Scope and Sequence Chart

Unit Name: Chinese New Year

Grade Level: Three
Lesson description Language focus Cultural focus Other Domains Thinking Curriculum Assessment Student Reflective Focus
1 Introduce CNY

Learn about the origin
of CNY

Group role-play

Vocabulary related to
the names of the
characters in the story
and simple sentences to
use in the role-play

Understand the
origins of the
celebration of
CNY
Interpersonal
Development

Thinking Processes

English

The Humanities

Communication

Shared experiences and
learning

Multiple intelligences

Bodily-kinesthetic

Peer assessment on
performance

Students assess
their group
members
describing what
they did well and
areas of
improvement
Reflect what they have learnt
through presentation of their play
2 Explore different
aspects of the
celebration of CNY

Vocabulary of the
different aspects of CNY.
Learns greetings and
common CNY words
often seen during the
celebration

Explore the
different aspects
such as learning
about the dragon
and lion dance,
red packets etc.
ICT

Design, Creativity
and Technology

The Arts

Personal Learning
Developing independent
and creative thinkers

Multiple intelligences

Visual-spatial
Observation notes

Students share their work with the
students and discuss what they liked
about their piece of work and what
the challenges were
3 Explore the fifteen days
of the CNY celebration
The vocabulary for the
names of the main days

Understanding
the events
throughout the
celebration
period
English

ICT

Personal Learning

Learning centered

Multiple Intelligences

Intrapersonal
Students reflect on what they have
learnt throughout the three weeks
in their diary.
4 Summarizing lesson

Learning table manners
and chopstick holding
Revise previously learnt
vocabulary and
sentences
Chinese people
and their table
manners

The method of
holding
chopsticks
Interpersonal
Development

Shared experiences and
learning
Reflect on what the challenges of
the activity were and share their
opinions