Use this reading and creative activity to learn about Asian-Canadians, their history and some of the contributions they've made to Canada. It is ready in minutes and includes digital versions of the biographies that you can use to display or have students read.
Students will read simple biographies of individuals, find out a bit more information about them and then create a list of words to describe their character or personality. It makes a great bulletin board for Asian Heritage Month.
This cultural resource includes:
a simple lesson plan to learn about Asia and Asian Heritage Month in Canada.
instructions to create a simple bulletin board display with your class.
twenty short reading passages about different Asian-Canadians in paper and digital formats to make differentiation easy.
student pages (two different sizes) to create a display of character traits.
suggestions for possible extension activities.
list of Asian-Canadians to research further.
link to a blog post for more background information.
Ninja Note:This file is a PDF and requires printing or copying the digital file. To use the digital version click on the link inside the PDF.
