272 Early Asian Civilizations: Supplemental Guide CA | Culminating Activities
Chinese New Year!
Hold a class Chinese New Year celebration. Have students wear red on
the day of your class Chinese New Year celebration to symbolize good
fortune and happiness. Using Flip Book image 14A-6, have students find
the animal for their own birth year. Hand out red envelopes with fake
money inside and remind students that, according to Chinese tradition,
this means they will receive good fortune in the New Year. You may wish
to decorate the room ahead of time, or have students help you decorate
the room with red streamers and cutouts of dragons. Finally, have
students draw and design their own lanterns for a lantern competition.Domain-Related Trade Book or Student Choice
Materials: trade book
Read a trade book to review a particular event, person, or concept; refer
to the books listed in the Introduction. You may also choose to have
students select a read-aloud to be heard again.Exploring Student Resources
Materials: domain-related student websites
Pick appropriate websites from the Internet for further exploration of the
ancient Chinese civilization.Videos of the Ancient Chinese Civilization
Materials: videos about the ancient Chinese civilization
Carefully peruse the Internet for short (five-minute), age-appropriate
videos related to the ancient Chinese civilization.
Prepare some questions related to the content presented in the videos.
Discuss how watching a video is the same as and different from listening
to a storybook or read-aloud.
Have students ask and answer questions using question words who,
what, where, and why regarding what they see in the videos.