2024-2025 Month of Art - Chinese Culture Five Elements — Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth
2025-05-30
On May 24, 2025, our school held the Chinese Culture Parent-Child Art Day.At School, various grade levels showcased the children’s learning journeys and art creations. The children enthusiastically introduced their learning processes and achievements to their parents.
In addition, the school designed a rich environment with diverse activities such as experiments, games, printmaking, clay modeling, and musical instruments. Through these multi-sensory experiences, the children deepened their understanding of the Five Elements — metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
According to the event survey, 100% of parents agreed that the activity helped them understand their children's learning in Chinese cultural arts, and enhanced both their own and their children’s knowledge and interest in Chinese culture. Parents also appreciated the event’s theme, “Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth,” which allowed them to learn about the evolution of Chinese characters and the long history of Chinese culture.
Furthermore, 100% of parents agreed that the activities were diverse, engaging, and well-suited to the children’s abilities. They also appreciated that the event provided hands-on opportunities for children, helping to foster their sense of national identity.
Through a variety of activities such as field trips, storytelling, role-playing, famous painting appreciation, and games, the children express their understanding of the concept of the “Five Elements” (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water) through art. The following showcases the children’s learning journey and creative outcomes.
N1 children learn about the element “Water” from the Five Elements through stories, exploration activities, and games. During these activities, they discover the sources of water, its uses in daily life, and different tools for holding water. Based on their experiences, the children create artworks such as summer beaches, underwater worlds, drip paintings, calm-down bottles, and ice paintings. 上午11:55
N2 children learn about the element “Wood” from the Five Elements through field trips, stories, exploration activities, and games. They observe and learn about the structure and features of trees, including leaves, flowers, and fruits, and understand that trees are an important part of our environment, providing many benefits to both people and animals. Through these experiences, the children develop a caring attitude toward nature and create artworks such as nature collages, tree ring paintings, pine cone ornaments, and branch instruments.
N3 children learn about the element “Fire” through stories, field trips, and games, exploring its uses and its connection to daily life. They discover that fire is both important and potentially dangerous, understanding its roles in cooking food, providing warmth, and celebrations. Based on these experiences, the children create artworks such as “My Fire,” “Fireworks in the Night,” “Sky Lanterns,” “City on Fire,” and “Brave Firefighters.”
N4 children learn about the elements “Earth” and “Metal” from the Five Elements through field trips, stories, exploration activities, games, and interviews. They are guided to understand the uses of soil and metal in daily life, and further explore the characteristics and functions of soil through observation and creative expression. Based on these experiences, the children create artworks such as Chinese radicals of the character “Earth,” “Life in the Soil,” Terracotta Warrior portraits, family name armor, golden accessories, and copper wire stands.
