Today marked the halfway point of the school year which is very exciting. I gave my Ancient China test today and overall my students did fairly well. Last year my test for China was basic recall of facts because I really just didn't spend that much time teaching it. This year I did a lot more fun things with them and had a more in depth test. What I enjoyed best was how I reviewed what we learned. I set up 8 different stations and had students do an activity at each to review and put answers on their study guide.
We learned about oracle bones and then painted a Chinese message using characters.
In this station we learned the history of chopsticks and how to properly use them. They then tried to pick up some rice. They realized it is much harder than it looks.
In one station they made Chinese lanterns. They decorated them and then wrote a wish they would send up in the sky for the Chinese New Year.
At the end of the day I gave each student a job to do to help clean up. It is so nice to have a decent looking room after doing arts and crafts all week.
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