Year one Chinese New Year Resources

Are you similar to your Chinese zodiac animal? In this lesson, your students will learn about their zodiac animal and write about an example from their life that captures a time when they displayed traits similar to their zodiac animal.

In honor of Chinese New Year, share with your students a famous Chinese story called *The Monkey King*. Students will practise their comprehension skills as they retell the story, identifying what happens in the beginning, middle, and end.

How do you build spatial reasoning, critical thinking, and problem solving skills while doing something that is fun? With tangrams! In honor of Chinese New Year, this lesson introduces your students to the Chinese puzzle of tangrams.