Lunar New Year
Children born in 2020 - Year of the Rat
Children born in 2021 - Year of the Ox
Children born in 2022 - Year of the Tiger
Children born in 2023 - Year of the Rabbit
Spotify Playlist
Action Songs for Circle or Music Time
Here Comes the New Year Marching Round
(to the tune of Old MacDonald Had a Farm)
Here comes the New Year Marching Round
Ee i ee i o
And one of those years is the Year of the Snake
Ee i ee i o
With a hiss hiss here and a hiss hiss there,
Here a hiss, there a hiss, everywhere a hiss hiss
Here Comes the New Year Marching Round
Ee i ee i o
The 12 animals are rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.
Dragon Dragon Marching Round
(to the tune of Snowflakes, Snowflakes)
Dragon dragon march around
Dragon dragon touch the ground
Dragon dragon shake your head
Dragon dragon tongue so red.
Dragon dragon dance around
Dragon dragon touch the ground
Dragon dragon shake your head
Dragon dragon tongue so red.
Art + Sensory
Painting with Red and Gold paint
The children painted with red and gold paint. You can create a lantern from their painted paper or, if you prefer, make a photocopy of their painting to use to make the lantern so that you can keep their original painting.
Click here for directions
Lunar New Year Sensory Bin
Rice with red and gold pom poms, coins, Chinese Knots and chopsticks.