Chinese New Year 2024: Design A Lantern Game, Art Sub Plans, & Writing Prompts
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Description
Need Chinese New Year activities for your bulletin board? Imagine these Chinese lanterns in your hallway with a writing prompt. The step by step drawing tutorial and PowerPoint also makes perfect no prep, emergency art sub plans for elementary art and general ed teachers.
A fun roll a Chinese lantern game, ‘you pick’ worksheet, and digital spinners helps kids choose patterns. And, boost their confidence and creativity.
And, it’ll help cash-strapped teachers like you plan Lunar New Year projects using only markers. Yes, you can watercolor paint with markers! This Chinese New Year art lesson includes a paper lantern template for easy drawing.
Can I tell you a secret? It’s hard to get kids writing in ELA. When they’re not invested in it, they can’t connect with what they’re writing about. Mic drop! Incorporating creative Lunar New Year art ideas like this paper lantern drawing project helps. Finally keep all kids engaged!
WHAT'S INCLUDED
I’ve designed 3 different ways for students to attempt this art project. All will motivate kids to create! Choose which way works best for your classes:
- Roll a dice game to add randomness to your student’s artwork
- “You Pick” art worksheet for kids to choose their own patterns
- Digital spinner wheels, so kids can randomly pick patterns and you can integrate technology
- Printable dice template in case you have no dice
- Step-by-step picture directions to guide students through the art process
- Chinese lantern template which kids can draw directly on it or transfer it to heavy drawing paper
- Drawing practice worksheet, so kids can practice drawing patterns
- 2 Writing prompts, so you can tie this drawing project to literacy
- 2 Coloring pages that you can use for absent students or hand out as a classroom prize
- Helpful Tips & Tricks handout with teacher directions to help guide the lesson
HOW TO USE MY CHINESE LANTERN ART PROJECT
The best part about this lantern project is that it’s flexible and can be used in many ways throughout your classroom. It's great for maternity or emergency art sub plans, early finisher activities, indoor recess, or even an after-school art club.
YOU WILL RECEIVE
- 1 Non-Editable Printable PDF (Chinese New Year Lantern Project)
- 1 Non-Editable PowerPoint
- 5 Digital Spinner Videos (downloadable, and links to them on Google Slides and YouTube)
- Paperless Google Drive Digital Resource
WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT
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We had Chinese exchange students visit our school and we used this activity while they visited during Chinese New Year. Very fun and creative!
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Such a wonderful & fun activity to do in the classroom to continue their learning on Chinese New Year. It also turned out to be a wonderful addition to our display in the hallway!
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A great activity for Chinese New Year Art. Students loved creating their own lanterns and were extremely engaged when using the dice to help "choose" each pattern for the different sections. We used watercolours to paint them and they turned out beautifully! Great resource!
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Created by Amie Bentley, © Glitter Meets Glue Designs, LLC
