Chinese New Year: Legend of Nian

Did you put Spring Couplets on gateposts or door panels on Chinese New Year's Eve? What is the origin of the Chinese New Year practices such as lanterns, red decorations, and firecrackers? It all started with a mythical beast called “Nian” during the annual Spring Festival!

Let’s start by watching the video to know the story of Nian. Then, play Originals Online Whac-A-Mole Game: Nian! Go Away! and practice writing the most common Chinese character used in Spring Couplets to celebrate the Chinese New Year!

Write your new year's resolutions and choose one word representing your new goal for a Better Year!

Activities:

• Begin with Video-assisted Learning to hear the story of Nian, the legendary creature that ruined Chinese New Year, and build the background information of how some of the modern traditions followed today were formed as a result.
• Play Originals Online Whac-A-Mole Game: Nian! Go Away! to practice what students have known of the story and engage students in the classroom. The QR code is generated in this content as well, which teachers can use to share and interact with the game in the class either in person or remotely.
• Step-by-Step Writing Activity – Originals Visual Animation-assisted Learning to help students practice writing Chinese character “chūn” (春) for welcoming the spring season. Give an example that represents the word and share the pictures to the canvas.
• Step-by-Step Writing Activity – Originals Visual Animation-assisted Learning to help students practice writing Chinese character “fú” (福) for blessedness, good luck, and good fortune. Give an example that represents the word and share the pictures to the canvas.
• Directed Writing and Drawing – write new year's resolutions and choose one word representing your new goal for a Better Year!

💡Originals Tips and Tricks:

• For more accessibility and comprehension reading experience for students, teachers can Launch myViewBoard Whiteboard Immersive Reader to read the text and display a ‘Picture dictionary" for English words. It is available and beneficial for learners of all ages and abilities. Students can use these features to practice speaking and reading by themselves even in distance learning.
• Students can use the Companion app Throw feature to participate and give feedback either in person or remotely to the canvas.
• Students can use myViewBoard Whiteboard AI PEN tool for fast drawing.