Exploring the patterns and themes between Korea, Cuba, and Vietnam, including pre and post-U.S. involvement, this lecture reinforces the concept of history repeating itself. Corrupt regimes, the emergence of Communism and redistribution...

Imagine studying Korean culture, especially the role of women, as well as marriage and religious rituals from home! Anthropologist Laurel Kendall shares what she has learned from her many trips to this fascinating country half a world away.

Make a study of Korean geography and living situations with a collaborative poster project. Given a scenario card, small groups recreate an appropriate living situation on their poster and then examine trading and economics.

Learn some basic words and phrases in Korean from this informative video. Students share various Korean phrases, as well as its English translation.

Young scholars explore Korean art. In this art history lesson, students examine different types of Korean art including pottery, mask making, and dance.  They create and design their own pottery and mask.

Twelfth graders examine Korean history and culture.  In this Asian history instructional activity, 12th graders discuss the effects of the Japanese occupation of Korea.  They research literature from the time period and compose written...

Students explore the relationship between names and certain cultures and locations. For this identity lesson, students create family migration or immigration maps. Students read excerpts from When My Name was Keoko and Lost Names: Scenes...

Students discover the geography of Korea.  In this Asian geography lesson plan, students research the shape, size, water bodies, and landforms of Korea.  Students create three-dimensional maps of Korea focusing on the topography.

Explore universal themes in literature with a literacy and multicultural awareness activity. Elementary and middle schoolers make real world connections between themes in books from several cultures. They make inferences and locate text...

What a great resource to share! Based on the book Lost Names by Richard Kim, this valuable instructional activity focuses on the Japanese occupation of Korea during WWII. Additionally, it employs first-person journaling as a mode of...

Students explore the different aspects of Korean culture. In this geography lesson, students prepare different Korean dishes in the classroom. They create a visual display of things they learned about Korean culture.

Students examine the Korean economy. In this economics lesson, students compare and contrast the command and market economies of North Korea and South Korea as they examine data.

Eleventh graders examine the economy of Korea.  In this Economics lesson, 11th graders research how Korea transformed its economy in such a short period.  Students read documents on Korea's transformation.

Students examine the evolution of women's rights in Korea. In this Korean history lesson plan, students read 5 articles pertaining to women's lives under the Silla, Koryo, and Choson kingdoms. The articles also make reference to Japanese...

Students examine the state of women'srights in Korea. In this women's issues lesson, students analyze the content of 3 provided articles and compose essays regarding the Korean Women's Movement.

Students prepare for travel to Korea. In this Korean travel lesson, students discover to steps of obtaining passports, airline flight options to Korea, and study places to see and visit in Korea.

Ninth graders examine the five cultural treasures in Korea.  In this World History lesson, 9th graders research one of these treasures.  Students create a presentation to the class on one of these treasures.  

Students delve into a study of the 2 Koreas. In this Korean history lesson, students research North Korea and South Korea since World War II. Students compare post-war Korea to Korea today and consider the possible of reunification of...

Young scholars examine the possibility of reunifying Korea. In this Korean history instructional activity, students investigate the events that led to the creation of North and South Korea. Young scholars compose position papers that...

Students explore Korean geography. For this Korea lesson, students examine maps and handouts on major geographic features of Korea and investigate the advantages and disadvantages of Korea's geography.

Students explore the concept of geopolitical conflicts. In this Korean and Japanese relations lesson, students investigate the history of conflict between the nations. Students compose essays using their findings.

Students identify and evaluate Korea's role in inventions in Asia. In this Korean Invention lesson plan, students complete a chart of innovations and discuss where they are from. Students read about Korean inventions and complete a...

Students consider how the location of Korea has contributed to cultural diffusion. In this Korean history lesson, students investigate the rise of the Silla Kingdom. Students compare the accomplishments of the Silla Kingdom to those of...