Lunar New Year Research Activity

Description

YOU WILL NEED:

• PowerPoint
• Adobe PDF
• ability to show YouTube video to students (I’ve included the link)
• copies of the Research Guides (each student will need one of the four Research Guide worksheets)

STUDENTS WILL NEED:

• pen or pencil
• computer and/or library books for research (multiple internet links included in the lesson planner)
• one of the four Research Guides
• crossword puzzle for early finishers

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

• 4 Research Guides in the following categories: Symbols and Luck, Food and Drink, Chinese New Year, and Chinese Mythology (4 pages, editable)
• Crossword puzzle for early finishers (1 page)
• Step-by-step lesson plan and prep instructions (4 pages, editable)
• Answer Keys to all (5 pages, editable except crossword puzzle)
• Everything except the crossword puzzle is editable in PPT and PDF

DAY ONE:

• Students watch a 3-minute video introducing Chinese New Year
• Students select from the four research topics (listed above)
• Students start research. Several links are included that will answer all of the questions in the Research Guides.

DAY TWO:

• Students continue research in groups.
• Early-finishers can work on the crossword puzzle.

DAY THREE:

• Students share what they learned in an Inside-Outside circle. Directions for Inside-Outside circles are included with the lesson plan.