hsmom Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Do you have any great craft, reads, movies, recipes, etc ideas and recommendations for us? I want to make this super fun and adding in a bit more I believe he will love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom Posted January 10, 2012 Author Share Posted January 10, 2012 Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3peasinapod Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 How about starting at this Squidoo lens on Ancient China: A Homeschool Unit, and branching out from there. It may take some time to comb through, though it is well organized. There is just so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xilka Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Have you checked out this site? http://www.china.mrdonn.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embassy Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Well, it wasn't for a study of ancient China, but we did make a simple model of the Great Wall of China out of Rice Krispie Treats and candy. We did a study on the country of China last school year and I listed our resources here. Maybe there is something there that is helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deniseibase Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 If this is for your 7 year old, look for 'The Warlord's' series by Virginia Pilegard. There are several books, all are about different ideas of math or inventions that were invented in ancient China, and tell a little story of how they could have been discovered. At the end of each book is a tie-in activity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom Posted January 10, 2012 Author Share Posted January 10, 2012 Thank you all. We will be covering China in our geography unit also, so all this is great. Love the Great Wall idea he will love that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 (edited) Look in the side bar. Address in siggy. There is one fun book on there with activities, plus picture books, etc. The books are on the 'notes' page. Most are also on my Amazon list, which is easier to read. Laura Edited January 10, 2012 by Laura Corin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walking-Iris Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Magic Tree House Research Guide bellerophon or dover coloring books eyewitness book check out what Netflix has to offer I can come back and edit later but I keep a hefty list of folktales/myth and fairy tales because I just adore them on so many levels and use them in our homeschooling a lot. And I know I have a ton of Chinese ones. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom Posted January 10, 2012 Author Share Posted January 10, 2012 Please do list them, that would be awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 My favorite Ancient China thing I did with the kids when they were little was make silk. I got a silk kit that came with a bunch of silkworm cocoons, clamp with a loop to thread the silk through, and a niddy-noddy to wind the silk as it came off the cocoons. That was fun! I still have the silk wound on the niddy-noddy somewhere - never did get around to washing and spinning it into thread. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom Posted January 10, 2012 Author Share Posted January 10, 2012 Look in the side bar. Address in siggy. There is one fun book on there with activities, plus picture books, etc. The books are on the 'notes' page. Most are also on my Amazon list, which is easier to read. Laura Wow, thank you. It all looks wonderful and gives me a great place to jump in at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I've been using this clip art site lately, maybe there's something you could use: http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/galleries/countries/china.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmoe Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I've listed our Ancient China resources on my Ancient History Page on my blog, if you want to check it out. They are listed about mid-page. http://missmoe-thesearethedaysofmylife.blogspot.com/p/ancient-rome.html We love studying China! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBee Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 My favorite Ancient China thing I did with the kids when they were little was make silk. I got a silk kit that came with a bunch of silkworm cocoons, clamp with a loop to thread the silk through, and a niddy-noddy to wind the silk as it came off the cocoons. That was fun! I still have the silk wound on the niddy-noddy somewhere - never did get around to washing and spinning it into thread. ;) cool. do the worms die? or do the respin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 cool. do the worms die? or do the respin? Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBee Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Laura Oh....my sensative ones couldn't handle that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Oh....my sensative ones couldn't handle that. .. before the silk is unwound. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBee Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 .. before the silk is unwound. Laura I did not know silkworm were a food product in Asia. Thanks for posting that. Interesting read. I'm not gonna eat them, so we would still pass. :) My dh is a big hunter, but we aim to utilize the animal well. Don't think I could make that work with these little guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walking-Iris Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 My list of Folklore for China: Tye May and the Magic Brush The Five Chinese Brothers (sometimes the title of versions of this say six or seven) The Sleeper anything written by the author Demi How the Ox Star Fell from Heaven The Magic Boat Sweet and Sour The Dragon's Pearl Yeh-Shen A Cinderella Story The Moon Dragon The magic Leaf Tikki Tikki Tembo A Grain of Rice The Princess and the Sun Moon and Stars Treasure Mountain The Enchanted tapestry Wishbones The Magic Wings The Jade Stone The Junior Thunder Lord High on Hill Lon Po Po The Terrible Nung Gwana The Emperor and the Kite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmoe Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Oh....my sensative ones couldn't handle that. If your kids let the silk worms live to become moths, they would have wished they had made the silk instead! The worms have been breed for so long to produce that silk, they have lost the ability to fly and can barely walk. Silk moths are sad, sad creatures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBee Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 If your kids let the silk worms live to become moths, they would have wished they had made the silk instead! The worms have been breed for so long to produce that silk, they have lost the ability to fly and can barely walk. Silk moths are sad, sad creatures. I just learned that from the link. So sad. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Tales of a Chinese Grandmother and Tales of a Korean Grandmother were favorites here. Others we have read in past and liked: The Paper Dragon, Marguerite Davol Nature Company: Ancient China The Treasure Chest: A Chinese Tale, Rosalind Wang The Junior Thunder Lord, Laurence Yep The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient China, Fisher Ancient China Treasure Chest Confucius: The Golden Rule, Russell Freedman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Chinese New Year is quickly approaching (Jan. 23rd). There's lots of fun to be had with that! Are there any parades or festivals for the new year in your area? From Wiki: According to tales and legends, the beginning of Chinese New Year started with the fight against a mythical beast called the Nian (Chinese: 年; pinyin: nián). Nian would come on the first day of New Year to eat livestock, crops, and even villagers, especially children. To protect themselves, the villagers would put food in front of their doors at the beginning of every year. It was believed that after the Nian ate the food they prepared, it wouldn’t attack any more people. One time, people saw that the Nian was scared away by a little child wearing red. The villagers then understood that the Nian was afraid of the colour red. Hence, every time when the New Year was about to come, the villagers would hang red lanterns and red spring scrolls on windows and doors. People also used firecrackers to frighten away the Nian. From then on, Nian never came to the village again. The Nian was eventually captured by Hongjun Laozu, an ancient Taoist monk. The Nian became Hongjun Laozu's mount.[6] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 cool. do the worms die? or do the respin? When you get the kit, the pupae have been pre-killed inside the cocoons - they are not alive anymore when you get them. When you boil them and unwind the cocoons, the thread comes off in a single strand for each cocoon, and the (already dead) pupae are left. I think way back when they used to let the moths emerge before harvesting the silk, but then the strand is broken in multiple places, making it much harder to wind into thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeOrchidSong Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Why don't you make some dumplings or sweet rice balls for the Chinese New Year day? You can google "Chinese dumplings" for the recipe. No Chinese New Year will be complete without this food. I make them regularly, twice a month or more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Why don't you make some dumplings or sweet rice balls for the Chinese New Year day? You can google "Chinese dumplings" for the recipe. No Chinese New Year will be complete without this food. I make them regularly, twice a month or more. :iagree: We just brought a few dozen home from my girl friends house. We just finished eating some right now. YUM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBee Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Awesome tips everyone! We are studying China right now...so thank you. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom Posted January 14, 2012 Author Share Posted January 14, 2012 I have been looking up all these wonderful ideas. Now on movies and such I found only a couple on Netfilx, but Blockbuster had tons more. I am really like Blockbuster movie pass I go through dish network. There is a lot that Netflix doesn't have and it is wonderful. Just want to pass that on. Well last night we had a wonderful meal and used chopsticks. We came to the conclusion that if we had to use them everyday for all meas we would loose tons of weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Kirkwood Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Our ancient China activities are on my blog here. I also have a few that I pin onto my Pinterest board as I find them. The board is for all types of resources for ancients but if you scroll through you can find the ones for China. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 When you get the kit, the pupae have been pre-killed inside the cocoons - they are not alive anymore when you get them. When you boil them and unwind the cocoons, the thread comes off in a single strand for each cocoon, and the (already dead) pupae are left. Did I miss the place to get this kit? This is right up kiddo's alley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Did I miss the place to get this kit? This is right up kiddo's alley. I got mine at a wool & sheep festival, but I think you can get them at many high-end yarn stores or "fiber-arts" shops. The kind that might also sell wool roving and perhaps spinning/weaving supplies, and eschews acrylic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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