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Asian studies resources for SMART Notebook and for International Baccalaureate
SMART Notebook Japanese Origami Bird
Visual steps to creating an origami bird. The pages of the SMART Notebook are linked so you can go step by step with your students to create an origami bird. The fold lines and folded pieces are clearly shown so that your and your students can make sure they are doing the right things. I used this when teaching 6th grade social studies, as well as in math when teaching geometric shapes.
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5th - 7th
CHINESE NEW YEAR - GONG XI - Smartboard - Ti pitch, TimKa rhythm, Instruments
This 19 page interactive lesson covers the background behind Chinese New Year, offers colorful photos, interactive maps and explanations, as well as Dragon Dance Music and the song Gong Xi. RHYTHMS IN THE SONG ARE: ta, titi,and tim ka. MELODY IN THE SONG ARE: low la, low ti, do, re, mi, fa.
HERE IS WHAT YOU GET:
*BACKGROUND (9 pages) including colorful photos and explanations of the holiday.
**DRAGON DANCE MUSIC (2 pages) for both the younger children and older. The younger child's page has n
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Grades:
K - 5th
Chinese Lanterns
A fun art activity to accompany any unit on China.
In this Smart Board presentation, the students learn about Chinese lanterns and the lantern festival during the Chinese New Year celebration.
Then, the students create their own lanterns.
I use Ellen McHenry's lesson: http://ellenjmchenry.com/chinese-paper-lantern-project/ for the template.
Presentation shows step by step pictures to help them assemble
Grades:
3rd - 7th
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Sadako and The Thousand Paper Cranes Background Information and Questions
This Smartboard presentation gives a brief background of Hiroshima, and what the 1000 paper cranes are about. Then it has a slide with photos to give a visual of what a crane looks like, what a paper crane looks like, and the statue of Sadako. To finish this Smartboard lesson, I have created seven questions to assess students.
Grades:
5th - 7th
IB Theory of Knowledge - What Knowledge is important?
This exercise ask ToK students to work in groups to design their own IB curriculum. What subjects should be mandatory? What subjects should be optional? Why? All of these prompts are used to help guide students to produce a "new" IBDP curriculum. Groups share their conclusions with the class. The teacher can then discuss with the class the various choices. Why did you choose to make that subject compulsory? Which knowledge is important? What if we disagree about which knowledge is important? The
Grades:
11th - 12th
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Everyday Math Second Grade Project 3, Chinese Calendars
This SmartBoard file is a great way to help students through Project 3 in the second grade Everyday Math series, Chinese Calendars. The file contains slides with:- the objective- the legend of the chinese zodiac (as explained by Everyday Math)- a list of the Chinese animals and the cycle they follow, including their Chinese names- Math Masters pages 410 and 411 with guiding discussion questions- links to a Chinese Zodiac for Kids site and National Geographic Kids' Chinese Horoscopes siteThis is
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2nd
Also included in:Â ALL YEAR BUNDLE Everyday Math Second Grade Daily SmartBoard Slides
IB Theory of Knowledge - Prohibit, Tolerate, Respect Game
A fun way to start teaching Ethics in ToK. Students are given index cards that have the names of various ethically controversial behaviour on them, for example arranged marriages, cloning, homosexuality etc. Students work in groups to place the cards in one of 3 categories - behaviour that is so offensive, it should be prohibited, behaviour that they feel is perhaps is unethical but should be tolerated, and behaviour that is acceptable and should be respected. When the groups are done with their
Grades:
11th - 12th
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IB Theory of Knowledge - Justifying Knowledge Claims
A series of SmartBoard Notebook slides that are discussion prompts that could be done as small group discussions or as a whole class. The slides take students through the process of justifying knowledge claims. What makes a claim believable? Why do we believe some claims and not others? How do we discover if a claim is false? Easily convertible to PDF format if you choose to use this as a handout.
Grades:
11th - 12th
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IB Theory of Knowledge - The Strengths and Weaknesses of Induction
A 3 page SmartBoard Notebook file that contains discussion prompts about induction as a tool of logic and reasoning. The first page asks students to work in groups to identify generalizations that they routinely use in their IB subject classes and to assign some importance to them. Then the second and third slides move to a discussion of why we use inductive thinking (generalizations) and what makes a good (or not so good) generalization. All slides are easily convertible to PDF format if you pr
Grades:
11th - 12th
Chinese New Year
This is a Smart Notebook file that forms a lesson on the Chinese New Year. It was originally made for a special needs class but can easily be used for a class of nearly any age or ability. It includes links to videos, activities within the lesson and a worksheet to be completed at the end to summarise the lesson.
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4th - 12th
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IB Theory of Knowledge - Degrees of Certainty
An easy, accessible way to start your ToK course. Students view the SmartBoard Notebook file and place the various statements, all of which begin with "I know..." on a "Certainty Graph" ranging from 100% certain to highly doubtful. Students share their choices and must defend them to the class. Students are then asked to discuss what criteria they apply to a knowledge claim to decide its certainty. This could be done as a writing assignment too.Students can do this activity in groups or individu
Grades:
11th - 12th
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IB Theory of Knowledge - History and Inventions
A single-page SmartBoard Notebook file that contains 3 separate discussion prompts asking students to think about, identify and justify their "most historically significant" invention. This could be done as a whole class or in small groups. Students are then asked to discuss the predictability of history vs. the predictability in other natural and human sciences. The file is easily convertible to PDF format if you choose to use it as a hard-copy handout.
Grades:
11th - 12th
IB Theory of Knowledge - Perception and Culture
A series of SmartBoard Notebook slides with discussion prompts that ask students to consider whether or not their life experience affects the way they view and perceive the world. This discussion can be preceded or followed by an explanation of the role of sensation and interpretation. The prompts could also be used as a ToK in-class writing assignment. The file is easily convertible to PDF format if you choose to use it as a handout.
Grades:
11th - 12th
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IB Theory of Knowledge - The Historical Method
A three-page SmartBoard Notebook file that contains discussion prompts asking students to discuss why certain events are considered historically significant and others are not. What makes history? This exercise could be done in small groups or as a whole class. Any of the prompts could be used as a writing assignment as well. The file is easily convertible to a PDF if you choose to use it as a hard-copy handout.
Grades:
11th - 12th
IB Theory of Knowledge - The Importance of Reasoning
A two page SmartBoard Notebook file that contains discussion prompts for students wherein they are asked to talk about why logic and reasoning are important tools. This can lead to a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of reasoning as a Way of Knowing. Files are easily convertible to PDF format if you choose to use them as handouts instead. Discussion prompts can also be used as writing assignments or as group work if you wish.
Grades:
11th - 12th
IB Theory of Knowledge - Where does your conscience come from?
A simple two-page SmartBoard Notebook file that contains discussion prompts for students as part of their unit on ethics. The discussion can be done in groups or as a whole class. It could even be given as a written assignment. Easily convertible to PDF for photocopying, if you choose to use it as a handout.
Grades:
11th - 12th
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Bubble Review Game - India
EDITABLE. This bubble game was created for a 6th grade unit review of India.TEKS Social Studies Grade 6 Knowledge and Skills 2(A) and (B), 3(C), 6(A), 9(A), 13(A), and 20(A)
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4th - 7th
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Core Knowledge Domain 2: Early Asian Civilizations
A smart notebook page that includes the map used for lesson 1, 3 and 8 of this domain. It allows the teacher or students to move the labels around the map. Colors can also be added to identify the rivers, mountains and borders. A great visual to use with students!
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Grades:
2nd
History of South and Southeast Asia
Smart notebook presentation on history of South and Southeast Asia
Grades:
7th - 10th
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