Chinese Philosophies Ancient China Confuscianism Daoism Activities

The philosophies of Confucianism and Daoism may be ancient, but they are not at all dry and dusty! This set of two activities on the great philosophies of ancient China will have students understanding where Confucianism and Daoism began, what they teach, and how they're connected to each other. But the activities go beyond understanding. Your students will distinguish them from each other and identify how followers of each would perceive the world.

We call them the "Great Philosophies of China," and the way students learn about them should be great as well!

They'll work in small groups, with partners, and independently, so everyone gets a chance to work in their preferred way.

Original articles about Confucius, Confucianism, and Daoism begin the lesson. Students will then do a task card sort, categorizing statements as Confucianism or Daoism.

Then, they'll write a diary entry of someone following the principles of Confucianism or Daoism and trade with another student and guess which philosophy is being followed.

Included in this Chinese Philosophies Resource:

✅ Image of China

✅ Teacher instructions and procedures
✅ Original articles about Confucius, Daoism, and Confucianism

✅ Informational task cards (color and black/white)
✅ Dot-to-Dot of a pagoda

✅ Confucianism/Daoism word sheets
✅ Diary template
✅ Rubric

Your upper-elementary, middle school, or junior high social studies students will love these activities!

Let's find out more about the activities!

★ ACTIVITY 1: READING PASSAGES & TASK CARD SORT

In this activity, students will read three passages about Confucianism, Daoism, and Confucius in small groups (the reading is independent). They will then do a task card sort, categorizing the task cards into the topics of Confucianism, Daoism, or Confucius.

★ ACTIVITY 2: DIARY ENTRY TRADE-AND-GUESS

In this activity, students will write diary entries of someone following the principles of Confucianism and someone following the principles of Taoism. They will then trade and make a guess as to which they are reading.

Low-Prep Includes:
✂️Copies
✂️Cut apart informational task cards (optional)
✂️Have scissors for students if you are going to have them cut apart the task cards

You'll get teacher instructions, classroom procedures, printable activities, and a rubric. The teacher directions are so detailed! You will have very clear, step-by-step instructions for what to do to teach the activity.

You'll find this resource is perfect for sixth grade, middle school, and junior high school students.

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⭐⭐WILLIAMS' MODEL OF CREATIVITY ⭐⭐

This lesson is based on Williams' Model of Creativity, a model designed to develop the traits of creativity in students. This particular resource focuses on these traits:

☀️ Curiosity - the capacity to wonder, to consider, to engage in research to find answers
☀️ Imagination - the ability to build mental pictures and visualize possibilities

In addition to addressing standards and providing an engaging and effective classroom experience, these activities will also build students' creativity skills.

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