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=China - main guide by learning area for units of work= Direct link to units prepared by teachers post study tours [|Chinese New Year] Camel Journeys Shadow puppets [|Asia-pop] Body Decoration and design Bollywood Brush strokes The China virtual tour[| lessons and units] || ** English ** **Primary** Chinese Stories Creative writing with Chinese newspapers Dragons My Place my home Travels with Tim and Tam Rice, Noodles and Cinderella Zoo of Many Flowers Chinese fables on line **Secondary** Beyond the River Confucius Sayings Floating Lives (flim festival) Inspirations: art as a bridge between cultures Poetry into performance
 * ** The Arts **
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The China virtual tour[| lessons and units]
Lu Shih—The Couplets of T’ang Poetry from North Asia - year 10 || ===** Humanities **=== Year 1 Places [|Foundation Geography: Special places] Animals of the Chinese Zodiac Lions, Dragons, and Nian: Animals of the Chinese New Year Farm to Table (Lwr primary) Travels with Tim and Tam Introduction to China/Culture Food! Chinese Migrants and the Gold Rush is complemented by The Harvest of Endurance Scroll Following the Great Wall of China On the Road with Marco Polo [|Geography: Connecting to Asia] First contacts - Zheng He - Year 4 history Chinese Migration and the Gold Rushes - year 5 History Attitudes towards Chinese migrants - Year 5 history Chinese New Year - Year 3 history National Days and Celebrations - Year 3 history
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[|Geography: Why dam the Mekong River?] [|Attitudes Towards Chinese Migrants] [|Geography: Damming the Yangtze at Three Gorges] [|Geography: Urban growth in China] [|Geography: Shanghai - a city on the move] Asia Pacific Natural Disasters China General Chinese Heritage in Australia Doing Business with China (Bus Man2) Emerging Giant (sustainability) Great Wall of China Units Historical aspects of humanity Nanjing The China virtual tour[| lessons and units] Lu Shih—The Couplets of T’ang Rise and fall of Canton Trade System Mongol Expansion - Year 8 history Chinese migrants and the Gold rush - Year 9 history Australian attitudes towards Chinese migrants - Year 9 history || ** Cross curricular units ** **Primary** Celebrations Cultural Awareness day Games Influences on Me Level 3 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Signs and Symbols General introduction to Asia level 4 || Historical aspects of humanity What is Health? || ** Maths ** **Primary** Counting in Chinese - Foundation The Abacus - Year 2 Pyramids - Year 3 Chinese Patterns - Year 4 Maps of Chinese cities - Year 4 Pyramids - Year 6
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 * ** Health and PE **
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**Secondary** Junior/Middle years || ** Science ** **Secondary** Emerging Giant (sustainability) || ** Asia Mapping against the Australian Curriculum **[|for English] for History for Science for Maths ||

**Units of work** are //designed for many cultures// and **can use China as the focus**.

Hip-hopping away Symbols, contexts and Interpretations Hip-hopping away Seeing and sharing Symbols, contexts and Interpretations || ** English ** Primary Countries of Asia Discovery Tour Really Big Projects - rice and religion Snapshots - photos and meaning **Secondary** Our region: our home || ===** Humanities **=== Animals and their homes Getting connected - what's Asia got to do with me? Small objects, families stories Images of Asia: rules and symbols Migrant Stories Rules and Symbols [|Geography: Seeing beyond Asia] [|Voices and values: citizens - you and me] Getting Connected || Other ideas from the Asia Education Foundation websitefor lessons and units The China virtual tour[| lessons and units]
 * ** The Arts **
 * Primary **
 * Secondary **
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Dozens of Lessons with a **geographic perspective from Columbia University** (including some from Australia)

//Encountering the Chinese - A Modern Country, An Ancient Culture// published by Intercultural Press [|Country Statistics] [|Country Profile#2] || **Living in the Chinese Cosmos:** Understanding religion in the Late-imperial China (1644-1911) @http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/cosmos/ [] ||
 * ** Resources ** || ** Great Websites for China ** ||
 * Etiquette in China and some interesting facts from
 * Song Dynasty** - @http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/song/
 * Mongols in World history -** @http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/mongols/
 * Grandeur of the Qing Dynasty -** @http://www.learn.columbia.edu/nanxuntu/start.html ||
 * Listen or read a cute story online at: http://www.magickeys.com/books/tigerson/index.html
 * Chinese Museum** in Melbourne can also be accessed online || **Harvard online lectures** - a free online course in Chinese Studies / History - brilliant for your own PD

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