Chinese New Year is a 15-day festival in China to ring in the New Year. There are many unique traditions such as the Dragon Parade, Reunion Dinner, and the Lantern Festival that students will find fascinating. Students will love learning about this special holiday celebration with this fun unit!
This unit includes many interactive activities and learning opportunities for students including reading passages about
✔ Chinese New Year
✔ Symbols and Traditions of Chinese New Year
✔ Chinese Zodiac Activity
✔ Chinese New Year Flip Book
✔ Scavenger Hunt
✔ Vocabulary Posters
✔ Spotlight on Vocabulary
Plus it comes with reading passages and activities to learn about China:
✔ All About China
✔ Ancient China
✔ Color the Flag of China
✔ Writing Prompts
✔ Questions about China
✔ Acrostic Fact Chart
There are three main activities:
Vocabulary:
Introduce the six vocabulary words with the real-life photo posters included. You could post these posters around the classroom and have students travel around to define the words. These posters make a colorful bulletin board display in a snap!
Reading:
Next, have students read the passages the history and traditions of Chinese New Year and all about China. After reading the passages, have students complete the scavenger hunt organizer. These work well in centers, learning stations, and as partner work.
Activities:
There are many activities for students to complete to show what they know:
✔ Scavenger Hunt Organizer
✔ Questions about China
✔ Acrostic Fact Chart
✔ Writing prompts
✔ Spotlight on Vocabulary
✔ Plus a 5-page Flip Book
I usually have them do one page of the flip book at each center or station. They can use the articles as a reference source to help them complete the pages of the booklet. Lastly, they cut, color, and assemble the booklet. Flip up books can be glued or stapled inside their interactive notebooks, file folder, or a 12×18 piece of construction paper folded like a book cover.