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Recommended Resources for K-6

These resources are available for loan to educators within Champaign County, including teachers, professors and UIUC graduate students. Patrons may borrow five media resources each for a total of two weeks. Dial 1-888-828-AEMS (on-campus 3-9597) to set up an appointment to come by our office. To find out about our other services, including an online database and downloadable guide to K-12 resources, browse our Web site or send us an e-mail. The Asian Educational Media Service is part of the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. We are located on the second floor of 805 W. Pennsylvania Ave, just east of Lincoln Ave.

Be aware that the grade levels listed are only rough guidelines; please let us know if they are not accurate estimations.

Asian Americans
Asia, General
China
Japan
Korea
East Asia, Other: Taiwan, Mongolia, Tibet
South Asia
Southeast Asia

 

Asian Americans

Videos & DVDs:

Ancestors in the Americas: Coolies, Sailors, Settlers
Grades 6+
Ancestors in the Americas: Chinese in the Frontier West—an American Story

Grades 6+
The Bracelet
Grades K+
Chinese-American Heritage
Grades K+
Dear Miss Breed
Grades 6+
A Family Gathering
Grades 5+
Japanese Americans
Grades 4+
Korean Americans
Grades K+
Vietnamese-American Heritage
Grades K+


Asia General

Videos & DVDs:

Religions of the World: Buddhism Grades 5+ DVD/VHS
Religions of the World: Islam Grades 5+ DVD
Tsunami: The Wave That Shook the World Grades 5+ DVD


Curriculum Units & CD-ROMs:

The Art of Buddhism Grades 4+ Curr. Unit
Arts of the Islamic World Grades 4+ Curr. Unit
Mapping Asia Grades 6+ Curr. Unit
The World History CD-ROM: Non-European History Grades 4+ CD-ROM

China

Videos & DVDs:

Big Bird in China Grades K+ VHS
China (Video Visits Series) Grades 6+ VHS
China Blue Grades 6+ DVD
China News Stories Grades 4+ VHS
China: Beyond the Clouds (National Geographic Video) Grades 5+ VHS
China's Mega Dam (Discovery Channel Video) Grades 6+ DVD
China's Boxer Rebellion (Chinese Folk Arts Series) Grades 4+ VHS
Chinese Acrobatics (Chinese Folk Arts Series) Grades 4+ DVD
Chinese Leather Silhouette Show (Chinese Folk Arts Series) Grades 5+ DVD
Chinese Lion Dance (Chinese Folk Arts Series) Grades 4+ DVD
Chinese New Year Grades K+ VHS
Chinese Sculpture (Quintessential Chinese Culture Series) Grades 5+ DVD
Confucius (A&E Biography) Grades 5+ VHS
Families of the World: Families of China Grades K+ DVD/VHS
Follow Jade! Let’s Go to Market Grades PreK+ VHS
Follow Jade! Let’s Visit Chinese Kindergarten Grades PreK+ VHS
Great Wall, The (In Search of History Series) Grades 5+ VHS
Jing, A Chinese Girl Grades K+ VHS
Land of the Dragon Grades 4+ DVD
Nature Pandas Grades K+ DVD
New Year in Ping Wei Grades 4+ DVD
Not One Less Grades 6+ VHS
Old Town of Lijiang, The (Chinese Archives of World Heritage Sites Series) Grades 6+ DVD
One Day in Ping Wei Grades 4+ DVD
Peking Opera (Quintessential Chinese Culture Series) Grades 5+ DVD
Play and Learn Chinese with Mei Mei Grades K+ VHS
Porcelain for Emperors Grades 4+ VHS
A Real Trip to China Grades 4+ VHS
Secrets of the Great Wall Grades 4+ VHS
Temple of Heaven (Chinese Archives of World Heritage Sites Series) Grades 6+ DVD
Three Gorges: The Biggest Dam in the World (Discovery Channel Video) Grades 6+ DVD
Traditional Chinese Medicine (Quintessential Chinese Culture Series) Grades 5+ DVD
Trav's Travels: China Grades 3+ VHS
Villages of Xidi and Hongcun, The (Chinese Archives of World Heritage Sites Series) Grades 6+ DVD


Curriculum Units & CD-ROMs

Chi's Adventures in Ancient China: A Visit to the Freer and Sackler Galleries at the Smithsonian

Grades 6+ CD-ROM
The Concept of Order in Ancient China Grades 6+ Curr. Unit
Demystifying the Chinese Language: For Elementary and Secondary Levels Grades 4+ Curr. Unit
Five Millennia of Chinese Art: Images of a Spiritual Journey Grades 4+ CD-ROM
History Through Art and Architecture: Look and Do China Grades K+

Curr. Unit

Journey Down the Yangtze: From Dragon's Tail to Dragon's Head Grades 4+ Curr. Unit
Out of the East Horizon: Seattle Art Museum Grades 4+ Curr. Unit
The Rabbit in the Moon: Folktales from China and Japan Grades 4+ Curr. Unit
Shao Nian Gong: A Children's Palace, Ideas for Teaching About China Grades K+ Curr. Unit
Sing 'N Learn Chinese Grades K+ Curr. Unit

 

Japan

Videos & DVDs

Asia Video Reports - Japan: Arts and Crafts Grades 5+ DVD/VHS
Asia Video Reports - Japan: Festivals and Holidays Grades 5+ DVD/VHS
Asia Video Reports - Japan: Food Grades 5+ DVD/VHS
Asia Video Reports - Japan: Housing Customs in Transition Grades: 6+ DVD/VHS
Barefoot Gen: The Movies 1 & 2 Grades 5+ DVD
Basketmaker in Rural Japan, A Grades 4+ VHS
Big Bird in Japan Grades K+ VHS
Budo: The Martial Arts / Traditional Japanese Sports: Sumo Grades 4+ VHS
Castle in the Sky Grades: 5+ DVD
Families of Japan (Families of the World Series) Grades K+ DVD/VHS
Hello! From Around the World! Asia Series - Japan Grades K+ VHS
Hinokio Grades 3+ DVD
Hiroshima no Pika/Hellfire: A Journey from Hiroshima Grades 4+ DVD
How to Fold a Paper Crane Grades 6+ VHS
Japan (Video Visits Series) Grades: 6+ VHS
Japanese Radio Exercises: 13 Exercises Grades 4+ VHS
Kiki's Delivery Service Grades K+ DVD
Kimono Dressing Grades 4+ VHS
Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball Grades 6+ DVD
Let's Send Video Messages to the World: 1997 Award Winners Videos Grades 4+ VHS
Let's Send Video Messages to the World: 1999 Award Winners Videos Grades 4+ VHS
My Day / Tokyo Sunday Grades K+ VHS
My Neighbor Totoro Grades K+ DVD/VHS
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Grades 6+ DVD
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes Grades 4+ VHS
Spirit of Hiroshima, The Grades 4+ VHS
Spirited Away Grades 5+ DVD
Tune In Japan: Approaching Culture Through Television Grades 6+ VHS
Tune In Japan: Global Connections Grades 6+ VHS
Windows to the World: Japan Grades 4+ VHS

Curriculum Units

Cooperation In Japan: Elementary Literature Series

Grades K+

Curr. Unit
Culture Kit: Japan Grades K+ Curr. Unit
Glimpses of Japan Through Comics Grades 4+ Curr. Unit
The Haiku Moment: Seeing the World in a Grain of Sand Grades K+ Curr. Unit
Japan in the Classroom: Elementary and Secondary Activities Grades K+ Curr. Unit
Japan: Images and Words Grades 4+ Curr. Unit
The Japanese Kimono Grades 4+ Curr. Unit
Japanese Radio Exercises Grades 4+ Curr. Unit
Learning with Enjoyment: Activities About Japan for Elementary Students Grades K+ Curr. Unit
Rabbit in the Moon, The: Folktales from China and Japan Grades 4+ Curr. Unit
Spring Blossoms, Autumn Moon Grades 4+ Curr. Unit
Symbolism in Japanese Language and Culture Grades 4+ Curr. Unit
Windows to the World: Japan Grades 4+ Curr. Unit

Korea

Videos & DVDs

Arirang: An Interactive Classroom on the Korean American Experience Grades 5+ DVD
Arirang: Pt. 1 The Korean American Journey & Pt. II The Korean American Experience Grades 5+ DVD
Discover Korea: Family and Home Grades 4+ VHS
Discover Korea: Geography and Industry Grades 4+ VHS
Discover Korea: School and Community Grades 4+ VHS
Families of South Korea (Families of the World Series) Grades K+ DVD/VHS
Korean Independent Animation Festival Grades 4+ DVD
My Beautiful Girl, Mari Grades 4+ DVD
Nuclear Nightmare: Understanding North Korea (Discovery Channel Video) Grades 6+ DVD
South Korea: Land of the Morning Calm (Video Visits Series) Grades 6+ VHS
A State of Mind Grades 5+ DVD
Tune in Korea: Geography and Society Grades 5+ VHS
The Way Home Grades 5+ DVD


East Asia, Other: Taiwan, Mongolia, Tibet

Videos & DVDs

Cultural Adventure with Jan Reynolds Grades 4+ VHS
The Cup Grades K+ VHS
Dalai Lama (A&E Biography) Grades 5+ VHS
Taiwan - Exotic Blossom of the Orient (Video Visits Series) Grades 6+ VHS
What's Going On?: Street Children in Mongolia Grades 6+ DVD

Curriculum Units & CD-ROMs

Traditional Chinese Celebrations: Continuity and Change in Taiwan Grades 6+ Curr. Unit


South Asia

Videos & DVDs

Discovering the Music of India Grades 5+ VHS
Families of India (Families of the World Series) Grades K+ DVD/VHS
Gandhi (A&E Biography) Grades 5+ VHS
Going to School in India Grades 4+ DVD
Great Indian Railway, The (National Geographic Video) Grades 5+ VHS
Hanuman Grades K+ DVD
India, Land of Spirit and Mystique (Video Visits Series) Grades 6+ VHS
Pandavas: The Five Warriors Grades 5+ DVD
Ramayana : The Legend of Prince Rama Grades K+ DVD
What's Going On? Girl's Education in India Grades 6+ DVD

Curriculum Units

Puja: Hindu Expressions of Devotion Grades: 5+ VHS


Southeast Asia

Videos & DVDs

Bali (Video Visits Series) Grades 6+ VHS
Families of Thailand (Families of the World Series) Grades K+ DVD/VHS
Families of Vietnam (Families of the World Series) Grades K+ DVD/VHS
Hello! From Around The World! Asia Series: Bali Grades K+ VHS
Ho Chi Minh (A&E Biography) Grades 5+ VHS
Indonesia: the Jeweled Archipelago (Video Visits Series) Grades 6+ VHS
Malaysia, Land of Harmony (Video Visits Series) Grades 6+ VHS
Philippines, The (Video Visits Series) Grades 6+ VHS
Thailand News Stories Grades 4+ VHS
Thailand, The Golden Kingdom (Video Visits Series) Grades 6+ VHS
Vietnam (Video Visits Series) Grades 6+ VHS
Vietnam News Stories Grades 4+ VHS
What's Going On?: Landmines in Cambodia Grades 6+ DVD



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