Chinese New Year & Chrome Music Lab Activity - Distance Learning

Hello fellow teachers!

This lesson is a Google Slide presentation on Chinese New Years. Students will explore Chinese traditions and culture and then experiment with the pentatonic scale on Chrome Music Lab. This scale is common in traditional Chinese folk music.

Slides are easily altered and easy to use with Google Classroom! I used this with my own students: Grades 1 - 6 and then let students share their compositions with the class.

Lesson Targets

Compare and contrast students' own New Year traditions with Chinese New Year traditions

Compose a song using the pentatonic scale

Content

Slide One: Title

Slide Two: Lesson Target

Slide Three: New Years Eve Traditions

Slide Four: Prior Knowledge Discussion

Slide Five: Critical Thinking Image #1

Slide Six: Critical Thinking Image #2

Slides 7 - 10: Chinese New Year Facts

Slides 11 - 12: Chinese Zodiac **a student favorite**

Slide 13: Chinese Dragon Facts

Slides 14 - 18: Chrome Music Lab Activity & Pentatonic Scale