MOVIE SESSION - ZODIAC

my P1 kids had a movie treat in class last week!

BUT before they could enjoy the animation movie, they had to do some work.

Again, it was an impromptu lesson.

or 'teachable moments' -- as wat my P likes to call it.

Part I

came across this 12 zodiacs colouring worksheet inside the 'Hao Peng You' which my class subscribed to.

there was some time left from class, but not enough for me to start a new chapter, so i decided to get them to colour the 12 zodiacs...

Part II

den jux before the bell rang, i taught them how to memorise the sequence of the 12 zodiacs.

shu niu hu tu, long she ma yang, hou ji gou zhu (bear with the hypy... paiseh cox dear's pc cannot input Chinese)

before you knew it, about half the class could blabber non-stop.. and i issued them a challenge... those who could memorise and regurgitate the next day would get a sticker from me!

Part III

the next day, everyone was given a chance to stand in front of the class and read aloud the 12 zodiacs. an amazing 100% could do it! and i issued 27 stickers in all!

Part IV

ik wanted to use their drawing & writing exercise.. but it was still with me and unmarked, so i issued them blank paper and told them to draw and colour the zodiac which they liked the most. class actitvity.

at this moment, Vivian (one of my girls) came up to me and asked me this interesting question:

V: Weng Laoshi, shall i draw the rabbit with a long tail or a short tail?
Me: (puzzled) huh? rabbit got long tail one meh? no lah.. all rabbits have short tails... remeber Bugs Bunny?
V: no.... last time rabbits used to have long tails.. but the fox pulled it off during the race to become the Zodiac King.. so now its tail is short loh!
Me: isit? (*embarrassed cox i din noe this part abt the tail*) how did you know?
V: i watched it on the movie loh.. Zodiac..
Me: wow... ok... but since the rabbit has a short tail since then, why dont you draw it with a short tail?
V: ok.
Me: *stunned and relieved at the same time*

Part V

the next day, Vivian brought her VCD (i think she wanted to prove her pt about the rabbits having long tails before the fox pulled it off).. and i decided to show it to the class.

throughout the show, i kept finding chances to get them to memorise the 12 zodiacs in the correct sequence. whenever a new character appeared in the show, i would ask them if it belonged in the 12 zodiacs... by the end of the movie, everyone had no problems with the sequence.. even my phillipino boy, australian boy, malay boy and malay girl.. hahaha...

Part VI

i rtn them their drawing & writing book. homework was titled : The 12 Zodiacs. Each of them had to write 3 sentences about the show. Whether they like it or not, Who their favourite Character was and Why...

Everyone had a great time and they were so proud of their work that 100% handed it up the very next day! I DID NOT expect such a great success and so i took down the eager and jubiliant faces of my P1 darlings...

i can tell that they lurrrrved the show... and all the activities...

though i took abt 3 days to finish everything... i think itz worthwhile.

@ least i dare to hold my head high up and say that my P1s can recite the 12 zodiacs!! and i m so proud of them!

do YOU know the 12 zodiacs??