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materials and references designed especially for kids

Cambodia4Kids.org  http://www.cambodia4kids.org/ Cambodia 4 Kids is an evolving educational Web site for teachers, parents, and especially children who are interested in making connections with Cambodia, its people, and its arts & culture via the Internet.

 

Word Find http://www.caritas.org.nz/school/activities/wordfind/wordfind.html 

 

Cambodia New Year and general info booklet http://www.cambodia4kids.org/explore/module_2/new_year/new_yearsbook.pdf  

18 page .pdf document

 

Cambodia Trek http://www.caritas.org.nz/school/activities/maptrek.htm

 

An outline map of Cambodia to print. http://members.enchantedlearning.com/asia/cambodia/outlinemap/
Use the PCS username and password.

Label the Map of Asia printout http://members.enchantedlearning.com/asia/labelasia/
Use the PCS username and password.

 

Cambodian Culture http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/southeastasia/outreach/resources/cambodiawebunit/culture.html 
Festivals Cambodian New Year Pchum Ben Water Festival Day of Hatred Weddings Funerals Birthdays
Khmer Language and Literature Language Literature Cambodian Proverbs

 

Angkor What? Angkor Wat! (Lesson Plan) http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=607 
Art and Culture: Archaeology & Architecture, Grades 6-8. Skills: Map reading, Interpreting visual information, Analyzing secondary texts for information, Collaboration, Making inferences, Critical thinking, Presenting ideas in writing. Includes a worksheet and interactive assesment.


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Language, Alphabet, and Numbers  

http://www.seasite.niu.edu/khmer/writingsystem/writingsyst_set.htm  
The Khmer system of writing. You may have to download a Khmer font which you can find by clicking on the “Khmer Home” link on the menu at the bottom of the page.  Some portions are more complicated than others.  Follow the links from the www.seasite.niu.edu home page for more links to Cambodian culture.

http://www.ancientscripts.com/khmer.html
Another fine explanation of the khmer script with examples.

 

http://www.khmerlanguage.com/ 
Download a Khmer font.

 

http://www.seasite.niu.edu/khmer/writingsystem/numbernew/num_set.htm
Cambodian numbers. (base 5 system) Spoken.

 

http://www.seasite.niu.edu/khmer/conversation/conv_set.htm
Listen to Native speakers. Learn greetings, conversation! (need Realplayer or Quicktime Player )

 

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MUSiC and dance

http://www.seasite.niu.edu/khmer/song/song_set.htm
Digital Music files of Cambodian popular, traditional and court music. You need Real Player which can be downloaded for free if you don’t have it already.

 

"Khmer Music" —Dr. Sam-Ang Sam http://www.asiasource.org/cambodia/khmermusic.htm  

http://www.research.umbc.edu/eol/cambodia/

Home page by Dr. Sam-Ang Sam , a former court musician who survived the Killing Fields. He is one of very few musicians who know the music from the oral tradition of the Khmer courts.  This site has WONDERFUL interactive links to instruments (you need Realplayer or Quicktime, both free downloads).  Here are a couple of the links:

http://www.research.umbc.edu/eol/cambodia/pavilion.htm

Start here to follow short video clips and music for the telling of the story of “The Goddess of the Waters”

 

http://www.research.umbc.edu/eol/cambodia/music_bg.htm

Cambodian music links explain the pin peat ensemble. See and hear the instruments and create a virtual ensemble yourself. Also very clear explanation of the basis for Cambodian traditional music.  Lots of fun on this site as well as links to Cambodian history. 

 

Khmer Music (Essay) http://www.askasia.org/teachers/essays/essay.php?no=93&era=&grade=&geo= 
Khmer music is an important aspect of Cambodian life and culture. It is a significant component in religious and traditional ceremonies such as weddings or temple celebrations. Learn more.

 

"The Flute Player" Lesson Plan: Lost Childhoods:
Exploring the Consequences of Collective Violence (Part 2)

http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2003/thefluteplayer/for.html

Subjects: world history, language arts, sociology, psychology Grade Level: 9-12

http://www.thefluteplayer.net/Arn's_Story.htm
Arn Chorn-Pond is a survivor of the Cambodian genocide and an internationally recognized human rights leader, speaker and trainer. Currently, as founder of the Cambodian Master Performers Program, Arn is working to save and revitalize Khmer traditional arts. He has also founded or co-founded six organizations including Children of War, Cambodian Volunteers for Community Development, Peace Makers, a U.S. based gang intervention project for Southeast youth and Educational Television for Cambodia.  

Arn is the recipient of the Reebok Human Rights Award, the Anne Frank Memorial Award, and the Kohl Foundation International Peace Prize. He is also an accomplished musician, recording artist and actor who has traveled around the world meeting with young people from war zones.

Dance in Cambodia (Essay) http://www.askasia.org/teachers/essays/essay.php?no=92&era=&grade=&geo= 
This essay examines the importance of dance in Cambodian society over time.

 

Dance and Drama on Cambodian Temples (Essay) http://www.askasia.org/teachers/essays/essay.php?no=91&era=&grade=&geo= 
A look at dance and performance in Cambodia over time. A lot of historical evidence is derived from architectural reliefs. Lots of great images of primary resources accompany this reading.

 

Khmer Festival Games http://www.khmerinstitute.org/culture/festivalgames.html 
It says you need a password, but press cancel and it will let you view the page.

 

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Literature

http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/SoutheastAsia/outreach/resources/CambodiaWebUnit/folktales.html
Traditional  Cambodian folktales.  These are on a site from Cornell University and are part of a Cambodian unit of study developed for elementary aged students.  There are links to other lessons and great information easily read by young people, but interesting to all.

 

http://www.gocambodia.com/Cambodian_folktales/index.asp
More traditional tales.

 

Judge Rabbit and the Tree Spirit-A folktale from Cambodia

http://www.icdlbooks.org/icdl/BookPreview?bookid=wlljdgr_00030012&summary=true&route=text&lang=English&msg=

 

Khmer Folk Tales  http://www.khmerinstitute.org/culture/folktales.html 
Go to Resources--> Culture --> folk Tales

 

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General INFO

Cambodia-A Historical Overview (Essay) http://www.askasia.org/teachers/essays/essay.php?no=87&era=&grade=&geo= 
Cambodia's history is marked with periods of peace and of great calamity. From its early cities to the introduction of Hinduism and Buddhism, the great kingdom of Angkor, colonialism, and the Khmer Rouge, this essay tries to put its current rebuilding of civil society in context of its incredible history and the challenges it faces today.

 

Cambodia - Destination  http://www.symbiosis-travel.com/destinations/cambodia/cstates.htm 
(Overview, Geography, History, Wildlife)

 

http://zhenghe.tripod.com/c/cambodia/flags.html
Atlas-type information about Cambodia: flags, map, etc.

 

http://marcopolosearch.org/MPSearch/Search_Results.asp?orgn_id=5&log_type=1&hdnFilter=&hdnPerPage=15&txtSearchFor=Cambodia&selUsing=all  National Endowment for the Humanities links to student information on Cambodia.

 

http://www.seasite.niu.edu/khmer/writingsystem/numbernew/money/currency_set.htm
Pictures of Cambodian Currency.

 

A Country Study: Cambodia http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/khtoc.html (Grades 6 and up)
Find a wealth of information about Cambodia in this online version of a handbook published by the Library of Congress.

 

Cambodia - The World Factbook, CIA (updated as of 1 November, 2005)

http://cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/cb.html

Information on Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications, Transportation, Military, Transnational Issues

 

Cambodia http://www.asiasource.org/profiles/ap_mp_03.cfm?countryid=7 

 

Cambodia - Destination Overview
http://www.symbiosis-travel.com/destinations/cambodia/cstates.htm 

 

The Cambodian Diaspora- Community Building in America (Essay) http://www.askasia.org/teachers/essays/essay.php?no=88&era=&grade=&geo= 
During the Khmer Rouge reign in Cambodia, many know that one million people died after great suffering. An estimated one million others fled Cambodia, with over 100,000 settling in the United States. This essay starts to explore the difficulties faced by Cambodian refugees in the United States and how communities were established over time.

 

The Legacy of Angkor- A Great Southeast Asian Kingdom http://www.askasia.org/teachers/essays/essay.php?no=89&era=&grade=&geo= 
Angkor Wat in Cambodia is commonly known as a World Heritage Site, which today serves as a vestige of a great inland Southeast Asian empire. 

"Killing Fields" Lure Tourists in Cambodia - National Geographic News Report http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/01/0110_030110_tvcambodia.html 

 

Reamker- The Cambodian Version of the Epic, Ramayana (Essay) http://www.askasia.org/teachers/essays/essay.php?no=90&era=&grade=&geo= 
This brief essay explores the theme of cultural diffusion by examining how the Indian classic, Ramayana, manifested itself in Cambodia.

 

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Flags and maps

An outline map of Cambodia to print. http://members.enchantedlearning.com/asia/cambodia/outlinemap/

Label the Map of Asia printout http://members.enchantedlearning.com/asia/labelasia/l 

 

Detailed map of Cambodia http://www.symbiosis-travel.com/images/destination/cambodia/cambodia_rel_97.jpg

 

Cambodia Elevation Map http://www.askasia.org/teachers/maps/map.php?no=39&era=&grade=&geo= 

 

Cambodia Political Map 1999 http://www.askasia.org/teachers/maps/map.php?no=38&era=&grade=&geo= 

 

Cambodia Shaded Relief Map of 1991 http://www.askasia.org/teachers/maps/map.php?no=40&era=&grade=&geo= 

 

Atlas Plate from National Geographic's MapMachine http://mapmachine.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/viewandcustomize.html?themeId=p8100 

 

Dynamic Satellite Map

 

Printable Outline Map of Cambodia (detailed)  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/index.html?Parent=asia&Rootmap=cambod&Mode=d 

 

Printable Outline Map of Cambodia (basic) http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/index.html?Parent=asia&Rootmap=cambod&Mode=b 

 

Asian Flags http://members.enchantedlearning.com/geography/flags/asia.shtml 
Asian Flags - A collection of flag printouts, and activities for students.

 

Types of Flags: Tricolor http://members.enchantedlearning.com/geography/flags/tricolor.shtml
A tricolor is a type of flag that has three stripes, either horizontal or vertical. - A collection of flag printouts, and activities for students.

 

http://areciboweb.50megs.com/fotw/flags/kh_hstry.html
Cambodian Flag History. Very interesting to see the flag change as the governments change...

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Animals - See also these Cambodian and general animal links on mrs. vandale's page

http://www.felidae.org/PROJECTS/Tiger_in_Cambodia/tiger_in_cambodia.htm 
Project for saving the endangered tiger in Cambodia Includes Jeff Corwin. Links to other articles about the endangered

http://www.birdlife.org/news/pr/2004/06/cambodian_vultures.html
Article about sitings of endangered white-rumped vultures in Cambodia.

 

http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sites/index.html?action=SitHTMDetails.asp&sid=16674&m=0 
Birdlife International website link to Cambodian/Mekong River birds.  Good links to other sites about birds and endangered animals.

 

http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2003/03/cambodia_site_guide.html
Importance of flooded grasslands and Mekong River habitat to globally threatened species.

 

Ultimate Explorer's Nick Baker on Cambodia Poachers http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/06/0606_030606_poacherpatrolqa.html
National Geographic News Article

 

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photoS

http://www.asiaphotos.net/gallery/Angkor/
Angkor Portfolio

 

http://www.asiaphotos.net/fact.php?info=Angkor_photographing_angkor

 

http://www.asiaphotos.net/photo.php?id=213 Jose Carreras Concert, Angkor Wat - Dec 2002

Architecture of ancient Cambodia http://www.asiaphotos.net/fact.php?info=Angkor_architecture_of_angkor  

 

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Orphanages, adoptions, caring for children

The Sharing Foundation http://www.sharingfoundation.org/ 
Explore our Web site to learn more about our mission of helping to care for the children of Cambodia.

 

When Harry Sarak Met Beth and Walter: Our Adoption Story http://www.cambodia4kids.org/meet_harry/index.html 

Global Children - Cambodian Programs http://www.global-children.org/programs_cambodia.html 

 

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