Galloping the Globe – China (and Weighing the Elephant)
This week we used a curriculum called “Come Sit By Me” which I borrowed from my Charlotte Mason Home Educators group. It is similar to Five in a Row but using Canadian books. Most of this post deals with the literary study of Weighing the Elephant by Ting-Xing Ye but it is also very transferable in many parts to a study on China with young students. Enjoy! Of course, as with all of our cultural studies, we included food! (Are you getting the idea that I’m a bit of a food person yet?) We purchased the ingredients for a delicious chicken stir-fry with some traditional Chinese veggies mixed in. …