Grades 4 - 5
Book Resources and Reading Activities
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes- Lesson plans: www.eduplace.com/tview/pages/s/Sadako_and_the_Thousand_Paper_Cranes_Eleanor_Coerr.html
- Webquest: asterix.ednet.lsu.edu/~edtech/webquest/sadako.htm
- Biography by a student: www.sadako.org/sadakostory.htm
- Activity: www.eduplace.com/tview/tviews/y/yangtheyoungestandhisterr.html
- Lesson plan: coe.ohio-state.edu/dyford/Lessonplans/yang2.htm
- Spelling and vocabulary games: www.quia.com/mc/123986.html
- Activities: www.eduplace.com/tview/tviews/g/grandfathersjourney.html
- Activities: www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/grand/grandsg1.html
Marco Polo
For teachers- Extensive article: www.silk-road.com/artl/marcopolo.shtml
- Map of the Silk Road: www.silk-road.com/maps/images/polomap.jpg
- Biography: campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/China/MarcoPolo.html
- Web resources: www.cdli.ca/CITE/expolo.htm
- Student-created site (opinionated): www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/great/2amy.htm
- Slide show: www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Maze/5099/polo/sld013.htm
- Student-created: darter.ocps.net/classroom/who/darter1/polo.htm
Culture
- For students (definition): www.lsi.usp.br/usp/rod/poet/haiku.html
- Poetry contest: www.poetry.com/Haiku/HaikuContest.asp#top
- Lesson plans and activities: members.aol.com/MrDonnHistory/K12east.html
- Asian culture & American mainstream: www.asanet.org/media/asianamerica.html
- Japanese & Chinese clothing:www.asianart.com/exhibitions/honolulu/introduction
- Children of Southeast Asiaedwebproject.org/children/index.html
- Culture quest: www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/cquest/asia/asia.html
- Life in China: members.aol.com/mahelenju/index.html
Recent History and Current Information
- World War II: www.thinkbright.wned.org/teachers/viewProgram.asp?ContentID=4214
- Viet Nam War: www.plp.org/vietnam/vnpamphlet.doc
- Current events: www.riceweb.org/envi_flood.htm
- Asia Source: www.asiasource.org/profiles/ap_mp_01.cfm
- Statistical information: www.isop.ucla.edu/eas/statistics/index.htm
- Puzzle map: www.yourchildlearns.com/puzzle_aus.htm?url=/Teachers/Teach/Thematic_Units/Australia/Australia_1.asp
- Southeast Asia: http://www.mrdowling.com/615seasia.html
Literature
- Chiese mythology: www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mythology/china_culture.html
- Japanese mythology: www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mythology/japan_culture.html
- Polynesian mythology: www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mythology/polynesia_culture.html
- Culture quest: www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/cquest/asia/asia.html
- Japanese folktakes: www.pitt.edu/~dash/japan.html
Science
- Southeast Asia: www.angelfire.com/mo/celticmoon/rainforest/rainforest.html