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Duration
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45
minutes
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Subject Area
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Social Studies
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Grade Level
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K-3
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Unit Title
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Lesson Title
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Chinese New Year
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Objectives
Write 2-5
objectives stating expected learner outcomes
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- Learn
about the Chinese New Year
- Cultural
importance
- Some
special events of the holiday
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Materials and Resources:
Happy New Year by Demi
Red
envelopes and gold stickers
Chinese New Year Event Calendar, History, and Other Resources
Free
coloring printouts:
White
board and markers
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Anticipatory Set
List
specific statements or activities you will use to focus students on the
lesson for the day
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Discuss
with the students their favorite holidays.
What are some of the special activities they do every year? (Thanksgiving: have turkey, Christmas: put
up a tree, etc.) Kids will be excited
to talk and share. Give everyone a
chance. (10 minutes)
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Objective/Purpose
For the
student's benefit, explain what students will be able to do by the time they
successfully complete the lesson.
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We are going to learn about the most
important holiday for people in the Chinese culture. Then, let's practice one
of the favorite events of the Chinese
New Year
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Input
What
information is essential for the student to know before beginning and how
will this skill be communicated to the students
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Chinese New Year is the biggest holiday for Chinese, and is also
called the Spring Festival. It happens approximately at the end of
January, early February. Chinese New Year is based on the Lunar
Calendar, which is different than the regular Calendar. This means that
Chinese New Year falls on a different day each year. Chinese name their
years, and have a cycle of 12 animals they are named after. A person
born in a year is supposed to be like that animal. Some animals, such
as Dragons, are favored over other animals. The animals are: Rabbit, Dragon,
Snake, Horse, Sheep (ram), Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig(boar), Rat(mouse), Ox,
Tiger.
*Read Happy New Year by Demi (10 minutes)
* Alternatively: Have a guest speaker come talk to the
class about the Chinese New Year.
Adjust the rest of the plan accordingly.
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Model
If you
will be demonstrating the skill or competence, how will this be done?
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Discuss
the tradition of red envelopes and pass them out. Use play money, or have the
children make their own, if time allows.
(5 minutes)
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Check for Understanding
Identify
strategies to be used to determine if students have learned the objectives
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Go over
vocabulary words: lunar calendar,
zodiac, firecrackers, red envelopes, red bean (5 minutes)
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Guided Practice
List
activities which will be used to guide student practice and provide a time
frame for completing this practice.
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Make red
envelopes to exchange with other students or to take home to friends and
family. (12 minutes)
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Closure
What
method of review and evaluation will be used to complete the lesson?
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Give homework assignment:
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Independent Practice
List
homework/seatwork assignment to be given to the students to ensure they have
mastered the skill without teacher guidance.
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Assignment will depend on age group. For the younger kids who do not write
well, pass out coloring pictures on the Chinese New Year.
For the
older students: Write a paragraph
about what you have learned about the Chinese New Year, red envelopes. The
kids can also look up their zodiac sign based upon the year of birth.
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Assessment
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With so many choices, decide what works and
what does not based on the age group taught.
What would you do different or the same? Do you need to adjust the time for each segment of the
lesson? Would it work better to have
the lesson in 2 parts, so more time can be concentrated on certain
activities?
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