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Asia Map Puzzle

Learn the countries of Asia and their capitals with this fun and educational puzzle game. How fast can you put all of the countries in the right places?

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/puzzle_asia.htm


3-D Accordion Dragon

In this activity, students fold construction paper in accordion style pleats to create a large 3-D paper dragon.

http://familycrafts.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newton.k12.ma.us%2FAngier%2FDimSum%2FAccordian%20Dragon%20Lesson.html


Chinese New Year Dragon

Make a dragon using egg carton cups. http://familycrafts.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kidsdomain.com%2Fcraft%2Fdragon.html


In these activities, students learn about Chinese New Year or Spring Festival and do lantern, paper cut and scroll activities related to the celebration of Chinese New Year.

http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/Angier/DimSum/china__dim_sum__spring_fes.html


Lucky Red Envelopes

In this activity, students learn about "laisee", the lucky red envelope and make a lucky red envelope from a pattern.

http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/Angier/DimSum/china__dim_sum_red_envelop.html


Yin and Yang

In this lesson, students learn about the Chinese symbol Yin and Yang and make their own symbol representing harmony.

http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/Angier/DimSum/Yin%26Yang%20Define.html


Chinese New Year Decorations

Each decoration signifies something. Pictures to see.

http://www.educ.uvic.ca/faculty/mroth/438/CHINA/decorations.html


PARADE DRAGON PUPPET

http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/ys/crafts/dragon.htm



In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson

Picture of the book cover – short review

http://www.jadedragon.com/archives/april98/boar.html


Caligraphy - Chopsticks

http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/Angier/DimSum/Dim%20Sum%20Index.html


Tiananmen Square

is about the events at Tiananmen Suare in 1989. Here are the lyrics to the song.