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At Rachel Keeling we love to celebrate the festivals and seasons of the year. As many people around the world celebrate Lunar New Year, we support the children in developing an understanding of this cultural celebration. In part of the world this marks the start of spring! Children were supported to explore a range of wonderful artefacts: from colourful fans, to beautiful inks and scripts, to books, fabric and delicious food. We shared stories and information books: children listened to the story The Great Race and acted it out using props to support understanding. We welcomed the year of the snake. The snake represents wisdom, personal growth and transformation! Children looked closely at the calligraphy and interesting script used in some part of China - some children used black ink and pen on red card to make marks. Children discovered red is an important colour for many people celebrating Lunar New Year. Children sustained concentration, following a recipe to make a stir fry: using one handed tools to prepare the vegetables and explored the spices using their senses. So many children were happy to try new food and taste the vegetable stir fry: most thought it was delicious! Some children looked at the year of their birth (with adult support) and worked out which animal they are. I am an ox! This week in the garden children are being supported to respond to music and are going to create dances using ribbons as well as making a lion head so we can join in a group lion dance. Watch this space!!! Click this link to find out which Zodiac animal you are! Comments are closed.
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