Chinese New Year 2004 – Year of the Monkey

January 22, 2004 begins the Chinese Year of the Monkey.  By the Chinese calendar, the year is 4701. 

Here are some links and resources you may wish to use in your classroom.  As always, the computer lab is available for classes on a sign-up basis.

Links and Resources:

Printables and Activity Links:  (Links to many great sites with activities, information, games, recipes, crafts, and colouring pages)

www.activityvillage.co.uk/chinese_new_year_links.htm

Chinese New Year Crafts:

www.kidsdomain.com/craft/_chin-ny.html

Information:

www.educ.uvic.ca/faculty/mroth/438/CHINA/chinese_new_year.html

www.chinapage.com/newyear.html

China Resources for Teachers:

www.kiddyhouse.com/SStudies/Countries/

Lesson Plan:

http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-celebrations/chinese.html