Ni Hao!
This week we stamped our passports and headed off for a week of learning about China. We started by finding China on the map and learning some facts such as the capital city, the language spoken and a bit about the government.
Next we learned about 6 animals that live in China and put their pictures up on our Animal Classification Board. The girls enjoyed researching these animals and were surprised to find out that the pangolin - with it's scaly skin - is actually a mammal!
Lots of other fun activities occurred throughout the week...
Making Chinese Lanterns:
And Chinese Fans:
And making some paper (which was invented in China):
We finished off the week making some Chinese food for dinner - fried rice, sweet and sour pork, and a cucumber salad. I didn't expect this to go over well since my kids normally dislike rice with a passion. But they did try it...
And they liked it!!
They asked that whenever I make rice from now on, could I please use this recipe. I think the chopsticks made it taste better too. After dinner Allie said "Now I know how HARD it is to live in China - the kids have to eat their rice with chopsticks!"
Love that you have a blog! E sent a letter off to your girls today...she is a girl of few words when it comes to writing a letter apparently. We will need to work on that :o)
ReplyDeleteDo you think this curriculum would be too young for E and T? I am trying to decide between doing a year of really good geography basics or just jumping straight into ancient history...what do you think now that you are a couple of weeks in?
Vanessa
They will be so excited to get a letter... every day they ask if there is mail for them! I think this curriculum could definitely work for any age, just have them work to their capabilities - maybe doing some research on their own or a creative writing assignment.
ReplyDeleteWe are moving on to ancient history after this, but thought this would be a good foundation. Depends how much geography your kids know, and where their interests are (and yours!)