Story - Explorers- Chinese New Year
Watch the video below which tells the story of Chinese New Year! There is also a PowerPoint below which explain how people celebrate Chinese New Year!
You can download the word mat below to support with the vocabulary of the story below!
Can you have a go at some of the activities below?
Activity 1
Can you colour in the pictures of the different animals from the story? This year (2021) is the Year of the Ox- do you know what an ox looks like?
Activity 2
Can you download the puppets to make your own animal puppets having a race to role play and re-tell the story? You could use any toy animals or puppets that you might have at home to help you do this!
You could also make your own tuff tray to support you to role play the story, creating your own river like in the picture below. Follow the link for more information- Chinese New Year Tuff Tray! | Chinese new year activities, Chinese crafts, Chinese new year (pinterest.co.uk) and download the additional resources to support your role play from the documents below.
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Activity 3
Can you have a go at these Chinese New Year themed pencil control sheets at home?
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Activity 4
Can you engage in some Chinese New Year story themed sensory play at home? There are some ideas and pictures for what you could at home below.
Use any toy animals or puppets you may have at home to help create a sensory tray to explore the animals racing. Rice and cooked spaghetti make a great base for the sensory tray! You can also dye them red or yellow (or any colour) to make it more exciting!
Follow the link here for how to dye pasta: https://www.tablespoon.com/recipes/rainbow-pasta/d7cb2f45-dea6-43e7-893f-6708e2dc10ec All you need is water and food colouring!
Follow these links for sensory play ideas:
Can you watch a join in with this Chinese New Year Song? Join in using any instruments that you may have at home!
Activity 5
Can you sing some of the Chinese New Year themed songs below at home? There is a backing track you can play along with each song as you sing.
You could also use the songs to have your own Call and Response session at home! If you are unsure how to do a Call and Response session have a look at the Polar Bear Polar Bear What do you hear? one here: https://addington.schooljotter2.com/pupil-pages/home-learning-20-21-new/explorers-1-1/story-explorers-1/story-explorers-activity-1-2-1-1-1
