Some people move from one country to the United States. Can someone from another country become a citizen? Make sure to break it down to understand prior knowledge or misconceptions. Try to celebrate any students who are from a different country. Ask them if anyone has ever had Chinese food. Talk how immigrants bring their culture to the United States. Begin to introduce the two countries you will be talking about today - China and Myanmar. For China: Present a map and talk about geography. Begin by assessing what students know about immigration. For example, has anyone ever moved from one place to another? Show them Beijing or the Yangtze River. Present the flag (online or real version). Read a book about China, depending on the age group. An example for Kindergarten to 2nd grade is "C is for China." An example of non-fiction or 3rd-5th graders is "A Baba Built: An Artist's Childhood in China." For older groups, there is "Mei Ling in China City" and "The Coolies" from the Carolina Asia Center Book Sets. Optional: Present food, dress or a cultural item. This can be obtained through a Culture Kit from Carolina Navigators, the local Asian market, or traditional Chinese restaurant. For Myanmar: Present a map and talk about geography. Talk about how some people call it Burma because that is what it was called many years ago. Show them Yangon or how many mountains are there. Present the flag (online or real version). For older students mention how Myanmar had a Burmese military dictatorship that fought Burmese political activists, Karen people, and other ethnicities. Myanmar just had an election where a democratic party won for the first time in over 50 years. Read a book about Myanmar. An example for Kindergarten to 2nd grade is "M is for Myanmar." An example for 3rd-5th graders can be passages from "Bamboo People." This book is a little mature so use your own discretion. Optional: Present food, dress or cultural item. This can be obtained through a Culture Kit from Carolina Navigators or a local Asian Market, such as "Little Burma" in Carrboro, NC. Day 1: Role play the immigration process for China. Need at least 3 people. Go through immigration process with volunteers for China. Try to get students who have gone through this process to talk about it or help teach it to the class.
Some people move from one country to the United States. Can someone from another country become a citizen? Make sure to break it down to understand prior knowledge or misconceptions. Try to celebrate any students who are from a different country. Ask them if anyone has ever had Chinese food. Talk how immigrants bring their culture to the United States. Begin to introduce the two countries you will be talking about today - China and Myanmar. For China: Present a map and talk about geography. Begin by assessing what students know about immigration. For example, has anyone ever moved from one place to another? Show them Beijing or the Yangtze River. Present the flag (online or real version). Read a book about China, depending on the age group. An example for Kindergarten to 2nd grade is "C is for China." An example of non-fiction or 3rd-5th graders is "A Baba Built: An Artist's Childhood in China." For older groups, there is "Mei Ling in China City" and "The Coolies" from the Carolina Asia Center Book Sets. Optional: Present food, dress or a cultural item. This can be obtained through a Culture Kit from Carolina Navigators, the local Asian market, or traditional Chinese restaurant. For Myanmar: Present a map and talk about geography. Talk about how some people call it Burma because that is what it was called many years ago. Show them Yangon or how many mountains are there. Present the flag (online or real version). For older students mention how Myanmar had a Burmese military dictatorship that fought Burmese political activists, Karen people, and other ethnicities. Myanmar just had an election where a democratic party won for the first time in over 50 years. Read a book about Myanmar. An example for Kindergarten to 2nd grade is "M is for Myanmar." An example for 3rd-5th graders can be passages from "Bamboo People." This book is a little mature so use your own discretion. Optional: Present food, dress or cultural item. This can be obtained through a Culture Kit from Carolina Navigators or a local Asian Market, such as "Little Burma" in Carrboro, NC. Day 1: Role play the immigration process for China. Need at least 3 people. Go through immigration process with volunteers for China. Try to get students who have gone through this process to talk about it or help teach it to the class.
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