Ruby’s Chinese New Year Craft Lunar New Year Lantern 2026 Horse Kindergarten

Ruby’s Chinese New Year Read-Aloud Activities & Crafts Kindergarten–1st Grade: This low-prep Ruby’s Chinese New Year read-aloud companion is designed to help Kindergarten and 1st Grade students build comprehension, vocabulary, and sequencing skills while learning about Chinese New Year traditions in a kid-friendly way.

Everything is simple to prep, easy to teach, and flexible for whole group, small group, centers, or independent work, so you can teach Ruby’s Chinese New Year without scrambling for last-minute activities.

Perfect for Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and early 2nd Grade support, this pack includes engaging literacy, reflection, and fine-motor activities that help students understand the story through hands-on learning.

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⭐️ Here’s what you’ll get:

• A full 5-day plan that walks you through teaching the book start to finish
• Vocabulary + oral language support to build understanding of key story words
• Print-and-go comprehension routines: predicting, making connections, and retell practice
• Sequencing practice in two ways: first/next/then/last and beginning/middle/end
• Story elements practice (main character, setting, problem, solution) with kid-friendly response pages
• Response-to-reading writing tied to family traditions (“Every year in my family, we…”)
• Character traits work that helps students notice how Ruby changes across the story
• Fine-motor + crafts that reinforce understanding (lantern craft + retell crown)
• Low-prep literacy extras that still connect to the book (I Spy, word search, directed drawings)

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What’s Included:

• 5-day lesson plans
• Vocabulary “Words to Know”
• Write the Room
• Paper Chinese lantern craft + instructions
• Writing prompt craft: “Every year in my family, we…” (includes topper + response page)
• Retell crown craft
• One-page booklet
• Sequencing: First / Next / Then / Last
• Sequencing: Beginning / Middle / End
• Ruby character traits (beginning/middle/end)
• I Spy page
• Directed drawing: Ruby
• Directed drawing: Red envelope
• Word search (find + trace + color the check mark)
• Making connections pages
• Making predictions page
• Main character page
• Setting page
• Problem page
• Solution page

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If you want a full week of Ruby’s Chinese New Year plans that feel organized, meaningful, and doable for Kindergarten and 1st Grade… this is it.

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