Volume IV, Issue 1
This issue contains:
1. Greeting
2. Become a Facebook Fan or Follow Us on Twitter
3. Topic - Chinese New Year
4. Apples4theteacher Chinese New Year Unit of Study
5. Other January and February Thematic Units
6. Featured Teacher Resources - Clocks and Telling Time
Printables
7. Subscription Management
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1. January 22, 2011
Dear john,
Gung Hay Fat Choy! Translated from Chinese, this means "best
wishes and congratulations - have a prosperous and good year."
In this issue, we bring you resources for a multicultural
study on Chinese New Year. You'll also find a list of other
holiday resources being created or already available at
Apples4theteacher.com. For your convenience, we've added dates
of celebration to this list to help you with your lesson
planning. As we begin this new year, we thought it only
appropriate to include teaching resources on clocks and
telling time. Enjoy the resources!
Regards,
Judy Miller
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3. Topic - Chinese New Year
On February 3, 2011, Chinese New Year (the Year of the Rabbit)
will be celebrated around the world. Check out our Chinese New
Year teaching resources. We have some great activities and
printables to give you some ideas on ways to celebrate the
day!
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4. Apples4theteacher Chinese New Year Unit of Study
About Chinese New Year - What is Chinese New Year all about?
When does it begin? How is it celebrated?
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When is Chinese New Year - Want to know what animal rules the
upcoming years? Here's a chart that tells when Chinese New
Year begins and the animal sign that belongs to it.
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Chinese Zodiac - What animal are you? - Find out what animal
year you were born under according to the Chinese Zodiac. Are
you a dog, dragon, horse, monkey, ox, pig, rabbit, rat,
rooster, sheep, snake, or tiger?
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Chinese New Year Coloring Pages - Get out your interactive
crayon and color these symbols of Chinese New Year: Year of
the Dog, Year of the Dragon, Year of the Horse, Year of the
Monkey, Year of the Ox, Year of the Pig, Year of the Rabbit,
Year of the Rat, Year of the Rooster, Year of the Sheep, Year
of the Snake, Year of the Tiger. Also included are coloring
pages of a map of China, as well as the flag of China for a
multicultural study. Coloring pages are printable and suitable
for framing.
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Chinese New Year Worksheets and Printables - Worksheets
include vocabulary word jumbles, word search puzzles, and word
manipulatives. Thematic vocabulary words and animals of the
Chinese Zodiac are included.
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Chinese New Year Games to Play Online - Create tangrams, learn
vocabulary through interactive word search puzzles, match
animals of the Chinese zodiac and play other games associated
with the Chinese culture.
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Chinese Classroom Games for Boys and Girls - A selection of
children's games that originated in China. Games include:
Forcing the City Gates, Striking the Stick, Knocking the
Stick, Select Fruit, etc.
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Children's Chinese New Year Book Reviews - A suggested
thematic book list for Chinese New Year and environmental
studies.
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Chinese New Year Craft Books for Kids - Check out our
collection of Chinese New Year craft book reviews. Tons of
craft ideas for this multicultural holiday!
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Chinese New Year Crafts for Kids - Fun craft ideas to make for
Chinese New Year! - Kids can make dragons, a Chinese lantern,
chopstick frames, felt fortune cookies and a Chinese hat.
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Stories to Share on Chinese New Year - Chinese Folklore -
printable multicultural short stories.
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Chinese New Year Recipes - A couple of recipes to try in the
classroom to celebrate the day!
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Chinese New Year Scrambler Puzzles - Fun Chinese New Year
picture puzzles to unscramble. Can you fix the Chinese
dragons, lanterns, sausages, fireworks, fortune cookies, lotus
candy or lucky money envelopes? You have to go fast...you only
have 4 minutes to complete each.
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Confucius says...and other Chinese Proverbs - A collection of
Chinese words of wisdom from Confucius and other Chinese
leaders.
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China 100 Years Ago - China Then and Now - Read about how
China was 100 years ago. Research on the internet to see how
it's customs have changed. What is the same? What is
different?
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5. Other January and February Thematic Units
January 2011
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01/01 - New Year's Day
01/01 - Japanese New Year
01/01 - Last Day of Kwanzaa
01/01 - 01/07 Diet Resolution Week
01/04 - World Braille Day, Birthday of Louis Braille
01/05 - National Bird Day
01/17 - Martin Luther King, Jr Day
01/17 - Robert E. Lee Day (observed)
01/23 - Handwriting Day
01/29 - Puzzle Day
Floating day - 100th Day of School (differs for each school
depending on school calendar)
February 2011
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Dental Health Month
Black History Month
Friendship Week
Friendship Month
02/01 - National Freedom Day
02/02 - Groundhog Day
02/03 - Chinese New Year
02/06 - Super Bowl Sunday
02/08 - Boy Scouts Day
02/08 - Clean Out Your Computer Day
02/11 - National Inventors Day (United States)
02/12 - Lincoln's Birthday
02/14 - Valentine's Day
02/21 - Presidents' Day
02/21 - Family Day (Canada)
02/22 - Washington's Birthday
Floating day - 100th Day of School (differs for each school
depending on school calendar)
6. Featured Teacher Resources - Clocks and Telling Time
Printables
Over 90 new pages - printable calendars, clock face
worksheets, telling time vocabulary worksheets, children's
book reviews, interactive clock games, clock flashcards, clock
worksheet generator, telling time games and instructional
videos.
Printable Calendars - Create your own 2011 calendar. Print out
our calendar pages - one month will print per sheet. The
calendar pages only have months and dates on them - no
holidays. Write memos on days that are important to you!
Calendars for 2008-2015 are available for print.
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Interactive Clock Games
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Math Book Reviews - Children's literature that integrates
reading with the concept of time and reading clocks.
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Clock Flashcards - Printable clock face flashcards showing 15
minute intervals.
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Clock Worksheets - Pre-made worksheets are available for
reading analog and digital clocks in 5 minute, 10 minute, 15
minute, 30 minute or 60 minute intervals.
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Clock Worksheet Generator - Create your own custom clock
worksheets. Mix and match time intervals. You may choose to
use arrows on your hands, numbers on the clock and even if the
numbers should be Roman Numerals!
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Telling Time Vocabulary Words - Alphabetical order activities.
Vocabulary words include general clock and telling time terms.
Also included are "hours on the clock" and "counting by 5
minute interval words."
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Telling Time Vocabulary Words - Word jumbles. Vocabulary words
include general clock and telling time terms. Also included
are "hours on the clock" and "counting by 5 minute interval
words."
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Telling Time Vocabulary Words - Word search puzzles.
Vocabulary words include general clock and telling time terms.
Also included are "hours on the clock" and "counting by 5
minute interval words."
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Toys That Teach Time - Children's board games and
manipulatives that reinforce the concept of time and reading
clocks are reviewed.
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Telling Time Videos - Instructional videos that teach how to
read a clock and tell time.
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