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Activity Name: Flag Raising Ceremony
Objectives：
1. Enhance students’ understanding of China
2.Strengthen their sense of national identity
3.Learn to respect the national flag and promote civic education.
Activity：
The teacher introduced the differences between the national flag and regional flags of China with a presentation, helped students to understand the meanings represented by these flags. The teacher also explained the important points to note during the flag-raising ceremony, such as the need to stand quietly and respectfully, facing the flagpole, and keep their eyes on the flag as it is raised. Finally, everyone stood solemnly as the national anthem was played for the flag-raising ceremony.
K1 Class
Activity Name: Understanding Chinese Food Culture
Objective: The theme of this activity is Chinese food culture. Through sensory exploration activities, art, games and visits, children will develop a preliminary understanding of Chinese food culture.
Activities：
Activity 1: —- Explore tea leaves and tea tasting through different senses.
Activity Two: Dim Sum Master—Creating restaurant-style dim sum using Resin clay.
Activity Three: Snack Matching – Get to know the diverse styles of snacks through group games.
Activity Four: Making Dumplings – Create delicious dumplings using dough.
Activity Five: Perfectly Flawless – Create an art piece using melon seeds, design a Chinese-style painting for the New Year.
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K2 Class
Activity Name: Chinese Culture – Traditional Toys
Objective: To stimulate young children’s interest in learning through various activities, such as exploration activities, art, games and visits, allowing them to understand the characteristics of “traditional Chinese toys.”
Activities：
Activity 1: Tangram – Training children’s brainpower, creativity and thinking skills through hands-on manipulation.
Activity Two: Shuttlecock Competition – Children will create their own unique shuttlecock and then have a competition.
Activity Three: Little Bamboo Ball – Observe the differences between cuju and soccer, and then try playing.
Activity Four: Ding Ding Dong Handheld Drum – Making a “handheld drum” together using simple materials.
Activity Five: Clap Clap Paper Dolls—Design different patterns on paper cards and play.
K3 Class
Activity Name: Chinese Culture – Art
Objective: Children will visit museums or community exhibitions to appreciate works related to Chinese art. Through experiences such as calligraphy, Cantonese opera, participating in Chinese music concerts, learning about Chinese instruments and traditional clothing, they will learn about the unique styles of Chinese art and cultivate a preliminary understanding of it.
Activities：
Activity 1: Chinese Calligraphy – A guest speaker will introduce the tools and techniques for writing calligraphy, followed by a hands-on session where children can create their own unique pieces.
Activity Two: Cantonese Opera — Our school participated in the “Cantonese Opera school engagement programme”, where members of the opera troupe visited our campus. They guided the children into the world of Cantonese opera through performance demonstrations and interactive games, showcasing the basic elements of Cantonese opera.
Activity Three: Chinese Music Concert Hall — We invited an alumnus’ sister, along with a Chinese music teacher and the Chinese music ensemble from the teacher’s high school, to perform various famous pieces of Chinese music on campus. This activity aims to enhance young children’s understanding and foster their interest in studying Chinese music.
Event Name: Chinese Culture Experience Day
Objectives：
1.Introduce children to traditional Chinese culture and art.
2.Activities and Features for Experiencing Chinese Culture
Activity：
Our school invited “HK Jigucun” to the campus to arrange the campus environment and organized various activities for children to participate. Activities included: traditional face-changing performances and kung fu acrobatics, participating in Chinese culture-themed booth games such as kettle throwing, archery and ancient football (cuju), tasting traditional snacks like maltose crackers, exploring ancient technologies such as printing and tie-dyeing, trying out ancient transportation tools like the “palanquin,” and Hanfu fitting etc. These allowed children to enhance their understanding of Chinese culture through experience.
Chinese Festivals
一、Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival
Activity Objectives:
1. Enhance students’ understanding of Chinese festivals
2. Learn about the foods associated with the Mid-Autumn Festival
3. Enjoy the fun brought by the festival
Activity Content:
Teacher arranged various activities, such as making lanterns, snowy mooncakes, little rabbits, moon gazing, and solving lantern riddles, to deepen students’ understanding of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Chinese Culture Experience Day
Objectives:
- To recognize and experience ancient Chinese sports such as the game of pitch-pot, Chinese golf, hoop rolling, and plate turning, etc., allowing children to learn the names and rules of their country’s ancient sports.
- To understand and learn about Chinese food culture and customs, and to taste traditional Chinese snacks, such as dragon’s beard candy and glutinous rice balls.
- To engage in various cultural and artistic creations from China, such as paper-cutting, traditional Chinese paper fan and windmill making, to deepen children’s understanding and interest in traditional Chinese cultural arts.
To enhance children’s understanding of Chinese cultural arts through performances like face-changing, Chinese magic tricks, and acrobatics, fostering a sense of national identity.
Content:
On the day of the event, children and teachers wore traditional Chinese costumes, while the campus was decorated to resemble an ancient Chinese scene, creating an atmosphere of traditional Chinese culture. Through watching performances such as face-changing, Chinese magic tricks, and acrobatics, children were able to experience the beauty of traditional Chinese culture.
Additionally, various Chinese cultural booths and exhibitions were being set up, such as “Traditional Chinese Snacks,” “Traditional Chinese Handicrafts,” and “Traditional Chinese Sports,” to deepen children’s understanding of Chinese culture and history, and to learn to appreciate the characteristics of Chinese culture.
Through various traditional Chinese cultural experiences, children have enhanced their understanding of Chinese cultural arts, thereby strengthening their sense of national identity and established correct values and attitudes.