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Free 8th grade asian studies resources
Lunar New Year 2024 - how Chinese people celebrate Chinese New Year
The Lunar New Year is celebrated in many Asian countries. In the Chinese culture, Chinese New Year is celebrated to mark the beginning of the Lunar New Year. Chinese New Year is the most celebrated holiday in Chinese culture. This FREEBIE includes 10 pages of information about what this celebration is and many of the traditions and customs. Much of this resource is based on my own experience, growing up as a child, and now in present day, as I celebrate the new year with my own children in Canad
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1st - 8th
{FREE} Chinese New Year -- Chinese Zodiac Wheel (Worksheet/Paper Plate Activity)
This Chinese Zodiac Wheel can be used as a worksheet or a craft activity to supplement your Mandarin or social study program, especially during the Chinese New Year time. It includes the 12 zodiac animals in order with Chinese characters and pinyin.
This packet includes both Mandarin and English versions.
You can refer to the Chinese Zodiac Animals posters and flashcards packet for the years of each animal. Students can find out the zodiac signs for themselves and their family members.
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PreK - 12th
Silk Road Whodunnit Activity - Printable & Digital Game Options
Nothing like a good criminal investigation to liven up the Silk Road! Based off my popular CSI projects, I have created Whodunnits? The Whodunnits plan to focus on single content topics as opposed to units and will focus more on skill building than application. Every day can't be a project day, so Whodunnits can be an engaging out-of-their-seat activity to practice important skills. In a Whodunnit, students will work in teams to solve 10 practice problems that increase in difficulty. After each
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: Ancient China -- World History Curriculum Unit Bundle
The Caste System in Ancient India - Then and Now
This resource includes a student handout and an answer key that compares and contrasts the caste system when it existed in ancient history and how it exists in the modern era. Students will brainstorm the reasons for the changes and then will take notes on reasons why it changed. Feel free to check out my related resources:Ancient India Choice BoardEarly Empires of India Choice BoardHinduism Unit: Non-Fiction Text, Questions, Graphic Organizers, and AssessmentBuddhism Unit: Non-Fiction Text, Q
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient India Bundle Projects Activities
China Worksheet
This China worksheet contains 21 questions, a map to label, and an short response for students to share something they found interesting about China. A link to download a version formatted for Google Slides is also included.This worksheet can be used with a free presentation that can be found here: China Presentation, or it can be used separately as well. Related products: Asia PowerPointAsia WorksheetMiddle East PowerPointMiddle East WorksheetIndia PowerPointIndia WorksheetIndonesia PowerPointI
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Asia Bundle
East Asia Map Labeling Freebie
A simple, fill in the blank map of East Asia with prompts to label all major physical features, bodies of water, and countries:"Label the Countries:· China· North Korea· South Korea· Japan· Taiwan· MongoliaLabel the Bodies of Water:· Yellow Sea· East China Sea· Sea of Japan· Pacific Ocean· South China SeaDraw and Label the Physical Features:· North China Plain· Tibetan Plateau· Gobi Desert· Yellow River· Yangtze River· Mongolian Plateau" Compatible with most maps on classroom set of Atlas's or
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4th - 10th
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Thailand (country study)
Let’s get to know Thailand! This worksheet includes 20 pages with a great variety of activities and exercises about Thailand. The materials have informative exercises about the things that Thailand is famous for, such as elephants, tuk-tuks, the king, Buddhism, and many other things! Crosswords, word searches, puzzles and other kinds of activities are included to make it a fun and interesting class. GOOGLE SLIDES WITH PREMADE TEXTBOXES INCLUDED! Overview: Page 1-2: IntroductionPage 3-4: Geograp
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6th - 11th
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Also included in: Asia (Country Studies Bundle)
India Worksheet
India worksheet - this worksheet contains 23 questions and a short response for students to share something they found interesting about India. The worksheet was designed to go along with a presentation that can be found here: India, but it can also be used separately. A link to download a version formatted for Google Slides is also included.Related products:Asia PowerPointAsia WorksheetMiddle East PowerPointMiddle East WorksheetChina PowerPointChina WorksheetIndonesia PowerPointIndonesia Worksh
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Asia Bundle
BhashaKids Rangoli Coloring Sheet | Hindi, Marathi | Culture of India | Diwali
A simple coloring sheet to introduce the word rangoli in Hindi. The word rangoli is also the same in Marathi. This handout is great for kids to learn about Indian culture, art, as well as to learn words in Hindi and Marathi. Follow BhashaKids for more content on South Asian languages & culture. We create bilingual learning materials for kids to learn South Asian languages through English. We currently have bilingual materials in Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam and are expanding to 8 more languag
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PreK - 12th, Not Grade Specific
Asian Heritage Month Resource FREEBIE - includes assessment
Asian Heritage Month is celebrated in the month of May both in Canada and the United States. This month is to celebrate and acknowledge the contributions those of Asian and Asian-Pacific Islander descent have made to society. Included:11 Google SlidesGoogle Slide biography project outline (includes rubrics for assessments)A PDF of the slidesA PDF of the biography project outline (includes rubrics for assessments)Please email me with any questions you may have at: margaret@mycalltoteach.comSee MY
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4th - 8th
Manga Me: Draw Simple Japanese Comic Anime Faces
A simple animated PowerPoint presentation showing how to draw a manga-style face. Being a single slide, each step is drawn in a clear manner and can be kept on the screen for students to refer back to, if they want to check what has been drawn. You could print the slide off, however, it is better to take your class through step-by-step as you can reinforce the sequencing, features of anime/mange imagery, types of hairstyles and visual representation of oneself.
This is great for those Japanese
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5th - 10th, Higher Education
History FREE Ancient China Geography and Timeline activity PPT and DOC
Hope you enjoy this free resource!This is ideal for the Australian Curriculum INSIDE THIS FILE:PPT with Timeline and mapping visualsDOCUMENT (both digital and printable) - Introduction with timeline and geographical features activities.This is a preview of the extended version for geographical features. See the link below.#1 - Geographical Features CLICK HERE#2 - Society and Everyday Life CLICK HERE#3 - Religion and Significant Beliefs: CLICK HERE#4 - Contact, Conflict, and Legacy: CLICK HERE
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Ancient China UNIT Bundle + BONUS Digital resource library
Fertile Crescent Map and Map Quiz
The Fertile Crescent at its greatest extent includes the agriculturally productive areas of the Middle East from Mesopotamia, through the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, and down the Nile River area of Egypt. This map is an excellent aid for students to understand the location of the many ancient civilizations of this region. Also included are the modern countries of the area. This package contains a colorful map of the ancient civilizations of the Fertile Crescent, a blank map for stud
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6th - 12th
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Ancient India: Mauryan & Gupta Empires PowerPoint
This is a fascinating 28 slide presentation covering the literary and scientific accomplishments of the empires of Ancient India. It is aligned to both the ELA Common Core Standards for Literacy in History and the California State Standards for History. The presentation is the final segment of a 213 slide presentation ANCIENT INDIA and the Indus River Valley Civilization Teaching Unit PowerPoint Presentation . ***********************************************************************How to get TP
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6th - 9th, Adult Education
Chinese New Year's Celebrations Poster
This is a FREE Chinese New Year's Celebrations Poster
It is a cute poster with the whole Chinese New Year's schedule with beautiful pictures and descriptions on it. You can display it or hang it on the wall while teaching about Chinese New Year. It's an easy way for kids to understand the whole schedule of Chinese New Year, what kind of traditions and customs are involved, and the right timing to do it.
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PreK - 12th, Adult Education
Model United Nations simulation (Model UN) Population, Overpopulation
This product was updated in December 2020. So far 63 teachers have purchased it. It involves the students in a Model United Nations simulation, whereby the students will have a fairly easy time discerning their country's policy regarding population control. The focus of the simulation will be on China and Africa. The debate will center around 2 draft resolutions dealing with the questions: (a) Have the one and two child policies of China done more harm than good? and (b) should these policie
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7th - 12th
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Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Heroes: Reading Comp Freebie
Students will be highly engaged as you honor Asian American and Pacific Islander History with this activity. They will learn two inspiring Asian American figures- Tammy Duckworth and Queen Liliuokalani- while practicing selecting the best text evidence for a claim and their word attack skills. Each passage also includes a writing or discussion prompt tied to social issues of the past and today.This is a sample of a larger Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Reading Comprehension
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5th - 8th
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Chinese New Year 2024( FREEBIE,Interactive Notebook Activity)
Great for an INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK. Have students review the factoids and do some of the extension activities. Great for a study on China or during Chinese New Year. In 2024, Chinese New Year begins on February 10th and is the Year of the Dragon.You may find these resources of interest:1. Part of my Country in Focus series: A great resource that helps develop skills such as reading for information and using research and computer skills. This web quest gives students an overview to the country:
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4th - 9th
China's Terracotta Warriors: TEDed Video Viewing Guide
NOW COMPATIBLE WITH TPT DIGITAL ACTIVITIES!*Perfect for print-and-go sub plans! Use this viewing guide along with the TEDed video called "The incredible history of China's terracotta warriors." These questions ask students to analyze the information in the video along with the Themes of History including geography, culture, economics, government, belief systems, and science and technology. This is a higher-level thinking assignments perfect for enrichment in the middle grades, and grade-level an
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: China TEDed Video Viewing Guide Bundle + DIGITAL!
Chinese Invention Brochure Project
The Chinese have a trade fair every year in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province in China. I wanted my students to create a brochure as if they were an inventor set to introduce their product at the trade fair.
Originally I gave my students very limited direction and guidance, but when I received their finished product I realized that they needed more direction so I set out and looked at what I had hoped they would do for me but without having to read my mind. I also looked at the projects that mad
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6th - 8th
Mulan and Gender Roles in Ancient China Worksheet
A 3-page worksheet based on 5 scenes from the movie 'Mulan'. The YouTube links to all 5 scenes have been hyperlinked in the PDF worksheet. This activity works really well as part of a unit on ancient China, in particular helping students understand the key differences between male and female roles in ancient China.
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7th - 10th
History of Ancient India BBC Film Link to YouTube and 5 Checkpoint Questions
I was in need of a quality YouTube documentary about the History and Origins of India, and I found this public link which I included, reviewed, and wrote 5 questions to check the understanding of viewers. Students will become more engaged with their understanding of India and its geography, history, and belief systems.
The history of India is fascinating. A visual like a film is a great way to introduce big topics, imagery, symbolism, and appreciation for culture.
There’s more great Middle S
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5th - 8th
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Southwest Asia/Middle East Maps (SS7G5)
Easy map of Southwest Asia/Middle East for your students!
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5th - 8th
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The Rise of Feudal Powers in Japan
This PPP was written to accompany Chapter 12, Empires in East Asia, Section 4, Feudal Powers in Japan from the McDougal Littell World History Patterns of Interaction. This presentation hits the high notes of the section. If you are not using the textbook, the presentation can still be used as a basic introduction for the rise of Feudal Powers in Japan.
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6th - 12th
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