Learning about the Lunar New Year!

Toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age students are learning about traditions welcoming the Lunar New Year.

Lessons include hands-on activities that highlight the ways in which the Year of the Water Tiger is celebrated. Using red and gold crafts, toddlers created artwork for the classroom bulletin board. After a read aloud of "My First Chinese New Year" by Karen Katz, preschoolers worked together to paint a colorful mural of a dragon. School-Age students constructed hand drums, using bowls, string, and beads!

Such exploration is one of many ways our teachers honor the cultural diversity among our families. Studying other cultures and learning more about their own contribute to students' greater appreciation of our diverse world.