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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students explore the 12 symbolic animals of the Chinese zodiac,how these animals were chosen, and the personality traits that correspond to each animal. They explain the Chinese calendar. Full Review »
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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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- 5th - 6th
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Students explore Chinese paper cuts, Chinese and Western zodiac signs, and make paper cuts to depict their own zodiac sign. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students study the elements of the Chinese zodiac. They observe the placement of the animals on the zodiac chart while studying the Chinese New Year. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students complete a unit of lessons on the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. They identify their own animal sign, list characteristics for each animal, explore websites, and create an acrostic of their name. 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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- 1st - 2nd
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Students identify and present the history and legend of the Chinese New Year and respond to questions included. Students practice saying the common greetings and wishes in Chinese for the Chinese New Year. Students identify and explain the origin and legend of the Chinese zodiac chart. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students continue their examination of the Chinese New Year. As a class, they discover the signs included in the Chinese Zodiac. They listen to a story, place cutout animals on a chart and discuss their characteristics. They write three sentences and play a game based on those qualities. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students examine the development of the Chinese calendar. Students research the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. Using the Internet, students investigate the traits traditionally associated with the animals. They compare and contrast animals in the list. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students complete a variety of activities relating the culture and children of China. They create a number book using calligraphy, design and construct a mask, read and discuss a variety of books, eat with chopsticks, and write a short story or poem about a person born in their birth year using the Chinese Zodiac as a reference. Full Review »
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