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Reading a Comparison-Contrast Essay

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Turn your passive readers into active readers with an engaging lesson on reading informational text. Focused on compare and contrast structured essays, the activity prompts elementary learners to jot down questions and think-aloud...
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Feudal Powers in Japan

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
A traditional textbook chapter focuses on feudal powers in Japan, and includes vocabulary, note-taking tips in the sidebar, main ideas, and follow-up assessment questions. It also incorporates opportunities for art...
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Shizuko’s Daughter: K-W-L

For Teachers 7th - 12th
What would your class like to learn about Japanese culture? Prepare them for a novel unit about Kyoko Mori's Shizuko's Daughter with a KWL chart. After listing what they already know about Japanese culture, they write questions...
Printables
Scholastic

Calligraphy Minibook

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Engage young learners in practicing their counting skills while teaching them about the Japanese writing system with this printable book. Using the included key that shows the kanji characters for the numbers 1-10, children...
Interactive
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Martial Arts

For Students 4th - 6th
In this online interactive martial arts worksheet, students respond to 10 fill in the blank and multiple choice questions regarding the information included in the provided paragraphs.
Worksheet
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Cloze Passage: Lim Bo Seng

For Students 5th - 7th
Use this Cloze activity activity in your vocabulary lesson or unit about World War II. After reading a passage about Lim Bo Seng, a guerrilla warrior from Singapore, sixth graders fill in twelve blank spaces using context clues. The...
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Japanese Ghost Stories Activity Worksheet and Progress Test

For Students 8th - 12th
In this Japanese Ghost Stories activity and progress test worksheet, students respond to a total of 16 multiple choice, matching and fill in the blank questions pertaining to Japanese Ghost Stories.
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White Day Reading Comprehension Activity

For Students 4th - 5th
In this White Day reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 1 paragraph selection pertaining to the Japanese custom and then answer 3 multiple choice questions regarding the information
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K5 Learning

Sennin the Hermit

For Students 5th
Introduce learners to the magical Japanese hermit named Sennin with a reading response activity. As fifth graders finish the story of Sennin and his mystical powers, they answer four short-answer questions.
Activity
EMC

The Inn of Lost Time Reader's Resource

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Introduce "The Inn of Lost Time" by Lensey Namioka to your middle schoolers with a reader's resource page. It includes links to different activities, including a creative writing prompt about losing fifty years of your life, and a...
Lesson Plan
Consortium for Ocean Science Exploration and Engagement (COSEE)

Fish Morphology

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
Life comes in all different shapes and sizes, and fish are no exception. Here, young scientists create fish prints as they learn how specific characteristics allow different species to survive in their particular habitats.
Interactive
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Breaking News English: Supermarkets

For Students 5th - 10th
In this supermarkets instructional activity, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion...
Interactive
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Breaking News English: Toyota Cars

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Toyota cars worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...
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World Theatre Day

For Students 5th - 10th
In this World Theatre Day instructional activity, students complete activities such as reading a passage, matching phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, multiple choice, unscramble the words, sequencing, unscramble the...
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World Toilet Day

For Students 5th - 10th
In this World Toilet Day worksheet, students complete activities such as reading a passage, matching phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, multiple choice, unscramble the words, sequencing, unscramble the sentences,...
Interactive
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Breaking News English: U.S. Dollar

For Students 5th - 10th
In this U.S. dollar worksheet, learners read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...
Interactive
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Breaking News English: Japan's Finance Minister Resigning

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Japan's finance minister resigning worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion...
Interactive
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Breaking News English: English Schools

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English Schools worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write,...
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Tadao Ando

For Students 4th - 6th
In this famous people worksheet, students read a selection about Tadao Ando and complete a variety of comprehension activities including but not limited to a synonym match, spelling, writing and sequencing activities.
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The Attack On Pearl Harbor: December 7, 1941

For Students 7th - 12th
In this Pearl Harbor worksheet, students read about what happened on December 7th, 1941, read Roosevelt's speech in response, and complete activities in the passive voice about what they read. Students write the past participle of 10...
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Soccer: Reading Comprehension

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this reading comprehension activity worksheet, students read a 1 page selection entitled "Soccer". Students respond to 12 multiple choice questions pertaining to the passage.
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Asashoryu

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, learners read a passage about Asashoryu and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
Worksheet
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Shigeru Miyamoto

For Students 4th - 6th
In this famous people worksheet, students read a selection about Shigeru Miyamoto and complete a variety of comprehension activities including but not limited to a synonym match, spelling, writing and sequencing activities.
Worksheet
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Ban Ki-moon

For Students 4th - 8th
For this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Ban Ki-Moon and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches,...