China: Dim Sum: A Connection to Chinese-American Culture
The Arts Lessons Table of Contents
writing Chinese ideograms
appropriate for grades K-5
includes:
character chart (ideograms) worksheet
3 Internet links
Newton Dim Sum kit includes:
calligraphy, ink pots, brushes
using chopsticks
appropriate for grades K-5
includes:
2 worksheets
4 Internet links
Newton Dim Sum kit includes:
chop sticks, bowls
creating a classroom museum of Chinese cultural items
appropriate for grades K-5
includes:
Dim Sum related continents lesson
6 Internet links
Newton Dim Sum kit includes:
assorted Chinese artifacts
4. Mandala Sand Painting Lesson
sand painting
appropriate for grades 1-5
includes:
background information on mandalas
Venn diagram worksheet
6 Internet links
Newton Dim Sum kit includes:
powdered tempera paint
Language Arts Lessons Table of Contents
1. Six Chinese Folk and Fairy Tales to Read Lesson
reading Chinese folk tales
appropriate for grades K-5
includes:
6 Chinese folk tales
4 Dim Sum related language lessons
4 Internet links
2. Write Your Own Folk or Fairy Tale Lesson
write a folk or fairy tale
appropriate for grades 2-5
6 Chinese folk tales
2 student planning worksheets
list of Cinderella stories from different cultures
Dim Sum related lesson
Venn diagram template
1 Internet link
3. Writer's Workshop Mini Lesson on Dominant Impression
writing lesson on dominant impression
appropriate for grades 2-5
includes:
2 planning worksheets
Dim Sum related language lesson on author's purpose
Newton Dim Sum kit includes:
The Empty Pot by Demi
4. Writer's Workshop Mini Lesson on Author's Purpose
writing lesson on author's purpose
appropriate for grades 2-5
includes:
Venn diagram template
planning worksheet
Dim Sum related lesson on writing from personal experience
1 Internet link to In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by B. Bao Lord
Newton Dim Sum kit includes:
The Most Beautiful Thing in the World by Barbara Walter
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Betty Bao Lord
5. Comparing Fairy Tales Across Cultures Lesson: Cinderella and Yeh-Shen
comparing Cinderella and Yeh-Shen
appropriate for grades 2-5
includes:
2 planning worksheets
Venn diagram template
list of versions of Cinderella from other cultures
1 Internet link
Newton Dim Sum kit includes:
Yeh-Shen retold by ailing Louie
6. Reading for Information: Chinese Emigration Lesson
reading and answering comprehension questions
appropriate for grades 3-5
includes:
background on Chinese emigration
comprehension worksheet
interview worksheet
text of Chinese Exclusion Act
text of Miner's Tax
pictures of the California Gold Rush
pictures of children 1800's
list of books about immigration
8 Internet links
7. Immigration Interview Lesson
conducting an interview
appropriate for grades 2-5
includes:
background on Chinese emigration
interview worksheet
list of books about immigration
Dim Sum related lesson on Molly's Pilgrim
3 Internet links
Newton Dim Sum kit includes:
Molly's Pilgrim by Barbara Cohen
8. Reading for Information: Beijing, An Important City in China Lesson
reading and answering comprehension questions
appropriate for grades 3-5
includes:
essay on Beijing
comprehension worksheet
7 Internet links
creating a dictionary of Chinese cultural words
appropriate for grades 1-5
includes:
suggested word bank
sample ABC book pages
10. Word Search Puzzles Lessons
3 vocabulary activities
appropriate for grades 2-5
includes:
3 word search puzzle worksheets
11. Poetry: Traditional Chinese Nursery Rhymes Lesson
reading nursery rhymes
appropriate for Grades K-5
includes:
11 rhymes
Dim Sum resource link
1 Internet link
Newton Dim Sum kit includes:
book: Chinese Nursery Rhymes
12. Poetry: Acrostic Poems Lesson
reading and writing acrostic poems
appropriate for grades 2-5
includes:
suggested word bank
3 Internet links
13. Creating a China Travel Brochure Lesson
writing, art and content activity
appropriate for grades 2-5
includes:
planning worksheet
China resources: Mt. Everest, Great Wall, Beijing, pandas, land forms, maps
6 Internet links
Newton Dim Sum kit includes:
assorted post cards, assorted travel brochures
14. Postcards from China Lesson
writing, art and content activity
appropriate for grades 2-5
includes:
planning worksheet
China resources: Mt. Everest, Great Wall, Beijing, pandas, land forms, maps
10 Internet links
Newton Dim Sum kit includes:
assorted post cards and Chinese postage stamps
15. Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives Lesson
categorizing words into nouns, verbs and adjectives
appropriate for grades 2-5
includes:
suggested word bank
worksheet
16. Writing a Descriptive Paragraph Lesson
write paragraph using adjectives for dominant theme
appropriate for grades 2-5
includes:
Dim Sum related dominant impression lesson
sample descriptive paragraphs
Making a multicultural pilgrim doll
appropriate for grades 2-5
Newton Dim Sum kit includes:
Molly's Pilgrim by Barbara Cohen, clothes pins
Math Lessons Table of Contents
1. Origami Paper Folding Lesson
paper folding activity
appropriate for grades 2-5
includes:
directions for folded paper swan
4 Internet links
Newton Dim Sum kit includes:
assorted origami paper, sample folded paper swan, 1000 Cranes by Sadako
paper folding fraction activities
appropriate for grades 3-5
includes:
3 Dim Sum related fraction lessons
counting in Chinese 1-10
appropriate for grades K-3
includes:
worksheet
Dim Sum related math lesson
following written directions to create the flag of China
appropriate for grades 2-5
includes:
handout of description of flag
handout on the history of flags
Dim Sum related flag lesson
2 Internet links
Newton Dim Sum kit includes:
flag of China
design a flag
appropriate for grades K-5
includes:
handout on the history of flags
ideas for flags worksheet
planning worksheet
1 Internet link
counting and connecting dots to 37
appropriate for grades K-2
includes:
dragon dot to dot worksheet
pictures of dragons
Dim Sum related primary math lesson
computing time zones across Asia
appropriate for grades 2-5
includes:
2 worksheets
Dim Sum related critical thinking lesson
8 Internet links
8. Keeping Track of Time Lesson
importance of calendars and clocks
appropriate for grades K-5
includes:
worksheet
Dim Sum related critical thinking lesson
1 Internet link
exploring the idea of no clocks or calendars
appropriate for grades 2-5
includes:
worksheet
1 Internet link
using M&Ms to learn fractions
appropriate for grades 2-5
using a Mars Bar to learn fractions
appropriate for grades 3-5
includes:
worksheet
12. Equivalent Fractions Lesson
numerator, denominator and equivalent fractions
appropriate for grades 3-5
13 . K-1 Numeral Recognition Lesson
one to one correspondence
appropriate for grades K-2
Includes:
2 Internet links
Newton Dim Sum kit includes:
Anno's Counting Book by Anno
associative addition principle
appropriate for grades 1-4
Includes:
7 Internet links
Social Studies Lessons Table of Contents
locating China on the world map
appropriate for grades 2-5
includes:
map worksheet
maps of Asia
land background information
Dim Sum related continent, mapping and time zone lessons
4 Internet links
constructing a class relief map of China
appropriate for grades 2-5
includes:
recipe for salt dough
resources: Great Wall, Everest, maps, pandas, land forms, animals and plants
Dim Sum related map lessons
2 Internet links
Newton Dim Sum kit includes:
sand paper
3. Three Mapping Activities Lesson
following directions to fill in a map
appropriate for grades 2-5
includes:
resources: Great Wall, Everest, Nepal, Himalayas, Beijing, maps, pandas, land forms, animals and plants
3 worksheets
1 Internet link
4. The Great Wall of China Lesson
Learn about and build a Great Wall
appropriate for grades 1-5
includes:
resources: Great Wall pictures, background information and personal journal entry
Dim Sum related interview lesson
5. Great Wall of China Interview Lesson
conduct an interview
appropriate for grades 2-5
includes:
resources: Great Wall pictures, background information and personal journal entry
interview worksheet
2 Internet links
map activity
appropriate for grades 2-5
includes:
student Silk Road background information
teacher background information
maps and worksheet
camel picture
8 Internet links
Mt. Everest, critical thinking, mapping and flag activities
appropriate for grades 2-5
includes:
resources: maps, Everest, Nepal, continents and mountain chart
Dim Sum related geography, flag and math lessons
background information on Mt. Everest
information on Tibet
worksheets
6 Internet links
8. Mount Everest Cooperative Learning Lesson
critical thinking activity for cooperative groups
appropriate for grades 2-5
includes:
resources: Everest and mountain chart
worksheets
locate and label continents
appropriate for grades 2-5
includes:
worksheets
1 Internet link
10. Geography Land Form Terms Lesson
identify land forms
appropriate for grades 2-5
includes:
worksheets
Science Lessons Table of Contents
giant pandas of China
appropriate for grades K-5
includes:
handout about pandas
pictures of giant pandas
pictures of red pandas
student worksheets
Dim Sum related lesson
6 Internet links
2. Animals of China and Asia Report Writing Lesson
research and write a report
appropriate for grades 2-5
includes:
handout on maps
list of Asian animals
pictures of Asian animals
report planning worksheet
Dim Sum related lessons: continents, China, pandas, dioramas and land forms
8 Internet links
make 3 kinds of dioramas
appropriate for grades 2-5
includes:
salt dough directions
panda planning worksheet
information about pandas
pictures of pandas
6 Internet links
Chinese inventions
appropriate for grades K-5
includes:
worksheet
9 Internet links
Newton Dim Sum kit includes:
abacus, compass
working cooperatively and thinking inventively to create something new
appropriate for grades 3-5
includes:
planning worksheet
10 Internet links
make recycled paper
appropriate for grades K-5
includes:
Dim Sum related challenge lesson
2 worksheets
1 Internet link
7. Designing More Effective Packages Lesson
designing eco-friendly packages
appropriate for grades 2-5
includes:
homework assignment
5 Internet links
primary coloring activity
appropriate for grades K-2
includes:
picture of pandas
1 Internet link
Celebrations, Holidays and Customs Table of Contents
stamping activity
appropriate for grades K-5
includes:
3 zodiac charts
zodiac fortunes
zodiac birth year chart t
zodiac animal chart
1 student homework worksheet
2 Dim Sum related lessons
8 Internet links
Newton Dim Sum kit includes:
zodiac stamps, stamp pads
making zodiac bookmarks
appropriate for grades 1-5
includes:
zodiac animals
zodiac fortunes
zodiac birth year chart
4 Internet links
3. Zodiac Animal Puppet Lesson
making puppets
appropriate for grades K-5
Includes:
zodiac animals
Newton Dim Sum kit includes:
craft sticks
make a dragon
appropriate for grades K-5
includes:
pictures of dragons
list of books about dragons
folding paper
appropriate for grades 1-5
includes:
pictures of dragons
6. New Year's Firecracker Lesson
make a "firecracker"
appropriate for Grades 1-5
includes:
Dim Sum related lesson on Chinese inventions
Venn diagram template
2 Internet links
make red envelope
appropriate for grades 2-5
includes:
background information worksheet
envelope template
1 Internet link
Newton Dim Sum kit includes:
red envelope samples
8. Chinese Moon Festival Lesson
make moon cakes
appropriate for grades K-5
includes:
background information
2 Internet links
make paper cuts, lanterns, scrolls
appropriate for grades 2-5
includes:
background information worksheet
paper cut templates
lantern templates
Miscellaneous Table of Contents
WWW units, resources and links
appropriate for grades K-5