Thailand+Class+Activities

__** Thailand Class Activities **__
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=__** Early Elementary Activities **__= toc Incorporating literature is a great way to spark students motivation for learning. The following link is a lesson that involves class discussion and creating a class display. Each student can illustrate an event from the story and discuss with the class what it would be like to be one of the main characters in the story, in their culture, and their homeland. Another activity for the students could be having each one come up with their own lullaby or poem for their culture.The link includes a Thai story but other literature that can be used for these activities are "Peek" or "Hush!" by Minfong Ho.Theseare all great ways for students to learn about other cultures and what other kids are like from around the world. []

=__**Late Elementary Activities **__= When teaching students about a culture or a foreign land, it is important to remember to teach them about the people of that land. The following link contains a lesson plan for upper elementary students to learn about the hill tribes that live in Thailand. This lesson will work on the students listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing, and representing skills. []

=__**Fine Arts Activities **__= The second link below have different art crafts that are based from Thai Culture. The crafts will help students appreciate and learn more about Thailand. The different crafts include elephant masks to teach about how they see elephants as a divine power, floating lotus craft for students to learn about superstitions, and a Buddhist mandala to teach them about the popular Thai religion. Another fine art besides visual art, is music. Thai music can be taught to the students using rhymes and songs one last website and the following youtube video.



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=__ Home Activity __= Arts and crafts are a very important and respected part of the culture in Thailand. Below is a link that discusses the details of the importance of art. Anyone educating students about the arts in Thailand should read this for base knowledge. For a home activity, discuss different arts and crafts are in your home that help define your "home culture". Make a list of these and have the student return them to school for a class discussion.

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