Crane House Education Resources

• Asia Library: Lending library of catalogued publications, books, reference materials, culture videos, magazines, language tapes, etc. Looking for something in particular? Browse the collection here.

• Curriculum guides for practicing classroom teachers and student-teachers

• Cultural Enrichment Kits: FREE rental of standards-based, hands-on cultural artifacts for pre- or post-unit study, classroom use. 15 Kits titles available for 2-week check-out period. Tens to hundreds of items per kit. Refundable deposit required.

                   Topical kits: Abacus, Asian Festivals, Asian Literarure, Buddhism,

                   Chinese Brush Calligraphy, Chinese New Year, Chinese History,

                   Foods of China, High School Culture, High School Literature

                    General overview kits: Making China Come Alive, Making India                    Come  Alive, Making Korea Come Alive, Making Southeast Asia

                   Come Alive

• A Classroom Guide to Children’s Literature about Asia and Related Activities: A 45-page curriculum syllabus containing author/illustrator biographical background, literature synopsis, cultural information, special vocabulary, related classroom activities, and related literature.

• Asia Express: Annual educator’s newsletter containing cultural information beneficial to the curriculum

• Exploring Asia: Student workbook for classroom use, provided to teacher after a Crane House workshop