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Mrs. Lee’s third grade students in Livingston, New Jersey, use three pieces of colored tissue paper, a quarter or two metal washers, scissors, and a piece of string to make a Jiànzi (Chinese shuttlecock). Students first review colors and the name of materials used in this activity. They use the math concept of fractions to fold papers. Students follow the procedures step by step and repeat simple instructions after the teacher. Students count the numbers when their teacher shows them how to play. Students learn to recite a childrens’s rhythm that gives commands to use different parts of the body to play Jiànzi. (jiăo băn xī n, shŏu băn xī n. dào guăizi, luόdĭ xī n, zuŏ shŏu dă lái yi tiáo xī n.) In pairs, students give and respond to the commands, such as yòng zuŏ jiăo ti sān xià (use the left foot to kick three times). Students compete in small groups and choose a winner from each group to perform at the school talent show.
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Reflection
1.1 Students learn to follow instructions and respond to simple commands.
1.3 Students perform and make presentations at a school talent show.
2.2 Students participate in making and playing authentic children’s games.
3.1 Students use math concepts, and reinforce their skills for arts and physical education.
4.2 Students compare the differences and similarities of Jiànzi with "hacky sack."
5.2 Students play Jiànzi for personal enjoyment.This activity can be extended to middle and high school students. Middle school students can watch a video and learn authentic ways of playing Jiànzi. High school students can make a report on the history of Jiànzi and write down detailed instructions for making them. This activity is fun for students, their friends, and their family members as a physical fitness exercise. Playing Jiànzi provides good training for eye, hand and leg movements.
Reprinted with permission from Standards for Chinese Learning, pg. 197, in American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) (2006). Standards for Foreign Language Learning: Preparing for the 21st Century. Alexandria, VA: ACTFL. Ordering information here http://actfl.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4283
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