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Neh: Edsit Ement: Animals of the Chinese New Year Lesson PlanNeh: Edsit Ement: Animals of the Chinese New Year Lesson Plan
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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Pre-K - 1st
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Animals of the Chinese New Year

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Intended for young students, this lesson on the symbolism, significance, and animals of Chinese New can be easily changed to fit the needs of older students. This website provides several links for further research on Chinese Dragons, Asian Culture, and related information.

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china

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chinese dragon poetry, chinese dragons, chinese horoscope, chinese new year, chinese zodiac, edsitement, eastern dragon, four dragons, four dragons folk tale, national endowment for the humanities, new year parade, nian, nian the dragon monster, spring festival

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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