CURRICULUM
Wing Luke Museum created curriculum sets to blend Asian and Pacific Islander histories into social studies, language arts, and history courses designed to meet Common Core, Washington State Social Studies Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALR), and Grade Level Expectation (GLE) standards by grade level
ABOUT THIS CURRICULUM
Our website portal gives teachers access to lesson plans, curriculum sets by ethnic group, and other tools to blend Asian and Pacific Islander histories into social studies, language arts, and history courses.
These lesson plans are available for free with a subscription option to access additional content. Prices are available for classrooms, entire schools, and per-grade band full district pricing.
This curriculum is designed to meet Common Core, Washington State Social Studies Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALR), and Grade Level Expectation (GLE) standards by grade level. Our curriculum helps steer student comprehension, analysis, and personal connection to history and contemporary social studies using literature, oral histories, multimedia resources, and virtual interaction with historical objects.
Our lessons extend seamlessly to onsite museum educational programming and tours.
For questions about the curriculum or subscription options, contact the Wing Luke Museum Education Department.
HONORING OUR JOURNEY
Grades 4th and Up
This introductory unit will encourage students ages to think critically about issues of identity while supporting student learning in a safe and nurturing environment. As students explore their own identity and family and community cultures, they will be able to empathize more fully with the ethnic communities that are included in this curriculum.
ENCOURAGING EMPATHY
Grades K-3rd
Lessons and Activities for younger grades (K-3) to explore identity, identities of others, multiple perspectives, media portrayals, and the danger of stereotyping
NEW YEARS ALL ROUND
Grades K-3rd
Celebrate the New Year all year long as we explore the variety of New Year celebrations from around Asia and Asian America. Couple this content with our field trips for your class.
CURRICULUM SETS BY ETHNICITY
Incorporate museum-published novels into curriculum and view accompanying activities
CHINESE AMERICAN HISTORY
All Grades
A great introduction to the prison camps of the Second World War, and a great tool for getting students to understand what it means to be an upstander and not a bystander; of standing up for compassion when society tells you to hate
JAPANESE AMERICAN HISTORY
All Grades
This graphic novel presents 3 stories of individuals who exercised their constitutional rights and resisted the imprisonment of 120,000 Japanese American citizens who were made prisoners in their own country.
VIETNAMESE AMERICAN HISTORY
All Grades
Co-published with the Nisei Veterans Committee Foundation, this graphic novel shares the stories of six Nisei soldiers from the Pacific Northwest who made a significant mark in American history.
PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN HISTORY
All Grades
A great introduction to the prison camps of the Second World War, and a great tool for getting students to understand what it means to be an upstander and not a bystander; of standing up for compassion when society tells you to hate
WING LUKE MUSEUM PUBLICATIONS
Incorporate museum-published novels into curriculum and view accompanying activities
THOSE WHO HELPED US
AGE/GRADE LEVEL
A great introduction to the prison camps of the Second World War, and a great tool for getting students to understand what it means to be an upstander and not a bystander; of standing up for compassion when society tells you to hate
WE HEREBY REFUSE
AGE/GRADE LEVEL
This graphic novel presents 3 stories of individuals who exercised their constitutional rights and resisted the imprisonment of 120,000 Japanese American citizens who were made prisoners in their own country.
FIGHTING FOR AMERICA: NISEI SOLDIERS
GLE 7 & 11 SOCIAL STUDIES
Co-published with the Nisei Veterans Committee Foundation, this graphic novel shares the stories of six Nisei soldiers from the Pacific Northwest who made a significant mark in American history.
MUSEUM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING & TOURS
Our lessons extend seamlessly to the onsite museum for school tours for every grade level. Wing Luke Museum educator professionals can create engaging experiences to put this curriculum in context.