+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Word Play

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the history of Chinese American artist Xu Bing. In this multicultural instructional activity, students collaborate in small groups to identify letters in the artist's work, and brainstorm how they would create their own...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Changing Places

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners investigate the Chinese-American immigration experience. In this assimilation lesson, students watch "Becoming American: The Chinese Experience" and then participate in classroom activities regarding the topic. The activities...
+
PPT
Curated OER

India and China Establish Empires: 400 BC - AD 550

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Follow India as it journeys through history from the first Buddhist King, Asoka, and the rise of the Mauryan Empire to the establishment of the Gupta Empire 150 year later. This presentation clearly presents historical facts covering 950...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Chinese And Japanese Tomb Cultures

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine burial customs in ancient China and Japan comparing those customs to burial traditions from other cultures. This lesson leads to group creative projects of mock "tombs".
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The History of Silk

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study the history of silk-making in China. They investigate the silkworm and follow the trade route of the Silk Road. They research other Chinese inventions.
+
Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Lu Shih — The Couplets of T’ang

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Writing poetry in ancient China was the modern equivalent of sending a greeting card. Scholars learn about the ancient Chinese poetic form called the lu shih. They read about the context of poetry during the T'ang Dynasty and complete a...
+
Handout
Weebly

Ancient China

For Students 6th - 7th Standards
From China's physical geography and earliest beginnings of civilization to the Qin and Han dynasties, here is a nicely designed worksheet on ancient China, which includes a graphic organizer and timeline to summarize the reading material. 
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Culture Sharing: History, Politics, Government

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore types of governments and political systems. In partners, students share information about their home country. Classmates work together to prepare a presentation about the history and government of a specific country.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mini Coil Pots: Ceramics Lesson

For Teachers K - 3rd
Art is a wonderful way to teach historical or cultural concepts. Here, learners view a series of coil pots that have been created throughout history by a variety of civilizations. They then create and decorate a pot of their own that...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sports in China: What And Why They Play?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students study several different types of Chinese sports played throughout history in China. They examine the historical perspective of the importance of sports in Chinese culture and create a final project using information about three...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

From Bananas to Bok Choy

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Learners explore the contribution made by Chinese communities to the Australian diet and how Chinese immigrants have affected Chinese culture.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Chinese New Year

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars explore the Chinese New Year celebration. Through the use of interactive video and the Internet, they will examine the sequence of events that occur during the preparation and festivities. Students compare the Chinese New...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Chinese Massacre of 1871

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discover the events that led to the migration to California for the Chinese people. They examine the effects that a cultural background has on specific historical events with respect to the establishment of a people.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Chinese Lanterns - Technology

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the type and use of lanterns in Chinese history, their cultural significance and their role in today's society. They watch a lantern maker and describe the process. Students compare and discuss a range of...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Hawaii: State History

For Students 4th
In this Hawaii state history worksheet, 4th graders read three pages of state history then complete 10 true and false questions.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Xinjiang: A Bi-Cultural Perspective

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders research the affects the Chinese Nuclear Program has had on the environment and the health of the Uighur minority.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Liberty and Security in Contemporary China

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Upper graders consider contemporary Chinese economics, political viewpoints, and government. This unit covers a span of several class periods or six days, and engages learners in a variety of skills based activities. They conduct...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Made in China

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars create a power point presentation.  In this Chinese inventions and discoveries instructional activity, students view sample products that are the product of ancient Chinese civilizations and their innovations and...
+
Lesson Plan
1
1
Facing History and Ourselves

Who Are We?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the diversity of communities. In this community-building lesson, 6th graders compose biopoems and create a classroom exhibit entitled "Who am I? Who are We?"
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Animals of the Chinese Zodiac

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study the elements of the Chinese zodiac. They observe the placement of the animals on the zodiac chart while studying the Chinese New Year.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ancient Civilizations: China

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students read about the daily life, history, dynasties, and ancient celebration of ancient China.
+
Lesson Plan
Indiana University

Asian Literature: “The View in Spring” by Du Fu

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Over the course of the instructional activity, your pupils read and analyze a translated eight-line poem from the Tang Dynasty written by Du Fu, a poet caught behind enemy lines during the An Lu-Shan rebellion (755-763)....
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Following the Great Wall of China

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students conduct research on the history of the Great Wall of China. They explore websites, complete various interactive activities, read a history of the Great Wall, write an essay, and take an online quiz.
+
Lesson Plan
American Documentary

Confucianism in a Changing Society

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The Last Train Home, a 2009 documentary about China's migrant factory workers, provides viewers with an opportunity to explore how China's emergence as a global manufacturing force is challenging Chinese traditional values like filial...