Korean Voices: Growing Up During a Time of Crisis

This is a literature-based teaching resource for middle school students. The book is built around two novels, Year of Impossible Goodbyes (Sook Nyul Choi. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1991) and Lost Names (Richard E. Kim. New York: Universe Books, 1998). Throughout the nineteen lessons of the unit, students will gain thorough knowledge of and appreciation for Korean culture and history.

Korea: Lessons for Elementary School

This is a collection of nine teacher-created lessons designed for U.S. elementary school students. The volume features activities on the geography of Korea, a trip to Korea, cultural customs, loss of important things in life, historical symbols, trade, the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics, visual arts, and storytelling. Hands-on activities will be especially appealing for early elementary students.

Korea: Lessons for High School Social Studies Courses

This collection of lesson plans serves as an introduction for students to Korea’s distinctive historical and cultural legacy. It is organized thematically into 12 lesson plans for the convenience of teachers who are interested in incorporating lessons on Korea into their social studies classes. The book contains chapters on history, geography, economic development, Japanese occupation of Korea, Korean War, Korean women, the two Koreas, Koreans abroad and modernization of Seoul. In addition to photographic materials that enhance the content of each lesson, the book has a reference section including a world chronological table, a list of Internet sites, and a bibliography of resources.

Brief History of Korea: A Bird’s Eye View

by Young Ick Lew

This brief overview of Korean history, from the earliest period up to the present, is by one of Korea’s leading historians. It contains a detailed chronology comparing high points in Korean history with contemporaneous developments in other countries of East Asia and the West. Brief History of Korea is suitable for both educators and young adults.

Getting to Know Korea: Resource Book for K–12 Educators

by Katrin A. Fraser, Bruce Fulton, Bonnie S. Kim, Helen Koh, Gari Ledyard, Barry McGaw, Mark Peterson, et alia

This is a book of readings for teachers seeking to acquire a deeper knowledge of Korea. Fifteen chapters cover a wide variety of topics in history, literature, the family, economics and society, and social change. Authors are comprised of today’s prominent Korean Studies scholars.

Teaching More About Korea

A collection of lesson plans on various topics for grades K–12 is prepared by each year’s teacher participants in The Korea Society’s Summer Fellowship in Korean Studies program. Also available in print as an on-demand, unbound volume.