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A popular choice of story about Chinese New Year for EYFS and KS1 is I Love Chinese New Year by Eva Wong Nava and Li Xin, which provides an introduction to Chinese New Year traditions for one girl and her family -including the special food, decorations and exciting dragon dance. Experience the fireworks, drums, and dancing of Chinese New Year from your classroom! These 12 children's books will immerse you and your students in this 15-day holiday that signifies the start of the Lunar New Year. Links are included to video read-alouds, so you just press play. Happy reading! A great Chinese New Year book for kids, How to Catch a Dragon is the perfect dragon book for kids ages 3-8. Set in China during the Spring Festival, otherwise known as Chinese New Year, the wily dragon will have to avoid trap after trap as the kids run through paper lanterns, red lunar envelopes, fireworks, and more! To mark Chinese New Year 2025 - the Year of the Snake - we have a collection of books that celebrate Chinese culture. Enjoy a delicious feast in Dim Sum Palace by X Fang, one of our Star Books of the Year. Discover the New Year traditions including the Lucky Red Envelope and fortune cookies, with Winnie and Wilbur. Find out more about the In Dragon Dance it's Chinese New Year and there are so many fun things to do! Shopping at the outdoor market for fresh flowers, eating New Year's dinner with the whole family. Plus receiving red envelopes from Grandma and Grandpa, and best of all-watching the spectacular Chinese New Year's parade. A lovely lift-the-flap book. Peppa's Chinese 过年啦! It’s the New Year! This interactive pop-up book is perfect for introducing young readers to Chinese New Year customs, such as watching dragon dances, receiving red envelopes, wearing new clothes, and putting up Spring Festival couplets. The vibrant illustrations and engaging pop-up pages will make it a favorite for early Chinese The Story of New Year Beast by Xue Lin, illustrated by Jin Jie Ye (Snowflake Books) This colourful picture book explains how we celebrate Chinese New Year, and, most importantly, why we celebrate it. Written clearly and accessibly, it helps children understand the meaning behind the festivities and introduces them to the mythical beast of New Year. The Chinese New Year is the Chinese festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional Chinese calendar. The festival has a history of over 3,000 years. The festival is usually referred to as the Spring Festival in mainland China, and is one of several Lunar New Years in Asia. During Chinese New Year, a young boy encounters a homeless person and discovers that no gift is too small when it comes from the heart. Sam can hardly wait to go shopping with his mom. It's Chinese New Year's day and his grandparents have given him the traditional gift of lucky money-red envelopes called leisees (lay-sees). Young readers of all ages can enjoy the various activities involved with Lunar New Year as they read these titles. Picture Books I Love Lunar New Year by Eva Wong Nava. illus. by Xin Li. Scholastic. ISBN 9781546144649. PreS-Gr 1–A young Chinese girl and her family prepare for and celebrate Lunar New Year. 2025 is the Year of the Snake, and this informative PowerPoint provides many fun and age-appropriate facts about the Chinese New Year, snakes in Chinese culture, and snakes! The Year of the Snake slithers its way into our celebrations on the 29th of January 2025 as Chinese New Year begins, bringing with it opportunities to inspire curiosity Why is Chinese New Year celebrated? Chinese New Year is celebrated by Chinese communities all over the world. Usually, the celebrations go on for around 15 days and are centred around bringing in the good, welcoming the new, and getting rid of anything bad. Discover engaging Chinese New Year activities for EYFS, designed to support creativity, cultural understanding, and development. From dragon dances to lantern crafts, explore fun and educational ways to celebrate the festival in your early years setting. Perfect for UK nurseries looking for cultural and festive learning activities. Chinese New Year and Lunar New Year are dates not to be missed in the calendar. It is important to explore different festivals and cultural celebrations from around the world with your toddlers, so this blog aims to provide some fantastic activities and ideas for Lunar New Year and Chinese New Year you can carry out in your early years settings! EYFS Lunar New Year Activities; EYFS Ages 3-4 Topic Planning Web: Lunar New Year; EYFS Ages 3-5 Creative Ways to Use Large Activity Trays: Lunar New Year. Have a look at the videos on this page, too, for helpful information on our Lunar New Year Resource Pack from Twinkl practitioner Fiona. 2. Chinese New Year PDF Slideshow: This 28-page slideshow is a wonderful resource for introducing young children to Chinese New Year. Tailored for KS1 and EYFS students, it explains the festival’s preparations, traditions, and celebrations through simple, child-friendly language and engaging illustrations. Use iPads to record and peer review their Chinese New Year dancing. Ongoing developmental writing linked to re telling a story. Write about one of the animals in the New Year Story. Captions Illustrations RWI Reading RWI ORT: Chinese New Year Range of books available in the reading area with links to China Fiction and non-fiction. Every January or February, when there is a new moon, lots of people all over the world celebrate Chinese New Year and Lunar New Year. Follow the legend of Chinese New Year and learn why people This blog explores engaging Lunar New Year and Chinese New Year activities, with exciting continuous provision ideas for early years practitioners to use with babies and toddlers aged 1-2. The perfect way to celebrate the annual festival. This list contains a lovely selection of fiction and non-fiction books that can be used during a topic about Chinese New Year.
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