Little Disneyland

Friday (01/10/2010)

a) Walt Disney
l Walter Disney was the founder of Disneyland and also the creator of Mickey Mouse. When he was a boy, he always helped his parents in the farm. He enjoyed drawing and sketching in his free time. When he was 16, he applied for the position in the army force but was rejected because he was underage. Then, he got a job as an ambulance driver. His ambulance was pasted with all his drawings. Then, he went to Hollywood with very little money to pursue his dreams. He was assisted by his older brother. Walt Disney introduced cartoons and then built Disneyland as he believed that this is a happy land for all. Before he passed away, he set up California Institute of Arts hoping to share his knowledge and experience with the younger generation. Nickey Mouse was the pioneer of Disneyland and when coloured production was introduced, the original black and white Mickey Mouse cartoon series became more interesting with colours….wow!

b) Mickey mouse cartoon.
l Yun Xin shared with us her DVD. Thus, I turned on this first short chapter as Mickey Mouse and Friends introduction.
l Mickey was the host of a Christmas Party. He invited almost every character of Disneyland including “Beauty and the Beast, Pooh, Donald Duck, The Lion King, Snow White, Goofy” and many more.
l The first episode featured Mickey mouse sharing the story of Donald Duck and his nephews. His nephews were busy preparing a Snowman for a contest. They made it so beautifully. However, Uncle Donald Duck was skating and accidentally hit and destroyed the snowman. The nephews were so angry that they started playing tricks on their uncle. It was funny but without adults’ guidance; kids can easily learn the tricks and practiced on others.

c) Let’s vote!
Teacher: What would you like to perform?
Class: Songs, dance, drama, fashion show.
Wow, I guessed the kids need to try on every aspect before deciding what is really their passion for the year end concert. Then, the kids voiced out their desired story to learn about. Among, Dumbo, Peter Pan, Cinderella, Toy Story and Winnie The Pooh. Kids were given two voting chances. The results: 10 chose Peter Pan, 9 chose Dumbo, 3 chose Cinderella, 5 chose Toy Story and 2 chose Winnie The Pooh.
Then, we thought of the thematic title. Some suggested “Music, Dance and Perform!”, “Magic Kids” and “Little Disneyland”. Majority voted “Little Disneyland”. Woh….woh….woh!