Asia Education Foundation

Curriculum resources

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Asia content in the Australian Curriculum

Asia-related content and further opportunities for inclusion of Asia content has been mapped across the Australian Curriculum for English, History, Mathematics and Science from Foundation to year 10. View this Asia content in the Australian Curriculum resource for teachers.

Useful links

Search Scootle for a host of digital Asia-related curriculum resources from The Learning Federation.

Screen Asia  supports the development of Asia literacy in the middle years. Teaching activities in the resource apply to English, Studies of Society and the Environment and The Arts through video and related teaching activities, including:

  • Digitised video clips (1-5 minutes)
  • Related teaching activities for class discussion and engagement
  • Video clip synopses for excerpts from films On Loan, Operation Babylift, Vietnam Symphony, Diverted to Dehli, The Price of Freedom – Fearless
  • Related teaching activities for class discussion and engagement
  • Kahootz Xpressions that model student-generated learning objects
  • Links to additional resources

Visualising Cultures  is a rich site focusing on the histories of China and Japan. It explores the cultures of modernisation, war and peace and consumerism amongst other themes.

Find good sites for teachers of English and Literacy or sites that have a range of connections with studies of Asia.

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Image: CrossCurrents: Discovering Civics and Citizenship in Our Region

CrossCurrents: Discovering Civics and Citizenship in Our Region

This History/SOSE resource is a collection of readings providing cultural and historical perspectives in Asian contexts. This resource aligns to the Australian Curriculum for English and History at Years 9 and 10.View more

Asia Scope and Sequence English
 
Image: My Place Asia Australia website

My Place Asia Australia website

My Place Asia Australia website is for teachers and students across the middle years of schooling.View more

Image: Student activity: Conserving and preserving Thailand

Student activity: Conserving and preserving Thailand

The Yad Fon Association in Trang Province in Thailand is a community-based organisation supporting local people to address environmental problems.View more

Image: Student activity: Website Investigation and Design: Thailand - Caring for the Earth

Student activity: Website Investigation and Design: Thailand - Caring for the Earth

One community-based organisation supporting local people to address their environmental problems is described.View more

Image: Student activity: Korean National Anthem

Student activity: Korean National Anthem

The national flag and national flower of Korea are used as examples of national identity and symbols.View more

Image: Snapshots of Asia: the Philippines

Snapshots of Asia: the Philippines

This big book is an excellent way to introduce knowledge and appreciation of the Philippines whilst developing literacy skills in the primary classroom. This resource aligns to the Australian Curriculum for English and History at Years 1 to 5.View more

 

English, Asia Literacy and the Australian Curriculum

Leading voices explain that Asia-related texts provide a goldmine of reading material for English students.

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