The document outlines plans for introducing Chinese Spring Festival in foreign language classes at a New York high school. It discusses delivering the core values of the festival through daily teaching practices and introducing traditions like reunion, embracing the new year, and inheriting filial duty. It provides resources for teaching like videos, slides, worksheets and textbooks. It proposes designing lessons chronologically from the lunar calendar to animal zodiacs to pre-festival practices. It suggests experiences like classroom decorations, lucky phrases and a school-wide celebration to help students understand and embrace the authentic cultural values.

2. -3 NATIVE LANGUAGE ARTS
CLASSES(GRADE 9&11)
-11 FOREIGN LANGUAGE
CLASSES(GRADE 9-12):
4 SINGLE-PERIOD
CLASSES(HERITAGE)
7 DOUBLE-PERIOD
CLASSES(MIX OF HERITAGE
&NON-HERITAGE)
HSDLAS 亚洲研究双文高中-
350 GRAND ST, NEW YORK
STUDENT POPULATION
FOREIGN LANGUAGE:
MANDARIN OFFERED ONLY
(9-12)

3. HOW SHOULD WE VIEW
THE SPRING FESTIVAL
DURING CURRICULUM AND
LESSON PLANNING ?
(BACKWARD DESIGN)
• WHAT ARE THE CORE VALUES AND BELIEFS TO BE
DELIVERED?
• WHAT ARE THE VISIBLE MANIFESTATIONS OF THESE VALUES?
• HOW TO EMBRACE THESE VALUES THROUGH DAILY
TEACHING PRACTICES?

4. HOW TO INTRODUCE SPRING FESTIVAL
IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES?
DELIVER MAIN VALUES
1. 团圆和谐-REUNION
AND HARMONY
2.辞旧迎新-EMBRACE
ANOTHER NEW YEAR
3.传承孝道-INHERIT
AND PASS ON FILIAL DUTY
INTRODUCE PRACTICES
AND ARTIFACTS
1. 春节前-春运、置办
年货、扫尘、贴春联、
窗花、福字
2. 春节中-除夕（年夜
饭、守岁等）、大年初
一（拜年）、正月十五/
元宵节（灯会）
EMBRACE AUTHENTIC
EXPERIENCES
1. CREATE NEW YEAR
CLASSROOM DECORATION
2. LEARN AND WRITE LUCKY
PHRASES IN CHINESE
3. GUESS CHINESE RIDDLES
4. PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL-
WIDE CELEBRATION

5. DESIGN LESSONS
(CHRONOLOGICALLY)
1. Introduce the Idea
of Lunar Calendar
and the Time Period
of Spring Festival
2. Review Animal
Zodiacs
3. Introduce the
Practices and
Artifacts done before
the Spring Festival
Resources:( Articles;
Videos; Slides&
Worksheets;
Textbooks)

6. TEACHING RESOURCES
Articles &Videos&
Films:
-Youtube
-CCTV
-New York Times
Slides&
Worksheets
Textbooks:
远东少年中文3
轻松学中文4&5

7. ARTICLES &VIDEOS:
•1. 春运：
•PRE-READING:
•HTTP://WWW.MSNBC.COM/SPECIALS/MIGRANT-CRISIS/CHINA
•HTTPS://WWW.NYTIMES.COM/2017/01/26/WORLD/ASIA/CHINESE-NEW-YEAR-
HOME-LUNAR.HTML
•VIDEO CLIPS &DOCUMENTARY:
•CNN NEWS:HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=R6RILEIOCQK
•LAST TRAIN
HOME(2009）:HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=CKAVPFI_8MU
•CHINESE FILM:人在囧途
HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=ZRQNP66C7U0

8. ARTICLES &VIDEOS:
•2. 生肖：
•传说：TED-ED:
HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=MAY2S9J4RLK
•属相与性格：
HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=JXH347N7DVQ
•3.春节前的准备：
•HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=O7XCJF8P-TK

9. SLIDES
&WORKSHEETS:
EXAMPLES
1.生肖与一个人的岁数

10. SLIDES
&WORKSHEETS:
2.春节前的准备：

11. MY GOALS-SWABT
UNDERSTAND：
1. Introduce the Idea
of Lunar Calendar
and the Time Period
of Spring Festival
2. Review
Animal
Zodiacs
3. Introduce the
Practices and
Artifacts done before
the Spring Festival
Resources:(
Articles; Videos;
Slides; Textbooks)
To bring up the
Significance of the
Spring Festival to
the Class:
1. A Fresh Start
for a New Year
2. A National
Celebration with
Family Reunion

12. DESIGN LESSONS (CHRONOLOGICALLY)
2. Introduce the Practices and Artifacts
done during the Spring Festival
Videos; Slides/Worksheets; Textbooks)
• New Year Eve’s Dinner (what to Eat/say/Watch/ get?)
• The First day of the New Year (What to wear/ say/Get?)
• The Lantern Festival (What to eat/see?)

13. Videos：Explain/Understand the
Traditions
1. Spring Festival and its colourful traditions：
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEtADJI97
Q0
2. Chinese New Year: Going Back Home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MxGch
EWuAk
3. Traditions during the celebrations of
Spring Festival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o4ZX3
2AZRc
1.为什么中国人会过元宵节？
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naLaoJQU
D5Y
2.Introduction of 元宵节
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHAL3Dc
gc9s
3.现在的元宵节
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=play
er_embedded&v=ZZ5bPPYc6Ps
4. 怎么做汤圆？
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=play
er_embedded&v=CeTriD5ldnk
5. Recap of the
lesson:https://www.youtube.com/watch?featu
re=player_embedded&v=AS5J2aXyQDA

14. Textbooks:远东少年中文3&轻松学中文4&5

15. SLIDES/HANDOUTS：INTRODUCE THE TRADITIONS

16. My Goals: To let Students understand the reasons behind
these customs:
1. Best Wishes
for a Prosperous
Year
2. Time to
Reflect and Plan
3. Time to
Reconnect and
Express
Gratitude

17. 3. Introduce and experience the
Practices and for New Year Celebration
• New Year Decoration &Lucky Phrases
• The Lantern Festival-Riddle Guess
• School-Wide Chinese New Year Celebration

18. • The Lantern Festival-Riddle Guess
有(yǒu)一(yí)个(gè)人(rén)是(shì)父(fù)母(mǔ)你(nǐ)的(de)
生(shēng)的(de)，但(dàn)不(bú)是(shì)你(nǐ)的(de)兄(xiōng)
弟(dì)姐(jiě)妹(mèi)，这(zhè)个(ge)是(shì)谁(shuí)？
什(shén)么(me)动(dòng)物(wù)，你(nǐ)打(dǎ)死(sǐ)了(le)它
(tā)，可(kě)是(shì)流(liú)了(le)你(nǐ)的(de)血(xuè)？
为什么有一家医院不给人看病？
怎么用蓝笔写出红字？
陈阿姨喜欢一整天说话，可她有一个月说话最少，是哪一个月？
有两个戴帽子的人从房间里走出来了，一个人戴着蓝帽子，一个
人戴着白帽子。戴蓝帽子的人是戴白帽子的人的儿子，可是戴白
帽子的人不是戴蓝帽子的人的爸爸。那么这个戴白帽子的人是谁？

19. • Experience the Chinese Spring Festival- Get everyone involved: coworkers,
school administration, students and parents(PTA)

20. Coworkers(Plan,
Encourage Ss and
Participate)
School
administration
(Support and
Participate)
Students (Plan,
Present/
Perform and
Participate)
Parents: Plan,
Sponsor
&Support,
Participate
Chinese culture
Celebration(Even
for limited space;
How to get
Students and
teachers
involved?)

21. 2. Planning- Mini Events-Booth along the School Hallway
Suggested events: Chinese Yo Yo; Paper Cutting: Shuttlecock; Chopsticks;
Calligraphy; Chinese Jump Rope; Chinese Tea Tasting; Chinese Food Serving; Lion
Dance
(AP Chinese Students Work as Hosts/Volunteers for Decoration& Food Serving)

22. 2. Planning- Mini Events-Booth along the School Hallway

24. To let students experience
the joy for New Year
Celebration:
• Become more positive towards
Chinese culture and people
• Become more aware of the
commonality of different
cultures
• Become more curious and
respectful about learning
Chinese