East Asia

This Ancient China bundle is engaging, student-centered, and will provide your class with the perfect overview of early China! It can be used for end-of-year review or to enhance your students' independent learning skills. Used collectively, this is...

Two great activities that would span 5 lessons on the current and 14th Dalai Lama. Perfect for students in 5th grade or 6th grade learning about famous world leaders.  NO PREP is needed! Firstly, there is a close reading activity - children need...

A biography writing unit about the spiritual leader of Buddhism across the world and Nobel Peace Prize winner, the Dalai Lama. The NO PREP unit has been split into four separate lessons and is perfect for students in fifth grade...

A close reading passage with a teacher presentation, comprehension and grammar questions, a multiple choice quiz, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch about the head of Tibetan Buddhism and the Nobel Peace Prize winner, the Dalai Lama...

This product is designed to review a lesson or unit on Feudal Japan and its society. This resource is a review worksheet that includes questions about: The structure of society in Feudal Japan The role of the Emperor, Shogun, Daimyo, Samurai,...

Is Emperor Qin a hero or villain? In this Document-Based Question (DBQ) students analyze 7 documents related to different decisions Emperor Qin made to determine if he should be considered a hero or a villain. Topics for the evidence analysis...

Emperor Qin, one of the strongest and cruelest leaders in Ancient China, was an extremely controversial emperor. In this activity, students work as investigators analyzing evidence to determine if Emperor Qin was a hero or a villain. Students analyze 5...

This activity combines the traditional jigsaw strategy with a class debate and is one of my favorite activities. Every kid is held accountable for preparing for and participating in the debate, and they are highly motivated because of the competitive...

Gather your students around for story time in this personalized learning experience. In this activity, students become part of the story! Student names are used as characters, such as a Prince Siddhartha, the King, victims of the three forms of...

This product is a Google doc linked to an interactive gallery of Marco Polo and life under the Mongols.  Marco Polo (1254–1324) was a traveler and adventurer from Venice, Italy. In 1271, Polo left Venice with his father and uncle. He crossed...

This product is a Google form and doc linked to an interactive map on the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughal Empire. The arrival of Islam brought great changes to India during the Delhi sultanate and the Mughal empire. The Mughal empire in particular is...

This product is a Google doc linked to an interactive image of a Chinese house and compound. During the Tang and Song dynasties, many Chinese nobles had elaborate houses with enough room for their extended family and frequent high-ranking guests. The...