Asian-American and Pacific Heritage Month Resources
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is celebrated in May. Use our lessons, printables, and activities to explore the art, food, music, and writing of these great cultures. You will find handouts on Asian instruments, references on the history of tea, reading lists for the study of Asian-American history, and plenty of activities for celebrating Chinese New Year. These resources are also great to incorporate across your curriculum for Diversity Awareness Month (October).
Printables
Teach your students about Asian-Pacific-American cultures and traditions with these printables. Includes making musical instruments, Chinese New Year puppets, and mooncakes.
- Making an Erhu
- Has the Past Been Just?
- Chinese New Year Dragon Puppet
- Making a Koto
- Making a Fan
- Mooncakes
- Music for Fuhng Yang Wha Gu (Flower Drum Song)
- More Popular Asian-American History Printables
Lesson Plans
Our Lesson Plans will help students understand more about Asian-Pacific-American heritage with activities such as paper making, learning about Chinese money using simple algebraic equations, and more.
- Paper Making
- Chinese Percussion Music
- Chinese Opera
- More Asian-American and Pacific Heritage Month Resources
Quizzes
Test your students' knowledge about Asian-Pacific-American heritage with this printable multiple-choice quiz.
References
Refer to our resources on Asian-Pacific-American heritage to enhance your lessons and extend students' learning. Some activities included in the reference information.
- Chinese Music
- History of Chopsticks
- Asian-American History
- The Chinese Calendar
- All About the Chinese New Year
- History of Tea
- Chinatowns and Other Asian-American Enclaves
- More Asian-American History
Chinese New Year Resources
Students will enjoy learning about the Chinese New Year with these resources. Includes hands-on activities such as making musical instruments, creating a story cloth, and more.
- Making an Erhu
- In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
- Paper Making
- Making a Koto
- Music for Fuhng Yang Wha Gu (Flower Drum Song)
- Making a Story Cloth
- Han Chinese Music Scales
- More Chinese New Year Teacher Resources
Asian-American Food Resources
Use these resources to expand your teaching strategies and lessons about Asian-American foods. Let Asian-American students bring foods they eat at home to share with the class.
Asian-American Art Activities
Incorporate fun art activities with your lessons on Asian-Pacific-American heritage and increase learning with student created paper and musical instruments.
Asian-American Music Activities
Music is an international language. Use our resources to enhance your lessons and teach students about Asian-Pacific-American cultures by making musical instruments such as an erhu and koto, as well as learning about Asian-Pacific music.
- Making an Erhu
- Making a Koto
- Music for Fuhng Yang Wha Gu (Flower Drum Song)
- Han Chinese Music Scales
- Chinese Percussion Ensembles
- More Asian Music Resources
Literature Resources for Asian-American History
Choose from these activities to help students expand their knowledge. Includes a reading passage with discussion questions and extension activities, learning about cultural diversity, and different genres of literature.
- In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
- A Step from Heaven
- The Dragon's Child Reading Guide
- Asian-American Heritage Through Literature
- Sharing the Asian American Heritage Experience
- Study Guides to Books by Laurence Yep
- Discussion Guide for the Novels of Carolyn Marsden
- More Literature Resources for Asian-American History
Language Arts & Asian-American History Connected
Interconnect these Language Arts activities with your lessons on Asian-Pacific-American heritage to enhance studentsâ learning. Includes paper making, reading passages on Chinese immigration and their experiences in new places, and more.
- In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
- Paper Making
- The Dragon's Child Reading Guide
- Chinese New Year -- Fill in the Blank (Answer Key)
- Angel Island: Gateway to Gold Mountain Discussion Guide
- More Asian-American History Resources for Language Arts
Asian-American Resources for History Class
Explore Asian-Pacific-American connections and expand your students' learning using these history resources. Includes making a koto, reading passages about the Asian experiences in new places, and more.
Browse Asian-Pacific-American Heritage Month Resources
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Chinese Music
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ACTIVITIES
Paper Making
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BOOK GUIDES
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
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WORKSHEETS
Chinese New Year Dragon Puppet
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BOOK GUIDES
A Step from Heaven
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WORKSHEETS
Making a Fan
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LESSON PLANS
Indian Ragas
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WORKSHEETS
Chinese Symbols
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REFERENCE
The Chinese Calendar
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BOOK GUIDES
Discussion Guide for the Novels of Carolyn Marsden
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BOOK GUIDES
The Dragon's Child Reading Guide
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BOOK GUIDES
Study Guides to Books by Laurence Yep
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ACTIVITIES
Favorite Chinese New Year Printables Slideshow, Grades K-8
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WORKSHEETS
Has the Past Been Just?
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BOOK GUIDES
Somewhere Among Reading Group Guide
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WORKSHEETS
Making an Erhu
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WORKSHEETS
Making a Koto
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LESSON PLANS
Chinese Percussion Music
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WORKSHEETS
Mooncakes
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WORKSHEETS
Making a Story Cloth
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WORKSHEETS
Tet, the Vietnamese New Year
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WORKSHEETS
Understanding the Chinese Calendar
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WORKSHEETS
Sun Nin, the Chinese New Year
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BOOK GUIDES
Bronze and Sunflower Teaching Guide