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How to use picture book to teach STEAM is a big issue for English Teachers in New Taipei City due to the New Curriculum. I am the mater of STEAM but I would like to try and share my ideas with others wishing more and more teacher are willing to share their ideas and make the teaching environment better and better. 

It's a new semester and the first festival is moon festival. I found a picture book called, "A big moon cake for little star.” which is suitable for STEAM teaching.  

 PICTURE BOOK - A BIG MOONCAKE FOR LITTLE STAR  

 STEAM 

SCIENCE: THE PHASES OF THE MOON 

TECONOLOGY: HOW TO USE DIFFERENT EQUIPMENTS TO MAKE MOON CAKE

ENGINEERING: HOW TO MAKE A MODEL OF THE PHRASE OF MOON

ART: DESIGN YOUR MODEL OF THE PHRASE OF MOON

MATH: How far is ___? km vs mile  / Introduce Lunar calendar  

 HOW TO SET UP YOUR STEAM LESSON PLAN 

 SCIENCE 

VOCABULARIES FOCUS:  The name of the planet & the different names of moon

Sentence patterm: the moon is smaller than the earth. / the moon is closer than the sun. 

PHRASES OF THE MOON  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6MCtB752AE

 MATH 

the conversion of KM and MILE 

the distances among different planets 

   STEAM LESSON PLAN 

WARM UP: 

Introduce the solar system with a song which teaches Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. (Remember…Pluto is now labeled as a dwarf planet)

Game: who is the fastest one to read over the eight planet ? 

PLANETS SONG  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noiwY7kQ5NQ

 HOW TO USE PICTURE BOOK TO TEACH SOLAR SYSTEM 

 https://magic105.pixnet.net/blog/post/44537524

Presentation: picture book "A big mooncake for little star."

Use PPT to go over the story and ask questions to check Ss understanding 

 QUESTIONS

"What does Little Star do before she goes to bed?" 

"What does MAMA say to Little Star?"

"Does Little Star eat the moon cake?" 

"Does MAMA know Liitle Star eat the moon cake?"

"What's Little Star's favorite animal?"

"What does Little Star do every night?"

"Why the moon cake is gone?"

"Is MAMA angry with that?"

"What are they going to do?"

 A BIG MOONCAKE FOR  LITTLE STAR  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Y6xspb5fs

 BUY AT BOOKSTORE  https://www.books.com.tw/products/F014163629 

 Discussion 

"How many times does Little Star eat the moon cake?"

“Why?”   Phrases of the moon

PHRASES OF THE MOON  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6MCtB752AE

 math : count the distances among the solar system and express it in English 

"The moon is smaller than the earth."

"The moon is closer than the sun." 

PRODUCTION: MAKE A MODEL OF PHRASE OF THE MOON

INTRODUCE THE DIFFERENT NAMES OF THE MOON

 DIY REFERENCES 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUJt2fPtbZ4

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lQsU_YqlWQ

ORAL PRESENTATION

I am going to introduce the phrase of the moon. ...

PRODUCTION: MAKE A Moon Cake

How to make moon cake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo3e0DVy71E

WRAP UP

One sentence sharing.