Chinese New Year Nursery Class

Lesson: Understanding the World

Class: Nursery Year: 2025 - 2026

Nursery class had fun celebrating Chinese New Year. We watched a short video before looking at lots of interesting Chinese artefacts. Then, the children tucked into a bowl of yummy noodles for snack and oranges. They were able to further explore some noodles in the tough tray outside, using real chopsticks! Inside, the children threaded red and yellow beads onto a dragon's tongue. Red and yellow are thought to be lucky colours. We then shared a book all about Chinese New Year and watched an amazing dragon dance. Some children even drew their own dragon pictures independently. We made our own Chinese lanterns and practised our cutting skills using scissors. It was challenging to cut along straight lines! Finally, we learned how to say Kung Hei Fat Choi and took home a special fortune cookie each.