Activity goal
- Appreciate the shapes, colors and compositions of Spring Festival art works;
- Learn how to correctly affix Spring Festival couplets, window grilles, blessing characters and other decorations;
- Stimulate children’s interest in artistic creation.
Activity process
- Appreciate the shapes, colors and compositions of Spring Festival art works (open the courseware screen, guide children to observe and discuss with background music, teacher’s summary.)
★(What festival is this?) What music did the children hear? (New Year’s music) Guess what festival this is? (Spring Festival) Where did you see it?
★(theme color) What is in the picture we see?
There are six houses with Chinese characteristics surrounding a courtyard. What does this yard look like? Houses with brown, orange, blue, gray roofs. Most of the walls of the houses and courtyards are in a very festive red color. There are octagonal and rectangular windows on the courtyard wall.
What’s hanging on the corner of the house and on the big tree? lantern
Are these lanterns the same? What are the characteristics of each? They are different, there are big ones, small ones, round ones, long ones, single ones and string ones. Some lanterns have words on them, some have lights inside, and some have tassel shapes. Which one do you like best?
★(Weather) Is it cold during the Spring Festival? Where did you see it? It was cold and snowing in some places. There is snow on the trees in this yard, and there is a snowman in the yard.
- Learn how to correctly affix Spring Festival couplets, window grilles, and decorations
What do people usually do during the Spring Festival? We saw a group of children setting off fireworks and building snowmen together. During the Spring Festival, people will prepare sumptuous food, red envelopes, new clothes, and put up Spring Festival couplets, window grilles, blessing characters and other decorations in advance to increase the festive atmosphere.
The origin and significance of Spring Festival couplets and window grilles
Some children may have noticed that there are many Spring Festival couplets, window grilles, blessing characters and other decorations in the lazy river around the picture. Today we are going to put up Spring Festival couplets for the compound composed of six houses.
Does anyone know why Spring Festival couplets are posted during the Spring Festival?
The custom of posting couplets and window grilles during the Spring Festival originated in ancient my country. It can not only decorate our houses, but also express people’s wish to receive blessings. Spring couplets are usually red with black or gold characters on a red background. They are steady and bright, and full of joy.
How to paste Spring Festival couplets correctly
Does any child know what parts the Spring Festival couplets are composed of? Horizontal line, upper line, lower line.
How to correctly post Spring Festival couplets? First of all, you must learn to distinguish the upper and lower lines. We recommend the following methods:
1) The last word in the first line is in the third and fourth tones, and the last word in the second line is in the first and second tones;
2) Distinguish according to the causal relationship, because the upper link and the result are the lower link;
3) According to the size of the matter, small items are divided into upper lines and large items are divided into lower lines;
4) Distinguish them according to time order, with the upper line first and then the lower line.
The ancient traditional way of writing is from right to left, while the modern writing habit is from left to right. Therefore, how to post Spring Festival couplets mainly depends on the writing method of the horizontal batch. The horizontal batch is from left to right, with the left as the upper couplet and the right as the lower couplet; if the horizontal batch is from right to left, the right as the upper couplet and the left as the lower couplet.
Have you learned it? Let’s try it together. Children, guess whether this is the first line, the second line, or the horizontal line? (The teacher clicks on the Spring Festival couplets, and the children listen to the phonetic distinctions) Example:
Hengpi: Good luck in the New Year
First couplet: The spring breeze brings good fortune to the house
Second line: Time renews the door full of blessings
Horizontal batch: attract wealth and treasure
Shanglian: Business is booming all over the world
Second line: Guangdong’s financial resources reach Sanjiang
- Paste Spring Festival couplets on MedoActive Desk
The number of characters in common Spring Festival couplets ranges from 4 to 15. It should be noted that the number of characters in the upper and lower couplets is the same, and the font color must be consistent. Next, let us work together to paste Spring Festival couplets, window grilles, blessing characters and decorations on this beautiful yard.
Click on the Spring Festival couplets, window grilles, blessing characters and other decorations in the lazy river to hear its pronunciation.
Summary
★(The teacher leads the whole class to check how each group has posted Spring Festival couplets, and encourages the groups that perform well.)
★If you add some items to this yard to increase the Spring Festival atmosphere, what would you like to add? Chinese knots, New Year oranges, candies…
★What else can you think of about the Spring Festival art activities? Making lanterns, cutting window grilles, braiding Chinese knots…
★Do children like to post Spring Festival couplets? Who do you want to share the correct method of pasting Spring Festival couplets with?
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