Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanyang Festival, is a very popular festival among traditional festivals in China. It is said that after Qu Yuan threw himself into the Miluo River, the local people immediately rowed for rescue and went all the way to Dongting Lake. No one has ever seen Qu Yuan's body. In order to mourn, people row boats on the river, so there is the custom of "dragon boat race". People were afraid that fish in the river would eat his body, so they went home and threw rice balls into the river to prevent fish and shrimp from ruining Qu Yuan's body. Later, it became the custom of eating zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival.

Today, with the gradual diversification of culture and rich information, why are children familiar with and keen on "foreign festivals" and "foreign customs" in a vast country with a long history and rich program culture? Many people have played down the concept of festivals, especially young parents who are in fierce social competition, and know little about traditional programs. Faced with this situation, we should attach importance to our festivals, seize all educational opportunities and carry forward our culture!

Therefore, this activity is designed as: Dragon Boat Festival Race. Through this activity, children can understand the legend and celebration significance of Dragon Boat Festival and promote their development in all aspects.

Activity objectives:

1. Through observation, we can explore the assembly of dragon boat chips.

2. Dragon boats can be decorated with various shapes and patterns.

3. Preliminary study on the folk culture of Dragon Boat Festival.

Activity preparation:

Experience preparation: Ask parents to help their children collect information about the Dragon Boat Festival.

Teaching aid preparation: big teaching aid, Dragon Boat Festival video, finished products made by teachers.

Material preparation: dragon boat chip kit, paper clay, movable eyes and alcohol glue.

Activity flow:

First of all, watch the Dragon Boat Festival video and learn about the customs of the Dragon Boat Festival.

Second, guide children to appreciate the dragon boat, understand the origin of the dragon boat, and guide children to explore and assemble independently.

1. Enjoy the dragon boat and learn about the origin of the dragon boat race.

2. Guide children to explore and learn to assemble dragon boats independently.

Third, discuss the methods of decorating dragon boats.

Four, children's hands-on operation, teachers tour guidance

1, explain the operation essentials.

2, children's hands-on operation

Fifth, children show their works and tell their experiences.

Analysis and thinking:

During the activity, children can explore the assembly method of dragon boat through appreciation and discussion, which is an improvement of children's ability; In the process of decorating the dragon boat, let the children know the diversity of the methods of decorating the dragon boat, divide the work and cooperate, and experience the fun of cooperation; In the final evaluation, children's appreciation and discussion of their peers' works not only satisfied their pride and enhanced their self-confidence, but also helped them learn from their peers' creative experience and enrich their ability to use existing skills.

The idea of "let children do what they can and let children think what they want" advocated by Mr. Chen Heqin still has important practical significance today. Therefore, in the activity, I let my children do what they can, such as: let them explore and assemble independently, let them decorate and create boldly, experience the fun of success and cooperation, and give full play to their imagination, creativity and hands-on ability in the process of actively participating in the activity.

Carrying out traditional program education activities can help children understand the origin, folk customs and symbolic significance of Chinese traditional festivals, feel the connotation of national traditional festival culture, and feel the spirit of self-improvement and courage to struggle. It is not only an effective way to carry forward traditional festival culture, maintain national nature and enhance national cohesion, but also the best form of patriotic education for children.