China Show & Tell

Students presented their Chinese inventions and enlightened each other about the history and impact on the world of Chinese inventions such as gunpowder, fireworks, the crossbow, the compass, paper, tea, noodles, the umbrella, the junk (ship), and more!

Enjoy some photos below:

Homemade Chinese noodles

Paper-folding was first a Chinese invention before origami became a famous Japanese pastime: 

Idiom Pop-Up Cards

Students practiced their idioms (phrases not taken literally but instead have another meaning)--and had a few laughs--when creating Idiom Pop-Up Cards!  Students chose an idiom and created a pop-up card including:  idiom, definition, idiom used in their own sentence, and a silly picture of the literal meaning popping out of their card.  Enjoy a few giggles below: