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
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.
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 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.
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.
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?
