Sunday, February 24, 2013
Chinese New Year Parade
This past week, all 5 Kinder classes joined together for a Chinese New Year dragon parade. This was a wonderful opportunity to teach the students about the Chinese zodiac, culture and symbolism of this celebration. I recommend reading "Dragon Dance" - A Chinese New Year Lift-the-Flap Book by Joan Holub, Benrei Huang. This book was a great resource to share with the students about the beauty and tradition behind the dragon dance. We also shared some Chinese food and listened to dragon dance music. The children really enjoyed this unit. I even heard one student say, "this was the best day ever!" as he was leaving to go home with his father. We had a great time celebrating the lunar calendar in Watsonville, CA.
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I love to see students celebrating culture and learning how people around the world live and celebrate life. Incorporating art activities is fun and engaging for the students and also provides them with a memory or a cue that they can take home and rehears what they are learning about in school. That is what meaningful learning is all about. The more we can get students to step outside the classroom and discuss what they are doing inside the classroom the more likely they will be to transfer their learning!
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