January 4th 2012 Wednesday 二零一二年一月四日星期三- B

6th period Chinese class:  Discussed the Chinese Zodiac.  Learned the names and order of the animals involved with the Chinese Zodiac.  Created a wheel for sequencing the animals in their order.

We used PQA (personal questions and answer) to learn the words and small whiteboards to practice them. We also played bingo games to practice/review the words. Many students were able to answer the questions 你nǐ 收shōu 到dào 什shén 麼me 禮lǐ 物wù ?/ 你nǐ 屬shǔ 什shén 麼me ? = What Zodiac are you? in Chinese. Students were asked to walk around the classroom with the Chinese New Year song (sang by Mrs. Duke) and stopped and found a partner to ask the 3 questions learned when the song stopped.

動dòng 物wù = animals

十shí 二èr = 12

生shēng 肖xiào = Zodiac

屬shǔ = belong to, attribute to

鼠shǔ = rat/mouse

牛niú = ox/cow

虎hǔ = tiger

兔tù = hare/rabbit

龍lóng = dragon

蛇shé = snake

馬mǎ = horse

羊yáng = goat

猴hóu = monkey

雞jī = chicken/rooster

狗gǒu = dog

豬zhū = pig