The New Year Common Core L.6.5a resources

Chinese New Year Readers Theater Script - Lunar New Year - The Great Race

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No prep necessary! This Chinese New Year Reader's Theater script tells the mythological story of "The Race for the Zodiac." It's fun and easy way to introduce middle grade students to an important Chinese New Year legend. Includes 16 speaking parts. Just print and go!As an American expat living in Shanghai, I love Chinese New Year and have really enjoyed creating activities to go with this granddaddy of all Chinese holidays. "The Race for the Zodiac" story is famous here in China because it tell

Subjects:

Drama, Holidays/Seasonal, The New Year

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Scripts, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

RL.6.3

, RL.6.10

, SL.6.6

, L.6.5a

, CCRA.R.7