First Graders discussed stories they have heard involving
dragons. We then discussed how dragons
are written about, used, and admired in China today as well as a long time ago
in Ancient China. The class discussed
the Chinese legend of the 9 Dragon sons and viewed the dragon wall in Beijing
depicting these dragons. Students used
their observational skills to try and determine which dragon was which on the
wall. Students also viewed examples of
dragon dances for Chinese New Year. Finally,
we set out to create our own dragons.
Students learned how to manipulate paper into three dimensional forms to
create their dragon head. Students chose
colors they felt would best represent their dragon. For example a brown dragon might have been
created because he loves to eat chocolate….Ask a first grader what kind of
dragon they created!!
First Graders discussed stories they have heard involving
dragons. We then discussed how dragons
are written about, used, and admired in China today as well as a long time ago
in Ancient China. The class discussed
the Chinese legend of the 9 Dragon sons and viewed the dragon wall in Beijing
depicting these dragons. Students used
their observational skills to try and determine which dragon was which on the
wall. Students also viewed examples of
dragon dances for Chinese New Year. Finally,
we set out to create our own dragons.
Students learned how to manipulate paper into three dimensional forms to
create their dragon head. Students chose
colors they felt would best represent their dragon. For example a brown dragon might have been
created because he loves to eat chocolate….Ask a first grader what kind of
dragon they created!!
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