LUNAR NEW YEAR
A UNIT STUDY
LUNAR NEW YEAR UNIT STUDY BOOKLIST:
The Night Before Lunar New Year by Natasha Wing
Alex's Good Fortune by Bensom Shum
The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac by Christopher Corr
Ruby's Chinese New Year by Vickie Lee
Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon by Kat Zhang
Bedtime Story Extension Recommendations
Bringing in the New Year by Grace Lin
Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas by Natasha Yim
Chloe's Lunar New Year by Lily LaMotte
A Sweet New Year for Ren by Michelle Sterling
The 12 Days of Lunar New Year by Jenna Lettice
Mindy Kim and the Lunar New Year Parade by Lyla Lee (chapter book)
LUNAR NEW YEAR
A UNIT STUDY
RECOMMENDED VIDEOS
Watch "Chinese New Year 中国新年 - Let's Celebrate! |
Culture | Little Chinese Learners" on Little Chinese Learners
Youtube Channel!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPgO2qQwJVw
Watch "Lunar New Year for Kids" on Scholastic's Youtube
Channel!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm9LJC_5g2o
Watch a Read-Aloud of any book on One Book, One World
Youtube Channel!
https://www.youtube.com/@OneBookOneWorld/videos
LUNAR NEW YEAR
GUIDE FOR THE WEEK
Read The Night Before Lunar New Year by Natasha Wing
How did the family prepare for Lunar New Year?
Day 1 Watch the recommended videos to see how Lunar New Year is
celebrated!
Read Alex's Good Fortune by Bensom Shum
What tradition of Chinese New Year do you like best?
Day 2
Practice saying the Chinese New Year wishes in the book together! Pronunciation
guide is included in the back of the book.
Search on Youtube for "Happy Chinese New Year-Gong Xi Gong Xi 恭喜恭喜 with
Lyrics | Lunar New Year Song | Sing with Bella". Practice singing this song together!
Read The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac by Christopher Corr
Cut out the cards in this unit study. Laminate if desired for durability. Play the
Day 3 Chinese Zodiac Animals memory game together!
While you play, play music from "A Little Mandarin" on Youtube for some
background music sung in Chinese!
Read Ruby's Chinese New Year by Vicki Lee
Discover your Chinese Zodiac animal and their characteristics at
Day 4
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/celebrations/article/which-chinese-new-year-animal-
are-you-like
Together with your grown-up, answer the questions on the corresponding page in this
unit study.
Read Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon by Kat Zhang
Make a copy of the dragon activity included in the back of this book. Put the pieces
Day 5 together to create your own dragon!
Learn more about the Eastern vs. the Western dragons. What do they have in
common? What makes them different from one another?
Also, feel free to color your dragon coloring sheet included in this unit study!
LUNAR NEW YEAR
Discover Your Chinese Zodiac Animal
I was born in the year ___________
My Chinese Zodiac animal is the ___________
What are a few of the characteristics associated with
my Chinese Zodiac animal?
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What is the Chinese Zodiac animal for the next Lunar
New Year? ____________
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THE CHINESE ZODIAC ANIMALS MEMORY GAME
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THE CHINESE ZODIAC ANIMALS MEMORY GAME
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THE CHINESE ZODIAC ANIMALS MEMORY GAME
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THE CHINESE ZODIAC ANIMALS MEMORY GAME
LUNAR NEW YEAR
DRAGON COLORING SHEET
BEYOND LUNAR NEW YEAR
EXPAND YOUR LEARNING: FOCUS ON FOOD
FOOD FAVORITES BOOKLIST:
Dim Sum for Everyone! by Grace Lin
A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin
Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao by Kat Zhang
Ten Blocks to the Big Wok by Ying Hwa Hu
Bee-Bim Bop by Linda Sue Park
Dumpling Soup by Jama Kim Rattigan
Tofu Takes Time by Helen H. Wu
Extend your learning and taste some delicious food in the
process!
1. Locate a local restaurant in your area that serves dim sum.
Visit the restaurant as a family and try some new dishes!
2. Using Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao's recipe page as your
guide, gather the ingredients and make bao together!
3. Research a recipe for bee-bim bop, dumpling soup, or
tofu. Cook it together!
