Chuseok 추석 (Korean harvest festival)

A short clip on Chuseok

During Chuseok, families gather together and eat half-moon-shaped Songpyeon under the full moon, wishing themselves a brighter future. You can find out more here

Dal 달 (moon)

Week 5

In week 5, we will talk about our favorite fruits and vegetables.

사과, 수박, 바나나, 포도, 딸기, 오이, 고추, 옥수수

사과같은 내 얼굴 sagwagat-eun nae eolgul (My apple-like face)

수박파티 subagpati (Watermelon party)

Week 4 highlights

안녕하세요~ say annyeonghaseyo!

Week 4

Week 4 will be all about the animals and the sounds they make in Korean. These are the animals we will be focusing on:

오리, 병아리, 돼지, 토끼, 호랑이, 악어, 나비, 소

And these are the sounds they make in Korean:

음매, 멍멍, 야옹, 어흥, 삐악삐악, 꿀꿀, 깡충깡충, 짹짹, 꽥꽥, 엉금엉금

We will be making the bunny hat and the tiger mask in class this week as our arts & crafts activity.

곰, 토끼 & 악어 (Bear, Bunny & Crocodile)

Three popular children's songs about the animals:

곰 세 마리 Three bears

산토끼 Mountain bunny

악어떼 Crocodile

동물 흉내 Animal sounds

엄마 돼지 아기 돼지 Mommy piggy baby piggy

호키포키 The Hokey Pokey

da gat-i oleunson-eul an-e neohgo (You put your right hand in)

oleunson-eul bakk-e naego (you take your right hand out)

oleunson-eul an-e neohgo (you put your right hand in)

himkkeos heundeul-eo (and shake it all around)

sondeulgo hokipoki hamyeo (and do the hokey pokey)

bingbing dolmyeonseo jeulgeobge chumchuja (and you turn yourself around, let's happily dance!)

da gat-i oenson(left hand)-eul an-e neohgo

oenson-eul bakk-e naego

oenson-eul an-e neohgo

himkkeos heundeul-eo

sondeulgo hokipoki hamyeo

bingbing dolmyeonseo jeulgeobge chumchuja

da gat-i oleunbal (right foot)-eul an-e neohgo

oleunbal-eul bakk-e naego

oleunbal-eul an-e neohgo

himkkeos heundeul-eo

sondeulgo hokipoki hamyeo

bingbing dolmyeonseo jeulgeobge chumchuja

da gat-i oenbal(left foot)-eul an-e neohgo 

oenbal-eul bakk-e naego

oenbal-eul an-e neohgo

himkkeos heundeul-eo

sondeulgo hokipoki hamyeo

bingbing dolmyeonseo jeulgeobge chumchuja

hokipoki hokipoki

hokipoki sinnage gat-i chumchuja

우리 모두 다 같이 If you are happy and you know it!

우리 모두 다같이  손뼉을 (짝짝) 

우리 모두 다같이  손뼉을 (짝짝) 

우리 모두 다같이  즐거웁게 노래해 

우리 모두 다같이  손뼉을 (짝짝)  

우리 모두 다같이  고개를 (끄덕) 

우리 모두 다같이  고개를 (끄덕) 

우리 모두 다같이  즐거웁게 노래해 

우리 모두 다같이  고개를 (끄덕)  

우리 모두 다같이  발 굴러 (쿵쿵) 

우리 모두 다같이  발 굴러 (쿵쿵) 

우리 모두 다같이  즐거웁게 노래해 

우리 모두 다같이  발 굴러 (쿵쿵)  

우리 모두 다같이  차례로 (짝짝, 끄덕, 쿵쿵) 

우리 모두 다같이  차례로 (짝짝, 끄덕, 쿵쿵) 

우리 모두 다같이  즐거웁게 노래해 

우리 모두 다같이  차례로 (짝짝, 끄덕, 쿵쿵)

uli modu dagat-i sonppyeog-eul (jjagjjag) 

uli modu dagat-i sonppyeog-eul (jjagjjag) 

uli modu dagat-i jeulgeoubge nolaehae 

uli modu dagat-i sonppyeog-eul (jjagjjag) 

uli modu dagat-i gogaeleul (kkeudeog) 

uli modu dagat-i gogaeleul (kkeudeog) 

uli modu dagat-i jeulgeoubge nolaehae 

uli modu dagat-i gogaeleul (kkeudeog) 

uli modu dagat-i bal gulleo (kungkung) 

uli modu dagat-i bal gulleo (kungkung) 

uli modu dagat-i jeulgeoubge nolaehae 

uli modu dagat-i bal gulleo (kungkung) 

uli modu dagat-i chalyelo (jjagjjag, kkeudeog, kungkung) 

uli modu dagat-i chalyelo (jjagjjag, kkeudeog, kungkung) 

uli modu dagat-i jeulgeoubge nolaehae 

uli modu dagat-i chalyelo (jjagjjag, kkeudeog, kungkung)

인사말 Korean greetings and expressions

Over the course of the semester, the following greetings and essential Korean phrases will be repeated and used frequently in class.

Among friends:
안녕, 미안해, 고마워, 축하해, 사랑해, 괜찮아, 잘가, 또 보자 (Click to hear the sounds)

To grown-ups:
안녕하세요, 주세요, 네, 아니요, 잘 먹겠습니다, 잘 먹었습니다, 안녕히 가세요, 안녕히 계세요

앞으로 (ap-eulo, Foward)

When we move to and from the cafeteria for snack, we always sing this song together as we march, 앞으로 (ap-eulo, Foward)

앞으로 앞으로 앞으로 앞으로

지구는 둥그니까 자꾸 걸어 나가면

온 세상 어린이를 다 만나고 오겠네

온 세상 어린이가 하하하하 웃으면

그 소리 울려 가겠네 달나라 까지

앞으로 앞으로 앞으로 앞으로

ap-eulo ap-eulo ap-eulo ap-eulo
(Forward, forward, forward, forward)*

jiguneun dung-geunikka jakku geol-eo nagamyeon
(Because the earth is round, if we keep walking)

on sesang eolin-ileul da mannago ogessne
(We may meet all the children in the world)

on sesang eolin-iga hahahaha us-eumyeon
(If all the children in the world laugh "hahahaha")

geu soli ullyeo gagessne dalnala kkaji
(That sound may reach the Moon)

ap-eulo ap-eulo ap-eulo ap-eulo
(Forward, forward, forward, forward)

*We sometimes march backward singing "뒤로" (dwilo, Back), instead of "앞으로"

Welcome to Sessak1 Blog! 반갑습니다~

We will share the songs and words that we learn in our class here as well as the pictures as we take them.  Enjoy!

First week's email to the class:

Introduction My name is Hannah Chung and the Sessak 1 class is for the youngest, mostly 3 year to 4.5 year olds, students at our school.  Sessak means sprouts in Korean and it symbolizes that with tender love and care, our kids can grow into anything. This is my 3rd semester teaching this class and before this, I organized a Korean storytime for families with infants and toddlers in San Francisco and then in Denver for a couple of years.

For many of my new students, I am assuming that this will be their first Korean school experience.  I am hoping that with the help of our wonderful assistant teachers, this will be a school year that provides our students with a solid introduction to the language and culture of Korea as well as a sound foundation for more advanced classes as they progress.  Most importantly, I would like to make sure that the students will have a lot of fun while learning and growing with one another.

Goal After studying in this Sessak class for a year, our students are expected to be able to, first, read (recognize) and write (trace) their names in Korean, and speak simple greetings, introduce themselves, count to 10 in Korean, understand simple instructions in Korean, and recognize sounds of the Korean consonants and vowels.

Schedule

• We will usually start our day with some playdough activities while everyone is getting settled in. (9:30-9:50)
• A circle time will follow to introduce the new words of the day via songs and books, as well as a few popular Korean children’s songs which will be learned and repeated throughout the semester.  (I will create a simple blog with YouTube links so that the students can practice and share these songs with their families at home.) (9:50-10:20)
• Then we will do a simple drawing/writing exercise before a 20 minute bathroom & snack break. (10:20-10:45)
• After the snack the class will do a simple craft to incorporate the day’s lesson and then will have a time where they get to choose their own activities among Legos, pretend play, puzzles, etc. (11:05-11:30) & (11:30-12:00)
• We will wrap up the day with another circle time and clean up.(12:00-12:30)

Parent volunteers I will need a room parent volunteer to help me with the snack as well as the clean up each week. One of the great things about our school is the strong parental involvement and I appreciate the parental support from my class! For week 2 (this Saturday), Eli's family volunteered to prepare the snack for the class. For future dates, please click here and sign up for 1-2 dates per student.

Snack As for the snack, I would highly recommend getting a small bottle of water for each child instead of sugary drinks, and simple crackers such as animal crackers, rice crackers, gold fish etc and/or easy-to-serve fruit such as mandarin oranges, raisins or bananas.  I’m hoping to avoid any sugar rush after the snack break. :) Any children with food allergies other than nut allergies should bring their own snacks for their safety, and their parents will be waived from the snack sign up duty.

Attendance We will do roll call around 9:45. Please help your student arrive on time and I would greatly appreciate it if you could give me a heads-up for the expected absence of your student.

Looking forward to seeing you all this Saturday.  Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions.

Hannah Chung

415-938-6631