Wednesday (29/09/2010)
a) Kids’ sharing.
· Some kids brought stuffs to share. Among: Yun Xin brought a Mickey and Minnie DVD, Xing Tong brought “Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and 7 Dwarfs”, Zhe Qing brought “a phonics book, Animal Stories and Dumbo”. I shared with them my Peter Pan pictures and DVD.
· Woohhh….. so many cartoon characters. The kids even started showing me their clothes pictures including “Pooh, Spongebob, Tom and Jerry, Ultraman and Ben 10”.
Teacher: Wow…..there are so many cartoon characters and many more too. Where do most of them live?
Wee Hong: Disneyland. Zhi Feng: I have been to Disneyland. I can bring the photos.
Wee Hong: There were Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse Mascots and I took photos with them.
Chun Kit: They even perform songs and drama.
· Everyone was so excited because most of us have not been there including myself but we can learn about them. Qian Joe asked if Foo Soon could also bring his Disneyland photos to share with the class. Of course, Foo Soon agreed.
b) Treasure Hunt.
· As we are still unsure which story to venture into, thus we are now learning to know the other Disney cartoon characters. To play this game, I had pasted 10 scrolls of cartoon pictures in Phonics room. We were unable to play at the hall as there was Wushu class.
· The kids were grouped in pairs of their choice. Then they crept quietly into Phonics class to hunt the treasure scrolls.
· Some were under the tables, under the chairs, behind the curtains, on the high wall and etc. Everyone was so happy. They opened the scroll and shared with the class on the stage. There were characters such as “Nemo”, “Little Mermaid”, “Cinderella”, “Pooh” and also “Donald Duck”.
c) Hiding the treasure.
· Each kid took a paper randomly and rolled the paper. Then, they bind the scroll with a green binder. The class was divided into 2 groups. Some chose to hide in Phonics class, some in the classroom. The rules were: i) waiting patiently while friends hid the treasure, ii) No peeping, iii) Hunting them quietly with focus.
· After discovering them, we talked a little about the characters.
· Yun Xin was so excited about her DVD that she wanted to share with her school friends at 5.30 during Watching Time.
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Our Stage
Tuesday (28/09/2010)
a) Flashcards
· We reviewed words learnt in previous theme as to assist in assessment.
b) Individual performance.
· I reviewed with the class their ideas of yesterday. We focused on vocabulary “performers”. They included: dancing (lion dance, Michael Jackson’s dance), singing, musical instruments, magic tricks, fashion shows, story-telling, jokes, black light and also drama.
· Zheng Yuan brought his ABC book which consisted Power Rangers’ picture. The kids were excited and I reminded them that we need to have more resources of books, posters or even CDs before making decision on where to start. Furthermore, they couldn’t tell me the story of Power Rangers.
· The kids were excited to choose the colourful costumes. Their choices are not restricted.
· Yun Xin was excited to sing us a song, “The Rainbow Song”. Zhe Qing continued by playing piano of Rainbow Song. Chia Yen requested her friends to accompany her to sing. This time, they sang with ribbon props.
· Wee Hong was enthusiastic to perform as Michael Jackson. He put on a black suit and danced beautifully…..wooooh!
c) Group performance.
· Devin, Wei Jeen, Chun Kit, Zhi Feng, Qian Joe chose to perform as thieves and policemen. Later, they also performed Wushu. The girls did too.
· Jun Yu wanted to perform magic tricks and said he was not ready. Thus, I hope would take part on the stage soon. Zheng Yuan, Soon Yu, Natalie and also Shawn preferred to be spectators although they were constantly encouraged.
· Finally, I turned on the song, “Zip A Dee Doo Dah” and the kids walked on the stage fancifully for fashion show!
d) A Brief Discussion
· I consistently reminded them to find resources of what we would like to learn.
· It’s indeed an exciting theme to venture into!
a) Flashcards
· We reviewed words learnt in previous theme as to assist in assessment.
b) Individual performance.
· I reviewed with the class their ideas of yesterday. We focused on vocabulary “performers”. They included: dancing (lion dance, Michael Jackson’s dance), singing, musical instruments, magic tricks, fashion shows, story-telling, jokes, black light and also drama.
· Zheng Yuan brought his ABC book which consisted Power Rangers’ picture. The kids were excited and I reminded them that we need to have more resources of books, posters or even CDs before making decision on where to start. Furthermore, they couldn’t tell me the story of Power Rangers.
· The kids were excited to choose the colourful costumes. Their choices are not restricted.
· Yun Xin was excited to sing us a song, “The Rainbow Song”. Zhe Qing continued by playing piano of Rainbow Song. Chia Yen requested her friends to accompany her to sing. This time, they sang with ribbon props.
· Wee Hong was enthusiastic to perform as Michael Jackson. He put on a black suit and danced beautifully…..wooooh!
c) Group performance.
· Devin, Wei Jeen, Chun Kit, Zhi Feng, Qian Joe chose to perform as thieves and policemen. Later, they also performed Wushu. The girls did too.
· Jun Yu wanted to perform magic tricks and said he was not ready. Thus, I hope would take part on the stage soon. Zheng Yuan, Soon Yu, Natalie and also Shawn preferred to be spectators although they were constantly encouraged.
· Finally, I turned on the song, “Zip A Dee Doo Dah” and the kids walked on the stage fancifully for fashion show!
d) A Brief Discussion
· I consistently reminded them to find resources of what we would like to learn.
· It’s indeed an exciting theme to venture into!
What Is Performance?
Monday (27/09/2010)
a) Brainstorming: Performance.
Teacher: What is performance? Have any of your family members performed before?
Chun kit: I saw Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse performing at Disneyland.
Zhi Feng: They were very funny. They also have fancy fashions.
Devin: We can change from a clock to a house.
Jun Yu: I saw magic show in Taiwan. There were also many games there.
Teacher: If inviting people to participate in a Game Show, that could be performance. However, Funfair is not. Well done!
Wee Hong: We can dance. Animals can perform too.
Qian Joe: We can act like cartoons.
Wei Jeen: We can sing.
Yun Xin: Some people tell stories.
Xing Tong: Can we do phonics songs?
Kwong Yong: We can share like what we did during Firefighter Sharing with other classes.
Zheng Yuan: Some people tell funny jokes.
Teacher: What about different music instruments?
Wee Hong: Yes, guitar. Zhe Qing: I can play the piano.
Qian Joe: Last year, we did Black Light.
b) Summarizing.
I shared with the kids performance which I took part when I was still a student. They tried guessing. Some included the choir group, dance and also performance.
Thus, performance include fashion show, singing, dancing, acting in drama, jokes, story-telling, magic show, musical performance and Black Light among others.
c) Decoration.
Teacher: We need to do some spring cleaning and decorations.
In the morning, the kids managed to do spring cleaning for half of the class. Thus, we continued the other half.
Among, we carried the baskets of toys from the school porch after being dried under hot sun. Then, we organized some of the recycled items properly. Sometimes, we the kids brought some recycled items and because we had extras, we kept them in boxes. However, they took up some space. To avoid messiness, we brought them to the store room.
Some kids took down the previous decoration from Notice Board.
Some kids assisted to label the items in the class such as whiteboard, fan, radio, shelf, Notice Board, toys, English, Bahasa Melayu and Chinese storybooks.
d) The Stage.
Teacher: Where do we perform?
Devin: On a wooden platform.
Kwong Yong: Let me draw on the board.
They didn’t know the name. It is called “the stage”.
Devin: We can hop into the bus and get to the Hokkien Association stage.
Wei Jeen: We can always perform downstairs.
Zhe Qing: We can make a stage from chairs.
Yun Xin: We can make our own stage from tables.
Qian Joe: They are dangerous.
Finally we found lower tables and worked together to make a big stage. We labeled it. Some kids assisted to sweep the floor.
Every kid has to think of what they can perform and to share with the class. They are encouraged to bring any storybooks or CDS and then, we would decide which topic we will venture into first. Wow!
a) Brainstorming: Performance.
Teacher: What is performance? Have any of your family members performed before?
Chun kit: I saw Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse performing at Disneyland.
Zhi Feng: They were very funny. They also have fancy fashions.
Devin: We can change from a clock to a house.
Jun Yu: I saw magic show in Taiwan. There were also many games there.
Teacher: If inviting people to participate in a Game Show, that could be performance. However, Funfair is not. Well done!
Wee Hong: We can dance. Animals can perform too.
Qian Joe: We can act like cartoons.
Wei Jeen: We can sing.
Yun Xin: Some people tell stories.
Xing Tong: Can we do phonics songs?
Kwong Yong: We can share like what we did during Firefighter Sharing with other classes.
Zheng Yuan: Some people tell funny jokes.
Teacher: What about different music instruments?
Wee Hong: Yes, guitar. Zhe Qing: I can play the piano.
Qian Joe: Last year, we did Black Light.
b) Summarizing.
I shared with the kids performance which I took part when I was still a student. They tried guessing. Some included the choir group, dance and also performance.
Thus, performance include fashion show, singing, dancing, acting in drama, jokes, story-telling, magic show, musical performance and Black Light among others.
c) Decoration.
Teacher: We need to do some spring cleaning and decorations.
In the morning, the kids managed to do spring cleaning for half of the class. Thus, we continued the other half.
Among, we carried the baskets of toys from the school porch after being dried under hot sun. Then, we organized some of the recycled items properly. Sometimes, we the kids brought some recycled items and because we had extras, we kept them in boxes. However, they took up some space. To avoid messiness, we brought them to the store room.
Some kids took down the previous decoration from Notice Board.
Some kids assisted to label the items in the class such as whiteboard, fan, radio, shelf, Notice Board, toys, English, Bahasa Melayu and Chinese storybooks.
d) The Stage.
Teacher: Where do we perform?
Devin: On a wooden platform.
Kwong Yong: Let me draw on the board.
They didn’t know the name. It is called “the stage”.
Devin: We can hop into the bus and get to the Hokkien Association stage.
Wei Jeen: We can always perform downstairs.
Zhe Qing: We can make a stage from chairs.
Yun Xin: We can make our own stage from tables.
Qian Joe: They are dangerous.
Finally we found lower tables and worked together to make a big stage. We labeled it. Some kids assisted to sweep the floor.
Every kid has to think of what they can perform and to share with the class. They are encouraged to bring any storybooks or CDS and then, we would decide which topic we will venture into first. Wow!
Thursday, September 23, 2010
My Family Tree Craft
Thursday (23/09/2010)
a) Flashcards
l We recapped the words learnt and also checked with the kids their definitions.
l Then, we sang our favourite song, “Friends Are Special”.
b) My Family Tree.
l As some kids went for holidays 2 weeks ago, I had a challenging time to continue this craft project. The family relationship is like a tree because, it grows and some parts of it will eventually die. People will grow, age and die too while babies will grow up to be children. The cycle continues.
l I introduced vocabulary: grandfather, grandmother, father, mother, sister, brother and me. Jun Yu’s photos were taken as examples.
c) My Family Tree Craft
l The kids took a paper each with a huge tree on it. They started pasting their family pictures drawn previously. They were all on “Heart” shapes. Only a few kids understood the instructions of arranging the pictures according to protocols. Among: Zhe Qing, Yun Xin, Xing Tong, Chia Yen, Zheng Yuan. The others preferred to mix everyone as a Happy Family.
l Then, the kids labeled vocabulary such as “father, mother, sister, brother”. Next, they coloured the tree and decorated them.
a) Flashcards
l We recapped the words learnt and also checked with the kids their definitions.
l Then, we sang our favourite song, “Friends Are Special”.
b) My Family Tree.
l As some kids went for holidays 2 weeks ago, I had a challenging time to continue this craft project. The family relationship is like a tree because, it grows and some parts of it will eventually die. People will grow, age and die too while babies will grow up to be children. The cycle continues.
l I introduced vocabulary: grandfather, grandmother, father, mother, sister, brother and me. Jun Yu’s photos were taken as examples.
c) My Family Tree Craft
l The kids took a paper each with a huge tree on it. They started pasting their family pictures drawn previously. They were all on “Heart” shapes. Only a few kids understood the instructions of arranging the pictures according to protocols. Among: Zhe Qing, Yun Xin, Xing Tong, Chia Yen, Zheng Yuan. The others preferred to mix everyone as a Happy Family.
l Then, the kids labeled vocabulary such as “father, mother, sister, brother”. Next, they coloured the tree and decorated them.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
The Legend of Chang Er
Wednesday (22/09/2010)
a) The Legend of Chang Er
· Why do we celebrate The Moon festival? We already knew the story of why we play lantrerns.
· I showed the kids pictures of Chang Er, Hou Yi, the jade Emperor and also the Jade Rabbit. They showed enthusiasm that they loved those pictures and have heard of the story before.
· I invited them to share the story but they were not able to. However, as I was telling the story; the kids added in the storylines of what they know about the story.
· There are many versions of this story but I shared with the kids the following version:
“Chang Er was a beautiful, kind and clever lady who lived on Earth. Hou Yi was a talented soldier of Jade Emperor in the Heaven. One day, there were 10 suns on Earth and many people suffered and were dying. Plants, animals also died and water was no longer in the river nor sea. Jade Emperor ordered Hou Yi, a good archer to shoot down 9 suns. He succeeded. As he was thirsty, he went down searching for water. Chang Er happened to be near him and offered him water. Touched by her kindness and beauty, they soon got married. However, Hou Yi was fearful because Change Er is not an immortal and will age and die. Thus, Hou Yi asked Jade Emperor for help and he gave him the “Everlasting Pill”. He brought it home and hid near the ceiling of his home. He wanted to surprise Chang Er. However, that night; Hou Yi went away for a task. Chang Er saw a light shining from the ceiling beam and out of curiosity; she climbed up to check. She was shocked to see an “Everlasting Pill”. At the same time, a thief came by and tried snatching the pill from Chang Er. To defeat herself, Chang Er swallowed the pill and started floating. At this time, Hou Yi came back in time. The thief fled away and Hou Yi chased Chang Er. When the window was opened, she flew all the way to the moon. Chang Er met Jade Rabbit and asked hime to make her another pill. Only with another pill, can she fly back to the Earth. As we know, she never succeeded. Hou Yi was so sad that he prayed and soon, he became the Sun God while Chang Er became the Moon Goddess. It was believed that on the 15th. Of Chinese Calendar 8th month; the moon is especially beautiful and bright because Hou Yi will meet Chang Er only at the day of the year.
b) Playing Lantern.
· The kids were excited and anxious at playing their lanterns at the school garden. I told them to be very careful as the recycled lantern was made from plastic bottle. Kids were not allowed to play with lantern nor fire alone at home as fire might occur.
c) Vocabulary Revision.
· We recapped words learnt throughout this theme. They were getting better. This time, I even asked them for words definition.
a) The Legend of Chang Er
· Why do we celebrate The Moon festival? We already knew the story of why we play lantrerns.
· I showed the kids pictures of Chang Er, Hou Yi, the jade Emperor and also the Jade Rabbit. They showed enthusiasm that they loved those pictures and have heard of the story before.
· I invited them to share the story but they were not able to. However, as I was telling the story; the kids added in the storylines of what they know about the story.
· There are many versions of this story but I shared with the kids the following version:
“Chang Er was a beautiful, kind and clever lady who lived on Earth. Hou Yi was a talented soldier of Jade Emperor in the Heaven. One day, there were 10 suns on Earth and many people suffered and were dying. Plants, animals also died and water was no longer in the river nor sea. Jade Emperor ordered Hou Yi, a good archer to shoot down 9 suns. He succeeded. As he was thirsty, he went down searching for water. Chang Er happened to be near him and offered him water. Touched by her kindness and beauty, they soon got married. However, Hou Yi was fearful because Change Er is not an immortal and will age and die. Thus, Hou Yi asked Jade Emperor for help and he gave him the “Everlasting Pill”. He brought it home and hid near the ceiling of his home. He wanted to surprise Chang Er. However, that night; Hou Yi went away for a task. Chang Er saw a light shining from the ceiling beam and out of curiosity; she climbed up to check. She was shocked to see an “Everlasting Pill”. At the same time, a thief came by and tried snatching the pill from Chang Er. To defeat herself, Chang Er swallowed the pill and started floating. At this time, Hou Yi came back in time. The thief fled away and Hou Yi chased Chang Er. When the window was opened, she flew all the way to the moon. Chang Er met Jade Rabbit and asked hime to make her another pill. Only with another pill, can she fly back to the Earth. As we know, she never succeeded. Hou Yi was so sad that he prayed and soon, he became the Sun God while Chang Er became the Moon Goddess. It was believed that on the 15th. Of Chinese Calendar 8th month; the moon is especially beautiful and bright because Hou Yi will meet Chang Er only at the day of the year.
b) Playing Lantern.
· The kids were excited and anxious at playing their lanterns at the school garden. I told them to be very careful as the recycled lantern was made from plastic bottle. Kids were not allowed to play with lantern nor fire alone at home as fire might occur.
c) Vocabulary Revision.
· We recapped words learnt throughout this theme. They were getting better. This time, I even asked them for words definition.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Lantern Decoration
Tuesday (21/09/2010)
a) Song.
We recapped the “Moon Festival” song together. This time, kids were more independent.
b) The lantern “tail”
· Kids listened to my instructions carefully. Each was given a long purple yarn. Then, they folded into half and another half and another half.
· Finally, they pasted one of the ends with cellophane tape so that they stick together.
c) The “Normal” lantern.
· Kids doing this lantern, had to cut the body of the recycled bottle until the line I marked. Then, they had to slip the straps under the rubber bands. It was not easy but I didn’t give them much help as I was guiding some kids. They were very persistent. Those kids were Yun Xin, Xing Tong, Zheng Yuan, Chia Yen, Qian Joe and Yee Xuan. Jun Yu, Zhi Feng and Natalie got more determined after showing them ways to insert the straps. Next, they decorated the straps with colourful stickers.
d) The “Aeroplane” Lantern.
· Here, the kids painted the wings of the plane. They could be as creative as possible. Only Zheng Yuan mixed 2 colours on them. The rest preferred 1 colour. They performed more efficiently as they are more confident with poster painting.
· Next, they decorated their lanterns. Some preferred it to be plain, some preferred it to be colourful.
a) Song.
We recapped the “Moon Festival” song together. This time, kids were more independent.
b) The lantern “tail”
· Kids listened to my instructions carefully. Each was given a long purple yarn. Then, they folded into half and another half and another half.
· Finally, they pasted one of the ends with cellophane tape so that they stick together.
c) The “Normal” lantern.
· Kids doing this lantern, had to cut the body of the recycled bottle until the line I marked. Then, they had to slip the straps under the rubber bands. It was not easy but I didn’t give them much help as I was guiding some kids. They were very persistent. Those kids were Yun Xin, Xing Tong, Zheng Yuan, Chia Yen, Qian Joe and Yee Xuan. Jun Yu, Zhi Feng and Natalie got more determined after showing them ways to insert the straps. Next, they decorated the straps with colourful stickers.
d) The “Aeroplane” Lantern.
· Here, the kids painted the wings of the plane. They could be as creative as possible. Only Zheng Yuan mixed 2 colours on them. The rest preferred 1 colour. They performed more efficiently as they are more confident with poster painting.
· Next, they decorated their lanterns. Some preferred it to be plain, some preferred it to be colourful.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Making Recycled Lanterns.
Friday (17/09/2010)
a) Flashcards
• We recapped words learnt throughout this theme.
b) Song: The Moon Festival
• First, we read through the lyrics and sang it together. Then, we interpreted it together. The kids wondered who Change Er was and I told them that she was the Moon Goddess and we would be learning more about her next week.
LYRICS:
To the moon (X2),
Let’s fly to the big round moon,
To the moon (X2),
Who lives in the moon?
Is it Chang Er or Hou Yi?
Is it rabbit or dragon?
Light the lanterns, light the lanterns,
Happy Moon Festival.
c) Lantern Craft
• First, I introduced the kids to the different patterns they could make. We used recycled 1.5 liter bottles for the craft. I used a blade to cut off the bottle top part and reminded them that it could only be done by adults as it is dangerous. Kids can choose to make normal ones or the flying ones. They could make just any patterns they want to.
• Kids took glass paper of their colour choices. They started cutting. Some were straps, some were triangles and some were squares. Some wrapped the bottle bottom with it so that it has different colour. It was challenging for the kids because the glass paper can be really sticky with glue on it. However, the kids were very determined at decorating their lanterns.
• Then, the kids took their pictures, drawn yesterday. They cut them into smaller pieces and decorated the bottle. I also prepared some Moon Festival pictures for them. Some preferred to decorate their lanterns with those pictures.
• It was so fun! They kept asking me if they could bring the lanterns home. Of course…..but upon completion.
a) Flashcards
• We recapped words learnt throughout this theme.
b) Song: The Moon Festival
• First, we read through the lyrics and sang it together. Then, we interpreted it together. The kids wondered who Change Er was and I told them that she was the Moon Goddess and we would be learning more about her next week.
LYRICS:
To the moon (X2),
Let’s fly to the big round moon,
To the moon (X2),
Who lives in the moon?
Is it Chang Er or Hou Yi?
Is it rabbit or dragon?
Light the lanterns, light the lanterns,
Happy Moon Festival.
c) Lantern Craft
• First, I introduced the kids to the different patterns they could make. We used recycled 1.5 liter bottles for the craft. I used a blade to cut off the bottle top part and reminded them that it could only be done by adults as it is dangerous. Kids can choose to make normal ones or the flying ones. They could make just any patterns they want to.
• Kids took glass paper of their colour choices. They started cutting. Some were straps, some were triangles and some were squares. Some wrapped the bottle bottom with it so that it has different colour. It was challenging for the kids because the glass paper can be really sticky with glue on it. However, the kids were very determined at decorating their lanterns.
• Then, the kids took their pictures, drawn yesterday. They cut them into smaller pieces and decorated the bottle. I also prepared some Moon Festival pictures for them. Some preferred to decorate their lanterns with those pictures.
• It was so fun! They kept asking me if they could bring the lanterns home. Of course…..but upon completion.
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