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Chinese New Year Lantern Activity
According to an ancient Chinese legend, a monster named Nian (which means year) would attack a village and eat people at the beginning of the year. Each year, the villagers fled until they learned it could be frightened away by loud noises, bright lights and red lanterns. Today, Chinese New Year is celebrated with firecrackers, fireworks and red lanterns.
5 Ways To Celebrate Lunar New Year in The Classroom
The Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival, is the most important festival in China. It takes place on the first new moon between January 21st and February 20th. In 2025, the Year of the Snake will begin on January 29. Here are a few ideas for celebrating Lunar New Year in the Classroom.
The Year of the Snake
The Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival, occurs on the first new moon between January 21st and February 20th. In 2025, Chinese New Year will be celebrated on January 29.
The Great Race
One of the main legends about how the years got their names is the story of the Great Race. According to the tale, the ruler of the heavens, called the Jade Emperor, celebrated his birthday with a race. He invited all the animals in the world to take part. The first twelve animals to finish would have a year named after them.
The Wife Who Led an Army
King Wu Ding had an unusual way of garnering support from his people.
He married them.
Not all of them, of course. That would be insane. He only married 62 women.
Fu Hao was one of these lucky ladies. King Wu Ding plucked her from…
Lunar New Year
The Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival, is the most important festival in China. It takes place on the first new moon between January 21st and February 20th. In 2024, Lunar New Year falls on February 24.
Ancient Chinese Dynasties
What is a Dynasty?
A dynasty is a series of rulers from the same family. For example, every ruler from the Shang Dynasty was related to Cheng Tang, the first ruler of the Shang Dynasty. Usually, the throne would pass from the ruler to his son.
Dynasties ruled China for most of Chinese history, all the way from 2070 BCE to 1912 AD. During this time, there were 13 different dynasties.
Sample Lesson Plans for Ancient China (Grades 4-6)
If you work as a teacher, you are aware of how crucial lesson planning is to your role. But constantly coming up with fresh lesson plans can be challenging! As part of our goal to save teachers time, we’ve made up sample lesson plans for all the resources in our Ancient China unit.
Terracotta Army Puzzle
After more than 2000 years, the terracotta army, built to guard Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang, was a bit like an enormous 3-D puzzle made up of fragments of 8,000 life-size clay figures. Archaeologists and restorers spent months, or even years, on each figure, finding the right places for all the pieces and sticking them back together.