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Chinese Script Decoded

For Students 7th - 8th
In this Chinese script decoded worksheet, students read about the history or Chinese writing, then answer 30 questions about Chinese script, with questions in English and Chinese, as part of an exhibit at the Hong Kong Museum of...
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Chinese Dragon Puppet

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students discover the importance of the dragon in Chinese culture. Using a template, they make their own dragon hand puppet and color it with watercolor paints. To end the lesson plan, they read stories about dragons and their role in...
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Sparkling Dragon

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars investigate the Chinese New Year and the role of the dragon as a character that is associated with it. They conduct research using a variety of resources. The information is used in order to have discussion and create...
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Chinese Opera

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Young scholars study Chinese opera by sketching pictures of Chinese opera characters and musical instruments. They watch the film A Night at the Peking Opera, noting the elaborate costuming, the sparse staging, and the highly developed...
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Chinese Percussion Music

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students investigate Chinese percussion instruments and ensemble performances. They play compositions with Chinese percussion instruments such as small gongs, large gongs and drums.
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Recreating Chinese Bronze Vessels

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are shown how to make Chinese Bronze Vessels using coil or slab-built clay ceramic techniques. They are given an overview of the history of Chinese Bronze Vessels and given examples. Students are shown photographs, and they take...
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The Art and History of Japanese Calligraphy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Chinese and Japanese calligraphy is beautiful and significant in both culture and tradition. Engage your class in this expressive fine art form through a activity on using, holding, and creating brush strokes common to Japanese writing...
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China Rocks! Chinese Calligraphy on Stone

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore the art of calligraphy through writing Chinese characters. They view a Power Point as an introduction to Chinese calligraphy and practice writing Chinese characters. In groups, they visit centers to explore the history...
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The Chinese Massacre of 1871

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discover the events that led to the migration to California for the Chinese people. They examine the effects that a cultural background has on specific historical events with respect to the establishment of a people.
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Readers' Theatre with African and Chinese Folktales

For Teachers 4th
Students investigate genre of folklore, specifically African and Chinese folktales, and script and perform folktales with examples from The Magic Brocade and Fire on the Mountain. Seven lessons on one page.
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Chinese Parade Lions or Dragons

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students view a video on Chinese dragons or lions that are used in Chinatowns in the United States. With construction paper, they create the face and body of either animal giving it a tongue, eyes, ears, etc. They attach a stick to...
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Chinese Tangrams

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research the history of Chinese tangrams and complete tangram activities. In this tangram lesson, students complete Internet research to learn the history of Chinese tangrams. Students construct a set of tangrams, compare the...
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Confucius Say... China Old

For Teachers 2nd
Students locate China on the map. In this Chinese geography, history and culture lesson, students read literature about China. Students participate in paper making, silk making and lantern making activities.
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Color the Picture: Chinese Dragon

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this Chinese culture coloring worksheet, students study a drawing of an elaborate Chinese dragon. There are no directions, other than to color the picture.
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Chinese Zodiac Matching Game

For Students 3rd - 6th
For this artistic worksheet, students cut out and color twelve mini Chinese zodiac pictures. Students then shuffle the cards and match them up with a partner.
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Chinese New Year Song and Dance

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify phrases within a song. In this Chinese New Year lesson students listen to a story about Chinese New Year and "Song of the Dragon". Students each write a phrase from the song on a slip of paper and as a class put the...
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All Aboard- Central Pacific Railroad

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad. In this U.S. history lesson, 2nd graders discuss vocabulary and events that occurred in the 1860s pertaining to the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad....
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Learning Birthdays With Chinese Calendar

For Teachers K
Students participate in a visual arts lesson that focuses on patterns used in a macaroni necklace that represents the students' birthdays in the Chinese calendar. They compare the Chinese calendar to the one used in America and look at...
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Make a Chinese Lantern

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this holiday art worksheet, learners follow instructions to make a Chinese lantern using red construction paper. They add red or yellow construction paper strips on the lantern as decorations. They may add Chinese Happy New Year...
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Chinese Bronze Vessels: A Ceramic Interpretation of a Historic Tradition

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students demonstrate a knowledge of a historic period (Shang Dynasty) and an appreciation of a different culture (Chinese) by making a ceramic container that is meant to hold something of value.
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Chinese Pictograms

For Students 6th - 12th
In this Chinese writing worksheet, learners identify what and how to write Chinese pictograms. They explain in what ways each pictogram represents and how the combinations of symbols create a word or idea represented. Then students...
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Count the Stars

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students research information about China and its languages and counting systems. They identify Chinese characters for numeral from one to ten and then create a counting tool to assess Chinese numerals and represent the Chinese culture.
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Pretend Porcelain

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Learners 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...
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Chinese Takeout

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Young scholars use digital photography to illustrate a story. They research examples of narratives to determine how to choose photos that meet a specific purpose. Students research examples of narratives.

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