Anything by the Twelve Girls Band (a group performing both traditional Chinese and popular western music on traditional Chinese instruments). Sing a Chinese New Year Song. A couple of songs you might sing in music class are Gong Xi, Gong Xi (Congratulations), or Xinnian Hao (Happy New Year). The dances are meant to bring in luck and good fortune for the New Year. You could have students create their own Lion and Dragon dances! “Gong XI” “Decolonizing the Music Room” shares an amazing blog about Lunar New Year and how to appropriately approach learning about the celebration with your students. The blog also has a video link Educational Videos about Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year) If you’d like more information to share with children about Chinese New Year, here are some fun, helpful YouTube videos for a variety of ages: Sesame Street – “Chinese New Year’s Stilt Parade” “Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year) – Zodiac Story” – CBeebies Explore some of the Lunar New Year highlights while reading the book D is for Dragon Dance by Ying Chang Compestine. Next, learn a Chinese Folk Song, Dragon Song, and create a rhythmic B section using the Animals of the Chinese Zodiac. The Lunar New Year Musical Activities include lessons for K-5 music classes that teach them about the holiday, a traditional song (with vocal recording), a rondo lesson, a lesson on the Chinese zodiac animals (rhythm words and sound effects), a lesson on the dragon dance. (That’s also why I’m referring to it as “Lunar New Year” instead of “Chinese New Year” – it’s celebrated in many countries outside of China, and each country and culture has their own traditions.) Lunar New Year marks the first new moon of the lunar calendar and ends on the first full moon, 15 days later. Chinese New Year-themed music note values and note drawing rhythm worksheets and task cards for Elementary music lessons. During your Chinese New Year music lessons, your students will have plenty of practice drawing music notes and selecting the correct note value to complete the measure/bar. Updated for 2025 - The Year of the Snake! Engage your students to learn about Lunar New Year! Included is a lesson plan as well as a powerpoint or google slides presentation that will explore what Lunar New Year is, where it's celebrated, what food is eaten, what traditions or customs happen as well as 6 musical activities to do with your students! Looking for a quick, and easy way to teach your students about how China celebrates their biggest holiday, the Lunar New Year/Chinese New Year? This resource is perfect for your Grades 1-8 music and/or dance classroom then! You can easily use this resource for distance learning or in-person instruct The Lunar New Year is just around the corner, and on January 29, we’ll welcome the Year of the Snake—a time to embrace wisdom, intuition, and new beginnings. To bring this festive tradition into your elementary music classroom, I’ve created a variety of play-along resources designed to strengthen musical skills while celebrating the rich Chinese New Year Lesson at the British Council; Lunar New Year at the History Channel; Get your free Lunar New Year 2025 for Kids Google Slides! We Are Teachers. Don’t miss our free downloadable. Grab your full set of ready-to-go Lunar New Year for Kids Google Slides with kid-friendly explanations and discussion questions for your classroom. Whatever the past year may have looked like in your elementary music classroom, now is the perfect time to take a positive approach and plan for success. Welcome the new year and make your music classroom an inspiring and joyful place for your students. You are the key to a thriving elementary music program. While recent years have brought Let's move it, move it This Chinese New Year! 😍We miss dancing with you first thing at school so our teachers made this video so you and your friends can si 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. Chinese New Year Lunar New Year Activities for Upper Elementary and ideas to use with 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. Chinese New Year picture books + more 🧧 Jan. 28 | Noon to 5 p.m. | Dublin Scioto High School — Attend the Chinese New Year Festival with arts, crafts and music! The event is hosted by students, The Ohio Contemporary Chinese School and the Ohio Chinese Culture Link. 🧧 Feb. 11 | 12:30-4 p.m. | Daniel Wright Elementary School | Taiwanese Lunar New Year Celebration. Discover Red Illustrated Education with our Elementary Activities for Chinese New Year. Engage your students now, fully customizable and 100% free to use! LEGO® Lunar New Year (aka Chinese Traditional Festival) sets have become increasingly popular since their introduction in 2019. As well as two new releases this year – 80116 Trotting Lantern and 80117 Good Fortune, which I recently looked at the new parts of and shall be reviewing in full very soon – we also get a Gift with Purchase (GwP) in this theme, 40756 Lucky Knots. Understanding Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year, also called Spring Festival, is the most important holiday in Chinese culture. It marks the start of the lunar calendar and typically falls between late January and mid-February. In 2025, Chinese New Year will begin on January 29th, ushering in the Year of the Snake. What are some activities for the Lunar New Year / Chinese New Year? Chinese New Year is an opportunity for families to thoroughly cleanse their homes. It is symbolic of sweeping away any ill-fortune and making way for incoming good luck. On Chinese New Year, the themes of happiness , wealth, and longevity are celebrated. On this special day
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