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Teaching East Asia in the Middle School (TEAMS)

These lesson plans were developed by middle school teachers at our 1996-98 TEAMS workshops, based on National Council for the Social Studies themes. Each volume contains lesson plans, outlines, and activities that present central issues related to East Asia in a systematic and easy-to-understand way.

Volumes 1 and 2 are available for purchase. Please review the ordering information and price list for more details about payment.

TEAMS Vol. 1 (1996)

For students to successfully compete in a global society, they must have a working knowledge of the culture, governments, geographic locations, and economic policies of Asia.

This guide, developed by teachers for teachers, is thematically and geographically organized. It contains:

• More than 40 practical lesson plans, outlines, and activities
• 130 pages, including five maps

Vol. 1 is available for purchase and may also be bought as a set with Vol. 2.

TEAMS Vol. 2 (1997)

The following are selected lesson plans from TEAMS Vol. 2 that are available in free PDF files. Copies of the entire Vol. 2 are also available for purchase.

Theme A: People, Places, and Environment

• Capital Connections (PDF)
• Mapping the World (PDF)
• China on a Globe (PDF)
• EAST BRIEF: Bring Reality into Effective Focus (PDF)
• Population and Area Comparison (PDF)
• Physical Geography of East Asia (PDF)
• Geography of Japan (PDF)
• World at Your Fingertips: Cartographic Skills (PDF)

Theme B: Technology, Production, Distribution, and Consumption

• East Asian Trading Ships (PDF)
• Agriculture in East Asia (PDF)
• East Asia: Agriculture and Natural Resources (PDF)
• Economic Development and Air Pollution (PDF)
• How East Asia Became an Economic Power (PDF)

Theme C: Cultures, Continuity, and Change

• Flavors of Japan (PDF)
• Chinese Culture Through Cinderella (PDF)
• Futuring (PDF)

Theme D: Aesthetics, Celebrations, and Values

• Chinese Literature (PDF)
• Creating a Japanese Rock Garden (PDF)
• Cooperative Kite-Making (PDF)

Theme E: Instructions, Power, and Government

• Communes in Communist China (PDF)
• Tiananmen Square Protest (PDF)

Theme F: United States and Global Connections

• Korean Peninsula and Indiana (PDF)

TEAMS Vol. 3 (1998)

The following are selected lesson plans from TEAMS Vol. 3 that are available in free PDF files.

• Chinese Shadow Puppet Plays (PDF)
• Latitude/Longitude Bingo (PDF)
• Tomatoes for Toyotas (PDF)
• Weddings Around the World (PDF)
• Taming the Mighty Dragon (PDF)