From Chinese New Year to an inclusive classroom Celebrating holidays is one of the great ways to introduce variant cultures. With happiness, joy and fun activities, young children embrace the difference of the world. Recently,I just talked about Chinese New Year. While I was decorating festival items on the wall, my little friends showed their great interest by eagerly asking me questions. Curiosity shines on their faces. Their excitement told me they couldn’t wait to hear more at the circle time today. I opened my circle by talking about some traditional elements seen in CNY, including spring couplets, red envelopes, decorations with fish, old coins and lanterns. I simplified the words to explain the meaning behind these items, passing them around to the children so they could touch the materials and closely observe the shapes and colors. Surely, how could we forget to learn 12 Chinese Zodiacs animals, each representing a year in the lunar calendar as well as the grand feas...