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Bank On It! Magnetism
In this science and language arts activity, students complete a cloze article. They read a short piece about magnetism and fill in 15 missing words. Word choices are included in a word bank.
Government of Hong Kong
Areas and Volumes - 2D Shapes
Unfortunately for young mathematicians, the world isn't made entirely of parallelograms, triangles, and trapezoids. After first learning the area formulas for these common shapes, students apply this new knowledge to...
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Advising China
Students express their opinions about how growth and modernization affect nations. Reading an article on China, they discuss the causes and effects of exponential growth in a single town. They research how China has changed by writing...
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Riot, Revolution and Reform
Students examine the student protests and subsequent massacre at Tiananmen Square in 1989 and the current petition by victims' family members to open a criminal investigation of the responsible officials.
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User Friendly
Learners explore how consumers have become as proficient in computer technology as specialists were a decade ago. They create and conduct a test to determine the proficiencies of people in their school community.
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The Dip Felt Around the World
Students share their opinions about a story about a sudden decline in China's stock markets. After reading an article, they identify the global impact of China's falling stock markets. They create a cause and effect map about the fall...
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Gauging Beijing
Students examine the responsibilites of country's chosen to host the Olympics. After reading an article, they discuss how China is preparing for the 2008 Summer Games. They focus on the country's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities...
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The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston
In this online interactive reading comprehension activity, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions based on The Woman Warrior. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Chinese, Japanese, & Korean Immigration to the U. S.
Students study immigration of people from Southeast Asian countries to the United States. Pupils create maps and geographically illustrate the immigration. Using the internet, students research an assigned topic. They write an essay...
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Analects of Confucius
Sixth graders explore the saying of Confucius and the Chinese desire to conduct one's life honorably and diligently. They work in groups to restate his saying in modern English and demonstrate each saying with a poster or skit.
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A Tour Through China
Students explore the culture, development, inventions, and geography of China in the seven lessons of this unit. The teachings of Confucius are examined and the celebrations for the Chinese New Year are inspected.
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Wushu Were Here
Young scholars create a fan-shaped story screen that explains 4 major points surrounding various facts, myths, expressions, or story elements in Chinese history, culture and/or literature.
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Literature
Students listen and respond to poems about rain. Then they review the continent of Asia and the country of Japan. They listen to a Japanese folktale about a peach boy. Next they listen to a story from Germany about musicians.
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Translating Confucius
Students understand the quotes of Confucius. In this Confucius instructional activity, students complete a worksheet to explain the quotes of Confucius.
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Web Writer's Block
Young scholars evaluate Web sites banned in various countries, and investigate the reasons why particular countries would want to block information from its people.
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"Love Must Not Be Forgotten" by Zhang Jie
Students read and analyze a story set during the Cultural Revolution in China. They answer discussion questions, discuss political and cultural revolutions, complete a reading survey, produce graphic organizers, and complete a Cultural...
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Ch Ch Ch Ch ....Here Comes the Train!
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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Fantastic Facts
Fourth graders are introduced to expository texts. They dwell to formulate the comprehension and gain the main ideas. Students encounter explicit comprehension strategies to help them transition into this new type of text.
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Find the Circus Words
In this circus word search worksheet, learners find and circle 6 circus words in the word search puzzle. The words appear in the word bank at the bottom of the page.
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Lesson Ten: Direction
Learners explore the concept of relative location. For this map lesson, students read I Hate English by Ellen Levine and consider how maps and globes help people to familiarize themselves with an area.
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Como se dice 'huevos'?
Students research about the preparation and ingestion of eggs and egg dishes in foreign cultures. Students gain introductory
foreign languages mastery. Students also exert their creative skills and acquired knowledge in the creation of...
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The Role of the Teacher
Young scholars study the role of the teacher in various cultures and societies through in-class discussions, literature investigations, and personal reflection. Lesson extensions include a "Living Portraits" activity and a "Student...
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Using the Analects to Solve Modern American Problems
Sixth graders read modern American political questions and discuss how Confucius' analects might be applicable to the U.S. in the 21st century and in addressing these questions.
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"Aerogrammes"
Pupils examine Asian American culture through the analysis of the poem, 'Aerogrammes.' They watch a video, read and discuss the poem, take a field trip to Chinatown, and write a poem about their Chinatown experience.