WORKSHEETS
Increase students' knowledge of the Middle East with discussion questions, writing activities, and educational resources…
Extend and enhance students' enjoyment of Rickshaw Girl with this discussion and activity guide. Students interview…
MAPS
Use a printable outline map that depicts Asia to enhance your geography or history lessons. A map scale is included,…
BOOK GUIDES
The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn is an award-nominated mystery that takes place in 18th-century Japan. These ideas and…
Study the history of Afghanistan and the themes in A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini with this printable…
TEACHING RESOURCE
The excerpted chapters three and four of the The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn can be used to entice students into reading…
REFERENCE
Activities and resources to teach Homesick: My Own Story by Jean Fritz.
Teach children about Chinese culture by baking traditional mooncake cookies.
Students fill in the sentence blanks with Chinese New Year vocabulary words.
A complete summary of facts about the country of Afghanistan and its' history.
This challenging word scramble covers Chinese New Year vocabulary terms.
Chart the preparations behind several familiar holidays and two Japanese holidays after reading A Carp for Kimiko with…
Teach children about the Vietnamese New Year celebration with these activities. This printable is a great way to teach…
Introduce children to Japanese art and traditional storytelling as they read Tsunami!, written by Kimiko Kajikawa and…
Use this printable map with your students to provide a political and physical view of Asia and the Pacific Islands.…
Explore themes of peace and generosity as you discuss the story of Greg Mortenson and his journey to change the world.…
Open students' eyes to the secrets of the world's most repressive totalitarian state. In Escape from Camp 14, acclaimed…
This activity is a great way to teach children about Asia, the largest of the world's continents. Students can use this…
ACTIVITIES
This answer key will help you with the fill in the blank Chinese New Year spelling words.
Background information, facts, and history about the country of Pakistan.
Read about leaders of the Khmer Rouge, including Pol Pot and General Ta Mok, in this article about the radical Marxists…
Indonesia gained independence from the Dutch in 1945. Read this country profile of Indonesia to learn about the history,…
Read this country profile of Lebanon to learn about the history, government, geography and economy of this Middle…
Some people shake hands, some kiss and hug. Others just say hello. These exchanges are common in the U.S., but how do…
