Writing
Use the information that you have read this week to write a
fact-file about Chinese New Year,
Firstly, you need to plan what you are going to write in each
section. Add notes under each subheading I have written. Remember, notes are
not full sentences.
What is Chinese
New Year and when is it celebrated?
·
Between
21st January – 19th February
·
Celebrated
by chines people
·
In
China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore
How is it celebrated?
·
Red
envelopes
·
Firecrackers
·
Lion
and dragon dances
·
Spring
cleaning
·
Paying
back money
·
Food
and families
·
legends
The animals
·
13
animals
·
Had a
race as Jade Emperor decided there should be a way to measure time.
·
Made
the 12 zodiac signs. The cat didn’t get a year.
Fireworks
·
Firecrackers
make a loud popping sound
·
Give
out red shards of paper
·
Banned
in most countries.
Maths
1.
August
2.
Jan, Feb, Dec
3.
June, July,
August, September
(a) I would need to wear my coat
outside in January.
True / False
/ Unknown. I circled this option because it is cold.
(b) The
hottest day of the year was in August.
True / False / Unknown. I
circled this option because it has the highest average temperature. This
doesn’t mean it has the hottest day.
(c) A temperature of –2 was
recorded in January.
True / False / Unknown. I
circled this option because it doesn’t tell you the individual temperatures,
only the average.
