Lunar New Year 2023

Lesson: Art and design

Class: Ladybirds Year: 2022 - 2023

We have been busy this week learning all about Lunar New Year!

Our activities:

Reading 'The Great Race'

Retelling 'The Great Race' in the water tray and small world area

Retelling using Babble Gabble

Learning lots of new vocabulary from the story

Picking up noodles with chop sticks

Tasting new Chinese flavours

Making The Great Wall of China in the construction area

Creating Chinese symbols in the sand and glitter

Dragons and fireworks using loose parts

Dragon breath finger gym

Designing and making rafts from the story

Using the folding technique to make Dragons on the craft table