Festivals & Celebrations

This SoW, downloadable below with other worksheets and video/audiopodcasts, is the 3rd in a series of 4 about Chinese Festivals. It features a book that promotes language learning through inter-cultural understanding and also contains ideas that can be used independently of the book.  The Scheme of work contains interesting connections to Chang'e 1 the unmanned Chinese lunar orbiter spacecraft named after the moon goddess. How could this not intrigue all children!? It contains a Tang Poem and an associated worksheet. We  have worked hard on this Scheme of Work so why not give it a go.

The SoW provides guidance on reading the book interactively within the Book Guide and provides 7 Activities for the Autumn Moon Festival .

Each unit of this Scheme of Work is is designed to be used across a term (if working within a scholastic year of 6 terms or one unit every half term if working with a scholastic year of 3 terms). It is envisaged that children are taught Mandarin Chinese for between 40 minutes and an hour with follow up either by the Chinese teacher or more likely by the class teacher throughout the week.