Note: Goldern
Legacy is a Chinese Historical and Cultural Curriculum -
lots of lesson plans!!
Language Arts
- Visit Chinese
Calligraphy: Language as Art a project by elementary school
students. There's lots to learn here! What direction do the Chinese
read? in columns, from right to left and
top to bottom See if you can read the number and write
it down before you see the answer (look under drawing). 4,689 Look at the facts about China and
figure out which "animal" year you were born in. Imagine
you have a Chinese friend. How would they describe you as being
like that animal? Answers will vary here.
You may have to help the children think of positive aspects of
each animal!
- Visit China:
Beyond the Great Wall and take a tour through the gallery.
If you were going to create a gallery about your country, what
pictures would you take? Answers will vary
Social Studies
- Visit The
Silk Road. What is the silk road? a
trade route across China to central Asia and Europe Why
was it important to China? it was a trade
route for selling silk and other products
- Visit Chinese
Calligraphy: Language as Art a project by elementary school
students. Look at the China facts and study the map. What is
the capital of China? Beijing Name
the four main rivers that flow through China. Brahmaputra,
Mekong, Chang Jian, Huang He Notice where 3 of the rivers
begin. What kind of land form do you think is in central China?
mountains Visit this
map to check your answer. What countries surround China?
Mongolia, Russia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Burma,
Laos, Vietnam, North Korea Write what you think it would
be like to live in such a large country with only one time zone.
Answers will vary.
- Visit China:
Beyond the Great Wall and take a tour through the Focus on
China. Write a paragraph about something you learned. Answers
will vary.
- Here are some other sources of info.China
Home Page, China
News and articles, China
Today, Yahooligans
China list.
Math
- Visit China:
Beyond the Great Wall and take a tour through the Focus on
China. Look under culture. In 1991, how many people in China
were students, counting primary school, high school, university
and graduate school? about 178 million
Art
- Visit Chinese
Art Forms and look at the different pictures. Print some
papercuts and color them, or try to make one yourself! Have fun with this!
Bible
- Visit this symbolism
page and learn about the beliefs of the Chinese. Is there
anything similar to our beliefs? What can we pray for? Answers will vary.
- *Read this mission
story from AWR about China. What can you pray for?
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