KS1 Topic: Celebrations Block C Carnivals & Parades Session 1

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The lion dance seen at Chinese New Year originates from the legend of the monster known as Nian. During the performance the lion moves from place to place looking for green vegetables which are hung above the doors of houses. Hidden inside the leaves are red envelopes containing money. The lion eats the vegetables and red envelopes then scatters the vegetable leaves to spread good luck.

To make the lion you will need: • A large cardboard box• Brightly coloured paints, e.g. red or orange• Scissors• Glue• 2 yogurt pots• Gold, red, yellow, white, orange, purple and green paper• A long red strip of cloth• 6 hula hoops• A stapler

1. Using the cardboard box cut out amouth shape.

2. Cut out 2 holes for the nostrils andinsert the yogurt pots.

3. Add extra yogurt pots to the headwhich you can decorate later as eyes.

The Lion Dance

To become the lion you will need: • Your lion head & body• A drum

If possible watch a video of a real lion dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOE5Coxef8 Lion dance clip (watch 40 seconds)

1. Take children to practice in the hall or a large open space2. Ask children to listen carefully to the beat of a drum, and move individually to the

beat3. Revise positional language, up, down, along, through and between4. Encourage children to get in a line of 4 and practice moving together5. Put children into groups, choose a child to hold the head and others to hold up

the cloth to form a large lion6. Move using the whole space and raise the head and body in wave like movements

4. Children can paint the heador add brightly coloured scales using colourful paper.

5. Add sharp white teeth anddecorate the head using gold paper, foam shapes and pom-poms. 6. Attach a long strip of red cloth so3 or 4 children can get underneath it to form a human body. 7. Ask chn to hold the hula hoopsfor extra support.

Ask children to create their own versions of the Chinese New Year race. Provide them with Lego™, the plastic animals that are in the race, wooden blocks, play dough and craft materials such as felt, coloured paper, scissors and glue. Chn can experiment with the materials perhaps making the animals out of play dough or making grass using felt. Record their work with photographs.

Chinese New Year: a huge collection of fun activities for chn to explore and enjoy http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/chinese-new-year

Chinese New Year Zodiac video clip http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/stories/lets-celebrate-chinesenewyearperformance

More resources http://www.topmarks.co.uk/ChineseNewYear/ChineseNewYear.aspx

Storytelling ideas for Chinese New Year

1. Cut out a circle shape

2. Fold it in half

3. Write a secret message then place it inside the foldedcircle

4. Fold the semi circle in half

5. Glue down the straight edge

6. Decorate and swap cookies with a friend!

You will need: • Coloured paper• Glue• A pencil• Felt tips, tissue paper or foam shapes to decorate

Paper Fortune Cookies

What you need: • Dragon head and tail stencils (photocopy sheets onto card)• Pencils• Card or thick paper• Scissors• Coloured paints/pencils or collage materials• Glue or tape• Coloured strips of sugar paper (6-7cm wide)• Tissue paper• Straws or lolly sticks

What you do: 1. Draw around the stencils and cut out the dragon’s head and tail.2. Decorate both sites of the head and tail using collage materials or brightly

coloured paints/pencils.3. Add features, e.g. sharp, white teeth, red tissue paper tongue.4. Take a strip of sugar paper and fold over top 3cm of the short end. Turn it over so

that the fold is underneath. Make another 3cm fold downwards.5. Turn the paper over and repeat. Keep doing this until you get to the end of the

paper strip.6. Glue, tape or staple the dragon’s head to one end and its tail to the other.7. Attach a straw or lolly stick to the head and another to the tail.8. Take your dragons for a parade around the classroom.

How to make Dragon puppets

Dragon template 1. Cut out along the solid black lines from sheet of card.

Dragon template 1. Cut out along the solid black lines from sheet of card.

Anyone hungry? Create a messy noodle station either using real noodles and chopsticks or pretend noodles, e.g. wool & ribbons. Add plates, cups, takeaway boxes and chalkboard menu - enjoy!

Messy Noodle play

Monster masks