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Lesson Plans

Learn about Asia and the world through our free lesson plans. These lessons include rich material resources, and are typically short formative activities that take no longer than one to three class periods. 

(Asia Society also has Common Core aligned and project-based learning units that build student global competency from elementary school through high school graduation. See our International Studies Schools initiative for more information.)

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