Access Asia: Primary Teaching and Learning Units

This teacher resource, a collection of units of work developed in the classroom, offers something for each level of the primary school and almost all learning areas. It provides practical starting points for teachers who wish to introduce studies of Asia or to incorporate Asian content into the primary curriculum. Ancient folktales, Chinese New Year, animals of Asia, daily life in Japan and Korean folk games are among the topics designed for easy integration into the curriculum. Activities are accompanied by specified student outcomes, assessment suggestions and student worksheets.

Civics and citizenship education focus: The Jataka Tales, a vast body of Indian folk stories that have travelled throughout Asia with the spread of Buddhism are the focus of one unit. The Jataka Tales emphasise notion of individual responsibility and demonstrate the impact that personal actions have on the wider community. This is an excellent unit in which to address the Citizens and Public Life theme at the middle and upper primary level.