All About China
Table of Contents
4-6. Derman-Sparks pp.11 Different activities in the Chinese
Culture
7-9. Derman-Sparks pp.12 Various Books on Food and the Youth
10-12. Derman-Sparks pp.13 Art and Writing in the Chinese Culture
Table of Contents(con’t)
13. General
14. Resources
15. Age-second grade
16. Belief System/ Religion
17. Class
18. Exceptionalities
19. Disabilities
20. Gender
21. Language
22. Race/ Ethnicity
23. Sexual Orientation
Priest
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Ritual
http://www.sonnenmair.com/images/esay/st_07.jpg
Wedding
http://www.robertchua.com/image/family/images/swedding_03.jpg
Chives and Garlic
http://www.vegweb.com/images/food/chives-garlic--chinese-leeks.jpg
Book on Chinese Food
http://table.mpr.org/books/images/wisdom_lrg.jpg
Book for the Youth
http://www.youthincontrol.org/images/header_culture.gif
Art Work
http://www.wowmuseum.com/images/Exhibits/Chinese%20Art.jpg
Painting
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1999/china.50/inside.china/art.overview/
link.zhang.intoxicated.jpg
Writing
http://www.cnn.com/STYLE/9708/19/chinese.art/caligraphy.link.jpg
Web Sites
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/asia/china/index.shtml
http://www.thechinabox.com/CB%20China%20Talk.html
http://www.coreknowledge.org/ckproto2/resrcs/lessons/22kchi
na.pdf
http://www.factmonster.com/china/
http://www.ZoomSchool.com/china/
http://www.chinapage.org/Moon/moon-poetry.html
General
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Panda Information
Coloring Page
Panda Quiz
Panda word search
puzzle
• Giant Panda Links
Resources
• Books on China
• Books on Pandas
• Internet “All About
China”
• Internet “China’s
Flag”
• Internet Fact
monster.com
(encyclopedia)
China's Flag
Second Grade
• Chinese Money and
Counting
• Tangram Puzzle
• Chinese New Year
• Fireworks
• China Map Quiz
• Zoom school.com
(giant pandas)
Fireworks
Belief System/Religion
• Write their own moon
poetry
• Act out a Chinese
moon festival
• Decorate the class
with Chinese
festivities
• Included music,
dancing
• Bake a gray moon
cake
Moon in Chinese Poetry
The moon, along with
fine wine and beautiful
women, is a favorite
topic for the Chinese
Class
1) Invite the parents of the students to come in for a career day
and share their work experiences.
2) Discuss how money is used in the community.
3) Discuss the types of services performed in the Chinese
culture.
4) Discuss the types of goods unique to the Chinese culture such
as food and prepare a recipe in class.
5) Visit a local business that has its origin in China and has a
branch located in the United States.
Exceptionalities
1) Discuss the importance of inclusion in the classroom and how
everyone can participate and work together.
2) The gifted students can aid those who need extra help.
3) Promote people first language.
4) Counter misconceptions and stereotyping.
5) Have children discuss their shared abilities and similarities.
Disabilities
1) Actively introduce ways for disabled and nondisabled children
to interact with and learn from each other.
2) Introduce a variety of disabilities through pictures, books, and
dolls.
3) Provide supervised times for children to explore adaptive
equipment and devices used by people with disabilities.
4) Invite differently abled people with varying disabilities to talk
about their work, talents, and home life.
5) Set up an obstacle course so children can
experience the challenges a disabled person
must face such as wearing a blindfold.
Gender
1) Celebrate “International Women’s Day” on March 8th by honoring the
women who are important in the children’s lives.
2) Encourage children to respect and care for their bodies.
3) Have the children find and cut out magazine pictures of people
showing the diversity of looks, dress, activities, and emotions and make
two books called “About Girls and Women” and “About Boys and Men”.
4) Create a display of photos of women and men doing the same kinds of
tasks at home and at work.
5) Talk about the different tasks the children’s
family members do and discuss what kinds
of tasks the children do and would like
to do when they grow up.
Language
1) Sing a traditional song from the Chinese culture.
2) Learn Chinese for words such as hello and good bye.
3) Read a children’s book from China.
4) Have someone you know who is fluent in Chinese make tapes of
favorite books for children to listen to individually.
5). Teach the frequently written Chinese characters.
Race/Ethnicity
1) Place objects from various cultures in the play area where
children can use them such as a wok, rice steamer, and rice bowls.
2) Have children share objects meaningful to them and their
families.
3) Display different writing systems and label materials in more
than one language.
4) Discuss the holidays of different cultures.
5) Teach songs that are sung by an ethnic group.
Sexual Orientation
1) Discuss the dating customs in China.
2) Discuss the marriage customs in Chinese culture.
3) Discuss how families are organized.
4) Read books about how babies are born. Be careful to choose
books that handle the topic respectfully and accurately and that
are developmentally appropriate. In addition, read books about
adoption as another way that women and men become parents.
5) Read books about children
countering gender stereotyping.