Grade 2 - Early Asian Civilizations

250 Early Asian Civilizations: Supplemental Guide 14 | Chinese New Year

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 Lesson Objectives

Core Content Objectives

Students will:

 Locate Asia and China on a map or globe

 Describe the Chinese New Year

Language Arts Objectives

The following language arts objectives are addressed in this lesson.

Objectives aligning with the Common Core State Standards are noted

with the corresponding standard in parentheses. Refer to the Alignment

Chart for additional standards addressed in all lessons in this domain.

Students will:

 Identify that the main topic of the read-aloud is about Chinese New

Ye a r (RI.2.2)

 Identify that the main purpose of the read-aloud is to tell about

Chinese New Year (RI.2.6)

 Describe how Chinese New Year is celebrated using facts from the

read-aloud “Chinese New Year” (Rl.2.8)

 Compare and contrast, orally and in writing, information about Diwali

and Chinese New Year onto a Venn diagram (RI.2.9)

 Compare and contrast information presented in the read-aloud

“Chinese New Year” to information presented in a trade book about

Chinese New Year (Rl.2.9)

 With assistance, organize facts and information about Diwali and

Chinese New Year onto a Venn diagram (W.2.8)

 Recount personal experiences about how their families prepare for

and celebrate New Year’s (SL.2.4)

 Use known root words as a clue to the meaning of words ending in

the suffix –ous (L.2.4c)