Chinese Lunar New Year Digital Library Lesson

This 2022 Chinese Lunar New Year library lesson includes a slide presentation, scavenger hunt activity, and recommended reads list.

Please note that this presentation is designed to complement a read-aloud. The actual read-aloud story comes from you!

Needed to open and edit: Google Slides or Microsoft PowerPoint; ability to open PDF documents

This lesson is editable in Google Slides and PowerPoint, and includes:

• 55-slide Lesson Presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint + Google Slides
  • All body text is editable; you choose which slides you want to use.
  • 22 slides are whole class lesson slides.
  • 34 slides are “scrolling presentation” slides that are great for extending storytime lessons or scrolling in the library during checkout and downtimes.
• List of 22 recommended books to accompany this lesson (1 page, PDF)
  • The list is great to hand out to parents, teachers, and students looking for high-quality, interesting books about China, Chinese folklore, and Chinese New Year.
• 2 Scavenger Hunt activities with answer key (3 pages)
• Editable lesson plan (9 pages) with:
  • AASL National School Library Standards (2018),
  • National Common Core Standards for English Language Arts, and
  • TEKS.
• Directions for using this lesson with on a “specials” rotation (10 pages, PDF)
• Google Classroom Basics (4 pages, PDF)
• Instructions on how to set up PowerPoint slide timings (2 pages, PDF)

22 Whole Class Lesson Slides include:

• Sign language slide and how-to sign link (“China”)
• A guided discussion of Lunar New Year traditions.
• Every slide in the presentation is illustrated with brightly-colored, high-resolution clipart and photos.

34 Scrolling Slides include:

• Guided lesson on how to count to five (5) in Chinese, including a video link and a pronunciation guide.
• Facts and definitions about: Great Wall of China, Harbin ice sculptures, giant pandas, Lunar New Year traditions, hóng bāo (red envelopes or packets), Chinese Zodiac, and high-speed trains.
• Vocabulary words: dumpling and prosperity
• Library review question about the Dewey 900’s section
• “Did You Know” slides
• “Would You Rather?” and “This or That” question slides
• Trivia questions with answers
• This week’s birthdays and agenda

IMPORTANT! Due to copyright law, read-aloud videos of the Lunar New Year-themed books are NOT included.  You will have to record yourself reading the book, or do a live stream of the read-aloud for students to access the book.  If your library owns an interactive ebook that has audio read-aloud, you could also share how to read or access it through your online catalog or ebook management platform.

Standards Addressed:

AASL National School Library Standards – See the AASL Standards Framework for Learners to view full text. 

• Inquire –  C.1. – D.1. – D.2. – D.3.
• Include – A.3. – D.2.

Common Core English Language Arts Standards –
© Copyright 2010 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.10. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.1.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.10. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.1.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.10. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.1.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.10
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.10
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.10

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
© Copyright 2019 Texas Education Agency. 

• TEKS 113.11 B.11.A. – TEKS 113.11 B.11.B.
• TEKS 113.12 B.14.A. – TEKS 113.12 B.14.B.
• TEKS 113.13 B.12.A. – TEKS 113.13 B.12.B.
• TEKS 113.14 B.10.A. – TEKS 113.14 B.10.B.
• TEKS 110.6 1.A. – TEKS 113.15 B.17.A.
• TEKS 110.7 B.1.A. – TEKS 113.16 B.21.A

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