Happy New Year, Julie

Happy New Year, Julie

Timeline: December--January 1975-1976

Chapter 1: Changes for Christmas

Cooking:

• Grilled Cheese
• Tomato Soup
• Tacos
• Chocolate fondue with strawberries

Craft:

• Origami Cranes
• God’s Eye
• Crayon stained glass ornaments
• Paper Chain

Chapter 2: Problems and Puzzles

Music: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

Book: Nancy Drew and the Secret of the Forgotten City

Cooking: Christmas cookies

Television:

• Charlie Brown Christmas
• How the grinch stole xmas

Game: Clue

Craft: Embroider a pillow with your best friend’s name.

Chapter 3: Good Fortune

Cooking: Make fortune cookies

Craft: Knit a doll scarf & hat

Discussion:

• What should Julie and Ivy have done when they wanted to go to the doll shop?

• What should they have done when they realized they were lost?

Game: Mahjong

Geography: Find Chinatown on a San Francisco map

Journal: Describe a time when you were lost.

Science: Answer the following questions:

What is the San Francisco climate like?

Has the climate changed since Julie’s day?

Sewing: Sew a doll-size Chinese dress.

Special Project

Timeline: January 1975

Chapter 4: Gung Hay Fat Choy

History: Read about Ping Pong Diplomacy

Language Arts: Take what you learned about Ping Pong Diplomacy and present it to your group. This may be done using powerpoint, cardboard displays or simply an oral report.

Looking Back: Holiday Traditions in the 1970s

Craft: Make an ornament.