If you know about any cultural connections to rice that exist, we would like to know about them. This site has links to countries around the world where rice is grown. Check the links below to learn about rice in the areas shown on the map. The Global Crop contains pictures of the varied stages of rice growing in Indonesia with explanations, including a lesson showing various types of rice. This site has some delicious rice recipes from the Philippines.
Many animals live within the unique environment of the rice fields.
This is a good story for young children because there are sound files that read it aloud. This is an excellent book to use as a starting point for the study of exponents. Challenge the students to see if they can find the correct numbers of grains that the man received on the 64th day. This is a rice-related math lesson called Counting the Rice. Preschool-Grade 1 children will enjoy sorting various kinds of rice.