Learning Chinese Food Culture and Calligraphy This Lunar New Year!
Help me give my students Chinese New Year red envelopes, fortune cookies, disposal chopsticks, origami paper, Chinese writing paper, ink, and brushes for learning Chinese calligraphy and food culture.
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Project
This Lunar New Year project request is a schoolwide preK-5 project.
Our Dual Language Mandarin team met today to do our Lunar New Year celebrations planning and came up with the idea to share the Chinese culture by teaching our students how to do Chinese calligraphy, as well as how to use chopsticks.
We will need your help to get the supplies needed to carry out this Lunar New Year project.
Chopsticks are ubiquitous in Asia and an important part of Asian food culture. The schoolwide chopstick project will be one where our school community looks into the various types of chopsticks in different Asian cultures, as well as how to properly hold and use chopsticks. According to research by medical scientists, brains and arms develop fully through the use of chopsticks. Learning about the history of chopsticks, and how to use chopsticks not only help our diverse student population understand the Asian culture, but will also help to develop our students' hand-eye coordination and precision of movement. This chopsticks activity will be part of our Asian food culture lessons.
We also plan to implement a schoolwide Chinese calligraphy hands-on writing project where students will be introduced to Chinese characters written in the art form. Students will get to practice using the brush to do Chinese calligraphy to create lucky spring couplets to take home to share with their families. They will also learn about the "Four Treasures of a Scholar's Studio" in Chinese calligraphy, namely the Chinese brush, the inkstick, paper, and inkstone.
The culminating schoolwide activity will be sharing of good wishes in red envelopes, as well as enjoying some fortune cookies!
Thank you for your consideration to help us with this Lunar New Year project. Happy Lunar New Year!
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
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12 Pieces Chinese Calligraphy Brushes Painting Writing Brushes Watercolor Brushes Set Kanji Japanese Sumi Painting Drawing Brushes Kanji Art Brushes with Roll-up Brush Holder
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Whaline 72Pcs Chinese New Year Red Envelopes Large Red Packet 2023 Year of the Rabbit Hong Bao Plum Blossom Pattern Spring Chinese Lucky Money Pockets for Wedding Chinese Lunar Year, 3.5 x 6.7 In
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Golden Bowl Fortune Cookies, Vanilla Flavor, 350-Count Box
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MEGREZ Chinese Calligraphy Practice Sumi Paper, Maobian Xuan Paper for Students Beginners Practice Writing 9cm x 12 Grids/Sheet, 70 Sheets/Pack, 11.4 x 14.9 inches (29 x 38 cm)
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MZ001 HmayartBlack Sumi Liquid Ink for Japanese Brush Calligraphy & Chinese Traditional Artworks 250ml (Black)
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Royal Palillos UV Treated 120 Sets Premium Disposable Bamboo Chopsticks Sleeved and Separated
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$8.98
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Origami Craze Paper 500 Sheets, Premium Quality for Arts and Crafts, 6-inch Square Sheets, 20 Vivid Colors, Same Color on Both Sides, 100 Design E-Book Included (See back of the cover for download info)
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Materials cost
$437.72
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.57
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$474.29
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$83.70
Total project goal
$557.99
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$557.99
1 Donor
-$262.82
Donations toward project cost
-$250.90
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$11.92
match offer
-$262.81
Match offer toward project cost
-$223.39
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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