Children...you might like to: <br />
<ul>
<li>Complete the silhouettes of the workmen who had been called
'The Los Amigos' by Leone and Leo...</li>
<li>Decide which silhouette is Chi Wing's, Wai Ping's and Wah
Ming's.</li>
<li>Search the Internet for details about the start of the New Year
- the year of the Snake. Research the different dynasties - how
many have there been? How long did each last?</li>
<li>Try to find out more about Chinese numbers - how they are
written and what they are called.</li>
</ul>
<div>Parents you might like to:</div>
<ul>
<li>Find out about Tsao Wang, the Kitchen God and what relevance
this has for the Chinese community.</li>
<li>Find out how local communities are celebrating the Year of the
Snake. Explain the phrase "...what is the betting..." and try to
build up the idea of what could represent a safe bet or risky bet
or those in between.</li>
<li>Help decide on when the new millennium did actually start.</li>
</ul>
<div>Teachers you might like to:</div>
<ul>
<li>Explore how the Chinese write and say their larger numbers as
well as use them arithmetically.</li>
<li>Consider the different ways the silhouettes could be assigned
to the three workmen? To all those who work at Grandma T's?</li>
<li>Rehearse the arguments used for deciding when the Western
millennium actually began.</li>
<li>Consider which dynasties occurred in which millennia and what
they are renowned for.</li>
<li>Build up the vocabulary of things singular/ things plural, for
example, millennium/ millennia; cactus/ cacti; etc. Or consider how
some nouns change to become adjectives - millennium/ millennial;
cactus/ cactaceous.</li>
</ul>
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