In May, the Hangzhou YMCA in Zhejiang held two parent-child reading sessions, recognizing that stories can provide inspiration to children.
On May 12, days before the International Day of Families which falls on May 15, the first session was conducted in the Fenghuang community, as part of the Y Creative Support for Family Education initiative of Hangzhou YMCA, said the organizer.
The selected book was The Crocodile Falls in Love with the Giraffe, a children's picture book conveying "what love is" and "how to express love." In the classroom, each child followed the protagonist, Mr. Crocodile, on a vivid and interesting journey of love.
At the beginning, the teacher guided the children to observe details and discern Mr. Crocodile's feelings toward the Giraffe. The group then explored ways to express love from the story of how Mr. Crocodile fell in love. The teacher inspired the children's thinking to help Mr. Crocodile overcome the challenges of pursuing love. Each family discussed and wrote down on paper how the Crocodile could get closer to the Giraffe. Based on their life experiences, these kids came up with many good ideas to help Mr. Crocodile.
Finally, in an interactive activity, parents and children worked together to depict their envisioned endings of the story, using cotton threads and paper sticks to create crafts. The resulting works included houses adorned with flowers, diamond rings, and tightly intertwined ropes. Although the children might not fully understand love yet, their imaginations sketched out happy endings, with the seeds of love sown in their hearts.
In the second session on May 25, they delved into "My Wild Animal Friends," a ten-year-old French girl Tippi's account of her experiences with wild animals in Africa.
The teacher first used pictures of Tippi's close interactions with many animals to evoke students' thoughts, increasing their understanding of the harmonious coexistence between humans and nature. During the collaborative activity, the teacher encouraged children to draw scenes from the book based on its descriptions and create crafts to express their feelings using simple materials. During the presentation of their works, the children explained their creations, conveying themes of respecting nature, friendship, mutual support, and growing through courage.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
5月，杭州青年会在凤凰社区开展了两场Y创益起助力家庭教育的亲子读书会，因为简单的故事能够给孩子心灵的启迪。
据杭州市基督教青年会，5月12日，在国际家庭日来临之际，开展了第一场亲子读书会，共读的书目是《鳄鱼爱上长颈鹿》。这是一本关于“爱是什么”以及“如何表达爱”的儿童绘本。课堂上大家跟随主人公鳄鱼先生开启一段生动有趣的爱情故事。
一开始，老师引导大家通过观察细节，发现辨别鳄鱼先生对“长颈鹿”是一种怎样情感。随着故事情节的发展，鳄鱼先生恋爱了，大家接着一起探索表达爱的方式。老师调动大家的发散性思维，帮助鳄鱼解决追求爱的过程中遇到的烦恼。每组家庭交流讨论后在纸上写下如何靠近“长颈鹿”。同学们根据自己的生活经验，帮鳄鱼想出了不少好办法。
最后，亲子互动创编结局，家长和孩子合作用棉线和纸棒创作手工作品，展现各自心中故事大结局的样子。现场的作品中有开着鲜花的房子，有钻戒，有紧紧缠绕的绳结……也许孩子们现在还不能完全理解爱，但根据自己的想象和解读，都勾勒出美满的故事结局，关于爱的萌芽也在此刻悄悄萌发。
在5月25日的亲子读书会中，大家一起走近《我的野生动物朋友》。这本书是一个十岁的法国女孩蒂皮记录自己在非洲与野生动物之间的故事。
老师首先以书中蒂皮与很多动物亲密接触的图片唤起同学们的思考，增进同学们对人与自然和谐友爱共处的理解。在小组合作环节中，老师鼓励大家根据书中的文字描述，自己在纸上画出对应的画面并且用手中简单材料制作手工作品，表达读完这本书内心的感受。成果展示时，同学们解说自己的作品，表达着尊重自然、友谊与互助、在勇敢中成长。
杭州青年会开展亲子读书会
In May, the Hangzhou YMCA in Zhejiang held two parent-child reading sessions, recognizing that stories can provide inspiration to children.
On May 12, days before the International Day of Families which falls on May 15, the first session was conducted in the Fenghuang community, as part of the Y Creative Support for Family Education initiative of Hangzhou YMCA, said the organizer.
The selected book was The Crocodile Falls in Love with the Giraffe, a children's picture book conveying "what love is" and "how to express love." In the classroom, each child followed the protagonist, Mr. Crocodile, on a vivid and interesting journey of love.
At the beginning, the teacher guided the children to observe details and discern Mr. Crocodile's feelings toward the Giraffe. The group then explored ways to express love from the story of how Mr. Crocodile fell in love. The teacher inspired the children's thinking to help Mr. Crocodile overcome the challenges of pursuing love. Each family discussed and wrote down on paper how the Crocodile could get closer to the Giraffe. Based on their life experiences, these kids came up with many good ideas to help Mr. Crocodile.
Finally, in an interactive activity, parents and children worked together to depict their envisioned endings of the story, using cotton threads and paper sticks to create crafts. The resulting works included houses adorned with flowers, diamond rings, and tightly intertwined ropes. Although the children might not fully understand love yet, their imaginations sketched out happy endings, with the seeds of love sown in their hearts.
In the second session on May 25, they delved into "My Wild Animal Friends," a ten-year-old French girl Tippi's account of her experiences with wild animals in Africa.
The teacher first used pictures of Tippi's close interactions with many animals to evoke students' thoughts, increasing their understanding of the harmonious coexistence between humans and nature. During the collaborative activity, the teacher encouraged children to draw scenes from the book based on its descriptions and create crafts to express their feelings using simple materials. During the presentation of their works, the children explained their creations, conveying themes of respecting nature, friendship, mutual support, and growing through courage.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Hangzhou YMCA Hosts 2 Parent-Child Reading Sessions
