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Chinese New Year Ideas

Do you teach your students about Chinese New Year? This year Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, falls on January 25th. 

Today I am going to share a few quick ideas for you to use this week with your students. 

It is so important for students to learn about different cultures and celebrations so they can learn to respect them. Here are some simple ways to teach your students about Chinese New Year. A read aloud is a great way to kick things off!

1. Read a Chinese New Year Story to Your Class-
Here are a few read alouds you might choose from…

Chelsea’s Chinese New Year by Lisa Bullard
I really like this book! It is an engaging story about how Chelsea’s family celebrates Chinese New Year. On each page there you will also find factual information about Chinese New Year. (This book is available to purchase on Amazon, but it is also free if you are an Amazon Kindle Unlimited member.) 

Chinese New Year Wishes: Chinese Spring and Lantern Festival Celebration by Jillian Lin 

This book has good information and the text is written in both English and Chinese.
 
2. After a Read Aloud, Compare and Contrast New Year Celebrations-
After a read aloud (or video, or teacher-guided lesson) about Chinese New Year, students can compare and contrast different New Year celebrations. Students should think about the foods they eat, family traditions they might have, etc. I have included a FREE printable organizer for you to use to compare and contrast.
 
 
 
3. Clean the Classroom-
One tradition for Chinese New Year is for families to clean their houses to clean out all of the previous year’s bad luck. Use this as an opportunity for students to clean out desks, organize their supplies, and help clean up the classroom! 


4. Red Envelopes- 
Gift each of your students a Chinese New Year red envelope. Red envelopes filled with money are often given to children by their parents, grandparents, family, and neighbors. Instead of filling the envelopes with real money, you could put stickers, classroom currency (if you use it), a classroom coupon to eat lunch with the teacher, a few pieces of candy or chocolate coins, etc. (In the FREE download above I have included 2 coupons you might choose to use if you do the envelopes for your kids.)

Hope you have a great week! Check back next week to see what’s new! 



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