China: Journey To The East

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China Journey To The East

• 2 May 19 July

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Chinas Importance in the Curriculum

• Schools learn a lot more about Europe, China
  offers a completely different and separate aspect
  to the world
• Raising questions and awareness about identity
  through understanding other cultures (Dr Frances
  Weightman)
• Can use China to teach children how to be a
  global citizen
• How China affects our own lives pollution,
  energy, sustainability, trade if China keeps on
  building at current rate the worlds resources
  would be used up by 2030 (Professor Yong Zhao)

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China Journey To The East

• The exhibition has been put together by the
  British Museum and has been specifically designed
  for schools to utilise within teaching China
• Five themes play and performance technology
  language and writing food and drink and
  festivals and beliefs
• BM website includes background information and
  resources for teachers

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China Journey To The East

• FREE EXHIBITION TEACHER'S PACK
• Download this special pack for pre and post visit
  suggestions to continue teaching about China.
  www.britishmuseum.org/journeyeast
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• INTERNET RESOURCES
• These British Museum websites were written for
  Key Stage 2 3 teachers. They contain
  background information and activity ideas.
• www.ancientchina.co.uk
• www.earlyimperialchina.co.uk

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Ways into the curriculum

• Learning about China and Chinese culture can
  utilise a large proportion of curriculum subjects
  allowing for more topic/ project based work

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Ways into the curriculum
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Ways into the curriculum
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Ways into the curriculum

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Ways into the curriculum
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Ways into the curriculum
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Use of the Five Themes
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China Journey To The East at the Herbert

• KS2 VISIT
• Available to book from 11 May to 17 July 2009
• Explore the exhibition through looking at life in
  a day of a Chinese child, with focus on the
  themes of the exhibition. Pupils will be
  encouraged to compare with the past and their own
  lives. Listen to a story about Chinese invention
  to extend pupils thinking about China's relevance
  in the world and get the chance to handle some
  relevant objects.
• Active Learning Session running time
  approximately 1hr

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China Journey To The East at the Herbert

• KS3 VISIT
• Available to book from 11 May to 17 July 2009
• Explore the exhibition through looking at life in
  a day of a Chinese child, with focus on the
  themes of the exhibition. Pupils will be
  encouraged to compare with the past and their own
  lives and extend their thinking through the
  familiarity of these objects today. Listen to a
  story about China's four rivers and engage pupils
  within a discussion about the current issues of
  China's dam. Pupils will extend their visit
  through handling some modern objects from the
  western world made in China to develop
  understanding of China's relevance within the
  aspect of trade and sustainability issues.
• Active Learning Session running time
  approximately 1hr

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China Journey To The East at the Herbert

• KS1 INDEPENDENT VISIT
• Available to book from 11 May to 17 July 2009
• There is a family friendly extended
  interpretation activity suitable to engage KS1
  pupils with the exhibition. Each child can pick
  up a puppet/kite representing an animal from the
  New Year Story. Pupils will be able to discover
  other animals in the exhibition and interact
  through sounds and actions. Space can be
  provided for teacher's to read the New Year Race
  story within the exhibition on a first come first
  served basis.
• We strongly recommend a pre visit to assess
  suitability for individual groups.

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China Journey To The East at the Herbert

• Shop independently visit or we can provide goody
  bags
• There is a permanent collection of Chinese
  objects at Compton Verney