Materials

• Resource materials/books about China and the Great Wall of China
• Brown paper grocery bags, art supplies
• Pictures of architecturally famous buildings

Instructional Activities

1. Explain to students that China has famous monuments. Show several pictures of architecturally famous buildings, and explain what the word architecture means.
   
   
2. Using the map of ancient China, help students locate the Great Wall of China. Show various pictures of the Great Wall.
   
   
3. Read various books to students about the Great Wall of China, and discuss the construction and the history of the Great Wall.
   
   
4. Using various resources, have each student identify one fact about China that interests him/her. Using the brown paper grocery bags, have each student cut out a large square, write the fact on the square, and illustrate it. Have students share their facts about China. Assemble the squares in a wall shape. The following Web sites may be helpful:
   <http://www.chinavista.com/travel/greatwall/greatwall.html>
   <http://pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/%7Eagenhtml/agenmc/china/scengw.html#sfc01>
   <http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/KingsParkES/technology/china/index.htm>