We’ve always been fascinated about China – history, geography, culture – especially Katie.

She chose China as her topic for our homeschool geography fair a couple years ago.

I think she did a great job on her display board!

China Unit Study

We celebrate Chinese New Year and we love making Chinese-inspired recipes like cashew chicken.

Book list: (use discretion)

• Ruby’s Wish
• Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China
• Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China
• Chu Ju’s House
• Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party
• Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution
• China’s Son: Growing Up in the Cultural Revolution
• The Story of Silk
• The Silk Route: 7,000 Miles of History
• A Single Pebble: A Story of the Silk Road
• The Silk Road
• The Empress and the Silkworm
• The Silk Princess
• Chengli and the Silk Road Caravan
• You Wouldn’t Want to Work on the Great Wall of China!
• The Emperor’s Silent Army
• The Story of Noodles
• The Sons of the Dragon King
• Day of the Dragon King
• The House of Sixty Fathers

Movies: (use discretion)

• Kung Fu Panda
• Mulan
• Pandas: The Journey Home
• Born in China
• The Monkey King
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
• Hero
• The Last Emperor
• Mao’s Last Dancer
• Confucius
• Eat Drink Man Woman
• The Wedding Banquet
• The Joy Luck Club
• The Great Wall
• Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
• Farewell, My Concubine
• The Flowers of War

Resources:

• China Unit Study from Confessions of a Homeschooler
• The Homeschool Mom China Unit
• Ancient China Lapbook from Homeschool Share
• Homeschool Den Ancient China Pages
• Homeschool Den China Fact Sheet and Khan Pages
• China Unit from Eclectic Homeschool
• Marco Polo Lapbook from Tina’s Dynamic Homeschool Plus
• Planet Smarty China Activities
• Ancient China Lapbook from Jimmie’s Collage

We enjoyed learning about China!