Asia in the Classroom

Learn about Bento Boxes

The World Within Reach: The Story of Yueping Sun Zine Activity

The Sushi King and Japanese Culture

Utilizing the Sushi King webcomic, students learn about the components of Sushi and how they all relate to cultural themes and concepts in Japanese culture.

Silk Road Storyboarding

Inspired by our Adventures of Asia story Four Pillars, students are challenged to "show not tell" in their writing. This interactive lesson provides resources for storyboarding, character-building, and a Silk Road Game.

At-Home Adventures through Asia: China

Journey through Chinese culture through hands on lessons on geography, history, language, and arts.

Animals and the Fantastic Beasts of Asia Book: Uzbekistan and Japan

Journey to Uzbekistan and learn about the resilient Turkestan cat along with the origins of the Simurgh. Then hop to Japan and learn about the symbolism of the water buffalo and the Ky Lan.

Animals and Fantastic Beast of Asia Book: China and Thailand

This lesson series is dedicated to introducing students to the different animals and mythical beasts of Asia by employing critical thinking skills. Explore the animals and mythical beasts of China and Thailand through games, activities, storytelling,

Mindfulness Design: Mindfulness and Creativity

Through creation of stop motion film and other crafts, students will practice and learn about mindfulness in this series of lessons. This lesson is to give you tools and frameworks to consider mindfulness in your classroom.