[Education scene] Story reading: "Shaking the Suspension Bridge"

"Shaking the Suspension Bridge" / Moriyama Jing (Taipei: Oriental Publishing House, 2020)

Applicable grades for activities: lower grades

"Courage is a golden key that helps us open the door before us", "Courage is like a gem, as long as you find it, you will not be afraid." In the process of growing up, children need to face many different challenges. The process of overcoming obstacles is a gradually growing experience. It is a pity that it is not recorded!

Professor Chen Xinxi introduced some books about courage in Mandarin Daily, so I set out to design a lesson plan. We first used the book "Shaking the Suspension Bridge" as a motivation to make children think about what needs courage. What? Going to a race? Sleeping alone? Or going to the doctor?

Introduction to "Shake the Suspension Bridge Shake Ya Shake" by the Children's Cultural Center of the Ministry of Culture

https://children.moc.gov.tw/book/216867

The book "Shake and Shake the Suspension Bridge" tells the story of a little fox, a little rabbit and a little bear, three good friends who walked to the side of the suspension bridge one day. The three little animals had never crossed the suspension bridge, and they felt a little scared. When one came over, the three small animals asked what was on the other side of the suspension bridge? It turned out that on the other side of the suspension bridge, there were also a little fox, a little rabbit and a little bear, which aroused the little fox's curiosity. He wanted to ask two other good friends to go with him, but was rejected, and he was struggling psychologically. Next, the little fox resolutely practiced by himself!

What is the method of practice? He took a step forward every day, and through this small step, a small change, he was able to walk to the middle of the bridge. Of course, on the way, he experienced wind, rain, and when the weather was bad, the little fox came Watching by the bridge, he will not take the risk to advance, but he will still come to the bridge to see, this is a kind of perseverance training.

Finally, the little fox was finally able to walk to the center of the suspension bridge. He bumped into Uncle Boar again. Although the suspension bridge was shaking, the little fox was so frightened that he grabbed the suspension bridge with both hands and squatted down, but when he learned that the boy on the opposite side was squatting. After the fox was doing well, he decided to give the opposite little fox a gift. The next day, he prepared a beautiful camellia and placed it in the middle of the bridge. The next day, the flower disappeared. Was it blown by the wind or was it really taken away?

The little fox decided again, this time he wanted to give something even more special: a little white flower music played on the harmonica. Playing the harmonica on the drawbridge? This is a big challenge for the little fox! Why? Because he can't hold the rope of the suspension bridge with both hands!

This scene is really beautiful. The little fox is crouching in the middle of the suspension bridge, playing a sweet harmonica for a friend he has never met. The courage of the little fox is displayed to the extreme at this moment.

So, did the little fox successfully cross the suspension bridge in the end? Go check out this series of bridge books! But no matter whether he walked or not, Xiaobaihua's music seems to be played in the ears of readers. It is a music about courage.

Question discussion:

This is a fairly open-ended question. Some children are impressed by the little fox's progress in one small step a day, while others think that the little fox plays the harmonica in the middle of the bridge very well. As long as the child can express his point of view, Just a great answer.

What do you think it takes courage to do?

There are hundreds of answers for children: playing exciting amusement facilities, being at home alone, participating in various competitions, eating unpleasant food, etc., each of which is a portrayal of the child's inner world.

The advantage of writing is here. Through writing and recording our own transformation with words, we can break through children's fear of writing and let them practice expressing themselves in words. This is also a very brave thing for children. A child wrote about 400 words on this topic. This is an attempt by the lower grades to challenge themselves, and it is really worth encouraging.

Even adults, there are all kinds of things in life that need courage to face. Before that, let's see how these children teach us how to face challenges bravely!