Chinese Shadow Puppets

Students experience through role-play the art of shadow puppetry and appreciate the role of oral traditions in Chinese history. They research the origins and history of puppetry as a part of a unit on China. They discover what Chinese...

Seventh graders examine creation myths of China, discuss how myths reflect Chinese culture, differentiate between Chinese and Greek creation myths, and explore place of myths in Chinese culture as compared to their place in other...

In this filling forms activity learning exercise, 5th graders color the picture and fill in the information requested to get a bookmark from the Hong Kong Museum of History.

Students explore Chinese culture by performing a shadow puppet play. They create the puppets, develop a script, and rehearse and perform a play which illustrates an understanding of Chinese stories and traditions.

Students investigate the music, dance, and drama of various Asian cultures. In teams of theatrical agents, they represent a troupe of performers or artists, conduct research, develop program notes, and participate in an Asian Art Festival.