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1. Location: Bordering countries, oceans, landscape and rivers. Capital city and Famous Landmarks. Compare it’s size to our country.	Use maps and globes to demonstrate. Internet resources and books.
2. Foods: Look at food types and compare ways of cooking and eating to ours. Look at changes in utensils and other equipment.	Plan and create meals to demonstrate, using internet resources and books as resources.
3. Games and Crafts: Find out about relevant crafts and games.	Re-create these where possible. Use the internet and books as resources. Visit museums for possible relevance.
4. Children’s Daily Life: Investigate schooling, a child’s role in the family, or perhaps create a daily diary depicting life from a child’s perspective.	Use books and the internet as information resources.
5. History: Investigate China through history, making notes of important dates and events. Look at Chinese Dynasties throughout history. What effects did each have on the country?	Use books and the internet. Lookout for relevant TV programmes.
6. Literacy: Write and illustrate a story relating to something learnt.	Use information you have learn as a resource. Search books and the internet if necessary for inspiration.
7. Traditional Clothing: Compare these to our clothes. Look at materials, and how each was made.	Use books and the internet as resources
8. Male and Female Roles: Look at what traditional life is like for each, and compare any differences.	Use books and the internet to source information.
9. Imports and Exports: What are the main trading goods.	Use books and the internet to source information.
10. Religion and traditions: What are the main religions in China? Sum up the main traditions and beliefs.	Use books and the internet to source information.
11. Chinese Lunar Calendar: What is it? Find examples of the customs and festivals associated with it? Look at the Chinese Horoscope and its animal symbols.	Use books and the internet as information sources.
12. Chinese Dragons: Find out the history of the dragon in Chinese Mythology. Create a picture or model of a dragon uses materials or medium of choice.	Look in books and on the internet for information and inspiration.
13. Written Chinese: Look at the way Chinese words are written. Copy some samples.	Source information from books and the internet. Download a Chinese font.
14. Inventions Find out if China is responsible for any great inventions.	Source information from books and the internet.
15. Daily Life How does life in China for it’s ordinary citizens differ from life here? Is there many differences? Discuss country rulers, elections, democracies etc.	Use books and the internet as resources.
16. Current Affairs. What are the current stories making the news concerning China? Write your own new report.	Use TV and internet to gain information.

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