Engage your students with these hands-on Chinese New Year activities designed to bring Lunar New Year celebrations into your First Grade and Second Grade classroom. This ready-to-use social studies resource helps students explore Chinese culture, traditions and symbols through meaningful, age-appropriate activities.
 
Students will create Chinese lanterns, design red envelopes, read fact sheets, and complete reading comprehension activities that build cultural understanding while supporting literacy skills. Perfect for whole-class lessons, rotations, or fast finishers during your Chinese New Year unit.
 
Skills Developed
Cultural awareness and understanding of world celebrations
Reading comprehension and vocabulary development
Fine motor skills through cutting, coloring and crafting
Visual literacy using fact-based texts and organisers
Collaboration and classroom discussion
 
What’s Included
Vocabulary cards to introduce key Chinese New Year terms
Graphic organisers to support understanding and discussion
13 fact sheets in black and white and color (also suitable as posters)
Reading comprehension worksheets
Red envelope template with lucky coins to color and cut out
Chinese lantern craft templates
Word search for fast finishers or early completion
 
Teachers say:
"This is GREAT! One of the best resources I've purchased!"
"This was a really fun resource! My kids enjoyed learning about a different culture!"
"The Money Envelopes were a big hit with my students."
"So many great ideas and activities to use in the classroom!"