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- 2nd - 4th
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Students identify and participate in three traditional activities used during Chinese New Year celebrations. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students study the customs and beliefs of the Chinese people as they experience Chinese New Year; students become aware that they live on one planet but their festivals and holidays vary. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore math concepts of percent and interest through research on Chinese New Year and the traditions of the holiday. Full Review »
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- 1st - 2nd
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Students participate in a variety of activities to prepare for and celebrate Chinese New Year. They clean the classroom, wear red, display the Chinese character for luck and make dragon puppets. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students examine the major differences between earstern and western dragons and their association with the Chinese New Year. They view and discuss a video, read New Year poems, explore various websites, and create a lion mask. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students study Chinese New Year traditions while investigating the concepts of percent and loan interest. They apply the concepts to calculate the total debt on monies borrowed. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students discuss with the teacher what they know about the Chinese New Year and then watch a video on the topic. They then discuss what they learned about Chinese New Year and then they refer to their January booklet to cut out a pattern, and listen to information about the lucky money pockets. They observe the teacher folding and gluing a lucky money pocket and then create one themselves. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students create a dragon to celebrate Chinese New Year. They create their dragon using paper, according to expamples provided by the teacher. Students design patterns on their dragon in the style of the examples. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students study the symbolism of the dragon in Chinese culture and its role in New Year celebrations. They research popular origin myths about the Chinese New Year. They discover the function of firecrackers during the New Year parade. Finally they study the appearance and characteristics of the Chinese lion and its role in the New Year celebrations Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students read books about other cultures and explore their customs and traditions. They discuss the meanings of myths and legends and then brainstorm examples of stories that fit the description. Students experience hands-on activities to further examine customs, traditions and myths. They create clay dragons, design lanterns, and participate in Chinese New Year festivities. Full Review »

