Kindergarten’s 24 Solar Terms, the best version, collect it now
Author | Zhiyue Children
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In kindergartens today, traditional Chinese culture represented by Chinese studies education Curriculum, educational methods and training goals are quietly becoming popular. Teachers help children appreciate thousands of years of cultural heritage through words and deeds. In addition, kindergartens can also create exquisite Chinese studies-themed works in corners, theme walls and other environments to help children absorb life inspiration from traditional culture.
"There are hundreds of flowers in spring and a moon in autumn, cool breeze in summer and snow in winter." In every season, nature will have different scenery changes.
The wise ancients turned a year into twenty-four "solar terms", which echoed nature and were consistent with perception. The four seasons flowed and began again and again. So how to display them in kindergarten?
How much do you know about the twenty-four solar terms?
The twenty-four solar terms are a time knowledge system formed by the Chinese people by observing the annual movement of the sun. In the international meteorological community, it is known as "China's fifth greatest invention."
01
Beginning of Spring
Beginning of Spring is the first of the twenty-four solar terms. It is spring when it arrives. Therefore, in people who pay attention to traditional culture, There is also the traditional custom of welcoming and receiving spring on the day of the Beginning of Spring to show the welcome to the arrival of spring.
Folk customs: Eating spring cakes, eating spring rolls, and chewing radishes.
At this time, the spring flowers are blooming and the orioles are flying and the grass is growing. Teachers can use solar terms as environmental features, use the green leaves and flowers of spring as the main tone of the environment, and incorporate solar term characteristics and customs.
02
Rain solar term
Rain is the second solar term among the twenty-four solar terms. It occurs around the fifteenth day of the first lunar month every year (February 18-20 in the Gregorian calendar). (Sunday), at this time, the temperature rises, the ice and snow melt, and the precipitation increases, so it is named rain.
Ballad:
The raindrops float gently, floating on the willow treetops, they are willow branches, embroidered with buds and bracts.
Rain means the return of spring to the earth, the recovery of all things, and the blooming of peach blossoms. It is advisable to use blue as the background and white melon seeds to represent raindrops. The home contact column can be made of cardboard hemp rope and small tree stumps as the border, combined with the rain solar terms, and handmade peach blossoms can be pasted on the border.
03
Jingzhe Solar Terms
Jingzhe, also known as "Qizhe" in ancient times, is the third solar term among the twenty-four solar terms, marking the beginning of the mid-spring season. .
The warmer weather and the first sound of spring thunder awaken all kinds of insects hibernating in the soil. At this time, the insect eggs that have spent the winter will also begin to hatch. The theme of the seeds' journey can be designed according to the characteristics of the solar terms. , using seeds and corrugated paper to create borders.
04
Vernal Equinox
The Vernal Equinox is the fourth of the twenty-four solar terms, when day and night are equally divided.
Ballad:
When the spring equinox arrives, people are busy preparing for plowing. Horse-drawn carts are used to deliver manure. Fruit farmers prune branches and water frequently, and there is no idle person in every household.
At the Spring Equinox, the buds begin to appear, and the wide sides are buds. People can go outing and outing. These traditional activities are used to create the custom of flying kites during the Spring Equinox.
05
Qingming Festival
Qingming Festival is the fifth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms. It falls at the turn of mid-spring and late spring, usually on April 5th in the Gregorian calendar. Before and after, the 15th day after the vernal equinox. In 1935, the government of the Republic of China designated April 5 as the national holiday Qingming Festival, also known as the National Tomb Sweeping Day.
Ballad:
On the Qingming Festival, it rains heavily, and every family is busy visiting the graves to pay homage to the martyrs and relatives. We need to understand filial piety from an early age.
06
Guyu solar term
The sixth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms of Guyu, the time is between April 19th and 21st in the Gregorian calendar every year. , originating from the ancient saying that "rain produces hundreds of grains", it is also the best time to sow and transplant seedlings, and grow melons and beans.
Ballad:
The rain in March is as good as gold. It rains non-stop. The cuckoos are urging the cuckoos to sow, and the fields are busy with sowers.
07
Beginning of Summer
Beginning of Summer is the seventh solar term among the twenty-four solar terms. It is the first solar term in summer and represents the official start of the midsummer season. .
Ballad:
It’s the beginning of summer, it’s the beginning of summer, The green stage is so lively, Butterflies fly around the flowers, Clouds float around the small trees, The pot-bellied grasshopper sings a ditty, The praying mantis The eldest brother is playing with a machete. The sun is in the sky, stroking his beard and squinting.
As crops enter the peak growth season in the Beginning of Summer, wheat ears are inserted. You can combine the themed delicious food with some imaginary food to create a themed wall. Use cardboard to cut out the shape of a barn, and stick it with hemp rope underneath, and stick the grains on the barn to add a sense of scene.
08
Xiaoman Solar Terms
The eighth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms. At this time, the grains of summer-ripened crops begin to fill and become full, but are not yet mature.
Ballad:
The sun is shining brightly in Xiaoman, the grass seedlings in the fields are green and velvety, growing an inch high every day, and the granaries are full after autumn.
During the Xiaoman solar term, the wheat is not yet mature, so the milky white wheat can be the main tone. The whole picture looks like a child playing with toys in a wheat field.
09
Mangzhong solar term
Mangzhong is the ninth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms. The literal meaning of Mangzhong is "the wheat with awns will be harvested quickly, and the wheat with awns will be harvested quickly." "You can grow rice with awns." At this time, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China will enter the rainy yellow plum season.
Ballad:
After planting the grains, plant the cabbage, and after planting the awns, whoever misses the sowing time will surely lose the harvest of the year.
Eawn species have the characteristics of summer harvest and summer planting. Therefore, when designing the layout, you can fill a dustpan with various seeds that are part of the solar terms of Ear, and the cloth-weaver old man scatters the beans, and underneath there are ears of wheat that the children participated in making. Next to the straw hut are children carrying baskets to visit their grandfather and reading a book nearby.
10
Summer Solstice
The tenth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms of the summer solstice. On the summer solstice, the position where the sun shines directly on the ground reaches the northernmost point of the year. , almost directly hitting the Tropic of Cancer, when the day is longest.
Ballad:
The big and small trees hold green umbrellas, and the cicadas sing happily under the umbrellas. What is it singing? Listen to it: "This year is another harvest year."
11
Xiaoshu solar term
Xiaoshu is the eleventh of the twenty-four solar terms. This solar term is around the time of the first fall, and most areas of our country will enter the hottest period of the year.
Ballad:
One volt is as hot as fire, Two volts boil the pot, Puppies stick out their tongues and grind under the trees; Adults and children, jump into the sea to hide.
12
Great Heat Solar Terms
Great Heat is the twelfth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms. It coincides with the "dog days" which are the hottest days of the year. During hot periods, temperatures are the highest and crops grow the fastest. At the same time, droughts, floods, wind disasters and other meteorological disasters are most frequent in many areas.
Song:
It’s not too hot in the summer, but in the dog days of the summer, adults and children keep shaking their fans.
During the Great Summer Festival, you can create bamboo trees, ice rice and other elements in the home contact column. Ice rice can make people feel cool, and then it extends to the theme wall. The theme wall also has bamboo trees. There is a rocking chair under the tree, and there is a cattail leaf fan on the rocking chair. It can be said that you are enjoying the coolness on the rocking chair under the bamboo tree.
13
Beginning of Autumn
Beginning of Autumn is the thirteenth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms. It is the first solar term of autumn and represents the beginning of autumn.
Ballad:
Autumn has begun, don’t be happy. There is still hot weather in the middle of the month. The sun’s last fire will peel off the skin on your body. Autumn has come, rejoice, the crops are growing in the fields, you don’t have to wait another month, the ground is covered with gold and silver satin.
14
The end of summer solar term
The end of heat is the fourteenth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms. According to the "Collection of the Seventy-two Hours of the Moon Order": "Where, go, the heat has stopped here." It means that the hot summer is about to pass, and it is over.
Ballad:
The weather is getting cooler at the end of the summer, and it feels refreshing even without a fan. The temperature varies greatly throughout the day, so be sure to wear more clothes in the morning and evening.
15
Bailu solar term
Bailu is the fifteenth of the twenty-four solar terms. At this time, the weather is getting cooler and you will find it in the early morning. There are many dewdrops on the ground and leaves. This is because water vapor condenses on them at night, hence the name white dew.
Ballad:
As soon as the white dew has passed, I am busy sharpening my knives. Under the stars and the moon, I am busy harvesting. The carts that collect the mountains are shuttling back and forth, pulling back the grain mountains one by one.
16
Autumnal Equinox
The Autumn Equinox is the sixteenth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms. The climate in the south begins with autumn from this solar term.
Ballad:
At the autumnal equinox, the fields are clean. Every family stores vegetables to prepare for the winter. Strings of chili peppers are hung on the door. Farm life is prosperous.
17
Cold dew solar term
Cold dew is the seventeenth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms. It belongs to the fifth solar term of autumn and represents the formal festival of autumn. At first, the temperature was lower than during the white dew period, and the dew on the ground was colder and about to condense into frost.
Ballad:
After the cold dew, the temperature needs to cool down, the bears hibernate and hide in their holes, the frogs and lizards burrow underground, and sleep until next spring.
18
Frost's Descent
Frost's Descent is the eighteenth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms. At this time, the weather is getting colder and the first frost appears, which is the time of autumn. The last solar term also means that winter is about to begin.
Ballad:
Get up early in the morning and go out to see. The roads and alleys are all white, and the leaves turn into yellow butterflies. It’s so beautiful to dance. The grass wears yellow clothes, and the frost embroiders it with silver borders.
19
Beginning of Winter
Beginning of Winter is the nineteenth of the twenty-four solar terms. Winter means the end. There are crops that should be collected after harvesting. Lidong means the beginning of winter in China.
Song:
The beginning of winter, winter is coming, the north wind whines loudly: "Children, quickly put on cotton wool, and be careful not to catch a cold."
20
Xiaoxue Solar Terms
Xiaoxue is the twentieth of the twenty-four solar terms. At this time, the temperature gradually drops below 0. Although it begins to snow, the amount of snow is not large, so Called Xiaoxue.
Song:
Small snowflakes, floating gently, floated to the small tree to hide and seek, jumped to the ground and rolled, and disappeared after a while. The child stretched out his little hand to catch it, and the snowflakes turned into into water bubbles.
21
Heavy Snow Solar Terms
Heavy Snow is the 21st solar term among the twenty-four solar terms, and it is the third solar term in winter, marking the midwinter season. At this time, the weather is colder and the possibility of snowfall is greater than that of light snow. This does not mean that the amount of snowfall must be heavy.
Ballad:
Sister Xuehua is kind-hearted, and sends pieces of white goose feathers to the wheat seedlings to cover with quilts, and to the small trees to wear cotton-padded jackets. Don't let them freeze, let them sleep warm.
22
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice is the 22nd solar term among the twenty-four solar terms. It is also an important solar term in the Chinese lunar calendar and a symbol of the Chinese nation. A traditional festival. This is when the night is longest.
Ballad:
The winter solstice begins with "One Nine", and the north wind roars hard. Children are not afraid of the cold. They sit on a sled and walk on the ice; they play shuttlecock and have snowball fights. They are so hot that they sweat all over their bodies.
23
Xiaohan solar term
Xiaohan is the 23rd solar term among the twenty-four solar terms and the fifth solar term in winter, marking the winter season. The official start of Xiaohan is the solar term with the lowest temperature. Only in a few years, the temperature of the Great Cold is lower than that of Xiaohan.
Ballad:
Xiaohan calls "three-nine", "three-nine freezes the dog to death." When the land is idle, people are not idle, and farmers are walking in the fields. Accumulate manure, cultivate fields and develop water conservancy, and hope for a bumper harvest next year.
24
Dahan solar term
Dahan is the twenty-fourth solar term and the last solar term among the twenty-four solar terms.
Ballad:
The Great Cold is on the 4th or 59th, and the fire kang in the house is warm and leisurely. The family sits together, eating a bite of cake and a bite of meat, and talks about this year and the coming year. The more we talk, the more we feel motivated.