Celebrating Tanabata Together
Preschool
July 8, 2017
On Friday, July 7, we gathered for a Tanabata celebration.
The children looked surprised when they entered Mountain Room that morning and found it decorated for the festival.
We began by talking about Tanabata. The children described making star decorations for the bamboo and talked about their wish strips. As wishes came up in the conversation, they took turns coming to the front to share theirs.
They happily announced wishes such as keeping a rhinoceros beetle, seeing a ladybug and eating dessert.
Next, a panel theater introduced the Tanabata legend. The children listened with great interest. Near the end, Orihime and Hikoboshi could not meet across the Milky Way because their star bridge was missing!
When the teacher asked the children to look for stars, they glanced around and pointed: “There’s one!” Taking turns, they worked together to collect the stars. Once they had them all, Orihime and Hikoboshi were able to meet.
After the story, we sang “Tanabata-sama” with piano accompaniment. The children raised their hands and made twinkling movements during the part about shining stars, singing happily together.
The children looked surprised when they entered Mountain Room that morning and found it decorated for the festival.
We began by talking about Tanabata. The children described making star decorations for the bamboo and talked about their wish strips. As wishes came up in the conversation, they took turns coming to the front to share theirs.
They happily announced wishes such as keeping a rhinoceros beetle, seeing a ladybug and eating dessert.
Next, a panel theater introduced the Tanabata legend. The children listened with great interest. Near the end, Orihime and Hikoboshi could not meet across the Milky Way because their star bridge was missing!
When the teacher asked the children to look for stars, they glanced around and pointed: “There’s one!” Taking turns, they worked together to collect the stars. Once they had them all, Orihime and Hikoboshi were able to meet.
After the story, we sang “Tanabata-sama” with piano accompaniment. The children raised their hands and made twinkling movements during the part about shining stars, singing happily together.
Satoru