Dragon Boat Festival is approaching! It is time to get some fun and hands-on activities for our students!
Embedding some bingo and board games into classroom (or even family) activities are fun, engaging, and effective ways for kids to learn a language no matter it is Chinese, English, or other languages.
In this post, you can find 20 Dragon Boat Festival activity cards that can be used for not only bingo games, but also spinner wheel, snakes and ladders, and other board games, and are free to download.
Word List
Here is the list of words with pinyin and English translations:
- 端午节 (duān wǔ jié) – Dragon Boat Festival
- 鼓 (gǔ) – Drum
- 粽子 (zòng zi) – Sticky rice dumpling (Zongzi)
- 糯米 (nuò mǐ) – Sticky rice
- 龙 (lóng) – Dragon
- 龙舟 (lóng zhōu) – Dragon boat
- 船桨 (chuán jiǎng) – Oar / Paddle
- 香包 (xiāng bāo) – Scented sachet
- 竹叶 (zhú yè) – Bamboo leaves
- 雄黄酒 (xióng huáng jiǔ) – Realgar wine (a traditional alcoholic drink)
- 屈原 (Qū Yuán) – Qu Yuan (a patriotic poet)
- 石榴花 (shí liu huā) – Pomegranate flower
- 枣 (zǎo) – Jujube / Red date
- 立蛋 (lì dàn) – Egg standing (a tradition of balancing eggs upright)
- 艾草 (ài cǎo) – Mugwort / Artemisia
- 五彩绳 (wǔ cǎi shéng) – Five-colored thread (worn for protection)
- 肉 (ròu) – Meat
- 豆沙 (dòu shā) – Sweet bean paste
- 旗子 (qí zi) – Flag
- 栗子 (lì zi) – Chestnut
How to use the Dragon Boat Festival Bingo Cards
Bingo Games
Print out a set of cards and bingo template for each student;
Cut out the cards;
Hand out the bingo sheets (the templates) and the number of cards to each student;
Have students arrange and paste the cards on the bingo sheet in any order they like.
Game starts. As the teacher or parent calls out the word, the learners will circle the corresponding grid on the bingo sheet.
The learner who has the cards in a straight line (horizontally, vertically or diagonally) first wins the game.
Instead of pasting the cards on the bingo sheet, students can lay the cards on each grid, once a card is called out, students can turn over the card. Student who has the called out cards turn over in a straight line first wins the game. This way, the game can be played over and over again.
There are two versions of the cards.
Illustration and Chinese ( Hanzi and Pinyin)
Illustration only
Check out the below post for free bingo templates.
Have More Fun Dragon Boat Festival Activities with these Cards and Our Game Templates
Board Games
Print out the cards and the board template;
Cut out Dragon Boat Festival-themed cards you would like your students to practice;
Paste each card on a grid on the template with double-sided adhesive tape or glue, then it’s ready to play. Students take turns to roll the dice and say the name of the corresponding image.
If you don’t have dice in hand. No worries, go to our dice template post to download one. It is free.
Then, it’s ready to play.
Student who reaches the goal first win the game.
Check out the below post for the free board templates.
Cube Games
Print out the cards and the dice template;
Cut out six cards you would like your students to practice;
Glue and paste the six cards on the six sides of the dice;
Cut out the dice template, glue the edges;
It’s ready to play.
Students take turns to roll the dice;
Students look at the picture of the dice they have rolled and say the name of the card.
Check out the below post for the free dice template.
Spinner Wheel Game
Print out the cards and the spinner wheel templates. Make sure to set the printing scale to fit the printing area. Suggest printing it on cardstock for durable use.
Cut out the cards you would like your students to practice;
Cut out the spinner wheel and the arrow.
Glue and paste the cards on the spinner wheel;
Get a pencil and a paper clip. Tape or glue the arrow on the paper clip. (Or to make it easier, you can just simply use the paper clip without the arrow.)
Done!
Check out the below post for the free spinner wheel templates.
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