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Elementary asian studies scripts for GATE
Momotaro: The Peach Warrior, A Japanese Folktale (Reader's Theater Script-Story)
This script-story retells the Japanese myth of Momotaro, a warrior born from a heavenly peach. When he hears that the dreaded Oni monsters have taken a group of humans prisoner, he sets out for the Oni's haunted island fortress to save their victims. Along the way he meets three faithful animal companions: a dog, a monkey, and a pheasant. This 15-page document features a 13-page Reader's Theater script-story with reading parts for 12 students and features a 2-page teacher guide complete with:St
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5th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Hero Tales from World Mythology Bundle
Li Chi and the Serpent: A Chinese Myth (Reader's Theater Script-Story)
In this Chinese myth an 80-foot-long serpent terrorizes the countryside near the Yung Mountains until it makes its wishes known: It demands the yearly sacrifice of a young girl in order to leave the people in peace. Nine years pass, and nine girls pay with their lives until one girl, Li Chi, is brave enough to face the serpent in battle. With her father's sword in hand and her faithful dog by her side, Li Chi dares to do the impossible.  This 14-page download features: a 12-page Reader's Theate
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5th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Hero Tales from World Mythology Bundle
Katsushika Hokusai Coloring Pages
Recreate Katsushika Hokusai’s colorful paintings and make them your own!11 handmade reproductions of Hokusai’s paintings to be used as coloring pages. They include:A Greeny Hill View of Mt. Fuji over a LakeA Rocky Mountain Seen by the WaterAncient View of Yatsuhashi in MikawaFishermen Hauling a NetFishing by Torchlight in Kai ProvinceFujiwara No ToshiyukiHodogaya on the TokaidoOld Tiger in the SnowPeople Crossing an Arched BridgeThe Great Wave off KanagawaTravellers Crossing the Oi RiverKatsush
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3rd - 9th
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Po-Wan the Generous: A Chinese Folktale (Reader's Theater Script-Story)
Po-Wan the Generous takes a slight departure from the typical hero tale, for Po-wan's journey is as much inward as outward. Setting out to visit the mighty goddess the Living Kuan-Yin, Po-wan, a poor but kind young man, learns a valuable lesson about the transformative power of generosity on his adventures. (Plus, there's a dragon!)Â This beloved Chinese folktale is adapted for grades 4-12. The 2-page teacher guide includes relevant background information, a story summary, essential questions, te
Grades:
4th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Hero Tales from World Mythology Bundle
Japan Assembly or Class Play
An introduction to Japan – a romp through its geography, people and interests.Cast of 30 – including Olympians (2020 Olympics), Samurai Warriors, Kendo Fighters, scientists, artist, travellers .. oh and not forgetting those sumo wrestlers!Duration: 10 – 15 minutesJapan Assembly Sample Text:(Exit Hokusai)Narrator:                            Wow! From Warriors and fighters, to scientists and artists! We are making quite a journey today!(Sound of high pitched whistle)(Everyone holds their hands ov
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4th - 6th
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Chinese Philosophies Ancient China Confuscianism Daoism Activities
The philosophies of Confucianism and Daoism may be ancient, but they are not at all dry and dusty! This set of two activities on the great philosophies of ancient China will have students understanding where Confucianism and Daoism began, what they teach, and how they're connected to each other. But the activities go beyond understanding. Your students will distinguish them from each other and identify how followers of each would perceive the world.We call them the "Great Philosophies of China,"
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5th - 9th
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Ancient China Hands-On BUNDLE: Interactive Fun Classroom Activities
Elevate your teaching experience with the ultimate interactive activity bundle for immersive education!Designed specifically for educators seeking to invigorate their classrooms with minimal preparation, this bundle is a treasure trove of engaging, hands-on activities that seamlessly integrate key concepts of Ancient Chinese society!Enjoy this resource? Check out my other interactive history bundles!I update this bundle whenever I develop new activities. Buy NOW to get lifetime access to any fut
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5th - 8th
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Mongol Empire Reader's Theater
This resource is a 5-Act, 25-role reader's theater script for the Mongol Empire! Reader's Theater is an engaging instructional strategy for middle grade students that allows them to act out various historical scenes. This resource is a great review activity and assessment strategy that has literacy connections!The acts are as follows: Act I: Life as a NomadAct II: The Rise of Genghis KhanAct III: The Empire Splits (Il-Khans, Golden Horde, Yuan Empire) Act IV: Unintended Consequences (Trade and D
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5th - 7th
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Also included in:Â World History Reader's Theater Bundle
Later Empires of the World Reader's Theater
This activity is a 5-Act, 25-role reader's theater script for the Later Empires of World History! This resource includes the Byzantine Empire, the Mali Empire, the Ottoman Empire, as well as the Ming Empire. Reader's Theater is an engaging instructional strategy for students that allows them to act out various historical scenes. This resource also helps build fluency and reading comprehension skills. The acts are as follows: Act I: Replacing the Roman EmpireAct II: A Troubled Byzantine EmpireA
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5th - 7th
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Also included in:Â World History Reader's Theater Bundle
Lunar Chinese New Year 2024 Comprehensive Activities |Year of the Dragon Part1&2
Hand Craft, Reading Skills, Brain Practice, Math.. ALL IN our Lunar Chinese New Year 2024 - Year of the DRAGON Comprehensive No-Prep Activities! The New Lunar Year celebration for students from Kindergarten to elementary, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th grades! This is full package of PART 1+2In this resource, your students can practice multiple skills: creative writing, color illustrating, memorial practice, hand-crafting,.. all about the year of the Dragon! Activities are designed like a small adventu
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K - 5th
Japan Independent Research Project (Differentiated process and product)
Use this independent research assignment to awaken your students' interest in Japan. Students may chose any area of Japanese life and culture they would like to research. Step -by- step instruction on how to conduct the project is provided and is ready to go in student friendly language. Resources and websites for students to visit are included.
The project also includes a Memo writing activity that might be used as a checking point or a formative assessment before the entire project is comple
Readers Theater Activity in Rhyme | The Kingdoms of Egypt and Kush
This interactive reading activity fully covers your content in rhyme. Students read together in small groups to increase success in fluency, reading achievement, and comprehension when reading about the Kingdoms of Egypt and Kush. KEY TERMS, PEOPLE, AND PLACES in this product are pharaohs, Middle Kingdom, Thebes, Nubia, Syria, Valley of Kings, Hyksos, Prince Ahmose, New Kingdom, Queen Hatshepsut, Arabia, East Africa, Nile River, Phoenicians, Asia, Thutmose III, Mesopotamian, Amenhotep IV, Nefer
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5th - 8th
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Reader's Theater Grades 4 - 6
Your 4th, 5th, and 6th graders will laugh their way through Pen Pal Letters as they play all the parts of a typical class of students. Through humorous dialogue your kids will learn writing skills, other cultures, and reaching out across the world. There are enough parts for every student to have a part.
Readers Theater Activity in Rhyme | China's Shang and Zhou Dynasties
This interactive reading activity fully covers your content in rhyme. Students read together in small groups to increase success in fluency, reading achievement, and comprehension when reading about China’s Shang and Zhou dynasties. KEY TERMS, PEOPLE, AND PLACES in this product are Huang He River, Yellow River, loess, China’s Sorrow, Chang Jiang, Yangtze River, East China Sea, Kunlan Shan Mountains, Tian Shan Mountains, Himalayan Mountains, Gobi Desert, Middle Kingdom, Yü the Great, Shang, Anya
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5th - 10th
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Readers Theater Activity in Rhyme | Chinese Philosophies
This interactive reading activity fully covers your content in rhyme. Students read together in small groups to increase success in fluency, reading achievement, and comprehension when reading about Chinese life and philosophies. KEY TERMS, PEOPLE, AND PLACES in this product are Period of the Warring States, philosophy, Confucius, Confucianism, aristocratic, The Analects, Laozi, Daoism, Han Fei Zi, legalism, artisans, and filial piety. This reading strategy was the subject of doctoral research
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5th - 10th
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Divali Class Play including Rama and Sita story
Divali Class Play including The Story of Rama & Sita
Duration: 10 – 15 minutes reading time (more time added on for presentation of craft work)
Cast Size – 30 (easily adaptable up or down)
This assembly can be done by one class of 30 i.e. 20 children plus 10 in the Rama and Sita play (the cast size can be reduced by doubling up on the lines of the 20)
Or
This script could be put on by two classes:
– One class (younger children?) taking the lines of the 20 children (who have simple one-liner
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1st - 8th
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Chinese Lunar New Year Play-Fun and Easy for full classroom of children!
This folktale adaptation explaining the origins of the twelve zodiac animals is a fun and easy to perform play to celebrate Lunar New Year. Stage decorations can be found at Asian markets during this time. Simple costumes can add a special touch. Adding simple 5-note melodies on xylophones offers more opportunities for students to participate. This is a successful integrated unit:• Social Studies: What countries celebrate Lunar New Year?What are the traditions associated with Lunar New Year
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K - 5th
Chinese History Play: The Life and Death of Shi Huang Di
This is a comedy I wrote to elaborate upon some of the entertaining and sometimes brutal stories and legends surrounding China's first Emperor Qin Shi Huang Di. It has some dark humor but is totally school appropriate. My students loved acting out this play and learned much about Chinese history.
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4th - 8th
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Build the Great Wall of China
STEM challenge! Can your students build the Great Wall of China? You can choose from many materials to use, whatever you have in your class!
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
India Class Play
India Class Play
Cast of 30 - easily adaptable up or down
This cast (should that be caste?!) is anything but equal with the appearance of three gods - two with 4 arms and the other with 4 heads - which one is the narrator supposed to address?
Just one of the many problems facing our narrator - the main one being sheer volume of music, colour, joy and .. well everything that makes India such a vibrant country!
Duration - minimum 10 minutes reading time - this, as explained in Production Notes, co
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3rd - 9th
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Chinese New Year Zodiac Race (Song, Story, Script, & Printables)
How were the Chinese Zodiac Animals selected? Legend has it that the Jade Emperor held a race, and the first 12 animals across the finish line became the zodiac animals.
Drama ensued, and many things in the animal world were explained in the process. For example, explanations for why cats and mice hate each other, why oxen hold their heads low, why horses are jumpy, why snakes don't have legs, why goats have bad eyes, why monkeys have red bottoms, and why chickens now have only two legs (appar
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3rd - 6th
Weekly Confucius Quotes Sayings Social Studies Language Arts Character
This is a set of posters I made for my class of 5th grade gifted and high achievers, mostly but not all focusing on education and learning. They're great for writing prompts, Socratic seminars, and teaching about Eastern philosophies.
There are 46 included, so you can pick and choose which saying of the week is most applicable to your circumstances.
Many thanks to the Puzzle Den for the super picture of pebbles used for the border! The Puzzle Den
Feedback of 4s is always appreciated, as i
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Feudalism in Japan vs. Feudalism in Europe- differentiated graphic organizer
Use this graphic organizer to compare and contrast feudalism in Japan and feudalism in Europe. In what way was it similar? How did it differ? If you have been using Icons of Depth and Complexity for differentiated instructions, your students should be familiar with the icons. If not, the explanation is below:
This frame/graphic organizer could be used as students learn about feudalism. Students may take meaningful notes from the textbook or lecture notes as they note the language of the discipl
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5th - 9th
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The Emperor's Tale
This is an original play based on two traditional Chinese Tales. The two stories are tied together by a narrator, the Emperor, who is telling his granddaughter a bedtime story (or two).The first tale is a fable in the vein of Aesop, where a dispute is settled by a wise ruler who plays a trick on the villagers in order to restore what has been lost.The second is based on a Chinese fairy tale similar to Beauty and the Beast.Cast of 30With minor modifications, either story could be presented by its
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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