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Chinese Shadow Puppet Play
Students experience through role-play the art of shadow puppetry and appreciate the role of oral traditions in Chinese history. They research the origins and history of puppetry as a part of a unit on China. They discover what Chinese...
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Shi Huangdi
In this Chinese History worksheet, students answer 12 multiple choice questions regarding Chinese Histroy, Shi Huangdi, and the Terra Cotta Warriors. The worksheet is interactive and the students can follow a link to find the answers.
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From Umayyad to Abbasid Empires
You can't truly understand the present until you understand the past. Bring a historical context to you next social studies class with an exceptional presentation on the ancient Arab and Islamic empires of Umayyad and Abbasid. Slides...
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Art to Zoo: Kiting Up The Sky: The Vehicles of Understanding
Learners gain perspective on the importance of kites by reading about and discussing how kites have been used throughout history. In this kite exploration lesson, students follow instructions to construct a kite to assist them in...
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Korean History Through Journaling
Learners explore Korea and details about the Choson Kingdom. In this Korea lesson, students examine the geographical location of Korea. Learners also take notes on a lecture about the Choson Kingdom and relations between Japan and Korea....
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The Silk Road
Students explore the Silk Road of Asia in this multi-day activity that includes a "Silk Road roll play" and a mapping activity. This activity can be used in a social studies or language arts classroom.
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Proofreading Practice #2
In this proofreading worksheet, students read a brief paragraph, find 5 misspelled words and write them correctly in boxes beneath the paragraph.
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Tortured Beauty
Students compare and contrast two fundamentally different treatments of women, one Chinese and one Japanese, and to examine how this reflects on the culture that produced them.
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The Impact of Mining on American History
Students listen to background information about coal and its mining in the United States history. They then construct a timeline using the above article. Illustrate with pictures from the www.coaleducation.org web site.