China week planning

I've had a fun morning planning, searching, printing out, laminating and cutting. Now I'm looking forward to some China Week fun!


Menu plan


Week 1
Beef with rice
Pineapple

Steamed marinated chicken with noodles
Yoghurt coated rice cakes

Week 2
Fried rice
Pineapple

Chicken and sweetcorn soup
Yoghurt coated rice cakes

Duck spring rolls, vegetable spring rolls and sesame toast
Rice pudding

Chicken and sweetcorn soup
Yoghurt coated rice cakes

Fried rice
Chocolate mousse

Activities



Masks- decorate mask according to Chinese birth year. Discuss different belief systems. Decorate mask sheep mask as year of sheep.
Resources required:Animal mask templates, scissors, cardboard, glue, felt tips, crayons, crepe paper, paint box, cotton wall balls...

Chinese numerals- highlight use of different scripts worldwide. Younger children to order number lines using Latin (? I mean standard 1234...) numerals while the older ones do simple algebra based activities using Chinese symbols.They can then write their own sums.
Resources required: Number tracks (one complete for reference, two cut up to rearrange), pens, paper

Play dough mats- children can select mats including how to form various Chinese New Year related Chinese words with playdough. Children learn about different key Chinese cultural and traditional icons
Resources required:Laminated play dough mats, play dough, cutters, extruders etc

Colouring in- children learn about different key Chinese cultural and traditional icons while making decorations for our home.
Resources required: Colouring in sheets, felt tips, colouring pens, crayons

Card games- look at cards to discover different Chinese cultural and traditional symbols. Describe what we see with very small children, developing vocabulary. Use questioning eg "What noise does a ...make?" etc. Older toddlers may enjoy matching the cards and playing matching memory games. School age children may enjoy a Kim's game activity and game of snap etc.
Resources required: Laminated cards

Music: Spotify Chinese Music

Fancy dress: Chinese costume