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EYFS Understanding the World - Chinese New Year

Learning Objectives:• I will be able to talk about the story of Chinese New Year.Learning Objectives:• I will be able to talk about the story of Chinese New Year.Learning Objectives:• I will be able to talk about the story of Chinese New Year.Learning Objectives:• I will be able to talk about the story of Chinese New Year.Learning Objectives:• I will be able to talk about the story of Chinese New Year.

EYFS Development Matters:-Listen with enjoyment, and respond to stories and show an understanding of the elements of stories. (C&L)-Begin to know about their own cultures and beliefs and those of other people. (UtW)-Understand that people have different needs, views, cultures and beliefs, that need to be treated with respect. (PSED)-Manipulates materials to achieve a planned effect, constructing with a purpose in mind.(EA&D)

Success Criteria:• I must talk about the story of Chinese New Year.• I should talk about how people celebrate Chinese New Year.• I could make a Chinese Lantern.

Previous assessment/context:This lesson will be the beginning of the CNY topic and will therefore gauge their prior understanding of the celebration. The making of lanterns is in the context of showing the chn pictures of CNY celebrations and will be developed by a trip to China Town to see the lanterns hanging.









EYFS Development Matters:-Listen with enjoyment, and respond to stories and show an understanding of the elements of stories. (C&L)-Begin to know about their own cultures and beliefs and those of other people. (UtW)-Understand that people have different needs, views, cultures and beliefs, that need to be treated with respect. (PSED)-Manipulates materials to achieve a planned effect, constructing with a purpose in mind.(EA&D)

Introduction:Locate China on a map. Discuss where in the world this is. Locate England (UK) on a map. Is China near us? Or is it far away?Discuss Chinese New Year with the children. Read the Chinese New Year story to the children.http://simonwiddowson.typepad.com/files/chinese-new-year.swf What animals were in the story? How many altogether? Discuss the different celebrations Chinese people carry out to celebrate Chinese New Year.






Activity:Lanterns (Demonstrate first, as the children are doing it with you)Have the sugar paper prepared for the children (lines drawn). Fold paper in half. Help children to cut their paper following the lines. Tape the two edges of the paper together, ensuring there is the gap. Staple a handle on. Allow children to ask questions and continue a discussion of Chinese new year and why lanterns are significant in helping to celebrate.






Differentiation by questioningDuring main activity question those who have a good understanding of CNY - can we work out what year we were born in? We were born in the year of the ...?

Differentiation by outcomeChn working at mixed ability tables.Cutting along the lines will be challenging for some chn. Encourage peer support with this.



Differentiation through support Activity will be modelled step-by-step by the teacher. TA to support certain chn with cutting paper.

Differentiation through support Activity will be modelled step-by-step by the teacher. TA to support certain chn with cutting paper.

Plenary:Recap what we have learnt about Chinese New Year. Children to share lanterns with rest of the class. Begin to record this information in a class book about CNY to be added to throughout the festival.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIThvekI_u0



Key Questions:Why do people celebrate CNY?Can we remember some of the animals in the story?How do they celebrate?



Gifted and Talented:Chn to work out what year they were born and find their animal.Chn to begin to role play the story using the magnet props with their peers.SEN/EAL:Have clear visual cards on the IWB for the steps to making a lantern. Have an interactive magnet board with the animals of the story on for you to order during the storytelling and for them to play with later.

Gifted and Talented:Chn to work out what year they were born and find their animal.Chn to begin to role play the story using the magnet props with their peers.SEN/EAL:Have clear visual cards on the IWB for the steps to making a lantern. Have an interactive magnet board with the animals of the story on for you to order during the storytelling and for them to play with later.

Resources:IWB (story)Map of worldRed, orange, yellow sugar paperScissorsCellotape StaplerMagnet boardMagnet props (animals from the story)




Outcomes/Assessment from session:

Can chn find China on the map?Can chn talk to their peers about the story, and sequence the events?Can chn list some ways that people celebrate CNY?Were chn aware that not everyone celebrates CNY. Were they able to link to how they celebrate special events?How did chn work with the materials when making their lanterns - assess fine motor skills e.g. use of scissors/folding/sticking.











http://simonwiddowson.typepad.com/files/chinese-new-year.swf

http://simonwiddowson.typepad.com/files/chinese-new-year.swf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIThvekI_u0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIThvekI_u0