NCTAN Implementation Plan

1. NCTAN Implementation Plan Meredith Stokely Southern Nash Middle School Nash-Rocky Mount Schools April 26, 2008

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

3. Otanjou-bi Omedstou Gozaimasu! Japanese • The duration of the lesson will be two weeks • Teacher Materials • Birthday songs from each country • Traditional foods from each country • Craft materials related to each celebration / decorations • Ingredients for cooking lesson Student Materials • Paper • Markers / Crayons • Glue

4. Saeng il chuk ha ham ni da ! Korean • Preparation • The students will discuss how birthdays are celebrated in the United States and why we celebrate birthdays. • The students will practice singing happy birthday and discuss the traditional foods that are typically eaten at American birthday parties. • The students will write five sentences about why we celebrate birthdays and what they like about celebrating their own birthday. • After the students have reviewed what a birthday party is and why birthdays are celebrated they will transition to birthday celebrations in other countries.

5. Sheg Ri Kuai Le ! Mandarin Chinese • Procedures • The students will spend two days learning about and discussing each country. The students will discuss and compare/contrast a different county with their own. The students will start the week with traditional American birthday celebrations and then every two days afterward learn about a new county and it’s traditional birthday celebrations. • The students will listen to the traditional birthday song of the country and view the traditional gifts, decorations, food and customs of each country and compare it with their own. Books, crafts, music and traditional foods will be used each day to foster a better understanding of the country and its unique culture.

6. Chuc Mung Sinh Nhat! Vietnamese • Culminating Activities • After the students have been introduced to each country and the customs, traditional music, food, decorations and gifts they will decide which Asian country they liked the best. After choosing a country they will then put together their own birthday party. They will make the decorations, cook the traditional birthday food and sing the traditional song. • After celebrating the traditional Asian birthday each student will be asked to write five sentences describing why they chose the country and what they liked about it. They will also be asked to develop a sentence describing what they learned that was new that didn’t know about the country that they chose.

7. Supplemental Resources and Relevant Websites • Happy Birthday song – Korean • http://www.youtube.com/user/lucastle69 • Happy Birthday song – Chinese • http://www.youtube.com/user/tasha0502 • Happy Birthday – Japanese • http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=happy+birthday+song+in+japanese+&sitesearch • Birthday celebration music – Vietnamese • http://www.youtube.com/user/riskysquirrel • Japanese party decorations • blog.kimvallee.com/images/blog_kimvallee_com/...

8. Supplemental Resources Continued… • The World of Birthdays by Paula S. Wallace • Celebrating Birthdays In China by Cheryl L. Enderlein • Henry's First-Moon Birthdayby Lenore Look • Fun With Asian Food: A Kids' Cookbook by Devagi Sanmugam • Kids' Multicultural Cookbook: Food and Fun around the World by Deanna F. Cook and Michael P. Kline • D Is for Dragon Dance by Ying Chang Compestine A is for Acrobats. B is for Balls. C is for Calligraphy. D is for Dragon Dance. From firecrackers to noodles, from red envelopes to the zodiac, young readers are introduced to the exciting traditions

9. Key Focusing Questions • How do Americans celebrate birthdays? • How do people from Japan, Korea, Vietnam, China celebrate birthdays? • What is the same? • What is different? • What do you like best? • All questions are open to discussion. The use of supplemental materials will allow for the expansion of discussion and the development of concepts and ideas.

10. Assessment • The students will be expected to participate in all activities • By participating, the students will develop a better understanding of Asian cultures and expand their knowledge about people and places outside of their own communities. • The students will complete two written assignments that will asses their understanding of the material presented as well as the development of new ideas.