KS1 Topic: Celebrations Block C Carnivals & Parades Session 1. The Lion Dance

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1 KS1 Topic: Celebrations Block C Carnivals & Parades Session 1 The Lion Dance The lion dance seen at Chinese New Year originates from the legend of the monster known as Nian. During the performance the lion moves from place to place looking for green vegetables which are hung above the doors of houses. Hidden inside the leaves are red envelopes containing money. The lion eats the vegetables and red envelopes then scatters the vegetable leaves to spread good luck. To make the lion you will need: A large cardboard box Brightly coloured paints, e.g. red or orange Scissors Glue 2 yogurt pots Gold, red, yellow, white, orange, purple and green paper A long red strip of cloth 6 hula hoops A stapler 1. Using the cardboard box cut out a mouth shape. 2. Cut out 2 holes for the nostrils and insert the yogurt pots. 3. Add extra yogurt pots to the head which you can decorate later as eyes. Original resource copyright Hamilton Trust, who give permission for it to be adapted as wished by individual users. We refer you to our warning, at the foot of the block overview, about links to other website.

2 4. Children can paint the head or add brightly coloured scales using colourful paper. 5. Add sharp white teeth and decorate the head using gold paper, foam shapes and pom-poms. 6. Attach a long strip of red cloth so 3 or 4 children can get underneath it to form a human body. 7. Ask chn to hold the hula hoops for extra support. To become the lion you will need: Your lion head & body A drum If possible watch a video of a real lion dance Lion dance clip (watch 40 seconds) 1. Take children to practice in the hall or a large open space 2. Ask children to listen carefully to the beat of a drum, and move individually to the beat 3. Revise positional language, up, down, along, through and between 4. Encourage children to get in a line of 4 and practice moving together 5. Put children into groups, choose a child to hold the head and others to hold up the cloth to form a large lion 6. Move using the whole space and raise the head and body in wave like movements

3 Storytelling ideas for Chinese New Year Ask children to create their own versions of the Chinese New Year race. Provide them with Lego, the plastic animals that are in the race, wooden blocks, play dough and craft materials such as felt, coloured paper, scissors and glue. Chn can experiment with the materials perhaps making the animals out of play dough or making grass using felt. Record their work with photographs. Chinese New Year: a huge collection of fun activities for chn to explore and enjoy Chinese New Year Zodiac video clip More resources

4 Paper Fortune Cookies You will need: Coloured paper Glue A pencil Felt tips, tissue paper or foam shapes to decorate 1. Cut out a circle shape 2. Fold it in half 3. Write a secret message then place it inside the folded circle 4. Fold the semi circle in half 5. Glue down the straight edge 6. Decorate and swap cookies with a friend!

5 How to make Dragon puppets What you need: Dragon head and tail stencils (photocopy sheets onto card) Pencils Card or thick paper Scissors Coloured paints/pencils or collage materials Glue or tape Coloured strips of sugar paper (6-7cm wide) Tissue paper Straws or lolly sticks What you do: 1. Draw around the stencils and cut out the dragon s head and tail. 2. Decorate both sites of the head and tail using collage materials or brightly coloured paints/pencils. 3. Add features, e.g. sharp, white teeth, red tissue paper tongue. 4. Take a strip of sugar paper and fold over top 3cm of the short end. Turn it over so that the fold is underneath. Make another 3cm fold downwards. 5. Turn the paper over and repeat. Keep doing this until you get to the end of the paper strip. 6. Glue, tape or staple the dragon s head to one end and its tail to the other. 7. Attach a straw or lolly stick to the head and another to the tail. 8. Take your dragons for a parade around the classroom.

6 Dragon template 1. Cut out along the solid black lines from sheet of card.

7 Dragon template 1. Cut out along the solid black lines from sheet of card.

8 Messy Noodle play Anyone hungry? Create a messy noodle station either using real noodles and chopsticks or pretend noodles, e.g. wool & ribbons. Add plates, cups, takeaway boxes and chalkboard menu - enjoy!

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