Activity objectives 1. Understand my country’s traditional festival-Mid-Autumn Festival, its origins and related customs.
2. Know that this is a unique festival for the Chinese and a day of reunion.
Activity process:
1. Story introduction
1. After the teacher told the story, he asked: In the story "Moon Friends", what will the moon become? What about the shape? What do they look like?
2. Summary: It turns out that the moon wears different clothes at different times.
2. The Story of the Mid-Autumn Festival
1. (Show a picture of the full moon) When the moon is the largest and roundest, we have to celebrate a special festival. This is a festival that only we Chinese celebrate. Do you know?
2. What should we do during the Mid-Autumn Festival?
3. Why do we eat mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival? What mooncakes have you eaten?
4. Summary: There are so many types of mooncakes, including sweet ones, salty ones, and ice cream ones.
5. In addition to eating mooncakes, what else should we eat during the Mid-Autumn Festival? (Taro, duck, edamame, etc.).
6. Summary: Taro is eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival. This is because autumn is the time when taro is harvested. People in the past thought taro was round and like the moon, so the whole family would eat taro together during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
3. Extended activities
1. Ask the children to tell the stories they have collected about the Mid-Autumn Festival.
2. Summary: The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival in my country. On this day, the whole family will sit together to eat moon cakes, taro and admire the moon. This is a day of reunion. Value analysis:
The first link is introduced with a story to arouse children's interest.
The second session talks about the story of the Mid-Autumn Festival and understands people’s traditional customs during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
In the third session, I will talk about the Mid-Autumn Festival stories I have collected, and through different stories, I can feel that family members need to be reunited during the Mid-Autumn Festival.