Educators, regardless of location, have access to the Korea Society’s digital resources including lesson plans, publications, and podcasts. In addition to materials for educators, we present readings for the general public interested in Korea. These resources were created by alumni of our fellowship programs and Korean Studies experts around the nation. Our free resources cover topics that range from folktales to architecture to women in society. Podcasts include videos of past lectures to offer teachers across the nation insight into Korea.
70th Anniversary of the Korean War
As the 70th anniversary of the Korean War approaches, the Korea Society shines a light on this page in history by providing a suite of resources — including videos and podcast interviews — to help educators and students understand the human dimension of the conflict and its legacy. These resources help educators and students understand the human dimension of the conflict and its legacy.
The Korea Society’s resource book Silla Korea and the Silk Road: Golden Age, Golden Threads
Powerpoint Lecture Silla Korea and the Silk Road
Lesson plans created by Summer Fellowship participants of 2010
An Economic Miracle – A Comparison
Comparing the Development of Two Modern Structures
Comparing the US Civil Rights Movement With Koreas Pro-Democracy Movement
Korean Culture Through Folktales
Korean Immigration to The US and Arranged Marriages
Korean Renaissance Art 1400 to 1600
Koreas Dynamic Role In East Asia Interaction Innovation And Diffusion
Koreas Responses to Contact With The West From 1600 to 1890
South Korean Currency – A Window Into South Korean History and Culture
Symbols And Calls To Worship – Comparing Islam and Korean Buddhism Sullivan Stephanie
Teaching Confucian Values Through the Korean Folktale Chunyang
The Korean Renaissance – King Sejong’s Inventions
What Can Be Learned From A Set of Data – Comparing and Contrasting Life in the Two Koreas
Yi Sun Shin – An Example of a Korean Warrior
Lesson plans created by Summer Fellowship participants of 2011
A Korean Meal – Teaching Confucian Manners Through Dining Etiquette
Comfort Women – Teaching to the Truth
Confucianism in Korea – Ancient and Contemporary
Interpreting Perspectives on Korean History
Korean Geography – Intro to the Three Kingdoms
Korean Shamanism – A Case Study in Modern Day Animism
Korea And the Red Crowned Crane – How the Natural World Is Reflected In Korean Culture
Religious Plurality – Korea, A Case Study
Streaming Seoul – The Chonggyechon Project
Structured Academic Controversy – What is the Best Solution for North and South Korea Reunification
Student Historians A Primary Souce
The Korean War – Three Week Unit
The Two Koreas – Research and Evaluation
The US in South Korea Ally or Empire Perspectives in Geopolitics
Toponomy of Korea and the United States
When Did South Korea Become a Democracy
Lesson plans created by Summer Fellowship participants of 2012
A Document-Based Essay On The Korean War by Campbell Mark
A Comparison of Student Activists
Challenges Remain North Korean Refugees in South Korea
Changing Roles of South Korean Women
Choson Dynasty and Womens Rights-Custom and Law by Cerulo Beth
Cultural Diffusion in Korean Society
Document Analysis of the Post WWII – Partitioning of Korea
How Does a Philosophy Show up in a Kingdom
K-Pop and E-Commerce – A Match Made in Heaven.doc
Korean Customs and Education System
Korean Poetry in a Historical Context
Korean Reunification for the 11th Grade
Long Distance Trade and Its Impact on the Spread of Buddhism in Korea
Political and Religious Change and Continuity Over Time by Jordan Sara
Royal Tombs at Gyeongju, Cheongmachong
Socratic Seminar – Religion Philosophy and Political Power in East Asia
The Silla Kingdom – What Was Important to the People of Korea During This Golden Age
Lesson plans by time period in Korean History
Buddhist Art and Symbolism in Korea
Confucianism in Korea – Ancient and Contemporary
Korean Geography – Intro to the Three Kingdoms
Long Distance Trade and Its Impact on the Spread of Buddhism in Korea
Political and Religious Change and Continuity Over Time by Jordan Sara
Korean Culture Through Folktales
Political and Religious Change and Continuity Over Time
Symbols and Calls To Worship Comparing Islam and Korean Buddhism
The Silla Kingdom What Was Important to the People of Korea During This Golden Age
Silla Korea and the Silk Road: Gold Age, Golden Threads
Buddhist Art and Symbolism in Korea
Choson Dynasty and Women’s Rights – Custom and Law by Cerulo Beth
Confucianism in Korea – Ancient and Contemporary
Gutenberg and the Korean Moveable Type
How Does a Philosophy Show up in a Kingdom
Interpreting Perspectives on Korean History
Korean Renaissance Art 1400 to 1600
Koryo’s International Trade – Exports and Imports
Political and Religious Change and Continuity Over Time
The Korean Renaissance King Sejong’s Inventions
Yi Sun Shin – An Example of a Korean Warrior
An Economic Miracle – A Comparison
A Comparison of Student Activists
A Document Based Essay On The Korean War
A Korean Meal – Teaching Confucian Manners Through Dining Etiquette
Becoming Japanese – Identity Under Japanese Occupation
Buddhist Art and Symbolism in Korea
Challenges Remain – North Korean Refugees in South Korea
Changing Roles of South Korean Women
Comfort Women – Teaching to the Truth
Comparing Korea to Where I Live
Comparing the Development of Two Modern Structures
Comparing the US Civil Rights Movement With Koreas Pro-Democracy Movement
Consequences of Japans Occupation of Korea
Cultural Diffusion in Korean Society
Current Korea Examples of Tradition and Change
Dangerous Fault Lines – The Last Vestiges of the Cold War
Document Analysis of the Post WWII Partitioning of Korea
GDP Economic Growth and Market Systems – Comparing the Economies of North and South Korea
K-Pop and E-Commerce – A Match Made in Heaven
Korean Customs and Education System
Korean Immigration to The US and Arranged Marriages
Korean Poetry in a Historical Context
Korean Reunification for the 10th Grade
Korean Reunification for the 11th Grade
Korean Shamanism – A Case Study in Modern Day Animism
Korea’s Dynamic Role In East Asia Interaction Innovation And Diffusion
Korea’s Responses to Contact With The West From 1600 to 1890
Korea And the Red Crowned Crane – How the Natural World Is Reflected In Korean Culture
North Koreas Nuclear Program and the Six Party Talks
North Korea The Modern Dynasty
Religious Plurality – Korea A Case Study
South Korean Currency A Window Into South Korean History and Culture
South Korea and The Asian Development Model
Streaming Seoul – The Chonggyechon Project
Structured Academic Controversy – What is the Best Solution for North and South Korea Reunification
Student Historians – A Primary Souce
Teaching Confucian Values Through the Korean Folktale Chunyang
The Korean War – Three Week Unit
The Outbreak of the Korean War
The Two Koreas – Research and Evaluation
The US in South Korea – Ally or Empire – Perspectives in Geopolitics
Toponomy of Korea and the United States
Understanding Korea’s Changing Demographics
US South Korea Comparing The Development and Structure of Two Modern Democracies
What Can Be Learned From A Set of Data – Comparing and Contrasting Life in the Two Koreas
When Did South Korea Become a Democracy
Culture
Buddhist Art and Symbolism in Korea
Korean Poetry in a Historical Context
Art
A Korean Meal Teaching Confucian Manners Through Dining Etiquette
Changing Roles of South Korean Women
Cultural Diffusion in Korean Society
How Does a Philosophy Show up in a Kingdom
K-Pop and E-Commerce A Match Made in Heaven
Korean Culture Through Folktales
Korean Customs and Education System
Royal Tombs at Gyeongju Cheongmachong
The Belief System of Ancient Korea
Economics
An Economic Miracle A Comparison
GDP Economic Growth and Market Systems Comparing the Economies of North and South Korea
K-Pop and E-Commerce A Match Made in Heaven
Koryos International Trade Exports and Imports
South Korean Currency A Window Into South Korean History and Culture
South Korea and The Asian Development Model
Geography
Dangerous Fault Lines The Last Vestiges of the Cold War
Document Analysis of the Post WWII Partitioning of Korea
Korean Geography Intro to the Three Kingdoms
Korean Reunification for the 11th Grade
The US in South Korea Ally or Empire Perspectives in Geopolitics
Toponomy of Korea and the United States
History
Document Based Essay On The Korean War
Becoming Japanese Identity Under Japanese Occupation
Choson Dynasty and Womens Rights – Custom and Law by Cerulo Beth
Comparing the Development of Two Modern Structures
Comparing the US Civil Rights Movement With Koreas Pro-Democracy Movement
Confucianism in Korea Ancient and Contemporary
Consequences of Japans Occupation of Korea
Document Analysis of the Post WWII Partitioning of Korea
Gutenberg and the Korean Moveable Type
Interpreting Perspectives on Korean History
Korean Immigration to The US and Arranged Marriages
Korean Poetry in a Historical Context
Korean Reunification for the 10th Grade
Korean Reunification for the 11th Grade
Korean Shamanism A Case Study in Modern Day Animism
Koreas Dynamic Role In East Asia Interaction Innovation And Diffusion
Koreas Responses to Contact With The West From 1600 to 1890
Long Distance Trade and Its Impact on the Spread of Buddhism in Korea
North Koreas Nuclear Program and the Six Party Talks
North Korea The Modern Dynasty
Political and Religious Change and Continuity Over Time
Royal Tombs at Gyeongju, Cheongmachong
Structured Academic Controversy What is the Best Solution for North and South Korea Reunification
Student Historians A Primary Source
The Belief System of Ancient Korea
The Korean Renaissance – King Sejong’s Inventions
The Korean War Three Week Unit
The Outbreak of the Korean War
The Silla Kingdom What Was Important to the People of Korea During This Golden Age
The Two Koreas Research and Evaluation
When Did South Korea Become a Democracy
Yi Sun Shin An Example of a Korean Warrior
Religion
A Korean Meal Teaching Confucian Manners Through Dining Etiquette
Buddhist Art and Symbolism in Korea
Confucianism in Korea Ancient and Contemporary
Korean Shamanism A Case Study in Modern Day Animism
Long Distance Trade and Its Impact on the Spread of Buddhism in Korea
Political and Religious Change and Continuity Over Time by Jordan Sara
Religious Plurality Korea A Case Study
Socratic Seminar Religion Philosophy and Political Power in East Asia
Social Studies
A Comparison of Student Activists
A Korean Meal Teaching Confucian Manners Through Dining Etiquette
Challenges Remain North Korean Refugees in South Korea
Changing Roles of South Korean Women
Choson Dynasty and Womens Rights – Custom and Law by Cerulo Beth
When Did South Korea Become a Democracy
Korea Lessons for Elementary School
A Korean Hand Game for Children
An Introduction to South Korea
Korea Lessons for Middle School
Introducing Year of Impossible Goodbyes
Korea Lessons for High School Social Studies
The Japanese Occupation of Korea 1910-1945
South Koreans in the Vietnam War
Special Readings Interviews with Koreans Illuminate the Past
Global Connections Koreans Abroad
