Hello!
I would like to share a personal favorite…
It all started when I heard Chris Martin’s (of Coldplay) final song on his #TogetherAtHome online concert during the first few days of COVID-19 lockdown. I think he was the first to have that initiative to entertain people while staying at home which I thought was a cool attempt to help people calm down in such a time of uncertainty. He’s one of those artists that I could not forget looking back at COVID.
The title of the song is “O” but the chorus part kept on saying “Fly On”. Such a weird way of making song titles, I thought. So, I began searching for what inspired him to write that song… It turns out, it was inspired by Shel Silverstein’s book…
It was a surprise that there’s more to Shel Silverstein than “The Giving Tree”. (The guy actually wrote more books!)
“The Missing Piece Meets the BIG O” helped me see life from a better perspective— the past, the different kinds of people in this merry-go-round…
What I’m trying to say here is. This is a good book to have in a home library.
Purpose (目的): For children to deeply reflect on CHANGE
Autonomy (自主性): For children to exercise their freedom in pursuit of excellence in the personal development field
Progress（進捗): For children to see their progress from a perspective inspired by “O”
I. PRE-READING
I.A. Spelling
swim-swimming
jog-jogging
stop-stopping
sit-sitting
fit-fitting
flop-flopping
I.B. Unlocking Words
1. rolling
2. bumping
3. bouncing
4. flopping
5. fit (ting)
6. grow (ing)
7. hide
8. try
9. sigh
10. pedestal
11. change
12. delicate
13. different
14. flashy
15. frightened
16. (more) attractive
17. by yourself
18. either
I.C. Learning Expressions
1. “~period!”
2. “To put someone on a pedestal”
3. “all of a sudden”
4. “wear off”
I.D. Experiential Questions
(Reveal the key word: CHANGE)
Why do we change?
なぜ私たちは変わるのですか。
(Students’ answers will be compared after reading. Hence, answers must be written down by an assigned secretary.）
I.E. Motivational Question(s)
“What do you think will happen to the Missing Piece as he meets the BIG O?”
II. READING
(Read Aloud)
III. POST-READING
III.A. Review answers to motivational Q(s)
What happened to the Missing Piece after meeting the BIG O?
Why did the Missing Piece change? (Compare answers shared before reading.)
Why do we change? (What is the book trying to teach?)
III.B. Generalization
“No one touched by love remains the same.”
III.C. Vocabulary Focus: Adjectives
Students will describe selected pictures from the book to practice using different adjectives.
Ex.
- delicate, hypersensitive
- lost, damaged
- ecstatic, on cloud 9
- flashy, flamboyant
- naïve, clueless
- secure, self-aware
III.D. Reflection Writing
- I learned that…
- I realized that…
- I wonder if…
- Next time, I hope that…
- Next time, I will…
Asian Santa
July 19, 2024
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