'Wish Dragon' 2-Hour Lunar Year Lesson Plan & Worksheet

Turn movie day into meaningful learning with this Wish Dragon Movie Guide & Lesson Plan for Grades 2–5. This structured, standards-aligned resource helps students explore friendship, values, gratitude, and cultural understanding through purposeful viewing and discussion.

Students begin with pre-viewing vocabulary and discussion questions to build background knowledge. During the film, they complete guided prompts that focus on character development, theme, and key choices. After viewing, they reflect through writing, comparison activities, and thoughtful class discussion.

The pack includes a detailed 120-minute lesson plan, an 18-page student worksheet packet, answer key, character analysis tasks, a rich vs. poor neighborhood comparison chart, creative writing prompts, cultural exploration questions about Shanghai and Chinese dragons, and a parent letter. Everything is organized and ready to use.

Students work on SEL skills, tale comparison, theme analysis, and opinion and informative writing. They also look at how decisions are influenced by family values, kindness, and money. minimal preparation. high level of involvement. A deliberate method of transforming an enjoyable movie into a rich educational and social-emotional learning experience.