Students investigate Chinese culture by reading their folk tales.  In this creative writing instructional activity, students practice identifying the different elements in a folk tale and examine the related vocabulary....

During the first century of Chinese Ming dynasty (1368-1644), the government sent out a total of seven voyages into the Indian Ocean. Young historians will discuss, explain, role play, and compare the decisions made by rulers during the...

Seventh graders identify the elements that characterize culture in literature. Students analyze the representation of Chinese minority peoples through textbooks. Students identify and interpret the differences among the people of China.

Sixth graders add and subtract positive and negative integers. In this integers math activity, 6th graders review the number line as a class, with students representing the numbers and moving in a positive or negative direction to find...

Students participate in standing committees to explore controversial issues. They research the issue in order to develop a perspective on the topic.