It was a fun week learning about Chinese New Year. On Tuesday we went to Chinatown with the Twirly Birds to look around. We saw a ton of decorations for Chinese New Year and explained to the kids that each year, a different animal is celebrated and that each animal has special traits/characteristics.
We bought some decorations for our individual spaces to celebrate the year of the rabbit, as well as some traditional envelopes. We discussed with the kids that it would be a really nice idea to put nice thoughts or pictures in the envelopes and give them to someone they care about since we are learning about ways to show we care this month.
Then, we headed to the rec centre for drama and dance, and had a great time. Lorna brought in a very cool Chinese dragon that the kids had the opportunity to wear and dance around in to music made by them (thanks to some pot covers!). Lorna also read the kids a very neat story about how certain animals became a part of the Chinese New Year celebration
We will continue on with these concepts this week as well as learning more about Chinese New Year, even if it has passed.
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