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Asia for Educators
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/
A "must visit" page for teachers of elementary-level students. There are links
to on-line versions of EACP publications like Workbooks for teaching about China and
Japan. The multimedia section on Asia includes videos on Noh drama and Tang poetry.
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A Virtual Tour of Asia
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/nso/asian/artsedge.html
With the focus on China and Japan, one can follow the National Symphony Orchestra
through their tour. At each stop of the orchestra’s tour are associated cultural
facts and classroom activities. There is a series of postcards written by an
eleven-year-old who shares her impressions and experiences at each of the cities along the
tour.
Florida State University, Lesson Plan on
Japan
http://multimedia2.freac.fsu.edu/fga/academy/k1japan.htm
A set of twenty-six activities for early elementary grades. The activities cover
subject matter from simple math and geography to recipes and poetry. A bibliography for
teachers is also included.
Japan—Connecting Students
http://www.connectingstudents.com/themes/japan.htm
A page of links: Links to lesson plans from a variety of educational institutions,
links to pages for young people, links to age-appropriate books.
Kids Web Japan
http://jin.jcic.or.jp/kidsweb/index.html
A cookbook: from soup to sushi; a language lab: greetings, months of the year,
hiragana, accompanied by sound; ten folk legends, text plus music; "pastimes,"
including archery, ikebana, and koto.
Bali and Beyond
http://www.pacificnet.net/gamelan/gamelanmusic.html
The music of Indonesia is the focus, specifically music played with the gamelan.
There are also instructions on the art of making Indonesian shadow characters, and several
multimedia clips of concerts.
China, An Ancient Country in a Modern
World
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson099.shtml
Classroom activities for elementary-level students, along with pertinent links to
sites which will facilitate and expand these activities. There are links to sites which
provide the basic facts about China—geography, history, arts—and its culture.
Golden Legacy
http://ericir.syr.edu/Projects/CHCP/index.html
Three sample curriculum plans from the Chinese Historical and Cultural Project for
students in grades three through five. Each lesson includes background information,
materials for classroom activities and how to proceed using them, and bibliographies.
Searching for China
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/China/index.html
Using the resources of the World Wide Web to cull information about China. The six
sets of inquiry-based activities pose questions and provide links to sites that will help
to answer the questions.
Approaches to teaching about Korea
http://www.easc.indiana.edu/pages/easc/curriculum/korea/1996/general/approach.htm
An overview of the guide for teachers produced by the East Asian Curriculum
project. A look at the culture and the conflicts that have defined Korea throughout its
history.
India Project
http://www.trms.ga.net/~jtucker/lessons/ss/india.html
Ideas and activities for the study of India. Topics covered include Wildlife,
Religions, Wedding Ceremonies, Indian Food and Clothing.
Daily Life in Ancient India
http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Indialife.html
Elementary-level descriptions of the food, the homes, the clothing, the
civilization, and the activities of life in India, beginning in the years 3000–1500
B.C.E.
Life in the Indus Valley
http://members.aol.com/WERedu/PlanIndia.html
A reading selection on life in the Indus Valley told through the medium of a
fictional young person’s experiences. There are student activities and notes for
teachers, too.
World Wise Schools: Nepal
http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/guides/nepal/index.html
A study guide on Nepal prepared by the Peace Corps. The guide offers reading selections,
teacher lesson plans, maps, and images of Nepal.
Teaching Bhutan
http://www.pbs.org/edens/bhutan/Bhu_teach.htm
The on-line version of the PBS program on learning about Bhutan, with two central themes:
Social Studies lessons and Science lessons. The former includes "Buddhism and
Ecology" and the latter explores the geological formation of the Himalayas.
JUDITH S. AMES, Ph.D., formerly associated with the Japan Society in New York, is the Coordinator of Customer Services of the Motley Fool, an on-line investment company.
