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toc Early Elementary
Early Elementary - I would show my first grade class on a globe where Vietnam is located. I would have the students color a pre-drawn dragon that is the central figure in the week long New Year celebration called "Tet". When the students are done coloring their dragon, we will cut them out and glue the dragons onto a big butcher block paper that will hold all of the colored drawings. Then we can play some Vietnamese music and utilize "gong" like instruments and we can parade around our room with the dragons on the butcher block paper like they do in their parade.

Upper Elementary
Upper Elementary - I would utilize the computer lab at the school, here we would use "google earth" and the students can select from one of the larger cities in Vietnam to research. Google earth will give a three dimension view of the city and will let the students see what the community looks like without actually having to go there. This would be my use of utilizing technology to enhance a learning experience. The research would include, the population of the city, the activities that the citizens do and what types of food and entertainment are found in the city they choose.

Fine Arts
Fine Arts - Since rice is a big staple of Vietnam, I would use White Rice in an art project. I would also provide food coloring so that the white rice can be died to create more colors other than white. I would then have the students research something about Vietnam's culture that they found interesting and then to represent that piece of culture in what I am calling "Rice Art". Then the student would present their artwork to the class telling what it was and why they chose it. I would make a big gong out of the many different colored rice since the gong was the oldest instrument originating in Vietnam.