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ONCE UPON A TIME “Once upon a time, there was no use saying ‘A is for apple’ because there were no such thing as letters. If you wanted an apple, you would go into the shop and say ‘apple’, or point to it. It worked very well until...” Folk singer-songwriter Dawn Fung sings about a time when children first learnt to read.
Date Sunday Nov 3, 2013 Time 5pm - 5:30pm Venue Open space next to Tampines MRT Station. Free. image taken from thevintagemoth.blogspot.sg
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Hello! I’m auntie Dawn. I have 2 girls. We love songs and stories!
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Did every child get one of the 50 gig packs? Programme Handout complete all the activities in here to get a prize at the end!
gummy sweet stickers
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Pencil + Eraser Head use this to write in the handout
Are you ready?
image ://studio3music.com/child-development/i-am-a-superhero/
Parents! Please... put your phones on silent mode. Sunday, November 3, 2013
Song 1 : _________ underline the correct title! (page 2 of the handout) 1.Happy People Singing 2.Children of Spring 3.The Polkadot Dance 4.Swinging from the Trees
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Children of Spring by Dawn Fung In the Evening Sun (2013)
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ONCE UPON A TIME there was no use saying ‘A is for apple’ because there were no such thing as letters. If you wanted an apple, you would go into the shop and say ‘apple’, or point to it until...
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something strange and wondrous happens
like a peddler who comes into your town promising you ‘the most wondrous thing in the world that will change your life’!
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but nobody believes it (of course) “What’s the use?” “We don’t need anything new here.” “Bring it elsewhere!” “I have other things to do.” “I bet it’s not that great.”
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they were discouraging The peddler noticed the villagers were grumpy, listless and very proud.
They stuck to their same old houses and same old shops.
There was never anything new. Sunday, November 3, 2013
Can you figure out what ‘the most wondrous thing in the world’ is? As auntie Dawn sings song 2 : The Strangers, draw/create whatever comes to mind on p3!
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The Strangers by Dawn Fung In the Evening Sun (2013)
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what the most wondrous thing looked like It was hard on the outside, flimsy and spotted with colours on the inside. + hard
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+ flimsy
= spotted
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what was it? The people were taken aback. They had never seen it before. Nobody dared to touch it except one little boy who said, ‘Let me.’ The peddler was pleased. It was always a child who dared to try something new.
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the song The peddler taught the boy a song. He asked him to remember it by heart.
Song 4 : ________ ________ ________ Write the name of the song in the lines above here! page 6 of handout
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The peddler handed the boy the wondrous thing
Hard outside
flimsy inside
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black and coloured spots
What happened next
shocked everybody, because the boy read aloud things they never heard before, like why fishes don’t fly in the sky.
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Song 5 : WHY? (match the pairs) page 6 of handout
CHILDLIKE
BEAUTIFUL
LOVED ONES
FLY
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Why by Dawn Fung un-released
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something else happened
The boy literally grew as he read. He was taller by inches. His voice deepened. He looked well fed.
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Now everyone wanted to read a book! They learnt the ABC song. They put sounds together. They identified words. And they read for the first time in their lives. They grew. Fingers lengthened... cheeks expanded with brightness... Their senses were more sensitive to sight, sound, taste, touch, smell.
The change was marvelous. Sunday, November 3, 2013
How they danced for joy! The more they read, the more they knew. The more they knew, the more they grew.
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How about you?
Would you like to know about wondrous things too?
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Song 3 : LOVE Find the way to Love! (page 4 of handout) Draw a line through the images that appear in the song
START HERE
END
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Love by Dawn Fung un-released
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They lived happily ever reading after. But the first reader of the town, who used to be a little boy, did remember how there was no use saying ‘A is for apple’ because there were no such thing as letters
ONCE UPON A TIME.
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Family Song by Dawn Fung The Last Morning (2009)
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When the walls of the families fall down stone hearts melt away When the walls of the families fall down troubles will not stay Even when the dark clouds grow Our wills shall not be broken Even with the storms around Our peace will not be shaken
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THANK YOU FOR COMING!
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Merchandise available
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presents
ONCE UPON A TIME “Once upon a time, there was no use saying ‘A is for apple’ because there were no such thing as letters. If you wanted an apple, you would go into the shop and say ‘apple’, or point to it. It worked very well until...” Folk singer-songwriter Dawn Fung sings about a time when children first learnt to read.
Date Sunday Nov 3, 2013 Time 5pm - 5:30pm Venue Open space next to Tampines MRT Station. Free. image taken from thevintagemoth.blogspot.sg
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Sunday, November 3, 2013