Lunar new year lesson for kids

Chinese New Year traditions are lively and fun to share with your students, especially if you're teaching about holidays around the world! In this post I share engaging Chinese New Year activities and lesson ideas for your students to learn about lucky red envelopes and coins, the Dragon Parade, Lion Dances, the Lantern Festival, and much more!

Make a fun craft for Chinese New Year or any time you're learning about China when you make this Chinese Rattle Drum craft for kids.

There are so many things I wish I could go and redo during my first few years of teaching. I wish I spent more time on guided reading. I wish […]

Chinese New Year is celebrated on January 31 this year, and marks the beginning of the Chinese year 4712. The Chinese calendar is based on the lunar calendar, with the new year beginning on the dar…

Chinese New Year is a fun and exciting holiday. It’s also called Lunar New Year. Learn more with these Chinese New Year fun facts for kids.

6 printable pages that will help children learn about the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese zodiac. Includes words in Mandarin, coloring, writing, drawing and fact sheet.

Chinese New Year simple paper cup lanterns craft

How to make Chinese lanterns: try these two easy Chinese New Year crafts plus more Chinese New Year activities for your children.

This cupcake liner dragon craft makes a great Chinese New Year craft for kids. You could also use it as an alphabet craft for the letter D.

Free educational videos, songs, and rhymes about Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year) for classroom or home; resources for a variety of ages!