Say goodbye to June, it’s graduation season again! For older children, rapid growth may bring new friends and a new world; for little ones aged four or five, what does separation mean?
, duration 02:04 Children’s drawings of the world, we will not leave
In June last year, the children in the small class were downsized and promoted to the middle class. Best friends may have to be separated. Li Jia made what the children said to their good friends and drew pictures. It became a video and was posted on her WeChat public account "Long Legs Xiao Li has something to say", which caused a wave of inseparability. 
In the world of Lilliput, Li Jia, who is 1.75 meters tall, is the beloved "Teacher Li" among children. He can draw, origami, write public accounts, play the saxophone, and shoot good-looking videos. Most importantly, he can Yes, she said, with children in her eyes. In Xuhui District Government Jianguo Kindergarten - a municipal demonstration garden formerly known as the "East China Nursery", the teachers seem to possess unique skills and nourish the innocent souls with their eighteen martial arts. Young Li Jia is one of them. In February this year, Teacher Xiao Li (first from the right) was with the children.
In her treasure public account, there are stories that happened in the kindergarten, there are also things that the children may have never revealed to you, and there are words that are simple and meaningful. Deep picture book stories include "You can say, 'Child, take your time,' but sometimes, it may be necessary to 'let go' quickly." Professional reminders; witty children's talk, and "Where Does the Sun Go?" "What if I had a long, long tail" and other imaginative ideas. Of course, what is more important is that during the winter vacation of 2020 and the suspension of school this spring due to the epidemic, the "Small Pieces of Paper, Great Wisdom" handicraft classes and good night stories she opened on the public account were almost a coaxing for parents who were not very busy. Artifact.
It’s summer, make your own ice cream.
Before the epidemic this year, Teacher Xiao Li got married! Putting on her wedding dress, she looked a little sweeter. But two weeks later, the epidemic hit, and the groom rushed to the front line to fight the epidemic. The bride could not go anywhere, and she became the king of children in the clouds alone at home. In addition to the content prescribed by the school, Li Jia's free resources are still pushed to the children on time - she calls them "my friends".
In the more than 100 days from March 14 this year when the epidemic closed down the home to the end of June, Teacher Xiao Li and her friends held 75 online meetings, listened to 26 picture book stories, and 29 "Good Night Story"; together we produced 15 small science experiments, conducted 78 "Small Papers, Big Wisdom" activities, and collected more than 520 works. The tireless "Long-Legged Little Li" runs this online platform for herself and her children with full love and sincerity.
"Every child is different. The most important thing is to improve ourselves as teachers, our profession, and our thinking. It is easy to do anything once or twice, but it is difficult to insist on doing it and keep doing it. It’s very hard to watch every day.” Li Jia did not deny that she is also looking forward to the summer vacation, because both adults and children can replenish their energy in a legitimate way. Sometimes, if you stop and think about it, there will be a better start next time.
would like to add chicken drumsticks to Teacher Xiao Li and send a belated blessing: Happy wedding! I hope every child has such luck: meeting a good teacher, being loved, respected, and treated with tenderness.
The following is the oral transcript of "Long-Legged Little Li".
My name is Li Jia and I am a teacher in Jianguo Kindergarten. "Long Legs Xiao Li has something to say" This public account was born in August 2018, which is almost four years today. The initial idea is very simple, that is, I love this job very much, I love my children very much, and I want to use this method to record every moment between me and them.
The epidemic in 2020 inspired me to try to integrate my favorite art into "teaching companionship" on the Internet. I communicated this "germination" with Principal Gu Ping. The principal gave me a lot of inspiration. With her guidance and With support, the different ways of interaction that everyone sees now are finally formed. This year I am leading a new small class in Binjiang Garden.If you think about it, there are also children who are suffering during the epidemic. They cannot release their nature and play with their peers in kindergarten. Parents are also very hard and have to take care of their children wholeheartedly.
The online course I launched on the official account is called "Little Pieces of Paper, Great Wisdom", which was decided after discussing it with the children. The children in our class are very interested in handicraft activities, so I will choose some creative handicrafts suitable for their age characteristics, update them on time at 7 o'clock every night, and take them to do it online. Because of the openness of the official account, any child who is interested can actually follow along and the video can be played repeatedly.
Children’s feedback works
What impressed me most was that one of the children participating this time was a child from my previous class. She was not actually in my class, but around 8 o’clock every night, after finishing the day’s crafts, She would use her mother's mobile phone to take pictures and talk to me about her making process using voice, which made me feel very touched. My official account is regularly updated at 7 o'clock every night. Once the time was set wrong and it was set at 7:30. She anxiously contacted me on her mother's WeChat and asked why Teacher Xiao Li hadn't waited for your video today. makes me feel that being expected is a very lucky thing, and what I am doing can really help children.
For kindergarten children, I think the most important thing is to cultivate their ability to feel and appreciate beauty, not how well the painting should be drawn or how well the handwork should be folded. In fact, children are really born artists, and they are much better than we think.
Our school's philosophy is "Everything is for the children". We pay special attention to the training of young teachers and give us a lot of space and platform. In my spare time, I would lead the children to do some free drawings. That time they said they wanted to draw their good friends. I was a little confused at first, because we usually draw portraits, at least until the middle and upper classes. Children in the elementary class can draw nothing but a round head, but I still let them do it. Unexpectedly, the good friends they drew were really beyond my expectations, very, very good!
You can see their love for good friends from their works. They can capture each other's small details, expressions, and characteristics, observe them, and depict them with their own strokes. When I recorded their drawings on the official account and shared them with the parent group, even the parents of the children who were drawn thought it was great and said that the children were really amazing.
Since I majored in preschool education, I have been more interested in art such as painting and handicrafts. I think art activities can shorten the distance between me and my children. When we appreciate and feel the beauty together, our hearts are actually with our children. In addition, I have a little style of my own, that is, when sharing and communicating with children, I will only comment in a praising tone to help them find the good parts of the work. I think I should find the beauty in it. , the effect is much better than telling them what they didn't do well. For example, "Xiao Li takes you to play with art", "Imagine Story Painting" and "Children's Drawing World" in the public account are all created and completed by the children and me. In this process, I learn and grow with them. . Although
kindergarten does not have online classes like primary and secondary schools, in fact, it is "study without stopping classes". Our school has designed various forms of online parenting guidance. As teachers, we have teaching and research activities in the morning, training in the afternoon, and home visits in the evening. We have to provide additional content for the children on the public account. In fact, it is quite stressful. , also thought about giving up. Looking back, I feel incredible about the 122 days of continuous updates in 2020 and the 108 days of continuous updates this year. It turns out that I can persevere like this! The daily interactions with the children made me see the value of online companionship; the reposts and likes from colleagues and kindergarten leaders are the strong support for me from the Jianguo family!
Some records were made unintentionally at the time, and looking back there will be unexpected surprises.One year, the children were planting potatoes in the "Plant Corner", and a caterpillar came and ate the potatoes. How to deal with it? I discussed it with the children, looked up its living environment, gave it a name and found a new home, and observed how it spun silk and made cocoons... During that time, the "destiny" of Amao and Duomao touched the hearts of all of us. Unexpectedly, the story of the caterpillar was liked by the kindergarten leaders and teachers of the "Shanghai Nursery" magazine. It became a teaching case and was published in an issue of the magazine that year.
Mr. Tao Xingzhi said, "Life is education." In fact, opportunities for education are hidden everywhere in life. Recording them, ordinary materials can also inspire people. Just like our work, there are children in our eyes, and among children What happened during this period is worth thinking about.
This year is my sixth year of working and my first year of marriage. I was newly married for just half a month when the epidemic hit. My husband is from the public security system and was sent to the front line of epidemic prevention during the epidemic. My parents’ house, my parents-in-law’s house, and the community were all sealed off. I stayed alone in my new house. I had been there for two and a half months, and I was a bit emotionally broken at the time. Fortunately, in addition to my family, colleagues and kindergarten leaders all sent online greetings, cared about my life, and said many words of encouragement, which made me feel particularly warm. During the epidemic, Xiao Li, his parents, and his lover each stayed on their own side and did their best.
Online multimedia teaching has advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that it is very intuitive and easy to understand. The disadvantage is that it is not possible to have close contact. We can meet in the clouds. I hope that school can start normally in September. I really want to touch the physical children! I can’t get enough of seeing them online every time. I really want to hug them and play with them in the classroom! The loving teacher team of Jianguo Kindergarten
is on summer vacation. What do you want to say to my friends? I hope they grow up healthily and happily, and hope to see them in September! I hope that in a few years, when Xiao Li becomes Big Li or Lao Li, he can still maintain his current enthusiasm for work and love for children!
Source: Shanghai Xuhui
