2024 Lunar New Year: Celebrate the Year of the Dragon

This resource is designed for primary and secondary students to learn more about cultural celebrations in Australia and explores different cultural groups that celebrate Lunar New Year. 

While millions of people across the world celebrate this important festival, many Australians have it as an important calendar event too! Learn about the importance of the 2024 Lunar New Year zodiac the dragon and celebrate the cultural diversity of communities all over Australia.  

In this resource you will find: 

• Colouring-In templates;
• Guiding questions to prompt meaningful discussions;  
• Short videos specifically selected for secondary school classroom use, accompanied by discussion prompts and activities;  
• Individual, pair and collaborative activities for the classroom; and 
• Extension activities. 

The short videos are from the SBS documentary series Where are you really from? Season 1, Episode 1.  

Head to SBS On Demand for personal viewing. For classroom viewing of the whole episode, please visit ClickView, or your school’s resource centre (for example Wingaru, Informit, etc). 

SBS Learn provides free Australian Curriculum aligned digital learning resources for teachers and educators. We create a wide range of printable and downloadable lesson plans for students.