Hi Friends,
I wanted to drop in and share a free resource for Chinese NY. I went out on maternity a week ago and wanted to create something but being 37 weeks swollen wasn't allowing me to. I search TpT and found a great resource for my sub to complete with my class. I know this comes a day late, but you can always pin the content, link to the TpT and download the file, and save the videos for next year.
I broke up the resource over the four day week since we were out Monday for the holiday. Each day we read a book and discussed the traditions. This came at a perfect time because we've been working on compare and contrast. The kids were able to discuss how their celebration of the new year was different from ours in the US.
Here's the resources cover from Stories and Songs in Second. If you click the graphic below, it will take you to the file.
Tuesday we began our discussion with what the kids know about Chinese NYs. I work in a title one school with very little background knowledge so I pulled up a little video from my favorite website, Brainpopjr. I pay for the monthly subscription. It's minimum amount yet worth every penny. However, they show a weekly video for free and last week's video was about Lunar NY. If you link now by clicking the graphic, it's still available for free.
Once the kids had a little background knowledge, they discussed some new learning. Then we read a book. I'm embedding a video of the different books I shared last week so you can hear and see them before deciding if you might like to add them to your collection.
After our story, we discussed the symbol of dragons with the freebie. This allowed us to have some time to focus on additional phonics from our SIPPs lessons and choral reading. We colored the image and glued into our journal.
Wednesday we repeated our lesson. We started with a discussion about Chinese NYs and what they knew or could add to what they know. Then read another book.
After our story, we discussed the symbol of paper lanterns with the freebie. This allowed us to have some time to focus on additional phonics from our SIPPs lessons and choral reading. We colored the image and glued into our journal.
As with Wednesday, we repeated our mini lesson and added to what we already know before reading a new story.
After our story, we discussed the symbol of gold coins and envelopes with the freebie. This allowed us to have some time to focus on additional phonics from our SIPPs lessons and choral reading. We colored the image and glued into our journal.
Friday was a repeat of the week with this story...
After our story, we discussed the symbol of firecrackers with the freebie. This allowed us to have some time to focus on additional phonics from our SIPPs lessons and choral reading. We colored the image and glued into our journal.
I know the kids loved the resource and scooped up a bit of new learning this week. We had a huge week of writing with our Martin Luther King Biographies so I wanted to ensure they had an easier time with their social studies lessons. Hope you find the resources helpful. Happy Teaching!
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