Round is a Mooncake

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About the Book

Story Read Aloud

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3qL6nAvMag

 

Book overview: Round is a Mooncake

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiwzxKXFsl4

 

Book Review

http://www.asianreporter.com/reviews/2004/17-04mooncake.htm

Culture

The Folklore Behind Mooncake: The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx_wIzbYMtk

 

Chinese Story The Ten Suns: The Legend Of Chinese Moon Festival, Also Called Moon Festival

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEzgAiIV0zM

 

Autumn Moon Festival told from a little Chinese American girl’s perspective

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGL3IB8njOM

 

Name chop (seal)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_(East_Asia)

 

Chinese ink name chop: The art of Chinese seal engraving and Chinese Names (Translate your name from English to Chinese and choose your favorite font to make a name chop on computer)

http://www.chinesetools.eu/names/?nom=&origine=%E8%8B%B1&genre=F&taille=76&dispo=1&valid=Ok&couleur=&police=2&Submit=Get+my+Chinese+Name+

 

The Abacus - How to Use This Ancient Wonder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvsnftXXKdw

 

Types of Rice

http://wholegrainscouncil.org/whole-grains-101/types-of-rice

 

Chinese New Year: Red Envelope (interesting questions about Chinese envelop

http://chineseculture.about.com/od/chinesefestivals/p/Chinese-New-Year-Red-Envelope.htm

 

How To Make Chinese Envelope

http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/do/chineseredenvelopes.html

 

Chinese Lantern

http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/culture/lanterns.htm

 

Chinese Cricket Culture

http://www.insects.org/ced3/chinese_crcul.html

 

Food

Mooncake

http://www.chinahighlights.com/festivals/mooncake.htm

 

Kids Cooking Recipes: How to make a mooncake? (Demonstration by a chef)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V0io2ID5-c

 

How to Make Rice - The Asian Way!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z17su1Un8jA

 

Jasmine Tea

http://www.teatulia.com/tea-101/what-is-jasmine-tea.htm

 

How Tofu Is Made

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS6pSnejzZU

 

Radish (Turnip) Cakes

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/turnip-cake-law-bock-gow-100779

 

Dim Sum

http://chinesefood.about.com/od/diningout/p/dim_sum.htm

Language

Chinese Part 1- Introduction to Chinese Characters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0h18Rdhb44

 

ShaoLan: Learn to read Chinese ... with ease!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=troxvPRmZm8

 

Chinese pronunciation Tips 5 - The Tones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orx53ieqEI4

 

10 Phrases in Mandarin Chinese

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0ssoXyQ7Ek

 

Common and Useful Chinese Phrases

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8A-fF7ljx0

 

Pohpoh Mother’s Mother (=Grandmother) In Cantonese

http://www.chinese-lessons.com/cantonese/vocabFamily.htm

Teaching Activities

Round Is a Mooncake Lesson Plan | Scholastic.com

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/round-mooncake-lesson-plan

 

Lesson and Author Guides: Round Is a Mooncake: A Book of Shapes

http://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=5825

 

Kindergarten Lesson Plans For Round Is A Mooncake

http://www.schools.ccps.k12.va.us/sites/tp/watkinska/mathandlit/Shared%20Documents/Kindergarten%20Lesson%20Plans/Lesson%20Plans.pdf