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1) Water puppetry is a favorite art form in Vietnam. The water puppets are used to tell stories and are intricately hand painted. Puppets are moved by wires, strings, and bamboo sticks that are hidden beneath the water. Students can make puppets and put on plays. Water may not be available, but the front of a puppet stage can be decorated to give the appearance of water. Also, decorated transparent puppets can be moved over the top of a transparency colored like a body of water.
2) Imagine that a new contest has been introduced to design a new Vietnam Memorial. Based on what the students have learned, have them create a drawing of model of a new Vietnam Memorial.
3) Civilians served in great numbers in Vietnam, and some were even killed. Design a memorial to honor their service.
4) Make a story cloth about your life. Stitching is not practical, so the students can use markers on cloth or large art paper to tell the story of their lives.
5) Lacquer ware and ceramics are popular throughout
Vietnam. Wood and / or ceramics are painted and then covered with
a glossy liquid. Floral patterns normally adorn vases, bowls, and
planters. Students can make and decorate pots, vases, etc. and decorate
them in a Vietnamese motif.
1) Special instruments are used for traditional
music. A dan doc huyen is a one-string zither, a dan tranh is a 16-string
zither, and a dan trung is a bamboo xylophone. Wooden drums,
gongs, cymbals, and wind instruments, such as the bamboo flute and Chinese
oboe are also popular. Introduce the students to these instruments
and let them hear the music that can be made with them.
2) Have the students make a dan bau.
A dan bau is made from a dried gourd, a curved stick, and a long copper
wire.
3) Vietnamese children enjoy quan ho.
During spring festivals, boys sing a verse of a song that they make up
on the spot. Girls reply with a different melody and words.
The singing goes back and forth and the children relax and laugh.
Introduce an example and then let your students try this and have some
fun with it.
4) Many Vietnamese songs are poems put to music.
Have the students write a poem about our veterans. Students can then
sing their poetry with music that they create on their own. For those
who are not musically talented, allow them to do a dramatic reading of
their poem with background music they select as appropriate to the mood
they are trying to achieve.
1) A popular form of exercise is thai cuc quyen (thai kuk kyen) which is a form of slow gymnastics that is practiced, oftentimes in groups in parks and street corners. Lead the students through an experience of this unusual exercise.
2) Soccer is the most popular sport and children can be seen playing it with an empty can at school and on the streets. Swimming, handball, badminton, volleyball, table tennis, and golf are also popular. Martial arts are also practiced as a form of exercise and self-defense. Try playing soccer with something other than a soccer ball.
3) Vietnamese children play simple games such as skipping rope, playing hide and seek, or playing marbles, sometimes with stones if marbles are not available. One enjoyable game that students can play is Bite the Carp’s Tail. Directions are:
Bite the Carp’s Tail
Players: 6 or more
Area: Any large open area
Directions:
: Choose a leader for the game.
The other players should line up behind that
person. They should put
their hands on the shoulders of the person in front of them.
: The first person is the carp’s head.
The last person in line is the carp’s tail.
: Everyone in line should run when
the leader says go. The line must not break.
Each person must hold onto
the person in front. The head leads the line. The head
tries to catch the tail.
The tail tries to run away from the head. If the head tags the
tail, the head earns a
point.
: If the line breaks, the carp dies.
Then the head moves to the back of the line. The
head becomes the tail.
The next person in line becomes the new head.
: The player with the most points wins.