年年端午节 今年最特别

——记武汉枫叶外籍人员子女学习端午节包粽子活动

五月五，是端阳；

插艾叶，挂香囊；

五彩线，手腕绑；

吃粽子，沾白糖；

龙舟下水喜洋洋。

  It is Dragon Boat Festival on June 7th. In Wuhan Maple Leaf Foreign Nationals School, mandarin teachers moved their classes to the cafeteria. This day the students are going to learn how to make Chinese Zongzi.

六月七日是一年一度的端午节。在武汉枫叶外籍人员子女学校，中文老师们把课堂搬到了食堂。学生们要在端午节学习如何制作这种传统的中国食物粽子。

  Early in the morning, the teachers and the kitchen workers prepared all the Ingredients for making Zongzi, like the glutinous rice, leaves, dates and cotton thread.

    一大早，老师和食堂师傅们就把糯米、粽叶、红枣和棉线都准备好了。

  As the activity started, the students listened carefully to the teachers' explanations, watching while learning. Zongye changed shapes in their hands. The "colorful tied" Zongzi were born one by one after. Many children are making Zongzi for the first time. Although the movements were slightly clumsy, they finished their works with the help of teachers and students. Holding wrapped Zongzi in their hands, they students feel full of achievements!

课堂上，学生们认真聆听老师们的讲解，边看边学，干劲十足。粽叶在他们手中变幻出各种形状。慢慢地，一个个被“五花大绑”的粽子就诞生了。很多孩子都是第一次包粽子，虽然动作稍显笨拙，但在老师和同学们的帮助下，也都制作完成了。拿着自己亲手包的粽子，成就感满满！

  Mr. Nick, an ELL teacher of the FNS, also participated in the activity with great interest.

活动中ELL老师Mr.Nick也饶有兴趣地参与到活动中间来。

  After school, students brought home their own wrapped Zongzi, looking forward to sharing these sweet, soft and glutinous Zongzi with their families.

放学后，同学们将自己包的粽子带回家，期待与家人一起分享香甜软糯的粽子。