A unit on China

Because my oldest daughter is so fascinated with China, I have decided to put together a unit on the country.

Map work:
- locate China on the map or on the globe.
- China is the 4th largest country in the world.
- The capital is Beijing.
- Population of 1 330 044 600.

China flag:

Make your own flag/ Printa page and color it: http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/china-coloring-page/

Books on China:

The Story About Ping (Marjorie Flack ISBN: 0140502416)
Pi-Shu, the Little Panda (John Butler ISBN: 1408303612)
A Grain of Rice (Helena Clare Pittman ISBN: 044041301X)
Chinese Children's Favorite Stories (Mingmei Yip ISBN: 0804835896)
First Thousand Words in Chinese (Usborne ISBN: 0794515509)
The Great Wall of China (Leonard Everett Fisher ISBN: 0689801785)
Good Morning China (Hu Yong Yi ISBN: 1596432403)

And one on chinese writing:



Natural Study: Silk Worms

Legend has it that Lady Xi Ling Shi, the 14 year old bride of the Emperor Huang Ti, the so-called 'Yellow Emperor' first discovered silk in 2640 BC.

According to Confucius, as she sat drinking tea under a mulberry tree, a silk cocoon fell from above. She noticed the delicate fibres start to unravel in the tea and so has been credited as the first person to 'reel' or unravel a silk cocoon and use the filament to create a yarn for weaving.

The mulberry silk moth is indigenous to China and the Chinese, realizing the value of the beautiful material they were able to produce by weaving silk thread, kept its secret safe from the rest of the world for more than 30 centuries.

- Make a drawing of the silk worm and its life cycle.

Chinese Food:

In the chinese kitchen, you will find:

in the pantry: baby corn, bamboo shoots, noodles (made with wheat, rice, beans, tapioca, soybeans or seaweeds), rice, sesame seeds, water chestnuts

in the fridge: chicken, pork, shrimp, tofu, won ton wrappers

fresh produce: bell peppers, broccoli, chilies, cilantro, garlic, ginger

Prepare a chinese meal; rice, steamed vegetables, sweet and sour pork, ... Do not forget to eat with chopsticks!

A few recipes:

Asian Peanut Beef & Noodles: http://www.kraftcanada.com/en/recipes/asian-peanut-beef-noodles-88888.aspx

Chinese-Style Fried Rice: http://www.kraftcanada.com/en/recipes/chinese-style-fried-rice-86901.aspx

Pork Lo Mein: http://www.kraftcanada.com/en/recipes/pork-lo-mein-107769.aspx

Sweet & Sour Pork: http://www.kraftcanada.com/en/recipes/slow-cooker-sweet-sour-pork-87605.aspx

Egg rolls, won ton soup, beef with peppers, steamed rice, sticky rice, chinese good fortune cookies... so many recipes to chose from.

Make a chinese lantern:

http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/chinese-lantern-coloring-page/

Have fun with origami!

Listen to chinese music:

http://www.amazon.ca/Masterpieces-Chinese-Traditional-Instrumental-Ensemble/dp/B000005ARL/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1246325634&sr=8-5

This is a short unit, as we will be studying Ancient China in dept with SOTW soon.