Chinese Studies classes are popular with the children. In recent weeks, Year 2 students became more absorbed in the classes every week as they began the unit on learning about Chinese Paintings.
In order to provide the children with the vivid understanding of Chinese Paintings and its charm, we invited a professional artist to our classroom to provide face-to-face instructions. The children became amazed to see the masterpieces brought by the artist. Under the teacher’s instruction, the students learned to hold the paintbrush and paint on the rice paper with ink. With quick outlining and painting, we could see a cucumber with several melon leaves on the paper.
After seeing the magic of Chinese Painting, every child was excited and eager to try. The Chinese calligraphy and paintings have much in similarity. As the children had previously learned to use the paintbrush, ink, rice paper and ink stone in their calligraphy lessons, they became more confident with the paintbrush. Although they could not hold the paintbrush in good posture or master the ink professionally, they still brought their imagination and innovation into full play. They used the paintbrush and ink to express their feelings and emotions with paintings. Through this topic, the children gained more passion towards Chinese Paintings as well as with Chinese culture.
Y2E Co-teacher – Rachael YAO