Zodiac Animals and Years Poster

Display it during a Lunar New Year unit and have students find the year they were born, or count forward 12 years from any animal to see the pattern repeat.

One poster with 12 cards in order from Rat to Pig. Each card has the animal's place, its picture, its name and two years, and the Goat card is highlighted with This year. A line at the top says the 12 animals take turns, one each year, and a line at the bottom says each zodiac year begins on Lunar New Year, in late January or February.

Yes. We made it for 1st Grade to 5th Grade holiday activities, and it works the same at home or at school. Families print it for one child and keep it where they will use it every day. Teachers print a copy per student or one for the whole room, whichever the day needs.

4 printable resources, all free to preview. There are 77 Lunar New Year resources in all, from Preschool to 5th Grade, gathered on our Lunar New Year activities page. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for 1st Grade to 5th Grade students, roughly ages 6-11. Many teachers also use them a grade up for review or a grade down as an extension, so use the preview to judge the fit for a particular child.

Yes. Nothing here assumes a classroom of 25, so they work the same one-to-one at the kitchen table as they do in a 1st Grade to 5th Grade classroom, a learning center, or a tutoring session.