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Subjects: Reading, History, Geography,

Following Directions, Cooking, Foreign Language, Art, Music, Math

ChineseUnit Study

Teacher InstructionsThank you for downloading our China Unit Study! Here is what is included in the study:

Pages 3-4: China Notebooking Pages: Two different styles. Print the one you want. Check the blog post below for resources to complete it.

Page 5: Map of China Scavenger Hunt: Print and use with a globe or world map. Answers on page 21.

Pages 6-7: Following Directions Around China: Print one map for each child and read directions to learn more about China and practice listening skills.

Page 8: Place Notebooking Page: Use to research one of the places mentioned in the Following Directions activity or any other place in China.

Pages 9: Chinese Currency: Learn about China’s currency and practice some math skills.

Page 10-19: Famous People Notebooking Pages: Print the people you want to learn more about and follow the links in the blog post to study them.

Pages 20-21: Book Summaries: One fiction, one non-fiction. Use to summarize book(s) about China.

Also refer to our post, China FREE Unit Study, for:1. Videos and research links about China.2. Hands on activities.3. Recipes for Chinese food.4. Resources to learn about famous Chinese people.5. Links to learn the Chinese language.6. Fiction and non-fiction lists of books and movies about China.


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Language Spoken: ___________________________________Area: __________________________Population: _____________________Capital: ________________________Currency: ______________________Government: ______________________________________________________Dominant Religion:___________________________________

Chinese Foods: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Other Notes:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Climate: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Biomes/Terrain: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

History:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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1. The eastern border of China touches what three seas? ______________________________________________________________

2. What two countries sit on a peninsula off the north eastern border of China?______________________________________________________________

3. What three countries are to the north of China? ______________________________________________________________

4. What is the capital of China? ______________________________________5. What mountain range is along the western half of the southern border?

_____________________________________________________________6. What is the highest peak in this mountain range?

_____________________________________________________________7. What four countries border China along this mountain range?

_____________________________________________________________8. List three cities besides the capital.

_____________________________________________________________9. What island of China is off the southeast coast?

_____________________________________________________________10. What desert lies along the northern border of China?

_____________________________________________________________


Map of China Scavenger HuntUsing a map or globe, find the following locations and fill-in the answers.

1. Beijing is the capital of China and the second most populated city in China. Circle Beijing in red.

2. The most populated city is Shanghai and sits along the eastern coast. Draw ayellow rectangle around that city.

3. The longest river in China is the Yangtze and it empties into the East China Sea just north of Shanghai. Start a blue line to the left of the word ‘China’. Have it go south and then turn toward the east and continue to just above Shanghai. (Modification: Help your child find the correct locations, if needed.)

4. Write ‘Yangtze’ in blue above the river you just drew.5. Write ‘East China Sea’ in the water to the east of China where the river ends.6. The Great Wall is a series of walls built around the borders of China over

hundreds of years. A popular section to visit is just northeast of Beijing. Draw a small, red brick wall in this area.

7. Just to the east of Xian is an Emperor's Mausoleum that has at least 8000 clay soldiers in it. Draw a simple soldier in this area.

8. South of Guangzhou is the longest sea crossing bridge in the world. Draw a bridge in this area.

9. To the east of this bridge is Hong Kong, which is part of China, but has a separate government. Write ‘Hong Kong’ to the right of the bridge.

10. Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain in the world, sits along the border to the southwest of Lhasa. Draw a mountain here.

11. The Gobi Desert is along the northern border of China. In yellow, write “Gobi Desert” to the left of Baotou.

Did one of these places sound interesting to you? Do some research and learn more about it.


Following Directions Around ChinaThese directions were created to improve listening comprehension skills. Read the directions to your children and help them as needed. They could also read the directions themselves and follow them, if you prefer to work on reading comprehension skills.

Following Directions Around China

Interesting Facts:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Draw a picture of something you learned:


Place: ______________

Circle the place on the map.

Known For:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Notes:


Chinese Currency: The Renminbi

Coins:Coins

How many = 1 jiao?

How many = 1 yuan?

1 fen 10 100

2 fen

5 fen

1 jiao

2 jiao

5 jiao

1 yuan

NotesHow many = 100 yuan?

How many = 500 yuan?

1 yuan

2 yuan

5 yuan

10 yuan

20 yuan

50 yuan

100 yuan

Find today’s exchange rate:1 dollar =_________ yuan

What similarities and differences do you see between China’s money and your own?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Known For:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Interesting Facts:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


Confucius551 – 479 BC

China

Known For:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



Sun Tzu544 – 496 BC

China

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yourself.

Known For:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



Mao Zedong1893 – 1976

China

Known For:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



14th Dalai Lama(Lhamo Thondup)

1935 - _______China

Known For:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



Bruce Lee1940 - 1973

China

Known For:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



Jack Ma1964 - ______

China

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Known For:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



Yao Ming1980 - _______

China



yourself.

Known For:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



Fan Bingbing1981 - _____

China



yourself.

Known For:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



Jackie Chan1954 - _____

China

Title: __________________________________________Author: ________________________________________Year Published: _________

Setting (Place and Time):____________________________________________________________________________________________Main Characters: ____________________________________________________________________________________________

Main problem in the story:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

How was it solved? : ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Would you recommend this book to others? Why or why not?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


Fiction Book Summary

Title: __________________________________________Author: ________________________________________Year Published: _________

Topic(s):____________________________________________________________________________________________

Interesting facts you learned:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Would you recommend this book to others? Why or why not?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Draw a picture of something you learned:


Non-Fiction Book Summary

Map Scavenger Hunt:

1) Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea 2) North and South Korea 3) Kasakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia 4) Beijing 5) the Himalayas 6) Mt. Everest 7)Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan 8) variety of answers 9) Taiwan and 10) Gobi Desert

Chinese Currency:


Answer Keys

CoinsHow many = 1 jiao?

How many = 1 yuan?

1 fen 10 100

2 fen 5 50

5 fen 2 20

1 jiao 1 10

2 jiao 5

5 jiao 2

1 yuan 1

NotesHow many = 100 yuan?

How many = 500 yuan?

1 yuan 100 500

2 yuan 50 250

5 yuan 20 100

10 yuan 10 50

20 yuan 5 25

50 yuan 2 10

100 yuan 1 5

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