Step 1A: Enter Basic Information about the Lesson
|Step 1A: Enter Basic Information about the Lesson |
|Name of the Lesson: |Chinese New Year Celebration |
|Lesson Grade Level: |4th Grade |
|Additional Grade Level: |3rd-5th Grade |
|Step 1B: Specify the Instructional Setting |
|Instructional Setting |
|Materials and Resources used by teachers and|3 packs Construction paper (red) |
|students: |Paper |
| |Bowls of white rice |
| |Chop sticks |
| |Red Envelopes |
| |Chocolate Coins |
|Step 2A: Enter Lesson Description and Objective(s) |
|General Description of Lesson: |Students prepare the previous week to celebrate the Chinese New Year, which occurs on |
| |Sunday, February 10, 2013. The coming Chinese lunar year will be the Year of the Snake|
| |on the Chinese calendar. |
| |In addition to the celebration on the first day of the Chinese New Year, there is the |
| |Lantern Festival, which comes on the 15th day of the Chinese Lunar New Year. |
|Objective(s) of Lesson: |Students will learn how the Chinese prepare for the New Year Celebration |
| |Students will understand the elements of the Chinese New Year celebration |
|Step 3: Teacher Procedure |
|ANTICIPATORY SET |At each of the tables, students will take turns sharing out what they did this past New Years to |
| |Celebrate |
| |As a whole class, we will create a Circle Map that documents the different methods of celebration |
|DIRECTED LESSON |Explain to students that “Chinese New Year,” as it is known in English, is also known as the more |
| |encompassing name “Lunar New Year,” or the “Spring Festival” (春節 in Chinese). |
| |Besides China, it is celebrated in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Tibet, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, |
| |Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand. |
| |It is a time of year to gather with family to start the New Year. |
| |The Chinese believe that as they enter a new year, they should put behind them all things of the |
| |past. |
| |Explain the different aspects of preparation: |
| |Cleanliness |
| |Decorations |
| |Gifts |
| |Food |
| |Dragon |
| |Fireworks |
| |Teacher will provide a brief lesson on each area |
|GUIDED PRACTICE |Break the class into six groups of 5-6 students |
| |Explain that there will be six stations where students will prepare for the class New Year |
| |Celebration |
| |GROUP #1: Banners |
| |Each student will make a Red “Gung Hay Fat Choy” banner using Chinese Characters |
| |GROUP #2: Gifts |
| |Students will read a short story that explains the significance of red envelopes and how gifts are|
| |exchanges |
| |Students will make a list of people they would give a gift to on Chinese New Year. |
| |Each student will make a handful of red envelopes with “lucky money” in it (chocolate coins) |
| |GROUP #3: Food |
| |Students will read the story “Everybody Cooks Rice”. |
| |Afterwards, students will receive a pair of chopsticks that they will learn to use and will |
| |attempt to eat a bowl of rice |
| |GROUP #4: Dragon |
| |Students will create a Dragon puppet as a symbol of strength, goodness, and good luck, and |
| |supernatural forces. |
| |GROUP #5: Cleanliness |
| |Have students make a plan of things they should clean both at home and school |
| |GROUP #6: Spring Couplets |
| |Students will write at least one couplet about spring |
|INDEPENDENT PRACTICE |After students finish each group, we will come back as a class to clean |
| |Each student will clean their desk, then put up the decorations, pass out gifts |
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