浓浓中秋情，创意DIY

——英语主题日之月饼日

“哈哈，我的月饼是个愤怒的小鸟。”“我的月饼是紫色的。”“我的月饼又苦又酸。”晨读时间不时能听到孩子们用英语介绍着自己的月饼。今天是502、503班同学们组织策划的英语月饼主题日，第一个项目就是“Talk About Your DIY Moon Cake”介绍自己的DIY月饼。

为了让孩子们体验一把做月饼的乐趣，上周五班主任们就布置了亲子制作月饼的周末作业，家长带着孩子一起用超轻粘土制作了创意十足、色彩丰富的月饼。那一个个形态各异、颜色鲜艳、富有童趣的的陶泥月饼，乍一看跟真的一样，让人爱不释手。被评为“最美手工月饼”的5名同学可获得“中秋有奖问答”的入场贴纸一张，获得入场贴纸的同学们可骄傲了，时不时向周围的老师炫耀！

吃完午餐后，英语中心精心准备了有奖问答活动，贴有入场贴纸的同学们迫不及待地来到教学楼大厅，等待着他们的是502和503班学生精心准备的中秋文化大餐，只有对中秋相关知识烂熟于心的同学才能脱颖而出，获得小奖品。在502和503班秩序维护员的提醒下，准备答题的同学们在裁判员前排起了整齐的队伍，他们首先在一个纸盒里摸出一个带有数字的乒乓球，然后回答相应的问题，答对有奖。问题都非常有趣，像“嫦娥是谁的妻子？后羿”“中秋节除了吃月饼还可以吃／喝什么？桂花酒”。“中国的第一探月卫星的名字是什么？嫦娥一号”等等。只见小裁判员操着流利的英文组织活动，整个活动现场秩序井然，其它未参加答题的同学们在一旁欣赏来自其他班级的“最美手工月饼”，不时发出感叹“这个也太美了吧！”孩子们沉浸在传统文化的魅力中，半小时的活动在欢声笑语中圆满结束。

本次“月饼日”英语主题活动，孩子们通过月饼制作和“中秋知识有奖问答”体验了中华传统文化之美，展示了自己的创新能力，充分体现了我们“中西合璧，活动育人”的教育理念。

The English Theme Day-Moon Cake Day

September 15^th,2016 is the annual Mid-Autumn Festival. As this traditional holiday approaches, students in Wuhan Maple Leaf Elementary School had a delightful and meaningful English Theme Day - The Moon Cake Day, which was organized by class 502 and 503.

“My moon cake is an angry bird.”“My moon cake is purple.” “My moon cake tastes bitter and sour.” That’s how kids were talking about their moon cakes in the morning reading time，which is the first part of today’s activity. In order to let students experience the pleasure of making their own moon cake, they were required to make a creative, colorful and beautiful moon cake with colorful play dough. Look at these lovely, moon cakes in strange shapes! The five students who got the thumbs up stickers for “The Most Beautiful Hand-made Moon Cake” are qualified to join “The Mid-Autumn Festival Quiz with Awards”, which is the second part of the “Moon Cake Day” activity.

After lunch, all the participants with stickers rushed to the halls of teaching buildings where a surprise was waiting for them- the huge Mid- Autumn Festival cultural feast. And only those kids who are already familiar with the Chinese traditional culture knowledge can win this quiz and get the small gift. Under the reminder from the order officers from 502 and 503, little contestants stood in a line in front of the judges. First, they picked up a ball with a number from a box. And then, answered the corresponding question and got an award if the answer was correct. Those questions are really interesting, such as “On Mid-Autumn Festival, what else can we eat or drink except moon cakes?” The answer is of course osmanthus-flavored wine. “What’s the name of the Chinese first moon probe? Answer Chang’e No.1” and etc. “The Most Beautiful Hand-made Moon Cake” Exhibition was also in the halls where many other students were appreciating these work of art and sighed “How beautiful this moon cake is!” from time to time.Students were immersed in the charm of this traditional culture and the half an hour activity ended up with laughter and happiness.

“Moon Cake Day” was an English Theme Day activity and the organizers used English in the whole process to allow students to experience the beauty of this traditional Chinese culture by making moon cakes and joining the quiz with awards,which fully embodied the education concept of our school- blending the best of East and West and educating students through activities.