Chinese New Year Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterFebruary 18, 2007
I know it’s Sunday – but Chinese New Year is too good to pass up!

History
Different groups of people celebrate different holidays. While Americans celebrate the New Year's holiday on Jan 1, the Chinese New Year begins today. Read more about it here: http://www.helium.com/tm/169550

Discussion Questions:
Chinese years are grouped into sets of _____.
What animal represents 2007?
What does the color red represent?
What does the color gold represent?
What traditional gift is given to celebrate the Chinese New Year?

Journal
Chinese people believe that the characteristics of people are like those of the animal of the year they were born. Look at this link for animal characteristics. http://www.developingteachers.com/newsletterplans/feb4_2002.htm (Scroll down passed the fortune cookie info – although this is great info as well!)
Find out what animal represented the year you were born, and the animals that represent the years the members of your family were born.

Do you think the characteristics of the animal accurately represents the people born in that year?

Art
Try your hand at making a Chinese Paper Lantern at this site. You can also make your own New Year’s Banner with Chinese writing!

http://www.newton.mec.edu/Angier/DimSum/china__dim_sum__spring_fes.html