Let children understand the customs and origins of the traditional Chinese festival on August 15th. Through stories and picture appreciation, they can learn about the festival customs of the three ethnic groups. The following are the kindergarten Mid-Autumn Festival activities I have compiled for you: The origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone is welcome to read, and please pay attention to more exciting content.
Activity preparation: "Grandpa Beats Mooncakes for Me" Children's Rhyme PPT Courseware Poetry "The Moon" Mother-in-law's birthday"
Activity process:
1. Music appreciation: "Grandpa Beats Mooncakes for Me" arouses children's interest. Children, do you like this song? Do you know the song? What is mentioned in the song? (Guide the children to answer: The song mentions August 15th, moon cakes, etc.) Lead to topic 2. Understand the origin of August 15th 1. Question: Children, we just heard the song mentioned Moon cakes, do you know that moon cakes are eaten on that day? (August 15th) Why? (Because eating moon cakes is another custom of the festival, and moon cakes symbolize reunion.) Then do you know the origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival? (Instruct children to be bold Answer) Teacher summary: The 15th day of the eighth lunar month is the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival in my country, and it is also the second largest traditional festival in my country after the Spring Festival. This is the middle of autumn, so it is called Mid-Autumn Festival. In the Chinese lunar calendar, a year is divided into four seasons, and each season is divided into three parts: Meng, Zhong and Ji. Therefore, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called Zhongqiu. The moon on August 15th is rounder and brighter than the full moon in other months, so it is also called "Yuexi" and "August Festival". On this night, when people look up at the bright moon in the sky, they naturally look forward to family reunions. Wanderers who are far away from home also use this to express their longing for their hometown and relatives. Therefore, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the "Reunion Festival". The Mid-Autumn Festival is an ancient and traditional festival in my country. Therefore, whenever the family reunites at this time, it is a joyful time. There are many legends about the Mid-Autumn Festival, such as Chang'e flying to the moon, Wu Gang conquering Guangxi, and the Jade Rabbit making medicine.
2. Do you know what kind of festival the Mid-Autumn Festival is? (Guide the children to answer: The Mid-Autumn Festival is a day for family gatherings and reunions) 3. How do our children spend the Mid-Autumn Festival? (Guide Children speak boldly) The teacher shows the festival pictures to let the children understand the teacher’s summary: Our family reunites, eats moon cakes, and also goes to May Fourth Square to set off Kongming lanterns after dinner.
4. Understand the Mid-Autumn customs of three different ethnic groups. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a major national festival in China. Not only the Han people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, but more than 20 ethnic minorities such as Dong, Zhuang, and Korean also celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. Festival, but the customs are different. So do you want to know how other ethnic minorities celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival? (To arouse children's interest) Zhuang ethnic group: It is customary to use rice cakes to worship the moon on the bamboo raft house in the river. Girls put lanterns on the water to measure their happiness in life, and Sing the beautiful folk song "Please Yue Gu". You will find your sweetheart.
Dong people: At this time, young people are allowed to have outings and parties, which is called "Ganping Festival". The first day was a Lusheng performance, and the second day was antiphonal singing. Young men have to put on makeup to express their love to their sweethearts.
Korean: In fact, the Koreans are similar to us Han people, but the Koreans like to celebrate in groups. Their whole family, young and old, or relatives and friends, bring food, drinks, wine, and drums to the party in groups. Get active outdoors. So every holiday, you will see people in bright national costumes forming circles in squares, parks, suburbs and other places, singing and dancing, having picnics and gatherings. Dance "Farmhouse Music and Dance" together. 3. Learn poetry: "Grandma Moon's Birthday"
August and fifteenth are full, and the Mid-Autumn Festival moon cakes are fragrant and sweet.
August and 15th are at the height of the month, and Grandma Moon celebrates her birthday.
Sweet mooncakes, red persimmons, apples, bananas and purple grapes.
Given to my mother-in-law for her birthday, she smiled at us.
4. Extension of the activity: Let the children take the poems home and tell them to their families, and observe the changes of the moon with their families