Little Wayang Kids

In the MOE Kindergartens, children conduct an investigation of a topic of their

interest through a WoW (Weeks of Wonder) Project. In MOE Kindergarten @

Blangah Rise, the children were interested to find out more about Chinese

Opera after listening to the story “The Little Wayang Kid”.

I Wonder…

The teacher shared her own experiences and got the children to talk about

what they know and want to find out about Chinese Opera.

I Find Out …

The children wanted to search for information online so the teacher showed

them how to use the kiddle search engine to find answers to their questions.

The children documented their findings by drawing and writing.

Detailed drawings based on observation of face masks

The children were inspired to learn more about Chinese Opera so the teacher

organised a visit to the Chinese Opera Institute at the Aliwal Arts Centre.

Finding out more about the costumes and headgear in Chinese Opera

Seeing first-hand the costumes and props in Chinese Opera

I Know …

The teacher and children talked about what they had learnt and planned what

they needed to do to put up a Chinese Opera performance.

Finally, performance day…everyone had a role to play as narrators, musicians

or actors.

As part of reflection, the children watched a video of their performance and

talked about what they had learnt and how they could improve on it.

Contributed by: Jesslyn Wong, Centre Head

MOE Kindergarten @ Blangah Rise

Learning simple moves with the spear