Squigly's Secret Code-- New Year Celebration

From fireworks to costumes to dancing and watching a ball drop, the New Year is celebrated in different ways around the world. After reading a three-page passage on different countries' New Year traditions, pupils respond to 10 questions...

Second graders compare and contrast holidays. For this holiday lesson, 2nd graders compare United States New Year to the Chinese New Year. They read the story This Next New Year by Janet S. Wong and create a list about how China...

Students are introduced to the way the Japanese celebrate the new year. Using the internet, they compare and contrast the celebrations in Japan with those in Korea. After being read a story, they complete a worksheet on the series of...

Three, two, one—Happy New Year! Ring in the magical moment between old and new years with an interactive crossword puzzle. Pupils read clues to guess words such as millennium, countdown, and fireworks.

Students explore world cultures by creating arts and crafts projects. In this Chinese New Year lesson, students identify the differences in time between the U.S. New Year and a Chinese New Year celebration. Students create culturally...

Explore New Year's celebrations around the world. In this cultural diversity and history lesson, students research various New Year's celebrations from different countries using the "Taking it Global" website. Students prepare a visual...

In this secret code activity, students will print the letter that corresponds with the symbol to decipher a secret message from Squigly.

Students explore Chinese New Year. Students view the pictures from Chinese New Year's Dragon and The Four Dragons by use of the document camera. Students complete a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting their New Year celebration with...

Students explore the Chinese New Year celebration. Through the use of interactive video and the Internet, they will examine the sequence of events that occur during the preparation and festivities. Students compare the Chinese New Year...

In this Chinese New Year worksheet, students color the pictures of the Chinese New Year and cut them out to make a book in the correct order. Students complete this for 6 pages.