Qu’est-ce que le nouvel an chinois ?
Le calendrier et les traditions
http://www.chinapage.com/newyear.html (about the date)
http://www.new-year.co.uk/chinese/ (easy)
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/chinesenewyear1.html (short and easy, no picture)
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/chinesenewyear1.html (id)
http://www.internet-at-work.com/hos_mcgrane/holidays/hanae.html (a text for lower intermediates and above)
http://www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/festival/newyear/newyear.html (about the traditional celebrations, for advanced students)
http://www.kiddyhouse.com/CNY/ (with lots of links)
http://members.aol.com/TeacherNet/Holiday.html#ChineseNY
Festival and traditions all over the world
Melbourne, Australia
http://www1.visitvictoria.com/displayObject.cfm/ObjectID.0009529B-C3B9-1F00-B93380C476A90000/vvt.vhtml
All over the US
http://travelwithkids.about.com/cs/holidays/l/blchinesenewyea.htm
Taiwan (for intermediates, lots of info )
http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/5-gp/culture/lunar-NY/
London, UK
http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2006/01/10/cny_celebrations_feature.shtml
Activities by level
For all levels
Lots of activities organised by level :
http://www.thecanadianteacher.com/archives/318
lots of activities including zodiac, lesson plans and word search
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/chinese_new_year_links.htm
For beginners
The Classroom Flyer, Friday, February 2nd recommends this simple mini-book: « Elementary students can learn about the Chinese New Year with this printable and informative mini book, in a simple print, fold, color and assemble format. (K-3)
http://www.chineseparade.com/pdf/CNY celebration worksheet.pdf
– Arts and craft for the youngest
Pig origami : http://www.chineseparade.com/pdf/CNY celebration worksheet.pdf
Paper masks : http://www.kinderart.com/multic/cpapermask.shtml
Chinese dragoons : http://www.kinderart.com/multic/chinesedragon.shtml
3D accordion dragoons : http://www.newton.mec.edu/Angier/DimSum/Accordian Dragon Lesson.html
Spinning Yoyo : http://www.inklesstales.com/crafts/top/
Lantern : http://www.newton.mec.edu/Angier/DimSum/china__dim_sum__spring_fes.html
other crafts : http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/chinesenewyear/
– how to use chopsticks
In primary school, you could organise a Chinese meal on Feb 18th, and teach them how to use chopsticks with this easy guide which you could also turn into a poster for the classroom:
http://www.teacher.scholastic.com/LessonPlans/pdf/dec05_unit/chopstick.pdf ( not very complete, but good English)
http://east.portland.ne.jp/~k_tok/life01.htm ( very efficient and detailed, but made by a Japanese and it contains several mistakes as on « disposable »)
For lower intermediates and above
an easy cyberhunt with a ready to use worksheet. The questions and the pages to visit are in simple English.
http://www.fcps.edu/KingsParkES/technology/newyear/index.htm
http://www.fcps.edu/KingsParkES/technology/greatwall/wksht.pdf
For upper intermediate and advanced students
discover « China the beautiful » with Classical Chinese Art, Calligraphy, Poetry, History, Literature, Painting and Philosophy ( for literature and art students)
http://www.chinapage.com/main2.html
*** Six strategies to study China on the web. A really comprehensive site, very well made and efficient
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/China/
