We had a great time celebrating The Chinese New Year (2014) The Year of the Horse!
Just a few of our activities include:
The children explored writing some Chinese
Characters using a brush and black paint.
Areas of Learning Include:
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Using a brush to make a mark – PHY (FMC)
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Learning about another culture – learning about
similarities and differences in writing – UW
We enjoyed dancing a
fan dance, pretending to be different year characters.
Areas of learning include:
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Being confident to have a go – PSE
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Responding to music: Chinese Animal Fan Dance - EAD
We enjoyed making a
tangram by cutting up pictures into shape pieces. The children put different picture puzzles
back together again.
Areas of learning include:
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Using scissors to cut up a simple puzzle – Phy
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2D Shapes - Math
We enjoyed using chopsticks to pick up
noodles. The challenge was to find the
longest/shortest!
Areas of learning include:
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Using chopsticks to pick up a noodle PHY
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Discussing and comparing the length of different
noodles & deciding which was the longest/shortest – Math
Other activities included:
Other activities included:
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| Our dragon dance: drums, music and team working! |
- Counting using an abacus (Math)
- Drawing willow patterns (EAD)
- Making lucky red envelopes (UW)
- Making watercolour lanterns (Phy)
- Wearing red costumes (red is lucky) (UW)
- Doing dragon dances (EAD)
- Dragon Crafts (EAD)
- Finding 12 different animals. (Math)
- Stories (Lit)
- Matching animals sounds (CL - Listening)
- Taking a ride on a dragon (made from tunnels outside)
