Top Chinese New Year Books and Culture Books for Children Chinese Culture for Kids series features TOP Lunar New Year books for children. Lunar New Year culture books take children to explore Chinese culture beyond the surface. Reading takes kids to learn more about family roles, expectations, manners, family values, and more in Chinese culture. We are hoping you can pick some best books in this multicultural book list, share it with your school and local
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Lucky Dumplings for Chinese New Year! Yes! I hope you can these delicious dumplings at home and enjoy them during the Lunar New Year celebration. Making dumplings for the Spring Festival, a.k.a. Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year is a popular tradition in Chinese families who are from the Nothern part of China. There can be a day dedicated to making the lucky dumplings with all the family members or even with the relatives. It can
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Winter Solstice Chinese Dōng Zhì Festival – World Culture for Kids Winter Solstice Winter Solstice is Dōng Zhì Festival! Happy winter Solstice – Dōng Zhì 冬至! Winter Solstice is 冬至 Dōng Zhì in Chinese. 冬 [Dong] mean winter. 至 [Zhi] means extreme, or arrival. 冬至 [Dōng Zhì] literally means the “extreme of winter.” Dōng Zhì is also known as Winter Festival – 冬節[Dōng Jié] for Chinese. Dong Zhi marks the shortest day and the longest night
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Confucius’ Birthday Teachers’ Day Confucius’ birthday is Teachers’ Day in Taiwan. September 28th is the day to celebrate and honor teachers and educators. Teachers’ Day celebration can be traced back to 1952 and even earlier. It is the birthday of Confucius who is the greatest philosopher in Chinese history. Teachers’ Day in China is on September 10. It is a holiday in the Greater China region. You can see the celebration in Macaw and South Korea as
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Connecting Cultures. Home culture connects with community culture. Classroom cultures connect with home culture. School cultures connect with community culture. It is like a circle. This connection expands. The first year I had the dumpling-making event at school. The teachers were supportive and the kids were excited. Then, a teacher came to me and told me that the cafeteria might not work with the hours we needed for the event. I went to see the cafeteria manager
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Lantern Festival Paper Cutting Lantern Culture Craft! Culture craft helps children engage in hands-on creation. There are the “what” and the “why” questions popping out when they work on craft projects like paper cutting. Curiosity leads to exploration and learning! We are looking at Lantern Festival paper cutting lanterns culture craft, and this is a project that kids really enjoy. They can even come up with their design with the English alphabet and other languages. Taipei Confucius
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Lunar New Year Story Videos that facilitate children big and small to see and experience Spring Festival and Chinese culture from a different perspective. These videos and the bonus videos (2021 update) are short stories in different formats. A story about the Lunar New Year for children. A story about the color RED. A story about Gratitude. A music video that many people love about firecrackers and more. A story about a Bucket, a Mother and a
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Confucius for kids- Chinese Culture for Kids series is featuring Confucius! Confucius 孔子 is the greatest teacher 至聖先師 | 至圣先师 in Chinese culture! He is the greatest teacher, sage, and philosopher in Chinese history. September 28 is Teachers’ Day 教師節 | 教师节 in Taiwan. It is the birthday of Confucius. Quick Facts about Confucius The Greatest teacher, sage, and philosopher in Chinese culture. Born in 551 B.C.E. Died in 479 B.C.E. Hometown: Qufu, China. The book of
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May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Teaching your heritage language to your children is a way to celebrate your family culture and your heritage culture. For my children, Chinese is their heritage language and I am the only source of Chinese language in our family. Over the years I have noticed that more and more schools and libraries share featured resources with children, parents and educators in the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. When I lived
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May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month – a celebration of the culture and history of Asian-Pacific Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States. Asian Pacific American Heritage Month originated as a congressional bill in 1978 and in 1992 it was expanded from a week to a month-long celebration. This is a good time to learn something new about the diversity of Asian-Pacific cultures or to reflect on your culture with your child if you are
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