With love, from me to you is an EducatioNest column on verticality, which will probably come out every month, but much more likely whenever there is something beautiful to tell, from me to you.
February 17, 2023 – 5th graders offer 1st graders a Chinese language lesson on the use, writing, and pronunciation of some greetings: 你好， 您好， 再见。
A little story of the day directly from our children:
“Last Friday, the fifth grade replaced Francesca to give a Chinese language lesson to the first grade. We split into pairs, each pair having 3 to 5 children,” Alessandro
. “We taught them how to write and use certain greeting characters.” Nicolò
. “We created a work plan where we wrote down each step, so when we had to give the Chinese language lesson, we knew what to do without getting too confused.” Viola
. “We split into two classrooms to work: two groups were in the fifth grade classroom and three groups were in the first grade classroom.” Simone
said. “To teach them how to use these characters, we used various materials, such as a magic mat for watercolour calligraphy, cardstock, rice paper for ink calligraphy, posters, and a blackboard.” Nicolò said
. “We also used drawings to help the children understand how to use the characters we were teaching them. We staged and acted out short sketches, sometimes with us acting out the characters, and sometimes with the children acting out the characters.” Simone
A cake for guests
February 21, 2023 – The children in the 4/5 yo section of our preschool decided to prepare a cake to welcome the parents and grandparents who would be joining them in class for readings in the foreign language during International Mother Language Day.
Storytelling: the workshops of Modena
February 27, 2023 – 2nd graders join their 1st grade classmates for a participatory research project on the theme of historic workshops.
Background:
In a reading about professions related to L for Work, the children notice the word bottega (workshop). They wonder what bottega (workshops) might mean, also wondering why the word needs an "h" when written in the plural. Talking with colleagues and friends about their research, the class discovers that their second-grade classmates had recently had the opportunity to visit some historic workshops in the center of Modena. So they decide to ask them to arrange a meeting so they can tell them what they discovered during their visit.
The children's story:
“Morena showed us some photos with a projector of second-grade students going to see different types of shops.” Giulia
“They visited a shop that sold bread, one that sold linens, one that sold wool, and one that sold sweets. A coffee roaster and a pastry shop. One that sold hats, and one that sold salami, which belonged to Giorgio's father.” Eleonora
“They also showed us the symbol of historic shops, which I also found near my house, of a barber who cuts hair. I went there once.” Alessandro CV
“They explained to us why the shops are old.” Lia
“Because they've been open for at least fifty years.” Alessandro CV
“Then we asked the children the questions we had prepared in English.” Aurora
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