Find out how Chinese New Year is celebrated around the world with this detailed scheme of work for Years 1 & 2. Explore the story of Nian, taste traditional Chinese New Year foods, learn a fun Chinese New Year song, and enjoy other crafty and creative activities!
With lesson plans, informative slides, activity ideas, differentiated worksheets and much more, these fun lessons are a great way to teach your class about Chinese New Year.
Make sure you also download this free Chinese New Year Writing Frame and this free Chinese New Year Acrostics Sheet to support your teaching of Chinese New Year.
Learn all about 'The Story of Nian' and the different customs throughout the Chinese New Year. Read the story as a class and discover why people give red money pockets, have fireworks, hang banners and more.
This lesson introduces your class to the different names of the Chinese years as they read the story to find out how the animals decided which year should be named after who! They can then create bunting or retell the story for themselves.
Learn all about the different foods eaten during Chinese New Year with this fun and hands-on lesson. Enjoy tasting different foods and encourage your class to record their favourite and least favourite using tables and charts. There is also the opportunity to create their own fortune cookies!
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