Many of you will be celebrating Chinese New Year with your class. Did you know the date of the Chinese New Year is determined by the Chinese Lunar calendar and changes every year?

This year, Chinese New Year starts on Saturday 10th February 2024 and ends on February 18th 2025. It is the Year of the Dragon.

Download our fun and interactive resources for EYFS, KS1 and KS2, which include calligraphy, reading resources, code breakers, tangrams and much more.

EYFS

Kung Hei Fat Choy! (YRs/Y1e) Guided Reading Pack

This Guided Reading Pack is an information text about Chinese New Year.

EYFS

EYFS Chinese New Year Provision Enhancements

This Chinese New Year provision enhancement resource includes a variety of activities for enhancing provision in the classroom.

Key Stage 1

Chinese New Year Celebration Guided Reading Pack

This Guided Reading Pack is in the form of a recount about a family's Chinese New Year celebrations, told from a child's point of view.

Key Stage 1

KS1 Chinese New Year Resource Pack

This KS1 Chinese New Year Resource Pack gives children the opportunity to read, answer questions and sequence the story of Chinese New Year.

Key Stage 2

KS2 Chinese New Year Tangrams

This KS2 Chinese New Year Tangrams resource provides a tangram for children to cut out and create their own animals based on the Chinese zodiac.

Key Stage 2

KS2 Chinese New Year Calligraphy

This KS2 Chinese New Year Calligraphy resource provides a resource for children to practise writing Happy New Year in Chinese.

Key Stage 2

KS2 Chinese New Year Dominoes

This KS2 Chinese New Year Dominoes resource provides a set of dominoes that use Chinese numbers for children to match.

Key Stage 2

KS2 Chinese New Year Code Breaker

This KS2 Chinese New Year Code Breaker resource provides four code breaker activities based on the Chinese New Year.

Key Stage 2

KS2 Chinese New Year Wordsearch

This Chinese New Year Wordsearch resource is a fun activity that gives children the opportunity to explore different words linking to the celebration of Chinese New Year.

Key Stage 2

Chinese New Year Editing Task

Editing could include using capital letters, adding full stops and correcting common mistakes in spelling from the first 100 high frequency words.