Tuesday, May 13, 2008

China lapbook

Finally our China unit is done!!
It's time to put what we learned into the lapbook.
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Front cover, Chinese Calligraphy & Paper Cutting.
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Back cover, 2 pockets at each sides.

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Pockets contain Movable Type (left) & Traditional Clothings (right).

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Opened up.

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Opened up more.....

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One of China's inventions - The Movable Type,
made from erasers.

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Traditional Costumes.

Laminated cards.


This is how it looks after putting cloth, hair & the girl together,

this clothing belongs to Song Dynasty.

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Farming & Industry.
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Panda, written on a Bamboo Book (one of China's inventions).

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A picture of Pandas could be seen after rolling up the bamboo book.

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Map of China,
shows the great wall, deserts, mountains, rivers & cities.
Below is the facts of important cities.
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Timeline.

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Currency.

Old notes, new notes & coins.

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Cover of Minority Groups (少数民族).
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Right page opened.

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Left page opened.

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Cover of Musical Instruments.

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Inside shows the similar instruments used in the western countries.

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Pocket for the Recipes.
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2 dishes (noodle 1, noodle 2 & fried rice) which we did earlier, the recipes were typed by XP.

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Cover of Holidays & Celebrations.

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The page on Chinese New Year (新年).

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The page on Mooncake Festival (中秋).

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From top to bottom -

General Knowledge of China,

Places of Interest

& ancient coins.

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General Knowledge,

map, flag, coat-of-arm & some facts.

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Places of Interest,

here showed the pages on HongKong & Xi'an.

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Ancient coins.

Actually not too "ancient", used during Qing Dynasty.

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Covers of Cookings.
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Different types of cooking in different places.

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The dishes.

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Cover 0f Inventions.

2 pieces of handmade paper on top (another China's invention).

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More inventions inside.

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