Play Ball!
It's time for volleyball, Southeast Asian style!
Materials
Directions
At the Southeast Asian Festival, Buster gets some tips from kids playing "sepak takraw," a traditional game that's similar to volleyball. You can hit the ball with your knee, your feet, your shoulders, your head... you just aren't allowed to use your hands. You and your child can try playing a variation of sepak takraw with a balloon. Don't let the balloon touch the floor! Each time you hit the balloon, name the part of your body you are using. Your child can also play this game solo.
Talk About It
Talk about the Vangs' family picnic with your child. Who was there? What did they eat? How did everyone help out? Together, recall one of your own family feasts or gatherings. How was it similar to the Vangs' family picnic? How was it different?
Like many other Hmong Americans, the Vang family came from war-torn Laos and lived in camps in Thailand before emigrating to the United States. Two of the Related Books provide more information about Hmong culture and history. "The Whispering Cloth" tells the story of Mai, a young Hmong girl who lives with her grandmother in a refugee camp. Her grandmother teaches her to embroider traditional pa'ndau story cloths. "Nine-in-One. Grr! Grr!" is a humorous Hmong folktale about what happens when a mother tiger with a poor memory meets a clever bird.
Related Books
- Buster and the Dance Contest by Marc Brown
- Nine-in-One. Grr! Grr! by Blia Xiong
- The Whispering Cloth by Pegi Deitz Shea
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