Montessori-inspired activities work well because you can prepare an activity tray to use for as many days or weeks as you wish. Following are some Montessori-inspired activities to celebrate the Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year): Chinese New Year Transferring Activity. Making Good Luck Banners (Photo from To the Lesson!) Click here to download the Chinese New Year Cutting Work. Activity 4: Chinese New Year Language Cards. Recommended for ages 2 - 8. These cards can be used in 3 ways, depending on the child’s language development. For younger children, the purpose is to enrich vocabulary. For older children, the purpose is to develop literacy skills. Here’s the Fabulous Montessori-inspired Chinese New Year Printable Pack! The Montessori-inspired Chinese New Year Printable Pack has 92 pages with printables for preschool through elementary! And it’s designed to be used any year, regardless of the animal that’s emphasized in any particular year! Hundreds of resources that can be used for creating Montessori-inspired Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year) activities and celebrations; perfect for observing the Lunar New Year for a variety of ages in the classroom or at home! Montessori-inspired Chinese New Year activities for children ages 2.5 to 6: practical life, sensorial, language, math, culture & science, art, and craft. Here are some Montessori-inspired activities to celebrate Chinese New Year: Purpose: Develop fine motor skills and creativity. Provide pre-cut strips of red and gold paper (traditional Chinese New Year colors). Show your child how to fold and glue them to create paper lanterns. Discuss how lanterns symbolize light and hope in Chinese culture. Today I'm sharing our Montessori Chinese New Year Activities for Preschoolers. These activities have been specifically designed for little ones. Today I'm featuring a round-up of my 20 favorite Chinese New Year activities and crafts for kids! This includes free printables, arts & crafts, and Montessori inspired learning activities. I hope you enjoy these Chinese New Year inspired Montessori tray activities with your toddler. Happy Chinese new year to you, 新年快乐! To follow our play adventures, check out @miraculove_sg (Instagram) , save our pins or join A Toddler Activity A Day Facebook Group. Explore, learn and have fun with these Chinese New Year inspired activities: - Dragon Assembly TP Roll This activity is a fun game for toddlers to literally make head or tail of Chinese dragons and assemble these imaginary oriental creatures so that they can soar into the sky! Here are some of the activities we have on our Montessori preschool shelves in preparation for the Chinese New Year! On the Fine Motor Shelf We kept our fine motor shelf pretty simple. We just have a red theme with some rice and dishes from China. Pouring red water Pouring 3 Tonging 1 Tonging [] Jan 16, 2021 - Explore Every Star Is Different's board "Montessori Chinese New Year Activities" on Pinterest. See more ideas about chinese new year activities, new years activities, chinese new year. Celebrate the Chinese New Year by creating a mini noodle bar for your children. For younger ones, this is great sensory fun and a perfect activity for developing fine motor skills. Source: The printables used for these activities come from the Montessori-inspired Chinese New Year Printable Pack. These activities combined with our other Chinese New Year activities and printables are sure to be a hit! Our co-op kids LOVED them. They learned so much about Chinese New Year while having so much fun. Chinese New Year Resources. Celebrating Chinese New Year: An Activity Book, by Hingman Chan Chinese New Year for Kids, by Cindy Roberts Lanterns and Firecrackers: A Chinese New Year Story, by Jonny Zucker Celebrating Chinese New Year, by Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith The Dancing Dragon, by Marcia K. Vaughan Happy, Happy Chinese New Year! by Demi Free educational videos, songs, and rhymes about Chinese New Year More Than 13 Years’ Worth of Free Printables and Montessori-Inspired Activities; Why I Celebrate the Lunar New Year. I used to live in a beautiful city called Nanjing, China with my family. (Actually we lived there twice!) I fell in love with Chinese culture, language, and was fortunate to work at an absolutely amazing Montessori school called Hannah Children’s House under the direction of my good friend and AMI Montessori Directress and Translator, Brenda Shi. The Montessori-inspired Chinese New Year Culture and Science Activities are no different, especially when they're paired with real life experiences. They have gone perfectly with all of our other Chinese/Lunar New Year activities . Note that like many of you, I'm sure, I used to say "Chinese New Year". As it's not just a Chinese holiday, it's best to called it Lunar New year as it's celebrated by Chinese and Vietnamese, Korean, Tibetan, Mongolian, Ryukuan and other Asian communities. I have spotted this beautiful book on Momtessori mom Instagram account. And I couldn't The Chinese New Year is full of rich culture and history. Include this 15 day celebration in your Montessori classroom with ideas for practical life activities.
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