your school? Here's a 32-page manual that provides everything you need to get started.
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Worksheet
Count On

5: Dividing Whole Numbers by Fractions

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
Here is a dividing whole numbers explanatory handout in which learners solve and complete 16 various problems. First, they find the value of an equation by determining the number of quarters. Then, everyone divides by each number given...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Origami Geometry

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Origami is an excellent way to combine Japanese culture, art, and geometric shapes into one engaging instructional activity! Scholars begin by listening to the story Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes and learn the origin of the...
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Toll Middle School

Create Your Own Constellation Mini-Project

For Teachers 4th - 8th
When looking up at the night sky, there are many familiar constellations that most people can identify. However, someone had to point those out and create the related mythology. Put your pupils in the place of the creators and invite...
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Sea Liverpool

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners explore Liverpool England's maritime history and development as an important port from its early days to the present. Through hands-on activities and community based instruction, they simulate sailing experiences and life aboard...
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Lesson Plan PROMPT: Not Just Halloween: Festivals of the Dead Around the World

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research information about Halloween and other cultural festivals of the dead. In this festivals of the dead lesson, students use the assigned website to examine All Hallow's Eve, the Obon, or Los Dias de los Muertos. They...
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Worksheet
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Calculations with Hundreds and Thousands

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this multiplication learning exercise, students multiply 24 problems involving hundreds and thousands.  Students determine the correct number of zeros for the product of two factors.
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"He Says, She Says"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Stuents compare and contrast male and female views of love and beauty in classic Chinese and Japanese society through the reading and evaluation of prose and poetry. Chinese and Japanese art is also studied.
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"For The Birds" [part II]

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students examine how Chinese and Japanese artists used different kinds of birds as representations of ideas that were important in both cultures and create their own birds using the technique of origami.
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Shinto: The Way Of The Gods

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars research and analyze the roots of Shinto in this lesson about Japanese cultural practices and philosophy. Possible lesson enrichments and/or extensions are included with the lesson.
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A Study of "Twilight Crane" by Kinoshita Junji

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students read and analyze the Japanese play, "Twilight Crane," by Kinoshita Junji. They read a handout on Japanese theatre, conduct Internet research, answer discussion questions, and compare/contrast versions of the story.
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The Four Religions of East Asia

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compare and contrast the four main religions of Asia (Buddhism Confucianism, Daoism, and Shinto). This lesson plan is intended for use in the middle school Social Studies classroom.
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Religion And Magic

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the indigenous religions of China (Daoism) and Japan (Shinto) to see how magical beliefs and practices form an integral part of these religions. This lesson may be controversial.
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Fujiyama

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine and discuss Mt. Fuji (Fujiyama) and its effect on the culture and philosophy of Japan. This high school lesson is ideal for a Social Studies, Humanities, or Asian Studies class.
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Nature and Haiku Poetry

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars compose haiku poems and recognize how cultures value nature and natural forces through the study of Japanese poetry. This lesson includes a bibliography of resources.
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One With Nature

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students discover the connection between Japanese art and Romantic literature using a variety of sources and the impact of nature on these two art forms. This lesson is a three-day exploration.
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Lesson Plan
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The Language of Flowers And Trees

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the symbolism of flowers and trees in Chinese and Japanese art. This lesson meets state standards and includes two possible lesson extensions or lesson enrichments.
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Worksheet
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Climate Change

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students answer ten multiple choice questions about climate change. This worksheet could be used as a pre-assessment tool before beginning a unit on climate change.

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