Hong Kong Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterDecember 18, 2007

History
On this day in 1941, Japan invaded Hong Kong.
Hong Kong is not an independent country, but a territory. In 1898, after a war between Britain and China, the two countries signed an agreement that gave Britain control of Hong Kong for 99 years. In 1997, it was returned to China. However, unlike socialist China, Hong Kong has a market economy, one of the world's most prosperous.
Read more about Hong Kong here: http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/12/hong-kong.html
Foreign Language/Art
Many people in Hong Kong speak Chinese. Learn how to count to 10 in Chinese with this fun art project: http://www.crayola.com/lesson-plans/detail/count-the-stars-lesson-plan/
Use this link to find out how to write the Chinese numbers: http://www.mandarintools.com/numbers.html
Geography
Use this map of Hong Kong: http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/asia/hk.htm to fill in this map here: http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/asia/outline/hkout.htm



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