Chinese New Year is a great time for students to understand and appreciate the culture and traditions of the Chinese people.
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Set up Workstations in your classroom for Chinese New Year.
The Workstations can include:
Writing characters using a mini-whiteboard
Make your own 红包
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Learning Chinese characters doesn't need to be hard. Use this Chinese Zodiac characters worksheet to help students remember each animal word by using pictures.
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A good activity to help students write 福 is below.
Download the Writing sheet here. Students will use this worksheet to decorate the 红包.
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Download the Chinese New Year Buttons. Students can color each Zodiac animal and cut them out.
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Download the Year of the Monkey Poster here.
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Who was the Monkey King?
What were his special powers?
Ask students to research information about the Monkey King, or watch the video below.
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Teach students lots of verbs / doing words - run, jump, swim, dance, sit, stand, talk, walk etc.,
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Use this easy template, for students to create their own 'Happy Chinese New Year' card.
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Students can use descriptive words to describe the main characters from 'The Journey to the West' story.
Introduce words: 胖，高，可爱，矮，高兴，etc.,
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Download this Monkey Template. Ask students to trace the word 猴 and then hang the monkeys around the classroom for Chinese New Year.
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Learning about the Monkey King and 'The Journey to the West' is essential for 2016 - The Year of the Monkey.
Download the masks below
Monkey king_Mask
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2016 is the Year of the Monkey. Print the 3 Bookmarks below and encourage students to decorate them with Chinese characters.
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