Teaching A Geography Unit on China

When teaching geography, I've discovered a constant.  When I ask students where they want to learn about, most of them answer China. 

China is one of the largest and strongest countries in the world, and yet in the Western World most people know relatively little about China.  Students are curious about Chinese culture and history.  Thanks to the children's TV show Ni Hao Kai-Lan, even my four-year-old is curious about China.  (It probably helps as well that she loves Chinese food and is determined to learn to use chopsticks.)

Teaching China can be a lot of fun and very interesting.  I taught a Year 9 (Key Stage 3) geography unit on China this year.  Here are a couple of resources that I made:

The Chinese Flag: Students of any age will enjoy getting to make their own Chinese flags, and making it will help them to remember the Chinese flag better.  We made our flags out of construction paper, and then took notes on the history and meaning of the flag on the back.  For information about the Chinese flag, click here.

For a short quiz on China, including the answer key, click here.