Lunar New Year Library Lesson – Chinese New Year 2024 – Year of the Dragon

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This Lunar New Year Library Lesson includes a 55-slide presentation, scavenger hunt activity, and recommended reads list. Updated for 2024, the Year of the Dragon. Focuses mainly on Chinese New Year, with lots of real photos and colorful clipart.

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Click here to see the full PDF preview of this Lunar New Year Library Lesson.

MADE ESPECIALLY FOR:

  • new elementary librarians
  • elementary librarians on Specials rotation
  • secondary teachers who are now elementary librarians
  • anyone who just doesn’t have time to create detailed library lessons

FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS LUNAR NEW YEAR LIBRARY LESSON

  • Recommended for: Grades 1-4
  • Lesson Duration: 1-2 library lessons (about 50 minutes total)
  • Formats: PPT, Google Slides, PDF
  • Editable: YES, all text is editable

FREE ANNUAL UPDATES!

This was last updated on January 3, 2024. All slides and activities now reflect 2024 Lunar New Year dates and The Year of the Dragon.

If you already own it, just redownload the file to get the free update. The Google Link has also been updated.

DISCLAIMER:

Please note that this presentation is designed to complement a read-aloud. The actual read-aloud story comes from you! I cannot include a recorded read-aloud due to copyright restrictions.

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL GET:

  • 55-slide PPT + Google™ Slides presentation
  • Scavenger Hunt Activity, 2 differentiated levels + answer key (3 pages, PDF and PPT)
  • List of 26 Recommended Reads for Lunar New Year (1 page, PDF and PPT)
  • Lesson plan templates for Grades K-5, includes AASL, CCSS, and TEKS (9 pages, PDF and PPT)

ABOUT THIS LUNAR NEW YEAR LIBRARY LESSON

This Lunar New Year Library Lesson focuses on China (I lived in Shanghai and Suzhou from 2014-2020). I took several of the photos in the library lesson myself when I lived in China.

LIBRARY LESSON PRESENTATION INCLUDES

  • sign language slide and how-to link (“China”)
  • a guided discussion of the Lunar New Year traditions
  • Every slide in the presentation is illustrated with brightly-colored, high-resolution clipart and photos for K-6.
  • guided lesson about how to count to five in Chinese; includes simple pronunciation guide
  • Fun facts about the Great Wall of China, Harbin ice sculptures, giant pandas, Lunar New Year traditions, hong bao (red envelopes), Chinese Zodiac, and high-speed trains
  • Library review question (about the 900 section)
  • “Did you Knows”
  • “Would you rathers?” and “This or Thats?”
  • Trivia questions with answers
  • Vocabulary words: dumpling and prosperity
  • This week’s birthdays

DIFFERENTIATED SCAVENGER HUNT

  • 2 versions + answer key
  • Version 1 – students color the objects as they find them in the presentation slides
  • Version 2 – questions about the information in the slides + smaller images to find

RECOMMENDED READS

  • Includes picture books, fiction, and nonfiction
  • all have a theme of Lunar New Year
  • total of 26 titles
  • titles are editable, so you can customize the books included for your library
  • All titles were hand-selected by a veteran school librarian for quality, diversity, positive reviews, and currency.

EDITABLE LESSON PLAN

  • Pre-filled with what students will do, concepts they will learn, and library skills
  • AASL, CCSS, and TEKS standards for this lesson
  • Includes areas for your own notes on the lesson
  • 100% editable – You can even change the sizes and names of individual boxes.

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