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Dim Sum for Everyone!
In English, dim sum means “little hearts,” or “touches the heart,” but to this young girl, dim sum means delicious. On a visit to a bustling dim sum restaurant, a family picks their favorite little dishes from the steaming trolleys filled with dumplings, cakes, buns, and tarts. And as is traditional and fun, they share their food with each other so that everyone gets a bite of everything.
Just right for young children, Dim Sum for Everyone! celebrates a cultural custom and a universal favorite activity–eating!
Just right for young children, Dim Sum for Everyone! celebrates a cultural custom and a universal favorite activity–eating!
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First published July 10, 2001
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September 3, 2019
One of the great things about living in a large city with a Chinatown is that you can regularly get Dim Sum, which means various things but mainly for my family means going to a Chinese restaurant and viewing cart after bustling cart of plates of delicious bites of a wide variety of food offered to your table until you burst. My favorite place for Dim Sum in Chicago is The Phoenix, and especially during the Chinese New Year, but now I am so hungry. . .
This book is lightly informative, but the best thing about it is the lively, colorful illustration style.
This book is lightly informative, but the best thing about it is the lively, colorful illustration style.
December 4, 2022
Only bad thing about this book - now I am so hungry! Great 'family eating together' book. Nothing like eating a lot of dim sum with friends; just a great way to spend the afternoon! One of my friends in college use to bring dim sum that his grandmother made for lunch - and trade them for hamburgers! I was always ready for that trade - take the Big Mac and give me the pork and leek dim sum!
December 17, 2022
Grace Lin's Dim Sum For Everyone is for all intents and purposes sweet and enlightening (and perhaps even quite engaging for the very young). However, and on a purely personal level, I really cannot say that I like the accompanying illustrations all that much, as they are simply much too cartoon-like for my aesthetic tastes (working well enough in conjunction with the narrative, but not in any way magical or spectacular, just simply and basically adequate). Also, and for me probably even more importantly, and as some of my GR friends have already pointed out in their own excellent reviews of Dim Sum For Everyone, the text itself (Grace Lin's printed words), they are rather, no actually, they are very much lacking in any kind of substance. Granted, the storyline of Dim Sum for Everyone of a Chinese American family going out for a traditional Dim Sum is to a point captivating and delightful, but there just is not all that much to it (not all that much detail, not all that much that can be described as more than a rather obvious scratching the proverbial surface of rudimentary description and depiction of the joys and ways and means of Dim Sum). And as someone who used to go out for Dim Sum quite regularly (during my university years), what I actually appreciate most are the two back pages of Dim Sum for Everyone which list twenty-two Dim Sum dishes (along with both the English and Chinese names of said dishes), and the two front pages, which detail some of the ingredients and utensils used to prepare and eat Dim Sum. As an introduction to Dim Sum for a very young child, Dim Sum For Everyone would likely work quite well, but indeed, older children would more than likely require more detail and a considerably stronger, more informative textual offering from Grace Lin.
But sadly, and really totally frigging horribly, Dim Sum for Everyone has actually now (in 20022) been banned in Duval County, Florida (along with 176 other books, sigh). And honestly, for ANYONE who thinks that Dim Sum for Everyone, that this totally and utterly inoffensive picture book should be banned and restricted (and this also includes politicians), well, you are obviously seriously deranged and unhinged, and TOTAL SHAME on you.
But sadly, and really totally frigging horribly, Dim Sum for Everyone has actually now (in 20022) been banned in Duval County, Florida (along with 176 other books, sigh). And honestly, for ANYONE who thinks that Dim Sum for Everyone, that this totally and utterly inoffensive picture book should be banned and restricted (and this also includes politicians), well, you are obviously seriously deranged and unhinged, and TOTAL SHAME on you.
August 19, 2019
I love Grace Lin’s work. I got this book as Dim Sum is something I have always wanted to enjoy, but it is still on my bucket list of things to do. I know the idea of choosing little plates to eat as they roll by, but it was nice to have this guide on how to do it. It looks like a whole lot of fun.
Grace explains through her characters what they serve and how they serve and what the process is. They leave the plates on the table as they way of totaling up the bill. They also share the dishes they get, which I didn’t know was the case. I also wonder how much it is as it sounds delightful.
The kids thought this looks fun. My nephew’s favorite food is mussels and clams and oysters, any type of seafood. They also enjoy different types of food. The other day he was asked if he wanted to eat at Subway and he asked if they could have Thai food instead. He thought this looked like fun and he wants to do this. The niece is a foodie and she is very picky what she eats. This appealed to her cute factor. She thought this was a beginning story, and she thought it looked like a fun idea. She gave this 3 stars and the nephew gave this 3 stars too.
Grace explains through her characters what they serve and how they serve and what the process is. They leave the plates on the table as they way of totaling up the bill. They also share the dishes they get, which I didn’t know was the case. I also wonder how much it is as it sounds delightful.
The kids thought this looks fun. My nephew’s favorite food is mussels and clams and oysters, any type of seafood. They also enjoy different types of food. The other day he was asked if he wanted to eat at Subway and he asked if they could have Thai food instead. He thought this looked like fun and he wants to do this. The niece is a foodie and she is very picky what she eats. This appealed to her cute factor. She thought this was a beginning story, and she thought it looked like a fun idea. She gave this 3 stars and the nephew gave this 3 stars too.
May 29, 2010
I wasn’t wild about the style of art in this book, but it worked for all the little dishes and especially on my favorite page in the story “Everyone eats a little bit of everything.” which shows many tables, many people, many dishes. My other favorite pages in this book aren’t part of the story. They’re the two page long note at the end giving some history about the dim sum tradition and the back inside cover with drawings of various dim sum foods with their English and Chinese (alphabet pronunciation style) translations. I like that the featured family consists of two parents and three daughters/no sons, and that one of the daughters tells the “story” which is an account of one of the family’s regular outings to a dim sum restaurant, and what food they each choose to share with the others. This book is the alternate/sixth book selection for the June culinary theme for the Picture Books group at the Children's Books group.
June 1, 2010
I enjoyed this one. I thought I knew what Dim Sum was, but I was wrong. I love when I learn something new and expand my horizons. First of all, the illustrations in this book are bright, bold, and beautiful! I like that the moment you look at the cover you know you are going on a culinary adventure. The details from beginning to end were wonderful. The story is about a little girl who goes to a Dim Sum restaurant with her family. The book details their eating experience. At the end of the book, there is some history of Dim Sum and its customs. I enjoyed this part more than the actual story itself. I know one thing now; I want to go to a Dim Sum restaurant! It sounds so fun and yummy! I thought of my sister when I read it and how much she would enjoy going to a restaurant like this. I had to share it with her. She also liked it and said she learned something new.
June 14, 2010
I enjoyed this book but perhaps not as much as I was hoping to. The illustrations were not my cup of tea, and I thought the story was just a bit too sparse and nothing really "special" in the telling--but I could totally see my kid-self LOVING this book. I would be absolutely obsessed with the idea of getting to go to a restaurant and pick out my own "little" dishes of food. Oh my, what fun! And, okay, even as an adult I am kind of enamored with the idea and want to go to a Dim Sum bar now! I actually really liked the note at the back of the book explaining the history of dim sum--I love learning more about food and cultures!
April 10, 2018
I love this book because we can learn different kind of dim sum from this book . This book talk about traditional dim sum in Chinese restaurant. Children would feel hungry when we read this book together,they might say I want to eat some dim sum . I would recommend this book for someone who love chinese dim sum
June 2, 2010
The text itself is just okay. Nothing too endearing or special. But, I really enjoyed the back matter, which gave a nice overview of what Dim Sum is and how it came to be so popular.
The illustrations are nice and colorful, and I admit I really wanted some dim sum after reading this book!
The illustrations are nice and colorful, and I admit I really wanted some dim sum after reading this book!
June 10, 2010
I have to admit my son was more interested in the illustrations then in the actual story itself. I felt the explanation of the tradition and definition for Dim sum at the end of the story were the best part of the whole book and really were very interesting to read.
June 6, 2010
This book is beautifully illustrated and I think would be interesting to a small child. It did make me want to go to a Dim Sum restaurant! Overall, it was an appealing book.
July 5, 2011
Brief text describes dim sum, perfect for preschoolers or new readers. Wonderful 2 page note at the end explaining history and traditions.
September 3, 2016
This was a fun children's book. Cute story and colorful illustrations
October 11, 2016
A fun little story the helps to educate on diversity and also shows a very happy family unit while making me hungry.
April 2, 2015
Dim Sum for Everyone
I really enjoy this book. This is very simple and cute. A child describes the various little dishes of dim sum that she and her family enjoy on a visit to a restaurant in Chinatown. This is lovely.
There is a Chinese family. Ma-ma means mother. Ba-ba means father. Jie-Jie and Mei-mei mean sister.
This picture book fills with Chinese culture. The food, Dim Sum, is also Chinese food. As a Chinese, I really enjoy this book.
The picture book is very colorful. We can see the first page. There is green setting that fill with many Chinese sauces and fresh material. The ending page is also green. There are filled with different Dim Sums. I like this design. When you open this book, it shows the ingredients of dim sums. When you finished this book, it shows us the delicious dim sums. That is so interesting.
Although many people said this picture book is too simple. However, we have to say when we finished this book we know that what is the dim sums and what is it the dim sum restaurant. The picture is too cartoon. The words are too simple. The book is very adorable. I am Chinese. Thus, I know this book is exactly show us the real dim sums restaurants. When I finished this book, I miss this food very much.
The important thing is that the author provide more information on the ending page. He introduces history of dim sum. It can help children to understand this type of food.
This is cute book.
I really enjoy this book. This is very simple and cute. A child describes the various little dishes of dim sum that she and her family enjoy on a visit to a restaurant in Chinatown. This is lovely.
There is a Chinese family. Ma-ma means mother. Ba-ba means father. Jie-Jie and Mei-mei mean sister.
This picture book fills with Chinese culture. The food, Dim Sum, is also Chinese food. As a Chinese, I really enjoy this book.
The picture book is very colorful. We can see the first page. There is green setting that fill with many Chinese sauces and fresh material. The ending page is also green. There are filled with different Dim Sums. I like this design. When you open this book, it shows the ingredients of dim sums. When you finished this book, it shows us the delicious dim sums. That is so interesting.
Although many people said this picture book is too simple. However, we have to say when we finished this book we know that what is the dim sums and what is it the dim sum restaurant. The picture is too cartoon. The words are too simple. The book is very adorable. I am Chinese. Thus, I know this book is exactly show us the real dim sums restaurants. When I finished this book, I miss this food very much.
The important thing is that the author provide more information on the ending page. He introduces history of dim sum. It can help children to understand this type of food.
This is cute book.
November 14, 2016
A little girl and her family go to have dim sum at a restaurant, introducing readers to some of the common dishes and unique traits of a dim sum restaurant.
Short, sweet, and culturally spot on. This is a great multicultural picture book that introduces a yummy restaurant experience (which can potentially be overwhelming for first timers...this would be good to read before going for the first time). The back of the book includes an informative note on the history and development of dim sum restaurants, and common practices you should use when visiting such a restaurant. I should not have read this before lunch. Now I'm hungrier. Love Grace Lin's illustrations.
Short, sweet, and culturally spot on. This is a great multicultural picture book that introduces a yummy restaurant experience (which can potentially be overwhelming for first timers...this would be good to read before going for the first time). The back of the book includes an informative note on the history and development of dim sum restaurants, and common practices you should use when visiting such a restaurant. I should not have read this before lunch. Now I'm hungrier. Love Grace Lin's illustrations.
December 4, 2019
A simple narrative - "Ma-ma picks little dishes of sweet pork buns. / Ba-ba chooses little dishes of fried shrimp" - and bright, textured illustrations come together in Grace Lin's Dim Sum for Everyone, a picture-book celebration of the Chinese tradition of eating meals composed of many small dishes. Though the text is minimal, with one brief sentence per two-page spread, it manages to emphasize both the familial and communal nature of going out to eat Dim Sum, while also making it look fun.
Although I enjoyed this selection - chosen as the alternate sixth title for our June "culinary delights" theme, over in The Picture-Book Club to which I belong - I think I agree with some of my fellow reviewers in finding the text itself a little too minimal for my taste. On the other hand, I imagine that it will appeal to the very youngest readers, who will also appreciate the attention-grabbing illustrations. I liked Lin's use of color here, and the way her backgrounds, with their incorporation of little recurring motifs, all looked like fabric. I also appreciated the brief afterword explaining the history of Dim Sum, although I think it might also have been helpful to explain that "Jie-jie" and "Mei-mei" (used in the text) mean older and younger sister, respectively.
Although I enjoyed this selection - chosen as the alternate sixth title for our June "culinary delights" theme, over in The Picture-Book Club to which I belong - I think I agree with some of my fellow reviewers in finding the text itself a little too minimal for my taste. On the other hand, I imagine that it will appeal to the very youngest readers, who will also appreciate the attention-grabbing illustrations. I liked Lin's use of color here, and the way her backgrounds, with their incorporation of little recurring motifs, all looked like fabric. I also appreciated the brief afterword explaining the history of Dim Sum, although I think it might also have been helpful to explain that "Jie-jie" and "Mei-mei" (used in the text) mean older and younger sister, respectively.
December 21, 2015
• Summarize the book:
This beautifully illustrated picture book tells the story of a Chinese American girl and her family going out to a restaurant and having a traditional meal of dim sum.
• Identify the characteristics from the text that support the specific genre: This book is set in contemporary times and is realistic. With a gentle touch it brings readers in to one of the most wonder and accessible aspects of culture; food!
• Identify specific literary or educational concepts that could be integrated into the classroom. America's multi-culturalism, foods around the world, Chinese-America, Cantonese and multilingualism are all topics which young and / or highly visual children can explore through this book.
• Provide any other suggestions that would be useful regarding literary content, reading level, and other ways in which the book might be integrated.
The style of art in this book is very colorful and I would think, very accessible to children. And art project could be integrated into a book study. Dim sum could be prepared. The book has a glossary of the Cantonese words for different types of dim sum so this could be scaffolded into learning additional Cantonese words. Similar foods in different cultures could be compared (dumplings, pirogies, etc).
This book can be read aloud to very young children (an Amazon review cited it as a two-year old's favorite) but also enjoyed right on up through at least 3rd grade. It would be great to include to provide a variety of reading level in a text set on Chinese-America; food around the world, etc.
This beautifully illustrated picture book tells the story of a Chinese American girl and her family going out to a restaurant and having a traditional meal of dim sum.
• Identify the characteristics from the text that support the specific genre: This book is set in contemporary times and is realistic. With a gentle touch it brings readers in to one of the most wonder and accessible aspects of culture; food!
• Identify specific literary or educational concepts that could be integrated into the classroom. America's multi-culturalism, foods around the world, Chinese-America, Cantonese and multilingualism are all topics which young and / or highly visual children can explore through this book.
• Provide any other suggestions that would be useful regarding literary content, reading level, and other ways in which the book might be integrated.
The style of art in this book is very colorful and I would think, very accessible to children. And art project could be integrated into a book study. Dim sum could be prepared. The book has a glossary of the Cantonese words for different types of dim sum so this could be scaffolded into learning additional Cantonese words. Similar foods in different cultures could be compared (dumplings, pirogies, etc).
This book can be read aloud to very young children (an Amazon review cited it as a two-year old's favorite) but also enjoyed right on up through at least 3rd grade. It would be great to include to provide a variety of reading level in a text set on Chinese-America; food around the world, etc.
November 10, 2015
“Dim Sum” meaning small bite-sized portions of food traditionally served in small steamer basket or on small plates. Jie-Jie, a girl describes her dinner experience with family at a dim sum restaurant. Her family picks their favourite little dishes from the steaming carts filled with dumplings, buns and cakes. It is traditional style dinner, everyone shares their food with each other, so they can get a bite of everything. Dim Sum for Everyone! celebrate a Chinese culture and their traditional style dinner. Perspective changes to feature each family member as they choose a different food. The book mentions some of classic dishes and ones that would not gross out those who are not as adventuresome, like chicken feet and etc.
The illustration are brightly colored, with a restaurant red carpet serving as the background for each spread. Moreover, the vibrantly colored foods and clothing add to the visual interest. The main color scheme are red, in Chinese culture red color symbolizes good luck. That might be the reason why it was use in throughout the book. Children can learn new and different foods from other cultures. This book is one of interesting multicultural books to read aloud, especially during Chinese New Year.
The illustration are brightly colored, with a restaurant red carpet serving as the background for each spread. Moreover, the vibrantly colored foods and clothing add to the visual interest. The main color scheme are red, in Chinese culture red color symbolizes good luck. That might be the reason why it was use in throughout the book. Children can learn new and different foods from other cultures. This book is one of interesting multicultural books to read aloud, especially during Chinese New Year.
March 24, 2016
The genre of this story is a realistic fiction about a young girl describing different Chinese dishes. The audience would be grades kindergarten to 2nd grade because it is a very easy read with only a few sentences on each page.
Text to Self: The narrator is talking about all of the different Chinese dishes and the way it is eaten, this reminds me of when I went to an Indian restaurant. Each dish was served on large plates for everyone to share and eat on their own plates; you would eat a little bit of everything, like in Dim Sum for Everyone!
Text to Text: This story reminds me of Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food because whenever I would read this book I would drool over all of the junk food the family was eating. As I read Dim Sum for Everyone! I am again drooling over the Chinese food and am dying to try Dim Sum.
Text to World: Chinese people are usually made fun with the stereotype that they eat dogs, but this book does a great job of showing all of the foods that they eat, which goes against that stereotype. It shows how wonderful their food culture is in the way they eat and share food.
Text to Self: The narrator is talking about all of the different Chinese dishes and the way it is eaten, this reminds me of when I went to an Indian restaurant. Each dish was served on large plates for everyone to share and eat on their own plates; you would eat a little bit of everything, like in Dim Sum for Everyone!
Text to Text: This story reminds me of Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food because whenever I would read this book I would drool over all of the junk food the family was eating. As I read Dim Sum for Everyone! I am again drooling over the Chinese food and am dying to try Dim Sum.
Text to World: Chinese people are usually made fun with the stereotype that they eat dogs, but this book does a great job of showing all of the foods that they eat, which goes against that stereotype. It shows how wonderful their food culture is in the way they eat and share food.
July 19, 2009
We just love dim sum! And this is a short, fun, and inforamative story about dim sum and a few of the different kinds there are. A great story to read aloud to children!
This story was selected as one of the books for the June 2010 - Culinary Delights reads at the Picture-Book Club in the Children's Books Group here at Goodreads.
This story was selected as one of the books for the June 2010 - Culinary Delights reads at the Picture-Book Club in the Children's Books Group here at Goodreads.
June 11, 2014
We read this during a presentation that our ESL kids were giving on their home countries. Two are from China, and they really enjoyed listening to the story and telling us what some Chinese characters meant. I think what was best about this book within this context was how it gave the Chinese students an opportunity to teach and talk about their heritage in front of their friends.
Others say that they think the style is too cartoony, but it's a book intended for small children? I'm not sure what you're expecting.
Others say that they think the style is too cartoony, but it's a book intended for small children? I'm not sure what you're expecting.
May 30, 2010
I'm not wild about her artwork, but I like the story--it made me hungry! The author is from the area where I live, so of course I have to read everything she writes. Hope I get to meet her some day!
May 13, 2010
A nice introduction to what Dim Sum is. I really like the backgrounds on all the pictures.
May 5, 2018
I like this book that it show the children what is dim sum. Dim sum is a small dish that I like it very much and it tastes delicious. It is one of most important food that Chinese people most have.
September 8, 2021
Featured in a grandma reads session.
We have some picky petes in our group. . . this was my aim at that bulls-eye. We have a few sushi fans, but no one in our crowd except a few of the wild uncles have had dim sum, so we need to have a family trip out to try something new!!!
This was a good ice breaker!
We have some picky petes in our group. . . this was my aim at that bulls-eye. We have a few sushi fans, but no one in our crowd except a few of the wild uncles have had dim sum, so we need to have a family trip out to try something new!!!
This was a good ice breaker!
April 28, 2016
A little girl and her family travel to a family restaurant called “Dim Sum”. Here the little girl explores many different dishes with her family and learns about the meaning of the restaurant.
Circular Connections:
The student will apply a wide range of strategies to
comprehend, interpret, evaluate, appreciate, and respond to a wide variety of
texts such as the use of short, long, and r-controlled vowel sounds, students will use blends, digraphs, and diphthongs, and lastly alphabetize to the second letter. For the activity students will need:
1. Alphabetizing activity worksheet: Students will alphabetize words from the story.
2. Vowel pattern worksheet: Students will practice short, long and r-controlled vowel sounds
from the story.
3. Phonics patterns: Vocabulary words and their corresponding phonics patterns are provided for
instruction.
For fun, the teacher can create a classroom cooking activity where students actually cook a similar dish that is talked about in the book.
§110.12. English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 1, Beginning with School Year 2009-2010.
(2) Reading/Beginning Reading Skills/Phonological Awareness. Students display phonological awareness. Students are expected to:
(A) orally generate a series of original rhyming words using a variety of phonograms (e.g., -ake, -ant, -ain) and consonant blends (e.g., bl, st, tr);
(B) distinguish between long- and short-vowel sounds in spoken one-syllable words (e.g., bit/bite);
(C) recognize the change in a spoken word when a specified phoneme is added, changed, or removed (e.g.,/b/l/o/w/ to/g/l/o/w/);
(D) blend spoken phonemes to form one- and two-syllable words, including consonant blends (e.g., spr);
(E) isolate initial, medial, and final sounds in one-syllable spoken words; and
(F) segment spoken one-syllable words of three to five phonemes into individual phonemes (e.g., splat =/s/p/l/a/t/).
(3) Reading/Beginning Reading Skills/Phonics. Students use the relationships between letters and sounds, spelling patterns, and morphological analysis to decode written English. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater depth in increasingly more complex texts. Students are expected to:
(A) decode words in context and in isolation by applying common letter-sound correspondences, including:
(i) single letters (consonants) including b, c=/k/, c=/s/, d, f, g=/g/ (hard), g=/j/ (soft), h, j, k, l, m, n, p, qu=/kw/, r, s=/s/, s=/z/, t, v, w, x=/ks/, y, and z;
(ii) single letters (vowels) including short a, short e, short i, short o, short u, long a (a-e), long e (e), long i (i-e), long o (o-e), long u (u-e), y=long e, and y=long i;
(iii) consonant blends (e.g., bl, st);
(iv) consonant digraphs including ch, tch, sh, th=as in thing, wh, ng, ck, kn, -dge, and ph;
(v) vowel digraphs including oo as in foot, oo as in moon, ea as in eat, ea as in bread, ee, ow as in how, ow as in snow, ou as in out, ay,ai, aw, au, ew, oa, ie as in chief, ie as in pie, and -igh; and
(vi) vowel diphthongs including oy, oi, ou, and ow;
(B) combine sounds from letters and common spelling patterns (e.g., consonant blends, long- and short-vowel patterns) to create recognizable words;
(C) use common syllabication patterns to decode words, including:
(i) closed syllable (CVC) (e.g., mat, rab-bit);
(ii) open syllable (CV) (e.g., he, ba-by);
(iii) final stable syllable (e.g., ap-ple, a-ble);
(iv) vowel-consonant-silent "e" words (VCe) (e.g., kite, hide);
(v) vowel digraphs and diphthongs (e.g., boy-hood, oat-meal); and
(vi) r-controlled vowel sounds (e.g., tar); including er, ir, ur, ar, and or);
(D) decode words with common spelling patterns (e.g., -ink, -onk, -ick);
Circular Connections:
The student will apply a wide range of strategies to
comprehend, interpret, evaluate, appreciate, and respond to a wide variety of
texts such as the use of short, long, and r-controlled vowel sounds, students will use blends, digraphs, and diphthongs, and lastly alphabetize to the second letter. For the activity students will need:
1. Alphabetizing activity worksheet: Students will alphabetize words from the story.
2. Vowel pattern worksheet: Students will practice short, long and r-controlled vowel sounds
from the story.
3. Phonics patterns: Vocabulary words and their corresponding phonics patterns are provided for
instruction.
For fun, the teacher can create a classroom cooking activity where students actually cook a similar dish that is talked about in the book.
§110.12. English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 1, Beginning with School Year 2009-2010.
(2) Reading/Beginning Reading Skills/Phonological Awareness. Students display phonological awareness. Students are expected to:
(A) orally generate a series of original rhyming words using a variety of phonograms (e.g., -ake, -ant, -ain) and consonant blends (e.g., bl, st, tr);
(B) distinguish between long- and short-vowel sounds in spoken one-syllable words (e.g., bit/bite);
(C) recognize the change in a spoken word when a specified phoneme is added, changed, or removed (e.g.,/b/l/o/w/ to/g/l/o/w/);
(D) blend spoken phonemes to form one- and two-syllable words, including consonant blends (e.g., spr);
(E) isolate initial, medial, and final sounds in one-syllable spoken words; and
(F) segment spoken one-syllable words of three to five phonemes into individual phonemes (e.g., splat =/s/p/l/a/t/).
(3) Reading/Beginning Reading Skills/Phonics. Students use the relationships between letters and sounds, spelling patterns, and morphological analysis to decode written English. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater depth in increasingly more complex texts. Students are expected to:
(A) decode words in context and in isolation by applying common letter-sound correspondences, including:
(i) single letters (consonants) including b, c=/k/, c=/s/, d, f, g=/g/ (hard), g=/j/ (soft), h, j, k, l, m, n, p, qu=/kw/, r, s=/s/, s=/z/, t, v, w, x=/ks/, y, and z;
(ii) single letters (vowels) including short a, short e, short i, short o, short u, long a (a-e), long e (e), long i (i-e), long o (o-e), long u (u-e), y=long e, and y=long i;
(iii) consonant blends (e.g., bl, st);
(iv) consonant digraphs including ch, tch, sh, th=as in thing, wh, ng, ck, kn, -dge, and ph;
(v) vowel digraphs including oo as in foot, oo as in moon, ea as in eat, ea as in bread, ee, ow as in how, ow as in snow, ou as in out, ay,ai, aw, au, ew, oa, ie as in chief, ie as in pie, and -igh; and
(vi) vowel diphthongs including oy, oi, ou, and ow;
(B) combine sounds from letters and common spelling patterns (e.g., consonant blends, long- and short-vowel patterns) to create recognizable words;
(C) use common syllabication patterns to decode words, including:
(i) closed syllable (CVC) (e.g., mat, rab-bit);
(ii) open syllable (CV) (e.g., he, ba-by);
(iii) final stable syllable (e.g., ap-ple, a-ble);
(iv) vowel-consonant-silent "e" words (VCe) (e.g., kite, hide);
(v) vowel digraphs and diphthongs (e.g., boy-hood, oat-meal); and
(vi) r-controlled vowel sounds (e.g., tar); including er, ir, ur, ar, and or);
(D) decode words with common spelling patterns (e.g., -ink, -onk, -ick);
November 13, 2014
The book starts off with a family (who looks identical to the family in "Thanking the Moon") at a dim sum restaurant. They all pick little dishes off carts being brought around by waiters. Each family member takes a turn picking something. Ma-Ma picked sweet pork buns. Ba-Ba picks fried shrimp. Jie-Jie picks turnip cakes. Mei-Mei picks sweet tofu. The main character picks egg tarts. Dim sum is a collaborative meal where everyone eats a little bit of everyone else's dish.
Again, Grace Lin informs the reader about Chinese culture at the beginning and end of the story. At the beginning Lin puts pictures with common foods and terms. The last page also has these names and pictures of popular dishes At the end she goes in to a deeper explanation of dim sum and dinner customs in China. I learned that "yum cha" is a term for tea drinking which was popular before dim sum. Dim sum became popular because while people drank their tea the teahouses would supply them with small dishes to eat. Dim sum actually means "touches the heart". The tea and small dish restaurants came to the United States in the mid-19th century.
I would love to stage a tea(non caffeinated)and dim sum meal in my classroom. I think my students would really enjoy immersing themselves in to Chinese tradition. I would buy or prepare the dishes one the front or back page along with tea.
If I had ESOL students in my class I would have them read this book aloud to me. The words were very simple and there were very few on a page. Afterwards, we could talk about customs in their culture so not only are the expressing themselves but they are enlightening me on their cultural background.
Age appropriateness: Toddler-2nd grade.
Themes: Chinese culture, Dim sum
Again, Grace Lin informs the reader about Chinese culture at the beginning and end of the story. At the beginning Lin puts pictures with common foods and terms. The last page also has these names and pictures of popular dishes At the end she goes in to a deeper explanation of dim sum and dinner customs in China. I learned that "yum cha" is a term for tea drinking which was popular before dim sum. Dim sum became popular because while people drank their tea the teahouses would supply them with small dishes to eat. Dim sum actually means "touches the heart". The tea and small dish restaurants came to the United States in the mid-19th century.
I would love to stage a tea(non caffeinated)and dim sum meal in my classroom. I think my students would really enjoy immersing themselves in to Chinese tradition. I would buy or prepare the dishes one the front or back page along with tea.
If I had ESOL students in my class I would have them read this book aloud to me. The words were very simple and there were very few on a page. Afterwards, we could talk about customs in their culture so not only are the expressing themselves but they are enlightening me on their cultural background.
Age appropriateness: Toddler-2nd grade.
Themes: Chinese culture, Dim sum
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December 8, 20161. "Dim Sum for Everyone!" is about a family that goes to a Dim Sum restaurant, and explains how food and drink are served there. This offers a brief view of a small portion of Chinese culture and how it is practiced today.
2. This book offers a full explanation of the evolution and purpose of Dim Sum in the Chinese culture in the back for adult use, however the illustrations and simple language of the book shows that it is simple a restaurant experience and makes that very relatable to children.
3. Books to pair: The Great Wall of Lucy Wu by Wendy Shang
4. Quote: "Dim Sum for Everyone"
While I am aware that is the title, they are the most influential words of the book. This quote and book and be used to talk about what kinds of traditions do we practice that may have been barrowed from other cultures or changed, building self awareness and cultural awareness.
2. This book offers a full explanation of the evolution and purpose of Dim Sum in the Chinese culture in the back for adult use, however the illustrations and simple language of the book shows that it is simple a restaurant experience and makes that very relatable to children.
3. Books to pair: The Great Wall of Lucy Wu by Wendy Shang
4. Quote: "Dim Sum for Everyone"
While I am aware that is the title, they are the most influential words of the book. This quote and book and be used to talk about what kinds of traditions do we practice that may have been barrowed from other cultures or changed, building self awareness and cultural awareness.
October 25, 2017
Dim Sum for Everyone by Grace Lin is a good short read for kids. It gives Children who are not familiar with the Chinese culture, a look into different foods of the Chinese culture. The story shares different foods and how dim sum works. There is no plot or resolution in the story, but it is a straight forward book in the perspective of the little girl sharing her experience. I do not think that children will be engaged when reading the book unless if the class is focusing on Chinese culture specifically. The words are easy and the illustrations are the same on each page.. The illustrations are the same characters from Grace Lin's other book, "Bringing in the New Year". Culturally, the illustrations have no negative stereotype, but it can seem that the book is generalizing the culture, but it does not. The back of the book has an explanation of dim sum and a history which is helpful.
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