AAPI Heritage Month Worksheets (Free Printables)

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. This is the perfect time to learn about AAPI culture and history and celebrate the AAPI students at your school. We Are Teachers collaborated with Nicole Homerin, an educator of AAPI descent, to create these AAPI Heritage Month worksheets and ensure they’re meaningful and authentic. 

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AAPI Heritage Month Worksheet Bundle

Our free bundle of printable worksheets has everything you need to help your students start learning about AAPI heritage. Just fill out the form on this page to grab them.

Inside the AAPI Heritage Month Worksheet Bundle

AAPI Heritage Month Reading Comprehension Activity

Students read about AAPI Heritage Month and answer comprehension questions. They’ll learn about the history and cultures of this diverse group of people.

Influential AAPI Figure Flip-Book Activity

Students research and write about an influential AAPI figure that has had an impact on their community and/or the world.

AAPI Cuisine Matching Activity

Learn about dishes and where they come from, then use these pictures to match the food to the region on a bulletin board or matching game. 

How To Use the AAPI Heritage Month Worksheets

Incorporate these worksheets in lessons throughout the month of May to: 

• Practice reading comprehension. Build background knowledge and practice reading comprehension with the What Is AAPI Heritage Month? text and corresponding comprehension pages. 
• Teach geography. Use maps alongside these worksheets to support students’ knowledge of the globe. 
• Expand students’ AAPI knowledge. Learn about the various AAPI regions and foods that are associated with each culture. Then, match regions and foods as a class, on a bulletin board, or in pairs.
• Study an important person in AAPI history. Students research an influential figure and write a short biography about them. They can then read the completed biographies to a younger grade or share them with parents. 

Why Teach AAPI Heritage Month

AAPI Heritage Month is an opportunity to celebrate the AAPI students and staff that work at your school, and to build background knowledge about AAPI countries, figures, and more. Check out these meaningful AAPI Heritage Month activities for more ideas. 

Why Teachers Love the AAPI Heritage Month Worksheets 

These worksheets are a great, standards-aligned way to kick off or expand AAPI Heritage Month. In particular, they are perfect for building the background knowledge your students need to access and enjoy more AAPI activities and AAPI literature. 

Why Students Love the AAPI Heritage Month Worksheets

Kids are curious about places and cultures around the world, and this worksheet bundle gives them a chance to dig in!

Get your free AAPI Heritage Month worksheets! 

Help students start learning about AAPI Heritage Month with our free printable worksheet bundle. Just fill out the form on this page to get yours.

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