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| Title | Chinese Zodiac Teaching Resources |
| Body | Happy Chinese New Year! In late January or early February, many Asian cultures usher in a new year that corresponds to one of twelve animals in the Chinese zodiac: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog or pig. Chinese astrologists believe the characteristics of a given zodiac animal influences the personality of every person born in that year. For example, those born in a Rooster year (2005, 1993 and 1981) are believed to be hardworking, resourceful, talented and fussy. Do you think your personality correlates to the year in which you were born, or is it all just nonsense? What type of personality does a dog have? How is it different from a cat? Do you think you are more like a cat or a dog? Ask each student to select one animal from the Chinese zodiac (either by random or according to birth year). Ask students to use library, video or Internet resources to research the behaviors of their animals. Some children may even have access to their chosen animal as a household pet or farm animal. Ask students to indicate what human-like personality traits the animals have, such as playfulness, happiness, sadness, grouchiness. Have students present their findings to the class. As an extension to the activity, visit a local zoo or nature center to observe animals up close. Continue investigating the animals of the Chinese zodiac in: "Animal Communication" (6-8) from Science NetLinks, American Association for the Advancement of Science http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?BenchmarkID=6&DocID=388 "Animals of the Chinese Zodiac" (K-2) from EDSITEment, National Endowment for the Humanities http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=344 "Lions, Dragons and Nian: Animals of the Chinese New Year" (K-2) from EDSITEment, National Endowment for the Humanities http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=381 MarcoPolo. MarcoGram: Just Plain Nonsense. marcogram@marcopoloinfo.com (25 Jan. 2005). |
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