Asia Today

Reading and Materials List

Required Books

• Geography of the World: The Essential Family Guide to Geography and Culture by DK Publishing

Lesson 6

• Life in Ancient China by Paul Challen
• Life in Ancient Japan by Hazel Richardson

Materials

Common Materials

• colored pencils, markers, or crayons
• art materials
• scissors
• stapler
• glue or tape
• 3 types of soil
• 6 disposable plastic cups
• measuring cups
• measuring spoons
• newspaper
• paper cups
• permanent marker
• stopwatch

Lesson 1

• tape
• pencil or art materials

Lesson 3

• 2 sheets of construction paper
• news sources

Lesson 4

• audio recorder* (4.3 - Option 2)
• poster board* (4.3 - Option 1)

Lesson 6

• supplies for a garden * (6.3 - Option 2)

Lesson 7

• legal-sized paper* (7.3 - Option 2)

Lesson 8

• measuring tape
• cones or other place markers
• resources for determining distances
• ruler

Lesson 9

• salt dough * (9.2 - optional)
• poster board or a large sheet of paper
• corrugated cardboard* (9.2 - optional)
• non-toxic paint * (9.2 - optional)
• paintbrush* (9.2 - optional)

* - denotes an optional material that may or may not be used