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Lesson Plans for K-14 Classrooms

K-12 Lesson Plan Contest (Fall Semester)

Teachers of all grade levels (K-12) and content areas: You could win cash by entering our lesson plan competition! The deadline to submit lesson plans for consideration in this year’s competition (by email) is December 1, 2024 (but you are welcome to submit your lessons any time before that). Winners will be announced by January 15, 2025.

  • Teachers are invited to submit one or more East Asia-related lesson plans they have created.
  • Winning lesson plans will be shared widely with educators through our outreach program.
  • The CEAS Outstanding Lesson Plan Award winner will receive a cash prize of $200. Second-place winner(s) will receive a cash prize of $100. There will be one first-place winner and two second-place winners. According to university policy, you must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident to be eligible for the cash prize.
  • School officials of the authors of all lessons chosen for “publication” on our website or other outreach formats will be notified of the teacher's accomplishment. (Any lessons put on our website remain the property of the teacher who authored the lesson and can be included on other websites/materials as well.)  
  • Lesson plans may be in any content area or at any grade level. They should be in a format ready to be used by other teachers who might not have a strong background in the subject presented and should include a concise outline of the academic K-12 standards addressed. Resources necessary for the lesson plans should be noted, linked, or provided, and if any readings or materials are needed to implement the lesson plan, they must be submitted along with the lesson plan.
  • You should include your name on the lesson plan. (You may also include your school and your email address if you want, but it’s not required.)
  • Please send it as a Word document or a PDF, NOT a Google document.

How to Enter

  • Email your lesson plans to: eas-center@arizona.edu
  • Please include detailed contact info (phone number, school address, school and district name) in the body of the email. This information will NOT be included when the lesson is published on our website (Your name and possibly your school WILL be included). 
  • Note: If your lesson plan is "published" on our website, it is still your property and can be put on other websites or even published in print sources if their rules allow.

Open-Access Lesson Plans for K-14 Classrooms

  • Asia for Educators (AFE) is an initiative of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University. It is designed to serve faculty and students in world history, culture, geography, art, and literature at the undergraduate and pre-college levels. For inquiries, comments and suggestions, please email at afe@columbia.edu.
  • The lesson plan for reading and teaching Morning Sun in Wuhan created by CEAS is upon request.