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| Mandarin Chinese class |
At this time of year [Chinese New Year] there are lots to do at museums and galleries, especially those cities where there is a Chinese community.
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| We love to learn about other countries, have fun, and call it studying geography! |
Make a trip to your local Chinese Supermarket or Deli, a field trip. Take an interest in the goods there, ask the staff questions about their culture. You will be surprised how much they love to talk about it. The man at our local shop teaches the girls to say thank you and goodbye, and only then will he give them the lollipop that he promised :) He chats away about his country's traditions and festivals, quite happily, or at least until the next customer comes in! Have the children make a menu, go together and buy the ingredients, and cook a meal. Maybe decorate the house with home-made crafts [lots of ideas on the web] You can even learn to eat with chopsticks!
If you cant make it to China Town, take a look at the Dragon Dance, celebrations, and beautiful Fan, or Ribbon dances on You Tube.
If the weather is too chilly to go outside, watch the movies Mulan or Kung Fu Panda, and share a bowl of prawn crackers, [make them yourself, its fun], Or snuggle up with a book like The Magic Paintbrush or Sam and the Lucky Monkey.
Enjoy!
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