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Chinese New Year is a multi-day celebration that marks the beginning of the lunar new year. Some customs associated with this holiday are the giving of red envelopes to young people (that usually contain money), exchanging small gifts of food, hanging lanterns, watching fireworks, and attending parades that feature large dragon and lion dances. These resources will help you with teaching Chinese New Year traditions. Find more cultural activities in our Cinco de Mayo resources.

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It's Time to Celebrate the Chinese New Year!

It's Time to Celebrate the Chinese New Year!

Celebrating the Chinese New Year is fun for family and friends! Use this lesson to teach your students some of the holiday's traditions and events as they practice solving word problems, which involve time and all four math operations.

3rd grade

Math

Lesson plan

My Chinese Zodiac Animal

My Chinese Zodiac Animal

Are you similar to your Chinese zodiac animal? In this lesson, your students will learn about their zodiac animal and write about an example from their life that captures a time when they displayed traits similar to their zodiac animal.

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Chinese Zodiac Animals

Chinese Zodiac Animals

Animal lovers will rejoice with this lesson about the Chinese zodiac animals. It will give young students a whole new meaning to the year they were born!

Preschool

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Origin of the Chinese Zodiac Reading Comprehension

Origin of the Chinese Zodiac Reading Comprehension

Celebrate the lunar new year by learning about the origin of the Chinese Zodiac with this interesting 5th grade reading comprehension worksheet.

5th grade

Social studies

Worksheet

Retelling of The Monkey King: A Famous Chinese Story

Retelling of The Monkey King: A Famous Chinese Story

In honor of Chinese New Year, share with your students a famous Chinese story called *The Monkey King*. Students will practice their comprehension skills as they retell the story, identifying what happens in the beginning, middle, and end.

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Lanterns, Patterns, and Chinese New Year

Lanterns, Patterns, and Chinese New Year

Celebrating holidays can be more than just a party. In this lesson, students will learn about celebrating Chinese New Year and practice some math pattern skills.

Preschool

Math

Lesson plan

Counting Money: Chinese New Year

Counting Money: Chinese New Year

Start the lunar new year off right by giving your child's math skills a boost with this colorful coin-counting activity.

1st grade

Math

Worksheet

Counting Money for Red Envelopes: A Chinese New Year Tradition

Counting Money for Red Envelopes: A Chinese New Year Tradition

“Gong Xi Fa Cai, Hong Bao Na Lai!” This means "Happy New Year, Give me my red envelope!" Students will count coins and write the value all while learning about the Chinese New Year tradition of handing out red envelopes filled with money.

1st grade

Math

Lesson plan

Make a Chinese Zodiac Mask: Year of the Monkey

Make a Chinese Zodiac Mask: Year of the Monkey

Explore the Chinese Zodiac in costume with this colorful zodiac mask cutout! This mask is for the Year of the Monkey.

Kindergarten

Social studies

Worksheet

Chinese New Year’s Great Money Count

Chinese New Year’s Great Money Count

During the Chinese New Year, giving red envelopes full of money is a custom that symbolizes good luck. Use this lesson to teach your students about holiday traditions as they practice counting money.

2nd grade

Math

Lesson plan

Good Fortune: Chinese New Year Printable

Good Fortune: Chinese New Year Printable

Welcome Chinese New Year with this fun craft activity. Help your 3rd grader color and cut out the Chinese character for good fortune for lunar new year.

3rd grade

Social studies

Worksheet

Chinese Zodiac Coloring page

Chinese Zodiac Coloring page

Do you know the 12 animal symbols of the Chinese Zodiac? They're collected on this Chinese zodiac coloring page!

1st grade

Worksheet

Chinese Zodiac Math

Chinese Zodiac Math

Celebrate Chinese New Year with a fun math worksheet that challenges kids to figure out math questions based on the Chinese zodiac.

1st grade

Worksheet

Tangrams: An Ancient Chinese Puzzle

Tangrams: An Ancient Chinese Puzzle

How do you build spatial reasoning, critical thinking, and problem solving skills while doing something that is fun? With tangrams! In honor of Chinese New Year, this lesson introduces your students to the Chinese puzzle of tangrams.

Kindergarten

Math

Lesson plan

February 2018 Calendar: Days and Dates

February 2018 Calendar: Days and Dates

Did you know February is the shortest month of the year? Introduce students to the concept of calendars and offer some useful hands-on practice in identifying and writing dates.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Chinese New Year Greeting!

Chinese New Year Greeting!

Color in the Chinese characters that read "happy new year" and decorate to share the Chinese New Year greeting!

1st grade

Worksheet

Color the Dragon Dancers

Color the Dragon Dancers

At Chinese New Year parades, participants often celebrate by building dragon and lion characters to dance under. How many dancers are under this dragon?

1st grade

Social studies

Worksheet

"Fu" for You (Good Fortune for You)

"Fu" for You (Good Fortune for You)

What do red envelopes, pomelos, and water narcissus flowers have in common? They all bring good fortune during the Chinese New Year! In this lesson, students will write about someone to whom they would like to grant good fortune.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Chinese New Year Dragon Coloring Page

Chinese New Year Dragon Coloring Page

Celebrate the Chinese New Year with this Chinese New Year dragon coloring page. It features children parading around a Chinese dragon.

2nd grade

Worksheet

Red Envelope: Year of the Dog

Red Envelope: Year of the Dog

Celebrate the Year of the Dog during Chinese New Year by making your own Chinese zodiac red envelope! Put lucky money inside to pass on during lunar new year.

3rd grade

Social studies

Worksheet

Year of the Monkey

Year of the Monkey

Learn all about the Year of the Monkey. Not just a list of facts, this Chinese Zodiac printable can be turned into a coloring page, puppet, or even a placemat.

Kindergarten

Social studies

Worksheet

Year of the Pig

Year of the Pig

Learn all about the Year of the Pig. Not just a list of facts, this Chinese Zodiac printable can be turned into a coloring page, puppet, or even a placemat.

Kindergarten

Social studies

Worksheet

Make a Chinese Zodiac Mask: Year of the Pig

Make a Chinese Zodiac Mask: Year of the Pig

Explore the Chinese Zodiac in costume with this colorful zodiac mask cutout! This mask is for the Year of the Pig.

Kindergarten

Social studies

Worksheet

Make a Chinese Zodiac Mask: Year of the Snake

Make a Chinese Zodiac Mask: Year of the Snake

Explore the Chinese Zodiac in costume with this colorful zodiac mask cutout! This mask is for the Year of the Snake.

Kindergarten

Social studies

Worksheet

Red Envelope: Year of the Rat

Red Envelope: Year of the Rat

Decorate this Chinese zodiac Year of the Rat red envelope to celebrate Chinese New Year! Pack some lucky money inside to wish someone a happy lunar new year.

3rd grade

Social studies

Worksheet

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