Language Arts – Open Court

 Grade 5 Unit  3Theme: Heritage

Story: The Land I Lost: Adventures of a Boy in Vietnam by Huynh Quang Nhuong

Resource Type

Themes

Websites /Activities

Time for Kids Special Places to Visit

 Vietnam

  1. Have students go to the sightseeing tour section. Ask them to travel south through Vietnam, by clicking and learning about each of the major cities. Ask students to write a paragraph about which city they would like to travel to and why.
  2. Have the students go to the section on a "Voice from Vietnam". Students should read about a typical kid's day in Vietnam. Students can submit a question on the site, or students could write a letter to Son, asking him questions about his culture.

   Vietnamese Cultural Information

  Vietnamese Culture

Teacher informational resource on Vietnam and its people's culture.

  Lonely Planet Vietnam

 Comprehensive info on Vietnam. Facts, maps, culture, etc.