There is so much more to be discovered about ancient China than the 'Great Wall'. Can you see it from Mars? Was spaghetti really a Chinese food? Learn more about Ghenghiz Khan, Marco Polo, the Dynasties and so much more.

53 activities that integrate social studies and language arts will help your students uncover many interesting facts about ancient China.

Introduction and Teacher Planning Information:

• Learning Expectations and List of Skills
• List of Activities and Skills
• Teacher Input Suggestions
• List of Vocabulary and Suggestions for Input
• Teacher Assessment Rubric
• Student Self-Assessment Rubric
• Student Tracking Sheet
• Blank Activity Sheets
• Student Review Test
• Answer Key – Student Review Test 

Student Review Test:

This test can be used to prepare students for oral or written testing, or as a final test

itself. It contains questions testing the students':

1. a) map skills
2. b) recall
3. c) opinion
4. d) ability to explain clearly their knowledge about the unit without having a direct "recall-type" question posed to them. This test should be used as only part of the students' evaluation 

Activities: 

Reading Cards & Activities:

Each reading card has a follow-up activity and answer key.

• Reading Card #1: An Introduction to China
• Reading Card #2: The Great Wall
• Reading Card #3: Ahead of Their Time – Part One
• Reading Card #4: Ahead of Their Time – Part Two
• Reading Card #5: The Dynastes – Part One
• Reading Card #6: The Dynastes – Part Two
• Reading Card #7: The Mongol Conquest
• Reading Card #8: The Wisdom of Yelu
• Reading Card #9: Marco Polo Tells the World

Language Activity Worksheets:

Answer Key

1. Punctuation
2. Word Search
3. Crossword Puzzle
4. Syllabication
5. Parts of Speech
6. Prefixes and Suffixes
7. Scrambled Words
8. Spelling Errors (editing skill)
9. Alphabetical Order
10. Common and Proper Nouns
11. Verbs - Present and Past Tense
12. Possessive Nouns

 Creative Writing Activities: 

1. Letter Writing
2. One-Page Newspaper
3. Strategy - Planning an Adventure
4. Article - Building the Great Wall
5. A Mini-Book - fiction writing 

Research Activities: 

1. Marco Polo
2. Religions in Ancient China
3. Transportation in Ancient China
4. Chinese Inventions
5. Animals of China
6. The Chinese Alphabet
7. Musical Instruments
8. The Silkworm Industry 

Spelling Activities:

Answer Key

Three units of word lists, each containing 15 words plus accompanying word skill activities. These are suitable for a 3 to 5-week program. 

Math Activities:

Answer Key 

1. Whole Number Operations
2. Word Problems
3. Measuring Angles with a Protractor
4. Linear Measurement
5. Word Problems - Measurement
6. Order of Operations
7. Averages
8. Decimals
9. Place Value
10. Fractions

 Creative Arts Activities: 

1. Three-Dimensional Model
2. Mobile
3. Jigsaw Puzzle
4. Mural Work
5. Kite Making
6. Block Printing

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