Pieces of the Puzzle Publishing Presents from its Globetrotter Series:

China

Lapbook

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China

Lapbook

Welcome to China! Well, at least to the China Lapbook!

Start by getting your materials ready. You’ll need a file folder or a

large sturdy paper to use as your book. You will also need scissors, glue,

tape (if you like), a stapler, and something to write and color with. Take

your folder or paper and fold the short sides into the middle as shown below.

Take a look through these pages before you begin to get an idea of

what you’ll need to do. Don’t miss the additional notes, money math and

Bible connection!

You’ll see below an example of how to assemble your lapbook. One

thing not shown below is to take the whole “Additional Notes” page and

attach it to the back of your lapbook. This way you have all your China info

in one place.

China

Lapbook

Language

Food

Save the

Pandas

BC AD

The

Great

Wall

Flag

Which is

Bigger?

Tangrams

Cut out as

tw

o strip

s an

d a

ttac

h toget

her

usi

ng

the

dar

k rec

tangle

. T

his

is your BC

strip

. A

ttac

h

BC

tim

elin

e pie

ces in

ord

er. F

old

acc

ord

ion

style

and w

rite

B.C

. on the

cover

.

Cut out th

e tw

o rec

tangle

strip

s

and a

ttac

h toget

her

. M

ake

thes

e

the

AD

tim

elin

e. A

ttac

h the

tim

elin

e pie

ces in

ord

er. F

old

acco

rdio

n sty

le. W

rite

A.D

. on

the

cover

.

Fork

2400BC

Tea

2000 BC

GrowingRice

4000 BC

Rotary Fan

200 BC

Crossbow

500 BC

Compass

200 BC

Silk M

aking

3000 BC

Toilet Paper

589 AD

Salt

Making

2000BC

Cut out ea

ch rec

tangle

and

glu

e th

e pie

ces onto

the

tim

elin

e in

chro

nolo

gic

al

ord

er. R

emem

ber

that

BC

work

s bac

kw

ards, the

big

ger

the

num

ber

the

longer

ago it w

as. T

he

BC

all g

o o

n o

ne

tim

elin

e.

The

AD

on the

oth

er.

Ther

e ar

e m

ore

pic

ture

/dat

e ca

rds on the

nex

t pag

e.

Toothbrush

1490 AD

Matches

577 AD

Paper Money

700 AD

700 AD

Printing

618 AD

Fireworks

960 AD

Exploding

Cannonball

1400 AD

Deck

of

Cards

Cut out each piece separately and attach

in chronological order to the timeline.

The first book mentioning

tangrams was printed in

China in 1813, but many

believe the design is

ancient.

Cut out word box separately. The

rest cut out as one piece. Fold the

top rectangle forward. Fold side

flaps around that flap and attach

to make pocket. (So the flaps are

on the same side of the paper as

the picture.) Fold down tangram

picture flap to make the cover.

(Now the little side flaps are on

the back and the picture is on the

front.) Lift the flap and attach the

word box inside.

Cut out th

e ta

ngra

m p

iece

s al

ong the

colo

r ed

ges

. P

ut in

the

pock

et m

ade

on the

pre

vio

us pag

e. U

se them

to m

ake

diffe

rent sh

apes

and d

esig

ns. Ther

e ar

e pat

tern

s fo

r sh

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Cut out each box with its

tab. Don’t cut off the tabs!

Continued on the next page.

How long is The Great

Wall of China?

A 1,000 miles

B 4,000 miles

C 10,000 miles

When did the Chinese

start to build the wall?

A 771 BC

B 45 BC

C 543 AD

Why did they build

The Great Wall?

A To decorate their

country

B To show off their

abilities

C To protect

themselves

Picture by Galen Frysinger

The Great Wall

Answers

4

Cut out Great Wall box.

Cut out box with 4 tab

(don’t cut off tab!) Cut out

box with “answers” tab.

Stack with picture on top.

Then in order 1, 2, 3, 4,

answers last.

You can see the

Great Wall from outer

space.

True or False

1 B, 4000 miles

2 A, 771 BC

3 C, To protect

themselves

4 True

Save the Pandas!

Only 1600 giant

pandas are left!

What can be

done to help?

Cut out as one piece.

Fold back the top flap

with words. Fold back

picture to be the cover.

Inside write three

things that can be done

to help the pandas:

Make more bamboo

forests.

Buy bamboo from

farmers.

Stop people from

living in panda

habitats.

Or find your own.

Picture by Galen Frysinger

Siz

e: 9

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81 squar

e m

iles

Popula

tion: 307,1

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Siz

e: 9

,596,9

60 squar

e m

iles

P

opula

tion: 1,3

32,3

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Which Is

Bigger?

Cut out as

one

pie

ce a

nd fold

in h

alf so

the

map

s ar

e in

the

insi

de.

O

n the

front co

ver

either

write

the

ques

tion

“Whic

h Is Big

ger

?”

or cu

t it o

ut an

d a

ttac

h it to

the

front.

Cut ar

ound the

circ

les. C

ut out th

e w

ord

s

bel

ow

the

circ

les an

d a

ttac

h them

to the

bac

k

of ea

ch c

ircl

e. D

o o

ne

at a

tim

e so

you d

on’t

get

them

mix

ed u

p! C

ut out re

ctan

gle

pie

ce a

s

one

pie

ce a

nd m

ake

into

pock

et. (Fold

up

bottom

. F

old

bac

k sid

e ta

bs an

d a

ttac

h them

beh

ind the

fold

ed u

p b

ottom

fla

p.) The

word

s

are

the

cover

.

Pro

nunci

atio

n: it is

gow

as in

cow

and le

as in

leg.

Happiness

gao xing

“gow sheeng”

Joy

kuai le

“kwhy le”

Love

ai

“eye”

To honor the blood of

revolutionary heroes.

Why is China’s flag red?

The four sm

all stars stand for

the four main occupations

of China:

farm

ers, workers, scholars,

and business people.

W

hy does it have four little stars?

Cut out al

l th

e re

ctan

gle

s (o

n tw

o p

ages

). C

olo

r th

e bla

nk rec

tangle

to look lik

e th

e C

hin

ese

flag

. S

tack

the

pie

ces in

ord

er o

f sh

ortes

t

to longes

t. The

flag

rec

tangle

goes

on top a

s th

e co

ver

. S

taple

alo

ng the

top.

The big yellow star stands

for the leadership of the

Communist Party of China.

What does the big star mean?

Dumplings, Dumplings, Dumplings, Greens, Seaweed, Rice Sticks,

Dumplings, Dumplings, Dumplings

Rice noodles, Sausage, Corn

Soy sauce m

ix, Green Beans Rice porridge, Rice Cakes, Carrots

Cut out as

one

pie

ce. F

old

in h

alf. O

n the

cover

write

. FO

OD

!

When a

Chinese child

loses a top

baby tooth,

the parents

plant the

tooth in the

ground, so the

new tooth will

grow in

straight.

Parents toss a

bottom tooth

up to the

rooftops, so

that the new

tooth will grow

upwards.

The Chinese calendar is

based on the cycles of

the m

oon. This is called

a lunar schedule. A full

cycle of the calendar

takes 60 years. First used

in 2600BC, this is the

oldest known calendar.

Cut out ea

ch p

iece

on the

pag

e. Fold

the

pic

ture

pie

ces in

hal

f

so the

pic

ture

s ar

e th

e co

ver

s. U

se a

glu

e st

ick (our pre

fere

nce

)

to a

ttac

h the

word

s in

side.

C

ut ar

ound a

nd fold

in thirds so

that

the

cover

is only

the

yel

low

pic

ture

. Y

ou’ll fo

ld it right bef

ore

the

dots

.

• Chinese people will never say yes the first time. If

they are offered something, they will say no. They

will be encouraged to take it three or four times

before they are willing to take it.

• When a gift is received, it is not opened right

away. Instead, it is set aside and opened later in

private.

• If you walk through their door, a Chinese person

will offer you something to eat or drink. If they run

into you on the street on their way home from the

market, they will offer you something from their

bag, usually fruit.

• Chinese people love to talk loudly in restaurants

and they drop food and napkins all over the floor.

It m

akes a big m

ess, but whoever cleans up does

so with patience and grace.

Additional Notes:

• A good thing to remember if you ever have guests from a foreign

country is that in many places around the world it is normal and polite

to say no when offered something, even if you really want it. You

need to basically push it on them over and over repeatedly to get them

to take it. There have been many hungry foreign visitors to America

who turned down the food offered them.

• You may notice there are beer cans in the food picture. These are

pictures taken in China. It is a drinking culture. Men especially are

trained young to be able to hold their alcohol.

• Dumplings seem to be a celebration food. Everyone gathers and

works all day to make tons of them.

• http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/galleries/math/tangram_solid_puzzles.php (tangrams)

Money Math:

6.83 Chinese yuan = 1 dollar

If I bought 5 dollars worth of toys in China, how many yuan do I need to pay

for it?

If I bought 2 dollars with of food in China and paid with 15 yuan, how much

change would I get back?

Bible Connection:

Read a great biography of a missionary to China--try Hudson Taylor or

Gladys Aylward. They were in China before missionaries were kicked out

in 1954 under the Communists who came to power in 1949. While the

missionaries were gone, the church thrived underground. Nothing like

persecution to separate the wheat from the tares and allow for real growth!

Recipe: Szechuan green beans: sauté the green beans in a little hot oil, remove from pan when

done—they should pucker a little. Put in a bit more oil and add chopped onion, garlic, 1 t.

salt and sugar, 1 T. soy sauce—cook a bit. Add the beans back in and mix.

Hope you enjoyed your visit to China! The author of the Globetrotter Lapbook Series is a

homeschool mom of four who has been living in Europe and Asia since 2002. You can

find other country lapbooks and more through my blog http://hebrews110.wordpress.com