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Chinese Culture Lesson Plans

Lesson Plans related to Chinese History in the US and outside of it, as well as Chinese Culture.  For all grades from K-12.
Chinese New Year Lesson Plan Chinese Poetry Study Guide, Teachers Handbook, and Lesson Plans
Lesson Plan on Chinese New Year that introduces students to the Chinese New Year through comparison to the January 1st New Year Celebrations
40+ page Teacher's Guide to the Chinese Poetry Book, A Thousand Peaks: Poems from China.  Everything you need to teach in the classroom!
Lon Po Po--A Red Riding Hood Story from China Lesson Plan 100 Best Children's Stories Lesson Plan
A Red Riding Hood Story from China.  Compare and contrast the traditional European Red Riding Hood Story with Ed Young's Lon Po Po, which may be the original red riding hood story.
Develops awareness of students on how they are special using famous stories from China that are part of the series, 100 Best Children Stories from China
Chinese Poetry Lesson Plan Cinderella vs. Yeh-Shen - A Cinderella Story from China Lesson Plan
Learn more about Chinese Poetry including:
  • Learn some of the history and purpose of Chinese poetry.
  • Hear some examples
  • Practice writing Chinese Poetry
Lesson plan comparing the European Cinderella and the Chinese Cinderella.  Yeh-Shen's story dates back 618 AD.  That is 1000 years older than the first record of the European Cinderella.
Dragon Boat Festival Lesson Plan History of Chinese Poetry Lesson Plan
  • Children will learn to listen for comprehension
  • Learn the importance of helping and working together
  • Think of ways they can help fellow classmates, friends, or family
Learn more about the history of Chinese Poetry including:
  • Learn some of the history and purpose of Chinese poetry.
  • Hear some examples
  • Practice writing Chinese Poetry
More 100 Best Children's Stories Lesson Plan Chinese Moon Festival Grades K-4 Lesson Plan
  • Children will learn to listen for comprehension
  • Learn the importance of helping and working together
  • Think of ways they can help fellow classmates, friends, or family
Chinese Moon or Autumn Festival is the equivalent of Thanksgiving and is the 2nd most important holiday for Chinese.  It's a time to gather with the family eat Moon Cakes, say Moon Poetry, and enjoy the full moon
Chinese New Year Lesson Plan Grade K-4 B Books and DVDs with Chinese Lesson Plans
Chinese New Year Lesson Plan including activities, crafts, background of the Chinese New Year, links to coloring pictures, and more for grades K-4.
Books and DVDs with Chinese Culture and History related Lesson Plans For all grades from K-12, with an emphasis on the experience in America of Chinese Americans and Chinese Holidays.
Pollution in China - Lesson Plan Impact of Technology Lesson Plan
Discussing the current state of pollution in China, it's effect on the local population, what the Chinese Government is doing about it, and comparing it to pollution in the United States and what the current trends are.
Lesson Plan on the Impact of Technology  on Society and analyzing from the prospect of Peter Drucker with making students more aware of how their lives have been impacted compared to their parents due to technology, from transportation to communication to computers.
Impact of Outsourcing Lesson Plan China and India’s Impact on the World Economy Lesson Plan
What impact does outsourcing have on the daily lives of your students? How is this going to effect their career path?  Are there still jobs for them with the huge amount of outsourcing going on to China, India, and the Philippines?
With the rise of China and India, what will this do for students job opportunities?  How will this impact the World Economy? How has this impacted the amount of money they spend shopping?
What is needed to succeed in tomorrow’s economy? Lesson Plan
What is needed to succeed in tomorrow’s economy?
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Chang's Paper Pony
Chang's Paper Pony. English. Softcover.
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Cute story of a Chinese boy during the Gold Rush.  Chang wants a horse of his own.  English. Softcover.
Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear by Lensey Namioka
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Nine-year-old Yang and his family have immigrated from China to Seattle and the father is a professional Violin Play.  He has been giving Yang Violin lessons for years, and Yang hates the Violin.  Yang discovers Baseball!  A great story about fitting in and getting used to a new country and culture.
Yang the Third and the impossible family by Lensey Namioka
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Can Mary keep her Chinese Culture, yet still fit in? Third daughter Mary Yang makes an unexpected new friend while trying to hide a kitten from her family in a challenge of American and Chinese Culture.
I Hate English by Ellen Levine.  English. Paperback.
I Hate English by Ellen Levine
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I Hate English by Ellen Levine.  When her family moves to New York from Hong Kong, Mei Mei finds it difficult to adjust to school and learn the alien sounds of English English.  Paperback.  

Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China
Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China
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A beautiful, orphaned cinder girl worked hard by her stepmother gets her magical chance for her dream to come true.  Sounds like Cinderella? Yeh Shen was written in 850 AD, many centuries before the Grimm version.  Read and compare with Cinderella.
Dim Sum For Everyone! by Grace Lin
Dim Sum For Everyone! by Grace Lin
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Just right for young children, Dim Sum for Everyone! celebrates a cultural custom and a universal favorite activity--eating!  Great book!
Lon Po Po by Ed Young.  English. Paperback.
Lon Po Po A Red Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young. English. Paperback.
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Lon Po Po by Ed Young. 

Three young sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother. English, Paperback
  
The Lost Horse : A Chinese Folktale , English, Soft Cover
The Lost Horse: A Chinese Folktale by Ed Young
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The Lost Horse : A Chinese Folktale , English, Soft Cover. The ancient folktale about a man, his son, and a horse - and the ever-changing fortunes of life.
Ten Mile Day - Building of the Transcontinental Railroad.
Ten Mile Day
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Building of the Transcontinental Railroad that linked the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Over 6000 Chinese worked on it at one point.
100 Best Children Stories from China, Vol. 1
100 Best Children Stories from China, Vol. 1
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Great Chinese stories to read!
  • Good moral lessons.
  • Encourages child to think about values.
  • Easy to read format
  • Ideal for parent and child to read together before bedtime
English, soft cover
   
 
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