At each center the students will complete a page in their activity packet. The Ten Mile Day. Discuss and sample the foods of the Chinese culture. Watch a video on customs and music of the Chinese culture. The students will write their name on the front of the packet in Chinese letters.
Closure Discuss the students findings from the centers.
Have the students complete their packets on the interesting facts they learned at each center. Hanger mobile of workers on the Transcontinental Railroad. Calculate the distance the Chinese traveled to get to California from China. Introduce silk worms to the class. Have the students keep a log on the life cycle of a silk worm.