We have been working on a China unit study for a geography co-op we are part of. Jayden's topic was the Chinese New Year, and Caitlin's topic were the traditions of fashion throughout the last 2,500 years in China.
We read lots of books, but this one was our favorite.Anything that Ms. Frizzle does is always adventurous, which is a plus for us!
We
watched skimmed through several documentaries, which, admittedly, none of us really enjoyed.
We also watched a short video on Brainpop Jr about Ancient China.
Last weekend we went to a Chinese New Years Festival.
They had a lot of their art displayed, which we checked out before the show started.
The kids got a chance to practice some calligraphy.
They also made bookmarks.
It was extremely crowded there but the celebration was very interesting.
Everything was in Mandarin, although a lot of it was translated to English. Kids told jokes. Their banter was based on homophones that we didn't get because it was in Mandarin.
A very talented woman played a three stringed instrument.
Children and adults did some wonderful dancing in their traditional Chinese garb.
And finally, there was a martial arts performance.
When we got home we made several crafts including paper lanterns and the New Year Dragon to decorate the dining room in preparation of our co-op meeting.
Here is Jayden working on his presentation.
Both kids did a History Pocket on Ancient China. They learned about the food, shelter, and clothing during that time.
Look at these faces! Don't they look like they enjoyed geography? ;)
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