Continuation Of Our Dragon Model

19/01/2009 (Monday)

a) Flashcards
· To recap words learnt: King, palace, soldier, garden, palace, happy, people, Dragon Dance, Lion Dance.

b) Seeking for answers - Video Clips
· The kids assured me that a dragon has no nose and legs. Some said it has 6 legs. Thus, we watched some photos downloaded from the web.
· “Wow!” said the kids. Dragons have moustache. They have nostrils but no nose like us. It has 4 legs. Thus, these are some of the standard features of a dragon since it was said tht nobody have ever seen a dragon or even found its bonesJ.

c) Continuation of our Dragon model.
· The kids recalled their chosen duties. We had finished the tail.
· Thus, we had 4 group tasks: the head, the body and the pearl ball. The earlier pearl ball had flattened as it was not properly taken care of. Thus, we decided making two whereby one as a backup.
· Some kids wanted to change their duties which I forbade. They could only help the other kids if they hahad finished theirs. This is to ensure that they take full responsibilty of their words and actions.
· Shi Jie, Xin Ru, Jin Shan were responsible at the dragon’s body. Some cut while some pasted. Yun Wen, Jin nan, Jia Yun, Jen Ning, Guan Yi, Jian Wei and Jing Kai were cautious with the ballons. They glued newspapers around them. They worked well. Yun Wen and Jen Ning worked well as they also made the dragon’s horns.
· Ze Yan, Yun Zhe and Song Chuan were serious at their work. They worked at the teeth and also beard. Justin, Eugene, Max, Zi Yang and Wen Yue needed encouragement to do their work. Later on, they got more serious and was more effective.
· We look forward to complete the model fast so that we can practise soon.