I'm teaching a unit right now on Ancient China for my sixth grade class. I will be wrapping it up right around the Chinese New Year and was looking for some ideas. I would like to have a food celebration but I'm not sure on what to include. The only things I have right now are fortune cookies and rice. Does anyone out there have any ideas? I'm scared because these days so many students have food allergies. Thanks in advanced.
Rudy

Hi,

Chinese often celebrate with dumplings. Be sure you don't cook them in peanut oil though. You can fill dumplings with lots of things or even buy them frozen. I made fortune cookies once and they are a nightmare. You need to be quick! I don't believe they are really that authentic anyway. Chinese people like rice, vegetables, fish balls, tofu, etc. I might try a hot pot! That is a great celebration.

Connie

U should try eggrolls frozen or maybe noodles

[Illinois Packer Fan]

Each year I cook ramen noodles for my students in a crock pot. It doesn't take much heating. We practice using chopsticks. Then we have fortune cookies. It goes well with the story we are doing at the time. The students enjoy it so much. They seem to enjoy the noodles more than when I tried rice. It was also less messy.

[MrsT]

I have gotten red envelopes and instead of money the children write a litlle something they would like to tell someone that they learned about Chinese New Year. For the little kids a piece of candy in the envelope works just fine!