Chinese New Year, an Aussie Hero, Winter Olympics, Printable Games ... and Maths!

[ActivityVillage.co.uk]( Chinese New Year, an Aussie Hero, Winter Olympics, Printable Games ... and Maths! This week we've gone dominoes and game cards crazy, had fun learning about Ned Kelly and started looking towards the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. We've also dipped a toe into China by looking at some of our favourite Chinese proverbs, tried out some new number puzzles, and published new early addition worksheets. Scroll down to see what's new! Activity Village Membership ... We now have over 26,500 printable activities available to our Activity Village Members - and we are adding more nearly every day! If you haven't joined up yet, you can browse the website to see what we offer and find out about [becoming a member here](. And remember - logged-in Members see an ad-free version of the website! * It is just over a year since we started the Membership site. If your Membership is nearly up and you are wondering what happens next, we don't renew automatically but will send an email alerting you when your year expires. After expiry, simply log in to the website and you will find a link to our payment page. It should be quick, easy and straightforward! What's New at Activity Village ... All sorts of fun [new worksheets for Addition Within 20]( [All sorts of fun new worksheets for Addition Within 20]( [Learning about Ned Kelly]( - Aussie bushranger and folk hero. Or was he a villain? [Learning about Ned Kelly - Aussie bushranger and fold hero]( Get ready for the Winter Olympics with our fun [winter sports story paper]( [Get ready for the Winter Olympics with our fun winter sports story paper]( So many new sets of [printable dominoes]( [So many new sets of printable dominoes!]( Play all sorts of games with these [new game cards](. Snap, Memory, Go Fish ... [Play all sorts of games with these new game cards]( Our latest [colouring quote pages and cards]( - C'est la vie! and Que sera, sera. [Our latest colouring quote pages and cards]( [Topping up our bird topic]( with new handwriting worksheets [Topping up our bird topic with new handwriting worksheets]( 6 photographic posters featuring some of our [favourite Chinese proverbs]( [6 photographic posters featuring some of our favourite Chinese proverbs]( Use those [Chinese proverbs]( for learning, copying and drawing with these new worksheets [Use those Chinese proverbs for learning, copying and drawing with these new worksheets]( A [new kind of number puzzle]( - Number Chunks! [A new kind of number puzzle - Number Chunks!]( This Week's Guest Post This week, Shelly shares with us her five favourite fun maths practice worksheets and includes some fabulous ideas for extending them and using them in different ways, too. [Read all about it here](. [Guest Post - Five favourite fun maths practice worksheets!]( Have You Seen? Have you seen our [playdough mats for Chinese New Year]( [Have you seen our playdough mats for Chinese New Year?]( A Little Something ... Take A Lump Of Clay Take a lump of clay, Wet it, pat it, Make a statue of you And a statue of me. Then shatter them, clatter them, Add some water, And break them and mold them Into a statue of you And a statue of me. Then, in mine, there are bits of you And in you there are bits of me. Nothing shall ever keep us apart. Kuan Tao Sheng (Sung Dynasty) Favourite Chinese Proverbs Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps the singing bird will come. A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark. A bad word whispered echoes a hundred miles. To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever. Talk does not cook rice. Coming Up Soon ... 25th January: [Burns Night]( 26th January: [Australia Day]( 2nd February: [Groundhog Day]( 4th February: [Superbowl]( 6th February: [Waitangi Day]( (New Zealand Day) 7th February: [Charles Dickens' Birthday]( 9th - 25th February: [Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, South Korea]( 13th February: [Pancake Day]( 13th February: [Mardi Gras]( 14th February: [Valentine's Day]( 15th February: [National Flag of Canada Day]( 16th February: [Chinese New Year]( (Year of the Dog) 19th February: [Presidents' Day]( 22nd February: [World Thinking Day]( 27th February: [National Polar Bear Day]( 1st March: [St David's Day]( 2nd March: [Dr Seuss's Birthday]( 2nd March: [Holi]( ​​​​​​​[Spring]( . . [Summer]( . . [Autumn]( . . [Winter]( And don't forget you can click through to our [Holiday Calendar]( to explore our resources by upcoming holiday and event. Get your planning done and activities printed out in plenty of time! Thank you for visiting Activity Village... 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