Exploring Chinese Culture
Deer Isle - Stonington Schools, School-Wide Learning Project, January-February, 2007
CHINA: PICTURE OF THE WEEK
Chinese Calligraphy: Recorded history of the human race commenced the day that writing was invented. The written word can take many forms and in China the development of calligraphy not only became a written language but an impressive art form. (Source: ChinaPictures.org) To see how your name is written in Chinese click here . LEARN TO SPEAK CHINESELet's Speak ChineseCHINA: SPOTLIGHT LINKSChina - Exploring the Interior (Pictorial)Dance Asia WebsiteCLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT
Local artist Frederica Marshall volunteers at the Elementary School, helping Middle School students learn the basics of Chinese Calligraphy in Art class. Ms. Marshall owns Frederica Marshall Gallery in Deer Isle. CHINA TOUR LINKSBeijing China ~ WHERE IS MR. MONTEITH ~Guangdong Province (China) SEARCH for CHINA LOCATIONSGoogle Maps | K-2 LEARNING LINKSChina Clipart 3-5 LEARNING LINKSAsk Asia 6-8 LEARNING LINKSChina from the Inside (PBS 2007): This is a 4 part series playing on PBS (MPBN) during January (See Schedule) TEACHING RESOURCESChina - Dim Sum (2000): A thematic, crosscurricula, integrated resource for elementary classrooms which enhances awareness and understanding of Chinese-American culture while building basic academic skills. CLASSROOM HIGHLIGHTSTEACHERS: Let us know if you would like us to take pictures of events happening in your class related to our Chinese learning project. Also, if your students have created artifacts of their learning we would be glad to help post them as part of an online gallery. |
