NCTAN NCTAN Implementation PlanImplementation Plan

Meredith Stokely Meredith Stokely Southern Nash Middle SchoolSouthern Nash Middle SchoolNash-Rocky Mount SchoolsNash-Rocky Mount Schools

April 26, 2008April 26, 2008

Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday! This lesson is designed for middle This lesson is designed for middle

school students with moderate to school students with moderate to severe mental and physical disabilities. severe mental and physical disabilities.

The goal for this lesson is to create an The goal for this lesson is to create an understanding of cultural differences understanding of cultural differences and similarities in American and Asian and similarities in American and Asian cultures. The students will understand cultures. The students will understand that although we appear to be different, that although we appear to be different, we all have similar goals and we all have similar goals and aspirations. We all have hopes and aspirations. We all have hopes and dreams and we all want to celebrate dreams and we all want to celebrate special occasions. Through this lesson, special occasions. Through this lesson, my students will understand how people my students will understand how people in different cultures celebrate their in different cultures celebrate their birthdays in comparison to the way birthdays in comparison to the way people in the United States celebrate people in the United States celebrate their birthdays. My students will be able their birthdays. My students will be able to compare and contrast birthdays in to compare and contrast birthdays in Japan, Korea, China and Vietnam with Japan, Korea, China and Vietnam with the birthday celebrations they are the birthday celebrations they are familiar with in their own homes. familiar with in their own homes.

Otanjou-bi Omedstou Gozaimasu! Otanjou-bi Omedstou Gozaimasu! Japanese Japanese

The duration of the lesson will be two The duration of the lesson will be two weeks weeks

Teacher Materials Teacher Materials – Birthday songs from each countryBirthday songs from each country– Traditional foods from each Traditional foods from each

countrycountry– Craft materials related to each Craft materials related to each

celebration / decorationscelebration / decorations– Ingredients for cooking lessonIngredients for cooking lesson

Student MaterialsStudent Materials– PaperPaper– Markers / CrayonsMarkers / Crayons– Glue Glue

Saeng il chuk ha ham ni da ! Saeng il chuk ha ham ni da ! KoreanKorean

Preparation Preparation

The students will discuss how birthdays The students will discuss how birthdays are celebrated in the United States and are celebrated in the United States and why we celebrate birthdays. why we celebrate birthdays.

The students will practice singing happy The students will practice singing happy birthday and discuss the traditional foods birthday and discuss the traditional foods that are typically eaten at American that are typically eaten at American birthday parties. birthday parties.

The students will write five sentences The students will write five sentences about why we celebrate birthdays and about why we celebrate birthdays and what they like about celebrating their what they like about celebrating their own birthday. own birthday.

After the students have reviewed what a After the students have reviewed what a birthday party is and why birthdays are birthday party is and why birthdays are celebrated they will transition to birthday celebrated they will transition to birthday celebrations in other countries. celebrations in other countries.

Sheg Ri Kuai Le ! Sheg Ri Kuai Le ! Mandarin ChineseMandarin Chinese

Procedures Procedures

The students will spend two days The students will spend two days learning about and discussing each learning about and discussing each country. The students will discuss and country. The students will discuss and compare/contrast a different county compare/contrast a different county with their own. The students will start with their own. The students will start the week with traditional American the week with traditional American birthday celebrations and then every birthday celebrations and then every two days afterward learn about a new two days afterward learn about a new county and it’s traditional birthday county and it’s traditional birthday celebrations. celebrations.

The students will listen to the The students will listen to the traditional birthday song of the country traditional birthday song of the country and view the traditional gifts, and view the traditional gifts, decorations, food and customs of each decorations, food and customs of each country and compare it with their own. country and compare it with their own. Books, crafts, music and traditional Books, crafts, music and traditional foods will be used each day to foster a foods will be used each day to foster a better understanding of the country better understanding of the country and its unique culture.and its unique culture.

Chuc Mung Sinh Nhat! Chuc Mung Sinh Nhat! Vietnamese Vietnamese

Culminating Activities Culminating Activities

After the students have been After the students have been introduced to each country and the introduced to each country and the customs, traditional music, food, customs, traditional music, food, decorations and gifts they will decide decorations and gifts they will decide which Asian country they liked the which Asian country they liked the best. After choosing a country they will best. After choosing a country they will then put together their own birthday then put together their own birthday party. They will make the decorations, party. They will make the decorations, cook the traditional birthday food and cook the traditional birthday food and sing the traditional song. sing the traditional song.

After celebrating the traditional Asian After celebrating the traditional Asian birthday each student will be asked to birthday each student will be asked to write five sentences describing why write five sentences describing why they chose the country and what they they chose the country and what they liked about it. They will also be asked liked about it. They will also be asked to develop a sentence describing what to develop a sentence describing what they learned that was new that didn’t they learned that was new that didn’t know about the country that they know about the country that they chose. chose.

Supplemental Resources Supplemental Resources and and

Relevant WebsitesRelevant Websites Happy Birthday song – KoreanHappy Birthday song – Korean http://www.youtube.com/user/http://www.youtube.com/user/

lucastle69lucastle69 Happy Birthday song – Happy Birthday song –

Chinese Chinese http://www.youtube.com/user/http://www.youtube.com/user/

tasha0502tasha0502 Happy Birthday – JapaneseHappy Birthday – Japanese http://video.google.com/videohttp://video.google.com/video

search?q=happy+birthday+ssearch?q=happy+birthday+song+in+japanese+&sitesearcong+in+japanese+&sitesearchh

Birthday celebration music – Birthday celebration music – VietnameseVietnamese

http://www.youtube.com/user/http://www.youtube.com/user/riskysquirrelriskysquirrel

Japanese party decorationsJapanese party decorations blog.kimvallee.com/images/blog.kimvallee.com/images/

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Supplemental Resources Continued…Supplemental Resources Continued…

The World of BirthdaysThe World of Birthdays by Paula S. by Paula S. WallaceWallace

Celebrating Birthdays In ChinaCelebrating Birthdays In China by by Cheryl L. EnderleinCheryl L. Enderlein

Henry's First-Moon BirthdayHenry's First-Moon Birthday by by Lenore LookLenore Look

Fun With Asian Food: A Kids' Fun With Asian Food: A Kids' Cookbook Cookbook by Devagi Sanmugamby Devagi Sanmugam

Kids' Multicultural Cookbook: Food Kids' Multicultural Cookbook: Food and Fun around the World and Fun around the World by by Deanna F. Cook and Michael P. KlineDeanna F. Cook and Michael P. Kline

D Is for Dragon DanceD Is for Dragon Dance by Ying Chang Compestine by Ying Chang Compestine

A is for Acrobats. B is for Balls. C is A is for Acrobats. B is for Balls. C is

for Calligraphy. D is for Dragon for Calligraphy. D is for Dragon Dance. From firecrackers to Dance. From firecrackers to noodles, from red envelopes to the noodles, from red envelopes to the zodiac, young readers are zodiac, young readers are introduced to the exciting traditions introduced to the exciting traditions

Key Focusing QuestionsKey Focusing Questions How do Americans celebrate How do Americans celebrate

birthdays?birthdays? How do people from Japan, How do people from Japan,

Korea, Vietnam, China Korea, Vietnam, China celebrate birthdays? celebrate birthdays?

What is the same?What is the same? What is different? What is different? What do you like best? What do you like best?

All questions are open to All questions are open to discussion. The use of discussion. The use of supplemental materials will supplemental materials will allow for the expansion of allow for the expansion of discussion and the discussion and the development of concepts and development of concepts and ideas. ideas.

AssessmentAssessment The students will be The students will be

expected to participate in all expected to participate in all activitiesactivities

By participating, the By participating, the students will develop a students will develop a better understanding of better understanding of Asian cultures and expand Asian cultures and expand their knowledge about their knowledge about people and places outside of people and places outside of their own communities. their own communities.

The students will complete The students will complete two written assignments two written assignments that will asses their that will asses their understanding of the understanding of the material presented as well material presented as well as the development of new as the development of new ideas. ideas.