First Graders learned about Lunar New Year and read the book "My First Chinese New Year" by Karen Katz. We discussed Lunar New Year traditions and connected this learning to the traditions we observe at Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. We also discussed how dragons in European and American stories are often depicted as bad guys, whereas in Chinese culture, they are a symbol of strength and good luck.
To create their dragons, first graders observed several dragon paintings and weavings. They observed the different kinds of shapes and lines, and watched step by step demonstrations about how to put these together to create the form of the dragon.
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