Chinese New Year Research Activity – Updated for 2023 Year of the Rabbit

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MORE LUNAR NEW YEAR LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES:

• Lunar New Year Library Lesson (Grades 1-4)
• Lunar New Year Digital Bulletin Board (Grades 7-10)
• Chinese New Year Trivia Game (Grades 4-7)

FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS CHINESE NEW YEAR RESEARCH ACTIVITY

• Recommended for: Grades 4-7
• Lesson Duration: 3 lessons (about 45 minutes each)
• Formats: PPT, Google Slides, PDF
• Editable: YES, most text is editable
• Updated for 2023, The Year of the Rabbit

IMPORTANT NOTE: This lesson focuses specifically on Chinese New Year as celebrated in China. I lived in Shanghai for six years and learned a lot about this celebration in that time. This lesson mentions Lunar New Year (celebrated outside China), but this research activity focuses on how China celebrates.

STUDENTS WILL NEED:

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

WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THIS CHINESE NEW YEAR RESEARCH ACTIVITY:

• 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 PDF page)
• Detailed, step-by-step directions for teachers with prep instructions, divided by Days 1, 2, and 3 (4 pages, editable)
• Answer Keys to all (5 pages, all are editable except crossword puzzle)
• Everything except the crossword puzzle is editable in PPT, Google Slides, 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.

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