The Good Cheer kit includes educational materials
that will
help school kids understand and get excited about
the
Chinese New Year, a traditional festival that
lasts for 15 days.
Topics include the history and traditions of the
New Years
celebration, the Zodiac calendar, and different
cooking styles
throughout China.
For teachers
Some of the material may be appropriate for
younger
children, while some is better geared to older
kids. Feel free
to adapt any of the information or activities to
fit your class.

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Introduction How-Tos

In 2003, the Chinese New Year starts on February
1 and goes
through February 15.
Bring the Chinese New Year to life with the
colorful posters,
couplets, games, and craft ideas youll find in
this kit. The fun-to-
use rookie chopsticks will help make the
cafeteria even more
festive. Teachers can use these materials in
their classrooms to
teach their kids about the holiday and get them
excited about the
New Years celebration theyll find throughout
the school.
Be sure to serve the authentic flavors of Minh
products, so kids
can get a taste of good cheer (and try out their
new chopsticks).

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Introduction Cafeteria Tips

Celebrate the Chinese New Year with a different
Chinese menu item each day.
Advertise menu on boards or signs next to
posters.
Decorate the cafeteria with posters, lanterns,
and couplets.
Hang couplets on either side of doorways (the
traditional way).
Encourage teachers to hang posters and couplets
in classrooms and hallways.

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Introduction Lesson Guide Contents

What is Chinese New Year?
An overview of the traditions
The Chinese Lunar Calendar
Zodiac Round-up
A fun guide to signs
The Four Regions of China
Recipes
Games and Activities

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Chinese New Year Traditions15 Days

Chinese New Year is a centuries-old celebration
that lasts for 15
days. It falls on a different time of year than
the New Year most
of us celebrate, because its based on the lunar
calendar. Most of
us celebrate New Year based on the Gregorian
(solar) calendar.
Each of the 15 days is filled with special
celebrations that
include visiting friends and family and eating
traditional foods.
The underlying message of all the celebrations is
one of peace
and happiness for family and friends.

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Chinese New Year Traditions15 Days

The Chinese New Year Festival is the most
important holiday
for Chinese people all over the world. People
start preparing
for the New Year a month in advance. They buy
presents,
decorating materials, food, and clothing.
In the days before the New Year festivities,
Chinese houses are
cleaned from top to bottom to sweep away bad
luck. Doors and
windows are given a new coat of paint, usually
red, and are
decorated with paper cutouts and couplets.
Couplets are long
posters printed with poetic themes, which are
usually about
happiness, wealth, and longevity.

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Chinese New Year TraditionsFirecrackers and
Monsters

Firecrackers are a well-known part of the Chinese
New Year.
Like every other part of the holiday, they have a
story attached.
Theyre set off to frighten away ghosts, so they
wont appear
during the new year. Theres another reason
Nian, which means
year in Chinese, but is also the name of a
mythical monster that
likes to terrorize people and animals. Even
though hes ferocious,
Nian is frightened of firecrackers, loud noises,
bright lights (like
fireworks), and the color red. Many New Years
traditions, like
setting off firecrackers and fireworks and
hanging red couplets,
help keep Nian away.

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Chinese New Year TraditionsNew Years Eve

On New Years Eve, lights are kept on all night
to keep the
monster Nian away. Early the next morning, people
feel
happy that theyve kept the monster at bay and
tell each other,
Kung-hsi, or congratulations.
People also believe that staying up all night on
New Years Eve
helps their parents live a longer life.

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Chinese New Year TraditionsNew Years Eve

Dinner is usually a feast of seafood and
dumplings, signifying
different good wishes. People eat prawns for
liveliness and
happiness, dried oysters for all things good, raw
fish salad to
bring prosperity, and dumplings boiled in water
to signify a
good wish for the family. People from Northern
China eat
crescent-moon-shaped dumplings called jiaozi,
which are
supposed to bring them fortune and wealth.

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Chinese New Year TraditionsNew Years Eve

People wear something red to ward off evil
spirits. After dinner,
the family stays up late, playing cards or board
games or
watching special TV programs. At midnight, the
sky lights up
with festive fireworks displays.
Shooting off firecrackers on New Years Eve is
the Chinese way
to send out the old year and welcome in the new
one. On the
stroke of midnight on New Years Eve, every door
and window
in the house is opened to let the old year go
out.

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Chinese New Year Traditions15 Days

The first day of New Years is the welcoming of
the gods of
heaven and earth. Its believed that the gods go
to heaven to
pay their respects to the Jade Emperor, the
supreme deity. Many
people dont eat meat on this day because they
believe that will
ensure long and happy lives for them.
On New Years Day, as the ancient custom called
Hong Bao
goes, married couples give children and unmarried
adults money
in red envelopes. Then the family says greetings
from door to
door, first to relatives and then to neighbors.
People wear new
clothes and greet each other by saying,Kung-hsi
fa-tsai,
expressing wishes of congratulations and
prosperity.

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Chinese New Year TraditionsDragon Dance

One of the most spectacular sights of the New
Years celebration
is the dragon and lion dance, which takes place
during the first
few days of the holiday. Dancers perform
underneath a costume
of a dragon or lion head and body. The heads of
these beasts
are supposed to keep away evil, and the dance is
thought to bring
good luck to the businesses and houses they
visit. The
performers are very skilled, usually acrobats or
martial arts
experts, and provide graceful movements that make
the dragon
dance. The performance is accompanied by loud
music played
on drums, gongs, and cymbals.

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Chinese New Year TraditionsDragon Dance

The dances dramatic ending is called the Choi
Chen, or
Picking the Green. Vegetable leaves are tied to
a string, along
with a red packet filled with money. The string
is hung above the
door of the house or business where the dance is
taking place.
The dragon or lion eats the leaves and the red
packet as the
drummers play. Then in a whirl of activity, he
spits them out
on the ground. This is a symbolic blessing
spitting out the leaves
means that there will be plenty of everything in
the coming year.

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Chinese New Year Traditions15 Days

On the second day, the Chinese pray to their
ancestors, and to
all the gods. People are also extra kind to dogs
and feed them
well, because they believe that the second day is
the birthday
of all dogs.
Teachers Note Have students color pictures of
dogs, or bring in photos of their
pets.

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Chinese New Year Traditions15 Days

On the third and fourth days, married daughters
return home to
visit their parents. If theyre newlyweds, the
husband comes
too, bringing gifts for his new wifes family.
According to legend, on the third day of the New
Year, mice
marry off their daughters. People go to bed early
on that night, to
let the mice perform their wedding ceremonies.
On the fifth day, called Po Woo, people stay home
to welcome
the God of Wealth. No one goes to visit friends
or family
because they believe it will bring them bad luck.

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Chinese New Year Traditions15 Days

On the sixth through the tenth days, the Chinese
visit their
relatives and friends. They also go to temples to
pray for good
health and fortune.
On the seventh day, farmers display their
produce. They make a
drink from seven types of vegetables to
celebrate. The seventh
day is also considered the birthday of all
humans, so people eat
noodles to symbolize longevity (long life) and
eat raw fish for
success.

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Chinese New Year Traditions15 Days

On the eighth day, some people have another
family reunion
dinner, and at midnight they pray to Tian Gong,
the God of
Heaven.
On the ninth day, people make offerings to the
Jade Emperor,
who was believed to have been born right after
midnight on
that day.

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Chinese New Year Traditions15 Days

On the tenth through the twelfth days, friends
and relatives
are invited for dinner. Food plays a very
important role in the
New Years celebration.
On the thirteenth day, people eat lightly after
having so much
rich food. They eat a simple meal of rice congee
(a thick rice
paste) and mustard greens to cleanse their
systems.

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Chinese New Year Traditions15 Days

The fourteenth day is spent preparing for the
Festival of
Lanterns, which is held on the final night of the
celebration.
The end of the New Years festivities is marked
with the
Festival of Lanterns, a celebration with singing,
dancing, and
lantern shows.
The underlying message of all these celebrations
is one of
peace and happiness for family members and
friends.

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Chinese New Year Traditions Food

People eat more than usual during the New Year
celebrations.
The huge amount of food prepared for the New Year
symbolizes abundance and wealth for the
household.
On New Years Day, the Chinese family eats a
vegetarian
dish called jai. Some vegetables have special
meanings to the
Chinese, and are traditional New Year foods.

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Chinese New Year Traditions Food

Teachers Note Tell students, You might not be
familiar with some of these
vegetables, but they are very common in China.
Lotus seed having many male children
Gingko nut represents silver ingots for wealth
Black moss seaweed the words in Chinese sound
like the
words that mean exceeding in wealth
Dried bean curd the word in Chinese sounds like
fulfillment of wealth and happiness
Bamboo shoots the word in Chinese sounds like
wishing
that everything would be well

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Chinese New Year Traditions Food

Other traditional foods include a whole fish to
represent
togetherness and abundance, and a chicken for
prosperity. It
should be the whole chicken, with head and feet
still on, to
represent completeness. In the north,
steamed-wheat bread
and small meat dumplings are traditional foods.

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Chinese New Year Decorations

Before New Years Day, Chinese families carefully
clean and
decorate their houses in special ways. They put
vases of
blossoms, platters of oranges and tangerines, and
special candy
trays with eight varieties of dried fruit in
their living rooms.
They hang poetic couplets, happy wishes written
on red paper,
on walls and doors. Here are some typical
couplets
May you be blessed with peace and safety in
all four seasons
May you enjoy continuous good health.
May the Star of Happiness, the Star of Wealth,
and the Star
of Longevity shine on you.

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Chinese New Year Decorations

Flowers are important decorations to the Chinese.
They
symbolize the reawakening of nature, and are
connected with
wishing for happiness during the New Year.
Every Chinese home should have live, blooming
plants to
symbolize rebirth and new growth. Flowers also
symbolize
wealth and achieving high positions in ones
career. When a
plant blooms on New Years Day, its considered
very lucky,
because it means a year of prosperity.

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Chinese New Year Decorations

Oranges and tangerines symbolize abundant
happiness.
People bring a bag of oranges and tangerines and
a lai see (a
red envelope containing money) when visiting
family or
friends during the New Year celebration.
Tangerines should
still have leaves on them because it means that
relationships
will stay secure. For newlyweds, the leaves
represent
branching into a family with many children.

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Chinese New Year Decorations

Candy Tray-
The candy tray is specially arranged in a circle
or octagon.
Its called The Tray of Togetherness, and the
dazzling array
of candy also symbolizes starting the New Year
sweetly.
Each item on the tray represents some kind of
good fortune.
(See next page)

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Chinese New Year Decorations

Candied melon growth and good health
Red melon seed dyed red to symbolize joy,
happiness, truth,
and sincerity
Lychee nut strong family relationships
Kumquat prosperity (gold)
Coconut togetherness
Peanuts long life
Longnan many good sons
Lotus seed many children
After taking a few pieces of candy from the tray,
a grown-up
leaves a lai see on the center compartment.

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Chinese New Year Superstitions

The Chinese give the entire house a good cleaning
before
New Years Day. But no cleaning is done on New
Years
Day, to prevent good fortune from getting swept
away.
Shooting off firecrackers on New Years Eve is
how the
Chinese send out the old year and welcome in the
new
one. On the stroke of midnight on New Years Eve,
all the
doors and windows in the house are opened to
allow the old
year to go out.

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Chinese New Year Superstitions

On New Years Day, peoples clothing and their
behavior set
the tone for the rest of the year. Red clothing
is preferred,
because red is a bright, happy color, sure to
bring a bright,
happy future to whoever wears it.
Its believed that if someone cries on New Years
Day, theyll
cry all year. Children are never spanked, even if
they
misbehave.

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Chinese New Year Superstitions

To the Chinese, many objects and colors have
special
meaning. Here are some GOOD LUCK SYMBOLS
Red and gold red is a bright color that wards
off evil spirits,
while gold symbolizes prosperity
Tangerines sounds like the Chinese word for
lucky
Noodles extra-long noodles are eaten to
symbolize longevity
Candy for a sweet start to the new year

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The Chinese Lunar Calendar

What is the lunar calendar?
The Chinese New Year dates from 2600 B.C., when
Emperor
Huang Ti introduced the first cycle of the
Zodiac. Like the
calendar most of us observe, the Chinese Lunar
Calendar is a
yearly one, with the start of the lunar year
based on the cycles
of the moon. The year can start any time between
late January
and mid-February. A complete cycle takes 60 years
and is
made up of five cycles of 12 years each.

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Chinese Lunar Calendar

The Chinese Lunar Calendar names each of the 12
years after
an animal. Why? Legend has it that the Lord
Buddha
summoned all the animals to come visit him before
he
departed from earth. Only 12 animals came to bid
him
farewell, so to reward them he named a year after
each one in
the order they arrived. The Chinese believe the
animal ruling
the year in which a person is born has a lot to
do with that
persons character. The saying is
This is the animal that hides in your heart.

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Zodiac Signs

According to the Chinese Calendar, every year is
represented
by a different animal. Everyone born during that
year has the
traits of that animal. Their fortune is based on
their animal
sign.
Their animal year is a special year for them.
For instance, during
the Year of the Ram, people born under the Sign
of the Ram
have a special fortune for the year. Everyone
else, born under
different animal signs, has a fortune for the
year, too.
The cycle repeats every 12 years.

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2003 is the Year of the Ram

People born in these years have the sign of the
Ram
1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003
People born in the Year of the Ram are charming,
elegant, and
artistic, and like to be surrounded by comfort.
They do well as
actors, gardeners, or beachcombers.

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Year of the Ram

Your fortune People born under the Sign of the
Ram will
be imaginative and productive during the year.
Fortune for other animal signs The year ahead
will be a year to
relax and make peace with yourself and with
others. You are
drawn closer to your home and your family, and
youll be
generous with your time and money.
Teachers Note Ask your students, Are you the
Sign of the Ram, or do you know
anyone who is? What about your parents, brothers
or sisters, your friends, or your
teacher? Do you think they match the
description?

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Other Zodiac Years

The Year of the Rat
Born in 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984
People born in the Year of the Rat are
imaginative, charming,
and very generous to people they love. Rats make
good
writers, critics, and publicists.
The Year of the Ox
Born in 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997
Oxen are born leaders, and inspire confidence in
everything
they do. They are methodical and good with their
hands. They
make good surgeons and hairdressers.

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Other Zodiac Years

The Year of the Tiger
Born in 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998
Tigers are bold and adventurous, with a lot of
initiative and
charm. They tend to be risk-takers. They make
good bosses,
explorers, or racecar drivers.
The Year of the Rabbit
Born in 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999
Rabbits are affectionate, cooperative, and
pleasant, and have
lots of friends. They tend to be very
sentimental. Good career
choices for rabbits include law, theater, and
international
diplomacy.

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Other Zodiac Years

The Year of the Dragon
Born in 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000
Dragons are popular, always full of enthusiasm
and affection.
They make good artists, priests, and politicians.
The Year of the Snake
Born in 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001
People born in the Year of the Snake are romantic
and deep-
thinking, wise and charming. Ideal jobs include
psychiatry
and teaching.

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Other Zodiac Years

The Year of the Horse
Born in 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002
Horses are very independent, extremely
hard-working,
intelligent, and friendly. They make good
scientists or poets.
(The Ram is the next animal on the Zodiac
Calendar see
earlier slide)
The Year of the Monkey
Born in 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004
People born in the Year of the Monkey are
intelligent,
popular, and successful in any career they
choose.

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Other Zodiac Years

The Year of the Rooster
Born in 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005
People born in this year are very hard-working
and decisive,
and like to say exactly whats on their minds.
They make
good restaurant owners and world travelers.
The Year of the Dog
Born in 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006
People born in the Year of the Dog are honest and
faithful.
They make ideal secret agents or business people.

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Other Zodiac Years

The Year of the Pig
Born in 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007
People born in the Year of the Pig are honest and
open-
minded and make good friends. They thrive in the
arts as
entertainers.

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Zodiac Activity

Teachers Note Youll find line drawings of
zodiac animals your students
can color, cut out, and use to construct their
own Zodiac calendar using all
12 animals. Its in the last section called
Games and Activities. Just print
out the pages youll be using.

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Regions of China

China is a very large continent. It is divided
into four major
sections. Just like the United States has
different regions like
the South, the West Coast, the Northeast, and the
Midwest,
China has different regions too, where people
speak different
languages (Mandarin or Cantonese) and have
different
cooking styles. They way they cook is based on
the local
ingredients, traditions, and tastes.
See Map on Next Page

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Chinese Cooking Styles

There are four major Cooking Styles
Cantonese from the Southern Province
Szechwan/Hunan from the Western end
Peking from the North
Shanghai from the Eastern region

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Chinese Cooking Styles

Cantonese cooking uses lots of fresh vegetables
and fruit,
even in meat dishes. The Cantonese eat a lot of
fish and
shellfish. Most people like to cook their food by
stir-frying,
which means quickly cooking food in a hot wok (a
curved
pan). In Cantonese cooking they use seasonings
like sugar,
fresh gingerroot, broth, and wine. Dim Sum is a
meal made
up of several smaller dishes, and is Cantonese.
(Minh Sweet Sour Pork Stir Fry is Cantonese).

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Chinese Cooking Styles

Szechwan/Hunan cooking features very spicy food.
The
people in this part of China eat it every day.
They season their
food with hot peppers, garlic, ginger, vinegar,
chili peppers,
sesame oil, and green onions, so you can see why
its so hot!
Freshwater fish, smoked pork, and tofu also
appear in many
dishes.
(Try Minh Szechwan Chicken Stir Fry).

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Chinese Cooking Styles

Shanghai cooking uses a lot of seafood and fresh
fish. When
people cook meat with a dish, they stew it until
it is very
tender. They season their food with soy sauce,
and sauces
made from mushrooms and fish. Sugar is a popular
ingredient
in many Shanghai dishes.
Teachers Note Tell students, Youve probably
used soy sauce at home. Did you
ever think that people all over Shanghai are
using soy sauce, too?

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Chinese Cooking Styles

Peking-style cooking is usually light, with a
mild flavor.
People in Peking often serve buns and pancakes
instead of
rice, because they grow a lot of wheat in the
region. They
cook with soy sauce, garlic, sesame oil, sweet
bean paste, and
green onions. They grow a lot of soybeans, so
they eat a lot of
tofu, which is made from soybeans.
Teachers note Ask students, Have you ever
tried tofu?

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Recipes

Here are some recipes that will be fun to make at
home.
They all use traditional Chinese ingredients and
cooking
methods, and taste good, too!

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Wokin Rollin Stir-FryServes 4

Ingredients
3 cups water
2 cups jasmine rice, or regular white rice
1 Tbsp. sesame seeds
1 Tbsp. sesame oil
16 oz. beef in 1" x 1" cubes (can be bought
pre-cut this way)
½ cup stir fry sauce
2 ½ cups frozen vegetable stir fry blend
¼ cup scallions, sliced diagonally
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350? or small toaster oven to
375?.
2. In a medium size saucepan, bring the water to
a boil.
3. Add the rice, reduce heat to low and cover.
Cook until rice is tender. (Should be done right
about the
time you are finished with the stir-fry.)
4. Spread sesame seeds on a sheet pan. Bake 5-7
minutes or until seeds are golden brown.
5. In a large wok or sauté pan, heat the oil on
high heat.
6. Add the beef and sauté for 2-3 minutes or
until the beef is cooked.
7. Combine the stir-fry sauce, vegetable blend,
and scallions. Add to the wok and cook for 3
minutes or until

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Chinese A-Go-GoServes 4

Ingredients
1 cup duck sauce
1 cup sweet sour sauce
16 short bamboo skewers, party sticks or long
toothpicks
8 eggrolls, commercially prepared
8 potstickers, commercially prepared
1 fresh pineapple top (optional)
Directions
1. Place each sauce in separate dipping bowls and
reserve.
2. Skewer each potsticker and eggroll onto a
bamboo skewer, party stick or long toothpick. (If
these items are
bought frozen, microwave 1-2 minutes or until
thawed. This will allow you to easily insert the
skewer.)
3. Cook potstickers and eggrolls according to
package directions. Allow to rest 1 minute after
cooking,
allowing skewers to cool down to the touch
for handling.
4. If desired, insert potstickers and eggrolls
sticks into pineapple top and serve with sauces.
Otherwise, lay
sticks on a plate with the sauces and serve.
If desired, substitute chicken nuggets or
tenders for potstickers.
You can slice up the remaining pineapple for a
delicious fresh fruit treat or chop it up and use
it to

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Red Dragon Raindrop SoupServes 4

Ingredients
¼ cup water chestnuts, canned, sliced, drained,
cut into quarters
1 cup frozen corn kernels
¼ cup roasted red pepper, canned, drained, medium
diced
¼ cup scallions, sliced in long pieces
6 cups chicken stock
2 cups (10 oz.) chicken, cooked, diced
1 tsp. ground ginger
2 oz. cellophane noodles (can substitute egg
noodles)
Directions
1. Place the first seven ingredients in a large
saucepan.
2. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat to
medium, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes.
3. Remove cover, add desired noodles, and cook
for 5 minutes. Serve immediately.
For added Asian flair, serve with sesame
crackers on the side and a drizzle of soy sauce
in each bowl.

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Games and Activities

Chinese Vocabulary
Line drawings of dragons and zodiac animals, for
kids to color and cut out
Crafts paper lantern, dragon projects
Crossword puzzle, word search, and Map of China
quiz

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Vocabulary Words

Teachers Note Here are some vocabulary words.
Have your kids make them into
flashcards and see how fast they can learn them!
boy nan-hai
bulletin board bu-gao-lan
cake dan-gao
candy tang-guo
to cook zuo-fan
doll yang-wa-wa
to drink he
to eat chi
father ba-ba
friend peng-you
fruit shui-guo
girl nu-hai
(continued on next page)

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Vocabulary Words

good night wan-an
goodbye zai-jian
hello ni-hao
map di-tu
mother ma-ma
music yin-yue
number shu-zi
to play wan
to read du-shu
sun tai-yang
one yi
two er
three san

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Games and Activities Paper Lanterns
Zodiac Animal Signs
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A Fierce Dragon
The Dragon has an important role in New Years
celebrations, and is part of a special dance held
during the first few days of the New Year.
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Lion Dragons Head
The Dragon or Lions Head is used in the Dragon
Dance, which is supposed to bring good luck to
the houses or businesses where it is performed.
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Games and Activities Paper Lanterns

Heres a kit for fun paper lanterns that kids can
make for Chinese New Year
decorations. They can make a variety of lanterns
out of different colors or decorated
with different patterns.
Materials
construction paper
scissors
tape
stapler
ruler
pencil
glue, glitter, sequins to decorate the lanterns
(continued on next page)

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Games and ActivitiesPaper Lanterns

Directions
1. Use a ruler to measure and cut 1" off the
short end of the paper. Set aside to use as a
handle.
2. Fold the paper in half lengthwise.
3. Draw a line 1" from the end of the long edge
of the paper opposite the folded edge.
This will be the line where you should stop
cutting.
4. Measure and mark lines 1" apart, starting at
the folded edge and moving toward the
stop cutting line.
5. Cut on the marked lines up to the stop
cutting line.
6. Unfold the paper.
7. Re-crease the paper in the opposite direction.
This will hide any pencil marks.
8. Match the long edges together on the lantern
and use tape to hold in place.
9. Staple the handle to the top of the lantern.
10. For extra decorations, add glue, glitter, or
sequins to the lantern.

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Games and Activities Dragons on Parade

Make a colorful dragon.
Materials
tempera paints
paint brushes
wide crepe paper (at least 3½" x 4")
narrow crepe paper in bright colors
scissors
construction paper, markers, or paint to decorate
the dragons head
glue
7" paper plate
heavy paper (1" x 7")
stapler

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Games and ActivitiesDragons on Parade

Directions (Make a sample so kids can see how
the parts fit together.)
1. To make the body of the dragon, cut a strip of
wide crepe paper 3 1/3 4" wide and
between 4' and 6' long.
2. Dab an assortment of spots and lines on the
crepe paper with a paintbrush. Let it dry
(you might want to hang it on a clothesline
or drape over a chair).
3. Take the paper plate and trim off the two
sides.
4. Fold the plate in half and decorate one half
with eyes and nostrils. The inside of the
plate can be decorated with a mouth.
5. Take 5 pieces of narrow (about 2" wide) crepe
paper that are a foot long each. Fold
them in half and then in half again, then
unfold and have kids cut along the folds,
making each streamer have 4 long strips.
Dont cut the last inch, so you can attach it
easily as one piece. Four can be used to make
a mane on the back of the head, and
one can be a beard.
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Games and ActivitiesDragons on Parade

6. Glue the 4 crepe paper strips to the
underneath back of the head. Glue the wide
body strip below them. Glue the last narrow
set of strips to the dragons chin at
the bottom front of the plate.
7. Let the glue dry. The dragon is ready! Have
kids use the dragon to hold their own
dragon parade.

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Games and ActivitiesSlinky Dragon

Make a small dragon that can be as long or as
colorful as students like.
Materials (per dragon)
paper egg carton
scissors
hole punch
craft paint in yellow and black
paint brushes
paint with daubers (or BINGO marking paints), or
craft paint and paint brushes
7mm wiggle eyes
¼" white pom-pom balls
red felt scrap
tacky glue
2 jingle bells
ribbon (¼" wide)

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Games and Activities Slinky Dragon

Directions
1. Cut the egg carton cups apart. Even out the
edges so the cup will sit evenly upside
down on the table.
2. Paint the inside of one cup black for the
inside of the mouth. Paint the outside
yellow.
3. Using as many cups as desired, paint the
outsides yellow. Let dry.
4. Using the daubers, paint different color dots
on the yellow cups. Let dry.
5. Hole-punch 2 holes in each cup directly across
from each other.
6. Lace the ribbon through the holes to tie the
dragon together.
7. Tie a jingle bell on each end of the ribbon.
8. Glue the head on the dragon. (It might need to
be propped up while it dries.)
9. Cut a red tongue out of felt and glue inside
the mouth.
10. Glue 2 pom-poms on top of the head and then
glue 2 wiggle eyes on to the
pom-poms. Let dry.
The dragons ready! Kids can even add a leash
through the hole to walk it around.

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Chinese New Year Word Jumble
Try to find the words hidden in this jumble. The
words go across, down, forward, backward, and
diagonally up and down. Cantonese Celebration Cou
plets Dragon Drums Family Fireworks Flowers For
tune Good Wishes Hong Bao Lantern
Festival Lunar Calendar Noodles Peking Red Shangh
ai Szechwan/Hunan Tangerines Year of the Ram
Zodiac

L O S W F N P X E S Z E Q N M
V A D H O A S E E B S X A W A
C W N G A E M N K E W N S R R
D E A T L N I I N I U P K S E
S R L D E R G O L H N F R E H
D T O E E R T H N Y L G O H T
D O E G B N N A A O J Z W S F
N E N L A R W F W I O L E I O
C A R C P H A E E D T S R W R
T B P V C U R T I S C H I D A
A J N E I S O A I B T B F O E
F Y Z K P X C C E O Z I D O Y
Q S H O N G B A O H N D V G L
R A D N E L A C R A N U L A Q
E N U T R O F V S M U R D H L

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Chinese New Year Word Jumble
ANSWER KEY (Over, Down, Direction) Cantonese
(4, 9, NE) Drums (1, 6, NE) Fireworks (13, 11,
N) Fortune (7, 15, W) Hong Bao (3, 13,
E) Lantern Festival (1, 1, SE) Peking (7, 1
SE) Red (3, 9, NW) Szechwan/Hunan (2, 13, NE)
Year of the Ram (15, 12, N) (continued on next
page)

L O S W F N P X E S Z E Q N M
V A D H O A S E E B S X A W A
C W N G A E M N K E W N S R R
D E A T L N I I N I U P K S E
S R L D E R G O L H N F R E H
D T O E E R T H N Y L G O H T
D O E G B N N A A O J Z W S F
N E N L A R W F W I O L E I O
C A R C P H A E E D T S R W R
T B P V C U R T I S C H I D A
A J N E I S O A I B T B F O E
F Y Z K P X C C E O Z I D O Y
Q S H O N G B A O H N D V G L
R A D N E L A C R A N U L A Q
E N U T R O F V S M U R D H L

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Chinese New Year Word Jumble

L O S W F N P X E S Z E Q N M
V A D H O A S E E B S X A W A
C W N G A E M N K E W N S R R
D E A T L N I I N I U P K S E
S R L D E R G O L H N F R E H
D T O E E R T H N Y L G O H T
D O E G B N N A A O J Z W S F
N E N L A R W F W I O L E I O
C A R C P H A E E D T S R W R
T B P V C U R T I S C H I D A
A J N E I S O A I B T B F O E
F Y Z K P X C C E O Z I D O Y
Q S H O N G B A O H N D V G L
R A D N E L A C R A N U L A Q
E N U T R O F V S M U R D H L

ANSWER KEY (Over, Down, Direction) Celebration
(1, 3, SE) Couplets (8, 12, NE) Dragon (1, 6,
NE) Family (5, 1, SE) Flowers (12, 5, SW) Good
Wishes (14, 13, N) Lunar Calendar (13, 14,
W) Noodles (1, 8, NE) Shanghai (3, 1,
SE) Tangerines (1, 10, NE) Zodiac (12, 7, SW)
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CHINESE NEW YEAR CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Down 1. The Chinese decorate their houses with
___ during the New Years celebration 2. Doors
and ___ are opened to let the old year out. 3.
The final day of the celebration is called the
Festival of _____. 5. There are twelve animal
signs of the ___. 6. Considered a lucky color for
New Year's. 7. Symbolizes a sweet start to the
New Year. 9. 2003 is the Year of the ___. 10. The
Chinese New Year is based on the ____
Calendar. 11. People born in this year are
popular and good at everything. 14. Tofu is made
from _____.
Fill in the answers to the crossword
puzzle. Across 1. There are ___ main regions of
China. 4. The Chinese believe that the second day
is the ___ of all dogs. 8. The traditional candy
tray is called the Tray of_____. 12. New Year's
Eve dinner is a feast of seafood and____. 13.
This cooking features seafood and fish. 15. Long
posters with themes printed on them. 16. The
monster scared of loud noises.
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CHINESE NEW YEAR CROSSWORD PUZZLE
ANSWERS Across 1. FOUR 4. BIRTHDAY 8.
TOGETHERNESS 12. DUMPLINGS 13. SHANGHAI 15.
COUPLETS 16. NIAN
Down 1. FLOWERS 2. WINDOWS 3. LANTERNS 5.
ZODIAC 6. RED 7. CANDY 9. RAM 10. LUNAR 11.
MONKEY 14. SOYBEANS
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