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Unit with lesson plans on the Chinese New Year.

This lesson offers an introduction to the organization, why it exists, what it's goals are, where it meets, and who makes up the group. It's written in lesson plan format, complete with student study packet.

Review of sites offering free printable materials to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

Philadelphia, PA is full of exciting events for celebraing Chinese New Year: The Year of the Rat.

"Drinking Alone by Moonlight" is one of Chinese poet, Li Bai's (701 - 762, Tang Dynasty), most highly read poems. When translated directly from the Chinese it was composed in, the raw prose creates a unique opportunity for English readers to appreciate Li Bai's artistry.

A resource collection of video clips, art, music, science, language and cookery ideas for cultural lessons in preschools. Mid-autumn festival, where mooncakes, lanterns and many Chinese legends abound. The Vietnamese also celebrate it as an important harvest festival.

he Year of the Rat in the Chinese New Year calendar begins on February 7 for 2008.

When is Chinese New Year held? Why are red packets containing money given out? What is the significance of certain food dishes that are eaten, and the lion and dragon dances? This list will help parents and educators who want to learn more about this festival.

In the old days Chinese folks "sealed" their official documents with a stone dipped in red ink. Read on about this ancient practice, and see that it is still in use today.

One of traveler's biggest problems in coming to China is what exactly they should eat. Without a working knowledge of Chinese, either how to read Hanzi (Chinese characters) or speak Mandarin, it's hard to find places to get authentic food...

An analysis of web sites that offer free high school foreign language lesson plans. Sites are ranked by quality, quantity, and usefulness of lesson plans and activities.

For those of you not versed in Chinese culture, you should know about the Chinese concept of "face". Face as a concept is easy to understand because it is very similar to the notion of "reputation". Interestingly, face is actually a "bankable" notion in Chinese culture.

This lesson plan will help you learn and remember many facts from the period of 1900-1910.

Many forms of artistic expression have deeper meanings, opening up a whole world of creativity and insight. Learn why Chinese brush painting can help you manage stress, chaos, and complexity with some simple techniques.

An analysis of web sites that offer free elementary school foreign language lesson plans. Sites are ranked by quality, quantity, and usefulness of lesson plans and activities.

With so many online educational programs, www.activechinese.com makes learning the Chinese language easy by being interactive.

For any students looking to learn Mandarin Chinese for fun, business or other reasons, this is the site for you.

The legendary Bruce lee, martial artist/actor and philosopher is one of my mentors

Sanlu baby formula contaminated with melamine, a plastic, is causing infants in China develop kidney stones and renal failure. The minister of product safety Changjiang has resigned, but 54,000 babies are now ill.

Get your students talking about the wild side of work.

I recently taught a two year long Bible study on the Book of Isaiah. Here are my notes on Isaiah 57:1-6.

This creative activity will help students master the use of perfect tenses

Easy instructions on Japanese printmaking your kids and/or students can do!

Have you adopted from China and wish to bi-culturally educate your child? Here is a list of book titles perfectly written to inspire you or your child.

This brand-new program hit the ground running in August of 2006, and was full in a few months. The teachers established high standards of instruction and care that have Albany residents clamoring for a chance to enroll their kids.

Follow the 13th century trail of Marco Polo into the legendary Mongolian kingdom of the Kublai Khan and discover the wonder of spice, silk, tea, ivory, jade and porcelain as well as the hospitality of a true oriental nobleman.

This storytime plan shows how the love between a father and his child is a model for God's unconditional love for His children. Perfect for Valentine's Day lesson plans or anytime you want to help a young child understand God's love.

This lesson guide is perfect for giving your homeschool student who is learning about the seven continents a basic understanding of Asia.

A woman goes to get flowers for her Mother's birthday, learns a lesson about human nature and gains a special friend.

The 830,000 Chinese ancients who died in horrific natural cataclysms left behind records telling us how to cope when a natural disaster occurs. The lost souls of the 1556 Shaanxi quake are still talking to us--and we should listen up...

This free, fun English-as-a-Second-Language game is great for intermediate or advanced users. This instant-lesson plan is great as an ice-breaker or as a regular, daily lesson and uses 45 minutes of class time.

If you are a parent who is thinking of ways to keep your child active, you may want to enroll your child to a dancing lesson.

The controversy over the whether the Chinese women gymnasts were old enough to to compete in the 2008 Olympics was settled when the Chinese gymnastics officials provided necessary documents indicating the age of their athletes.

Letters to a Young Novelist isn't just lectures on style, theme, narrative, and the power of persuasion. It's a chronology of the works that Llosa has analyzed, read, and read again.

Cheap Chinese products are a powerful and insidious destructive force. Free trade globalism more than violent terrorism or military attack is bringing America to its knees.

A little history lesson on the longest ruling Chinese dynasty of all time.

Po, an overweight undertalented panda, undertakes the quest to become the Dragon Warrior.

It's easy to find online resources for the mainstream languages - French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, German, Mandarin Chinese - but what if you're after, say, Lithuanian? That's where these three sites will help you out.

a lesson in business and social etiquette.

While waiting for his return flight home, a quietly depressing middle-aged man . learns the ambiguous lesson about the tree falling in the woods...is it worth trying if no one notices the effort?

One theory said that in every six people in the world,you are at least acquainted with one.For some,they find a brother in a million.In that person lives a man that will teach you life's simple lesson.

History doesn't have to be boring for children. There are many fun lesson on the internet that will help you child realize that history is full of adventure and excitement.

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Japanese history has been strongly influenced by foreign ideas and beliefs. In addition to the Chinese writing system, Chinese structure of government and Buddhism, Christianity is a significant import that changed Japan.

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A music lesson allows students a break from the mundane of classroom procedure. It also gives them a look into both another culture, a new means of practicing and understanding the language.

Examines the experiences of Chinese and European immigrants in America during the late 19th and eraly 20th centuries.

The Journey to the West, written by Wu Cheng En circa AC 1506-1582 and translated by Anthony C. Yu, is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literatures.

If you are a teacher, searching for a creative way to improve your student vocabulary, spelling skills, math skills, dictionary skills and cooperative learning, consider the classic game of Scrabble®.

This is a tale of two twin girls and their love for life and their ability to share that love and warmth.

A personal look into the underlying meanings of the Tao Te Ching

The United States of America is a melting pot for many different people, from many different ethnicities and cultures. In no state is this more true than in California, where the two particular cultures I studied, Asian-Americans and Mexican-Americans.

We are unsure about whether prime numbers greater than two can be expressed as the sum of two primes. Christian Goldbach conjectured on this aspect of prime number theory.

Bedford, Iowa is a town of less than 2,000 people. There are at least 7 antique shops in this towns main street. These shops are housed in brick buildings that are still original.

Lunar New Year is a great way for homeschooling families to explore other countries and cultures through an enjoyable family celebration.

Although my husband and I claim to be tolerant and not racist, is it possible that my own prejudicial upbringing seeped in and influences certain behavior on my part.

A in-depth look at one of poetry's most rarest forms.

Educational websites offering free materials for anyone caring for or educating children and safe online activites for kids to explore!

Call gamers whatever you will, but we as a community do have unspoken rules of etiquette and those looking to join would be wise to take them into consideration.

A tongue-in-cheek look at one of the Seven Deadly Sins through the eyes of a slightly irreverent---and some might say, demented---senior citizen.

Three months after graduating from the University of Kansas, I boarded a plane heading to Beijing where I was to live for the next year as an English teacher.

Pimsleur language training is a way to quickly and effectively pick up the basics of a foreign language. However, it is designed strictly for conversation, not reading or writing, and does have a couple downsides.

This article examines the possibility of working within the system to effect change.

Memorial day is for remembering the fallen, fighting for our freedom. The soldiers of today are fighting for corporate greed. They still deserve respect, fot they didn't know that they would just be pawns in a terrible war.

Thinking about setting up a biodiesel "still" in the backyard? Researching biodiesel as a lifestyle? Having limited success? Getting frustrated and thinking about giving up? Take a deep breath and read a few suggestions from a successful home-based biodiesel old-timer.

Review of the current gasoline crisis and its implications.

Most people take aspirin or sudafedrin without really thinking about it. But either of these, taken in excess or with the wrong medications, can kill.

Review of Oriental Restaurant (seriously, that's the name) in the Civic Center area of downtown San Francisco

My purpose is not to elaborate on the evidence or to prognosticate a gloomy future, but to focus instead on a select few number of points using a Socratic approach in order to bring to the light the question of human culpability and responsibility.

It is something we think nothing off, until we know our personal information is in the wrong hands. Yahoo! Groups Where Everybody Knows Your Name

Rice has been a historical staple food in cultivation in china for the more than 5000 years at the same time as the language and culture.

I started this a year ago while high on pills. I would write a bit more every once and again. Then, the motivation died. I lack any real motivation or self-confidence. Maybe one ya'll i never known b4 gone care enuf to motivate me. We will see.

Was Plato writing of a historic place, of a real civilization that ruled the Mediterranean basin and reached the heights of civilization, only to succumb to a violent end under the waves of the sea?

Don't become the victim. Take self defense lessons and be prepared. There are some fine schools with self defense lessons in the San Francisco, California area.

It's official. Summer break begins on June 13th, and I've been keeping a countdown on the whiteboard of my classroom because I'm antsy. It's only the beginning of May, but I'm already fidgeting more than a little bit.

What do you do when your child seems to be hooked into the Playstation? Here are a few ideas that might help.

Successful artist and illustrator, John Rocco, has a new book. In it, he takes a fresh look at a familiar tale.

One woman discovers what is important while coming to terms with her father's death.

Motivating our students to want to learn must be a top priority in the classroom.

Now that the McDonalds versus Burger King dialogue is old hat, the new argument is: Qdoba versus Chipotle. Which of these growing high-end fast food chains provides a better burrito experience?

Cultural, Ethnic, and Racial Diversity in the American Workforse, a Managerial Perspective on current labor-market forces encompassing history and laws.

Zheng He, considered the "Columbus of China" for his epic voyages of exploration, was born in Kungyang, in Yunnan Province to a Muslim family known as Ma about 1371.

This recounts the hilarious happenings during last year's July 4th weekend bus trip to Maine (Bar Harbor, Acadia National Park, Bangor) and Boston.

If words like �shit' upset you, pick up your thumb tip and sponge bunnies and get to the church basement where you can amuse the little fellas...