Today we briefly introduced the learning centers that we're going to have the coming Friday and the day before Christmas break. We're going to have 10 learning centers with groups of 4; each group will complete the task at each center and they may choose 9 out of the 10 centers to work on.
After the brief introduction to the learning centers, we practiced some Chinese characters with 毛筆(maobi-brush paint) and then we watched about 20 minutes vdieo about Monkey King.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011
December 8, Thursday 十二月八日星期四 - B
Today our student teacher, Mr. Mark (Make Laoshi), taught 30 minutes at 6th period. He taught the following words:一張床、睡覺、學校、下雨。After that, we reviewed the story on page 43 and copied down the questions and answer the questions. After we corrected the answers we had a reading challenge. Partner A read the story to Partner B until 2 minutes' up and then Partner B read to Partner B until 2 minutes up. We repeated reading the story until students can completing reading the story in 1 minute and/or 45 seconds. Mark Laoshi read the story in 30 seconds while Mrs. Duke read it in 15 seconds.
For 7th and 8th period Foreign Language Survey students, they first copied down the words on the board, and then they did a pre-test knowledge about France. Next they read an article and find the answers from the articles to the questions. After correcting the answers, they draw a French map and then play jeopardy game about France.
For 7th and 8th period Foreign Language Survey students, they first copied down the words on the board, and then they did a pre-test knowledge about France. Next they read an article and find the answers from the articles to the questions. After correcting the answers, they draw a French map and then play jeopardy game about France.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
December 7, Wednesday 十二月七日星期三 A
Today we do the calendar activity such as 今天是___月___日。昨天是___月___日。明天是___月___日。今天是星期___。昨天是星期___。明天是星期___。今天天氣___。昨天天氣___。明天天氣可能___。明天天氣會是___。After that, the teacher read the sentences on the story of page 26, and students volunteer to translate the sentences. Next, students work on the page 28, the fill-in creative story, by themselves. We didn't have time to retell the story but we did the Chinese song - Santa's coming to town. Students receive a package of two songs that we're learning this month. Today they are asked to listen to the song and fill-in the lyric in the blank.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
December 6, Tuesday 十二月六日星期二 - B
For 6th period students, we learned the words -筷子、碗、叉子、湯匙、刀子、盤子、杯子。After that we used small whiteboards to practice the words. After done practicing we did a quick informal assessment on how much words we got. Each student received 7 index cards and folded them and cut in half. Each card was written a Chinese character taughted today. When they heard the words I said, they picked up the cards matching to the word I said.
For 7th and 8th periods students, since there was not a school last Friday we did the mid-term quiz today. It was an open book quiz to test students the Chinese words they've learned - greetings, colors, animals, numbers, day of the week and month.
For 7th and 8th periods students, since there was not a school last Friday we did the mid-term quiz today. It was an open book quiz to test students the Chinese words they've learned - greetings, colors, animals, numbers, day of the week and month.
December 5, Monday 十二月五日星期一 A
Today is A day. We learned some new words - 筷子、盤子、叉子、刀子、碗。For 1st and 2nd periods, after we talked about the calendar, we asked questions such as 星期四回家的時候，你的房子有沒有電?(When you got home last Thursday, was there any power in your house?) 你的房子好不好?有沒有問題?(Is your house okay? Is there any damage/problem?) Then we used small whiteboards to practice those new words.
Of course we introduced a little bit about culture.
#1, Chinese people eat with bowls while American do with plates; Chinese people hold the bowl to the mouth and shavel the rice in while American lay the plate down and reach the food on the fork.
#2, The way Chinese hold the bowls is different from Americans. Chinese hold the bowls by the side; the thumb on the edge of the top of the bowl and the 4 fingers on the bottom stand of the bowl while most of American hold the bowls on the bottom. Why do Chinese people hold the bowl like that? Well, Chinese people love to drink HOT SOUP; it would be 'dangerous' if you hold the bowl on the bottom -you would get burned.
#3, Chinese bowls are different from American's; on the bottom of Chinese bowls there's a stand while American's there's not.
#4, Chinese people use chopsticks almost for everything; we can use them to cut food like a knife and to pick up food like fork.
After that, 1st period students worked as pair on the story on page 26; where they need to translate the 2nd paragraph and answer the question. 2nd period students worked as pair on the same story but they worked on the 1st paragraph instead.
3rd period students do the same procedures as the 1st and 2nd period students do but they worked on the story on page 43 of the textbook v.1; where they have to copy the story and translate it into English.
Of course we introduced a little bit about culture.
#1, Chinese people eat with bowls while American do with plates; Chinese people hold the bowl to the mouth and shavel the rice in while American lay the plate down and reach the food on the fork.
#2, The way Chinese hold the bowls is different from Americans. Chinese hold the bowls by the side; the thumb on the edge of the top of the bowl and the 4 fingers on the bottom stand of the bowl while most of American hold the bowls on the bottom. Why do Chinese people hold the bowl like that? Well, Chinese people love to drink HOT SOUP; it would be 'dangerous' if you hold the bowl on the bottom -you would get burned.
#3, Chinese bowls are different from American's; on the bottom of Chinese bowls there's a stand while American's there's not.
#4, Chinese people use chopsticks almost for everything; we can use them to cut food like a knife and to pick up food like fork.
After that, 1st period students worked as pair on the story on page 26; where they need to translate the 2nd paragraph and answer the question. 2nd period students worked as pair on the same story but they worked on the 1st paragraph instead.
3rd period students do the same procedures as the 1st and 2nd period students do but they worked on the story on page 43 of the textbook v.1; where they have to copy the story and translate it into English.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
December 1, Thursday 十二月一月星期四 A
Today we're learning new words - 看起來、聽起來、聞起來、嚐起來、感覺起來、像、用得、長得、弄到, and we reviewed the words we learned last time - 想要、认识、飞机场、地道、请。After introduced these new words with TPR and PQA, we used the small whiteboards to practice these words. We also use these words in sentences and use TPRS questioning to get more familiar with the words. Lots of students had creative answers to the questions. They used Chinese realy good.
At 2nd period, our Student Teacher, Mr. Neveille or MaKe LaoShi (马克老师）, who students are familiar with and love used the notes the students have taken as resources and taught them tones. 马克老师 did a great wonderful job and all the 2nd period students were so involved. After 马克老师's teaching, we learn the words -看起來、聽起來、聞起來、嚐起來、感覺起來、像、用得、長得、弄到. Since we didn't have much time to do the small whiteboard activities but we did have a great time on PQA.
At 3rd period, first we introduced the new words - 一棟、房子、一頭、奶牛、問、賓館、旅館、飯店、帶、地方、裡面、進去。After the new words, we worked on the calendar package. Since there are three students's birthday falling on December; we spent around 10 minutes to draw birthday cakes and have these three students pick up the best one they think.
At 2nd period, our Student Teacher, Mr. Neveille or MaKe LaoShi (马克老师）, who students are familiar with and love used the notes the students have taken as resources and taught them tones. 马克老师 did a great wonderful job and all the 2nd period students were so involved. After 马克老师's teaching, we learn the words -看起來、聽起來、聞起來、嚐起來、感覺起來、像、用得、長得、弄到. Since we didn't have much time to do the small whiteboard activities but we did have a great time on PQA.
At 3rd period, first we introduced the new words - 一棟、房子、一頭、奶牛、問、賓館、旅館、飯店、帶、地方、裡面、進去。After the new words, we worked on the calendar package. Since there are three students's birthday falling on December; we spent around 10 minutes to draw birthday cakes and have these three students pick up the best one they think.
November 30, Wednesday 十一月三十日星期一 - B
At 6th period we learn some new words such as 一頭、奶牛、問、賓館、帶、地方、一棟房子。After we introduced the new words with TPR (guestures) and PQA (persoanl questions and answers); we used small whiteboards to practice words. And then, we acted out the story about the boy and a cow.
At 7th & 8th periods we worked on the calendar package; we introduced Chinese animals with powerpoint. After that, we used the small whiteboards to practice the words and then we listen to a Chinese Christams song named -Santa Claus is coming to town. (聖誕老人進城了)
At 7th & 8th periods we worked on the calendar package; we introduced Chinese animals with powerpoint. After that, we used the small whiteboards to practice the words and then we listen to a Chinese Christams song named -Santa Claus is coming to town. (聖誕老人進城了)
一yī 頭tóu = one (counting unit for big animal)
奶nǎi 牛niú = cow
問wèn = ask
賓bīn 館guǎn = hotel
帶dài = bring/take
地dì 方fāng = place
一yī 棟dòng = one (counting unit for building)
房fáng 子zǐ= house
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