Excellent teaching resources and lesson plans to bring Japan, Japanese language and technology to life in your classroom.

Virtual Japan Materials
1st Year Japanese Language Curriculum
Take a peek at kanji and vocabulary sets used by first year students at Silver Creek H.S. in San Jose, California.

A Teacher's Guide to Starting an Internet Exchange Project
Learn how to set up a successful student e-pal program.

Haiku Poetry Resources
A bibilography of haiku resources for teachers.

Other Recommended Resources
SPICE
Order innovative teaching materials or individual lesson plans covering Japan-U.S. relations. Topics range from haiku and folk tales to bilateral trade relations.

Diplomats On Line
Lesson plans on US-Japan trade relations and security. Diplomats Online (DOL) is sponsored by the American Foreign Service Association.

Asian Educational Media Service
Listings of selected audio-visual resources on Japan for use in K-12 education, including CD-Roms, curriculum units with audio-visual components, slides, and videos.

CCCNET
A web site for teachers. Search for curriculum on Japan by grade level!

E-Pals
Connects classrooms around the world for on-line, teacher-monitored projects.