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Chinese New Year Teacher Resources

Chinese New Year spans fifteen days. Make the most of this extended holiday with the printables, lessons, quizzes, and references below for kindergarten through twelfth grade. Use the many language arts and literature resources to discover the history of this important holiday. Familiarize your class with the Chinese calendar, try traditional recipes, and have students make their own dragon puppets for a class celebration.
Printables
Tangram Art
Chinese Inventions Word Search
Chinese Symbols
Chinese New Year Printable Book (K-5)
Chinese Numbers
Chinese Calligraphy
New Year's Dragon Puppet
More Popular Chinese New Year Printables
Quizzes
Asian-American History Quiz
Asian-Pacific-American Leaders Quiz
Chinese New Year Facts Quiz
Chinese New Year Word Problems
Chinese New Year Word Scramble
The Chinese Calendar Quiz
Lesson Plans
Chinese Words and Phrases
Paper Making
Chinese Percussion Music
Chinese Yuan
Origins of Asian-Pacific-American Heritage Month
Chinese Opera
Chinese New Year Recipes
Mooncakes
Almond Cookie Recipe
Eating with Chopsticks
Art Activities for Chinese New Year
Making a Fan
Gung Hay Fat Choy
Happy New Year Lion
Ginger Jar
Making a Story Cloth
Chinese New Year Picture
Making an Erhu
More Chinese New Year Art Activities
Chinese Music Resources
Chinese Music
Han Chinese Music Scales
Chinese Percussion Ensembles
Music for Fuhng Yang Wha Gu (Flower Drum Song)
Making a Koto
More Chinese Music Resources
Math Activities for Chinese New Year
Solve it in Yuan Handout
Chinese New Year Word Problems Quiz
Chinese New Year Literature Resources
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
A Step from Heaven
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson -- Projects
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson -- Test A
Asian-American Heritage Through Literature
Sharing the Asian American Heritage Experience
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson -- Test A, B, and C Answer Keys
More Chinese New Year Literature Resources
Language Arts Activities for Chinese New Year
Chinese Words and Phrases Handout
Chinese Food
Chinese New Year -- Mix and Match (Answer Key)
Chinese New Year Word Scramble
Chinese New Year Word Scramble (Answer Key)
Chinese New Year -- Mix and Match
Chinese New Year -- Scrambled Words I
More Popular Chinese New Year Language Arts Activities
Chinese New Year History Resources
History of Chopsticks
Chinese Inventions Word Search: Answer Sheet
North and South American New Year Celebrations
The Art of Feng Shui
History of Tea
Asian New Year Celebrations
Chinese New Year: Background Information
More Popular Chinese New Year History Resources
References
All About the Chinese New Year
The Chinese Calendar
Asian-American History
Chinatowns and Other Asian-American Enclaves
More Chinese New Year References
Asian-American History Resources
Chinese New Year Worksheets
Has the Past Been Just?
Favorite Chinese New Year Printables Slideshow, Grades K-8
Margaret's Chinese New Year
Quiz: Chinese New Year Facts
Chinese New Year Reference
Chinese New Year Vocabulary Practice
More Asian-Pacific-American History – Teacher Resources

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