A primary school assembly framework for KS1, KS2 and P1 - P7 celebrating Lunar New (also known as Chinese New Year). Includes video, suggestions for songs, optional words for reflection and prayer. In Chinese tradition, each year is represented by one of 12 different animals, which feature in the Chinese zodiac. 2025 marks the change from the Year of the Dragon to the Year of the Snake. The Chinese New Year is set for 29 January 2025, marking the beginning of the Year of the Snake and bringing in various traditional celebrations. This educational pack designed for primary schools includes resources and activities to help teachers and pupils learn more about this important spring festival and explore Chinese language and culture. This assembly framework is part of a series of School Radio assemblies, which can be found on the BBC Teach website. Chinese New Year marks the start of a new lunar year and falls in January/February. It is celebrated with gifts, fireworks and dragon and lion dances and culminates on the 15th day with a lantern festival. BBC weather presenter Sabrina Lee explains what Lunar New Year is and why many people around the world will be celebrating it. Each year takes its name from one of 12 Zodiac animals, with the Year Take the Lunar New Year quiz, learn how to make a Chinese New Year dragon, listen to a boy called Li Tian talk about the special day, watch a lion dance and make a Chinese rattle drum. Learn about Chinese New Year with Abbie and her brother. Videos for primary aged pupils, some of which can also be accessed on Youtube via the links below The seventh day of the Lunar New Year (February 4, 2025) is said to be when the Chinese mother goddess, Nuwa, created humanity. Thus, it’s called renri/jan jat (the people’s birthday). The Lunar New Year is one of the many colourful events celebrated in our multicultural calendar. Each year in the Lunar calendar is named after an animal, and in this lesson learners will listen to the story of how the order of the animals was decided. They will join in with the story and retell it, then do some follow-up work practising saying years, using 'will' for future predictions or Tourists wait to board a train at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to return home for Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in Shanghai on Jan 25, 2025. Photo by CFOTO/ Future Publishing via Getty Images. This year, Lunar New Year starts Jan. 29 and ends on Feb. 8, culminating with the Lantern Festival on Feb. 12. From 2024: Authentic Chinese food in Queens for Lunar New Year a cure for homesickness KS1 Dance: Let's Move. Chinese / Lunar New Year. 1: Getting ready. In the first dance session children clean the home ready for the festivities. BBC School Radio. BBC Teach. KS1 Dance: Let's Move. Chinese / Lunar New Year. 2: Join the New Year parade. Justin Fletcher with more dance ideas inspired by Chinese New Year, including a Lion dance. BBC School Radio. BBC Teach. Chinese New Year 2. Introduction 1. Tell the assembly that today they will be finding out about Chinese New Year - how it is celebrated and how important it is to the Chinese community. 2. Ask the pupils if they have ever heard of Chinese New Year or ever been to a Chinese New Year celebration? 3. Scroll or swipe down to find out more about Chinese and Lunar New Year. As Chinese New Year 2025 approaches, now is the perfect time to explore fascinating facts about the Year of the Snake for kids. This blog offers a variety of Chinese New Year activities for kids that will help your little ones to understand the significance of the Year of the Snake and its symbolism in the Chinese zodiac. A traditional story for Lunar New Year explaining the use of animals in the Chinese calendar. Long ago, in China, the Emperor wanted a new way of measuring time. A different sort of New Year. ‘Let us name the years after animals!’ he said. The people listening, frowned. ‘Which Schools did not close for Lunar New Year in the first year of the new law because the holiday fell on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. The date varies from year to year as the Lunar New Year is based on Learn all about the culture of Chinese New Year in this video and interactive quiz from BBC Bitesize for 1st level Mandarin students in Scotland, as part of the Curriculum for Excellence. Learn all about the culture of Chinese New Year in this video and interactive quiz from BBC Bitesize for 1st level Mandarin students in Scotland, as part of the Curriculum for Excellence.
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