My husband got back a week ago from a 2 week business trip to China. I decided to teach my preschooler a little bit about where his Papa went! I tried to find hands on activities for him instead of “paperwork”, at this age Geography can be a little tricky to learn! We had a great week learning about inventions, food, language, fashion and money all from China!
We started off my taking a look at how Asians write their numbers.
The right is my preschoolers “version” of writing his numbers in Chinese. (0-9)
While reading Look What Came From China book
Which is a great book, it goes through the inventions, fashions, food, toys, etc. that came from China. I had my preschooler do a scavenger hunt around the house for items that came from China.
Some of the inventions: Abacus, kits, ice cream, paper
Food: Soy beans, rice
My son made a paper lantern w/ fire breathing dragons
Then I had my husband teach JJ about the money (Renminbi) -means “People’s Currency” in Chinese language which he brought back from China for our kids.
My husband brought our 3 kids back these authentic Chinese outfits.
A week jsut wasn’t long enough for all the hands on activities I wanted to do so we will most likely go back to learning about China. I just bought Galloping the Globe at convention which I didn’t get to use for this lesson so check back because I would like to add more to this lesson!
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What a fun week! I love the lanterns. The kids look adorable in their Chinese outfits!
Fun week! Not hard to find stuff from China, huh? =)
I love the outfits!
I love finding other homeschoolers at this party. We are actually learning about China right now using My Father’s World. How fun!!
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Fun ways to learn about China. Those outfits are beautiful.
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What a fun week! The outfits are super cute! The lantern project turned out great.
Love the fire-breathing dragons! So adorable!
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Hello! I’m stopping over from the UBP. I homeschool too and loved this unit about China! Very fun! I hope you enjoy the party!
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Wow, your son did really good with doing Chinese letters at his age. Thanks for posting.
I hope you have a fantastic day! I look forward to connecting with you.
I found you through UBP – my 2 girls (10 & 8 yrs) still love learning about China. We love re-visiting every Jan/Feb during Chinese new year.
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