These Chinese New Year activities for elementary students are very popular the days leading up to this holiday. They provide fun and engaging learning experiences to help you celebrate Chinese New Year with your class. They also lend themselves to teaching about and celebrating Lunar New Year. Check out all of the Chinese New Year activities for elementary students below!
12 Chinese New Year Activities for Elementary Students
Below are our favorite Chinese New Year activities for elementary students.
1. Chinese New Year Activity Packet
This Chinese New Year Activity Packet is filled with fun and engaging activities students love like a directed drawing writing activity, word search, and crossword puzzle! These activities can be used as center activities, homework, fast finisher tasks, filler activities, or indoor recess activities. Learn more about this print-and-go resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!
2. Chinese New Year Book Companions
This Chinese New Year Book Companion Bundle includes 5 of our Starts With a Story resources: Ruby’s Chinese New Year, Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas, How to Catch a Dragon, Ruby’s Wish, and Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao. Each of them includes printable and digital resources, so they can be used in school or at home. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!
3. Chinese New Year Non-Fiction Reading Unit
This Chinese New Year Nonfiction Reading Unit includes 3 leveled reading passages, vocabulary cards, reading and writing activities, and more. It pairs really nicely with our fictional book companions like Ruby’s Chinese New Year, Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas, How to Catch a Dragon, Ruby’s Wish, and Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!
4. Chinese New Year Would You Rather Activities
Our Chinese New Year Would You Rather Activities are great for the days leading up to Chinese New Year when you need a fun way to get students talking during your morning meeting or a way to motivate even your most reluctant writers. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!
5. Chinese New Year Parts of Speech Color by Code Activity
This Chinese New Year Color by Code Activity is a fun and engaging task that invites students to practice identifying the parts of speech of thematic words like firework, eat, and dragon. It’s a quick print and go activity you can have printed on your desk whenever you have 15-20 minutes to fill. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!
6. Chinese New Year Reading Comprehension Activities
These Chinese New Year reading comprehension activities offer engaging, meaningful practice to greatly improve your 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th grade students’ reading and writing skills. Each of the reading graphic organizers included in this set can be used over and over and with ANY Chinese New Year book you choose. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!
7. Chinese New Year Unit
This Chinese New Year Unit is a fun and engaging way to celebrate this winter holiday and learn about the Chinese culture and traditions. Your 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students will love all of the printable activities and really enjoy the learning experience! Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!
8. Chinese New Year Acrostic Poem Activities
These Chinese New Year Acrostic Poem Activities are the perfect February writing activity for cultural studies. These winter acrostic poetry printables inspire 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade students to combine holiday traditions with creative poetry. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!
9. Chinese New Year Bookmarks
These Chinese New Year Bookmarks pair perfectly with other Chinese New Year activities. Students will enjoy these Chinese New Year coloring activities that spark creativity while giving them a purposeful finished product to use during independent reading. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!
10. Chinese New Year Word Search
This Chinese New Year Word Search Activity is a fun way for students to celebrate Lunar New Year while reinforcing spelling, vocabulary, reading, visual scanning, problem solving, and critical thinking skills. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!
11. Chinese New Year Directed Drawing Activities
These Chinese New Year Directed Drawing Activities are a fun and engaging way for elementary students to practice a variety of important skills: writing, vocabulary, focus, fine motor, social-emotional, and more. Both teachers and students love them! Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!
12. Chinese New Year Bingo Activities
Use these Chinese New Year Bingo Activities as coloring pages for a calming activity and then play the game. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!
Get All of the Chinese New Year Activities
Check out all of the Chinese New Year activities for elementary students below! Many also work for celebrating Lunar New Year!
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