Januray 18, 2023
The Cafecito focused on The Lunar New Year and prepared the students and families for the upcoming convivio that would happen two weeks later. We first read the students an expository book about Lunar New Year. Then, they explained to the students that they would be decorating one side of the drum with the Chinese calligraphy for the words Good Luck. Then, we demonstrated on a paper how to make the characters and went to each table to demonstrate the calligraphic movements. We also passed around additional texts about Lunar New Year and Chinese calligraphy and counting books as mentor texts. After the parents assisted the children writing Good Luck, then they assisted the children in decorating the drum with markers, crayons, and strips of cloth for the edges. At the end of the activity, the facilitators had all of the children play their rattle drum in a group.
