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- 7th
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Students describe their school and community traditions, and compare them with those of Chinese cultures and identify elements of Chinese cultures in the world. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students identify and participate in three traditional activities used during Chinese New Year celebrations. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students examine the culture and celebrations associated with Chinese New Year in this unit of lessons Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students investigate the invention of paper and its many uses. They view a slide show, discuss how paper is used for festivals and celebrations, create a fish stencil and fish cutout, and develop an original stencil. Full Review »
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- 1st - 2nd
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Students read two books about Chinese inventions such as the compass, kite or dominoes. They bring in examples of Chinese inventions from home and create a class gallery. They make a compass in class. Full Review »
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- 1st - 2nd
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Students participate in a variety of activities to prepare for and celebrate Chinese New Year. They clean the classroom, wear red, display the Chinese character for luck and make dragon puppets. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students are introduced to the many contributions China has made to the world. They research and choose an invention to find information on. They will have to use an internet resource tool to guide them for their presentation of how that invention helped the Chinese and others. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students explore the geography of China and make a "live compass rose" with students in each corner of the classroom. They discover that the compass was a Chinese invention and its original use to align buildings with natural harmony. Working in groups, they reassemble a sixteen-piece map of China. Full Review »
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- 1st - 2nd
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Students listen to a teacher read aloud of two books about Chinese inventions. They examine some items that were invented by Chinese inventors such as dominoes, an abacus, a silk scarf, or kite. Next, they determine how a compass works before making and using a simple compass. Full Review »
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- 1st - 12th
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Students research the invention and decoration of Chinese porcelain. They strengthen their fine-motor skills by working with clay. Students sculpt and decorate replicas of Chinese porcelain shapes and patterns. They are asked what kinds of desgins they have seen on dinner plates, teapots, and vases? Full Review »
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