Author: Olivia Chak    

Title: Chinese Culture

Grade: 3rd

Time Allotted for Lesson: 30 minutes

                                             This lesson will be completed in one session.

Instructional Objectives:        

1. To encourage children to learn about Chinese culture.
2. To educate students about the way people celebrate Chinese New Year.
3. To give an understanding of how the Chinese culture is important for many of the people in China.

Vocabulary:

1. celebrate: (verb) to observe (a day) or commemorate (an event) with ceremonies or festivities: to celebrate Christmas; to celebrate the success of a new play.
2. commemorate: (verb) to serve as a memorial or reminder of: The monument commemorates the signing of the declaration of independence.
3. festivity: (noun) a festive celebration of occasion.

Materials:                  

1. Visuals: Lion Dancing, Traditional Clothing, Lanterns, Decorations, Food, and Red Envelopes
2. Chart Paper
3. Markers
4. White Paper
5. Loose-leaf
6. Red Envelopes

Motivation: I will show students what a red envelope looks like and give one out to everyone.

Questions:

1. Why do you think we celebrate Chinese New Year?
2. What is the difference between the Chinese tradition and your tradition?
3. What kind of food do you eat on holidays?

Procedure:                             

1. Show the visuals.
2. Explain what each visual depicts.
3. Explain what the importance of the Chinese culture.
4. Write out the importance of the Chinese culture on chart paper.
5. Hand out loose-leaf paper.
6. Have children copy everything from the chart paper onto the loose-leaf paper.
7. Hand out red envelopes.
8. Have students explain what the envelope is use for.
9. Collect the loose-leaf papers.

Student Evaluation: Evaluate the student’s progress.

1. Why do you think culture is important to the people?
2. How is your culture different from the one you just learned?
3. After learning about celebrations, what types of celebrations do you have?

Extension Activities: Using what you have learned, create a one page story about what you would do if you were celebrating Chinese New Year?

Attach Visuals to the Lesson Plan: Show pictures of lion dancing, traditional clothing, lanterns, decorations, food, and red envelopes.