This Chinese / Lunar New Year pack is updated for use in 2026 and through 2030. Full of engaging activities to help students learn about and celebrate the Lunar New Year, including crafts! UPDATED to include year of the horse activities!

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Get ready to ring in the Chinese and Lunar New Year with this fun pack, full of ideas to make this event special in your classroom.

Includes:

•*NEW* Animal of the Year Activities- craft, fact poster, writing prompts

Year of the Horse 2026 crown, craft, and writing just added!

•Teacher background info

•12 Fact cards

•Differentiated Main Idea reading passage- 3 levels

•True or False Printable

•Differentiated Venn Diagrams w/Answer Key

•New Year web and report stationery

•Crowns (12, one for each zodiac animal)

•New Year Word Wall and stationery (color and B&W for all zodiac years- 24 pages total)

•Happy Chinese/ Lunar New Year foldable card

•4 Literacy printables: Rhymes, CVC, blends, digraphs

•Red envelope and coins templates (color and B&W)

•Fortune cookie craft with writing prompts and stationery

•Color-by-Code Mystery Pictures: addition, subtraction, short vowels

•Craft: Make a Paper Lantern (color and B&W)

•Craft: Make a Dragon mask (color and B&W)

•Craft: Make a dragon dancer (color and B&W)

•Pennant pieces to spell out: GUNG HAY FAT CHOY (The pennant takes up 17 pages- 1 letter on each page)

READ WHAT OTHER TEACHERS HAVE SAID:

” I used this last year. The kids enjoyed learning about CNY with fun and creative activities.” – Krista

“This was so awesome! My kiddos loved these activities…Thanks so much for a great product!”– Susan

” This is one of my favorite resources I’ve ever gotten from teachers pay teachers!! Easy to use, thorough, and great differentiation possibilities. “ – Kim

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