23 Wonderful Sites to Teach Children About the Chinese New Year

Friday, January 31, 2014 marks the beginning of the Year of the Horse for the Chinese New Year. According to the site China Highlights, those born under this Chinese zodiac sign "are extremely animated, active and energetic. Horses love to be in a crowd, and they can usually be seen in such occasions as concerts, theaters, meetings, sporting occasions, and parties."  When I was in elementary school in New York City, our class made a trip to Chinatown to watch the Chinese New Year celebration. Complete with firecrackers and a large dragon,  the parade marched up and down the streets. It was exciting, and at times a little scary for this then second grader. 
NOTE: This list can also be found under Holiday Resources from September to June

China Coloring Pages- color or black and white printables

Chinese Dragons- lesson plan from Kinderart

Chinese Lion Paper Bag Puppet

Chinese New Year- activities, lessons, clip art

Chinese New Year- lesson plans, activities, printables

Chinese New Year: 2014

Chinese New Year Activities and Crafts for Preschool and Kindergarten

Chinese New Year Coloring Pages- from DLTK

Chinese New Year Crafts for Children- Pinterest board

Chinese New Year Games and Activities- from Apples4theTeacher

Chinese New Year Recipes- from Food Network

Chinese New Year Recipes For Kids- from Nick jr.

Chinese New Year Symbols- printables

Chinese New Year Teacher Resources- from TeacherVision

Chinese New Year Traditions and Symbols- History.com has lots of stuff here, including articles and videos

Chinese New Year's Celebration- coloring sheet for primary grades

Chinese Zodiac Coloring Pages- for ages 3-8

Crafts and Activities For Chinese New Year- from Enchanted Learning

Lions, Dragons and Nian: Animals of the Chinese New Year- EDSITEment lesson plan

Origami Dragon Puppet

The Teacher's Guide to Chinese New Year

Vocabulary, Games, Worksheets and Online Exercises- for ESL students

WatchKnowLearn Videos- filtered by age level