Just as in a traditional classroom, there are routines that the teacher sets up so students know what to do when they don't understand or need help. Building a ... Read More...
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Planning a unit of work for Chinese New Year?
Try something different and encourage students to inquire into what Chinese New Year is all about.
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LESSON PLANS
Lesson Plan #1 - Students will be introduced to the Pig family and learn the names of Peppa and 乔治 They will also learn "Like" and... Read More...
Setting up an authentic experience in the classroom is important so students learn in a meaningful way. Download this PDF to get ideas of how to get started set... Read More...
Use these badges to get your whole school community involved in Chinese New Celebrations!
Download Year of the Pig badges (color)
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Inquiry-based Learning puts the focus of all learning onto the students. They explore, ask questions, find out and produce something to show what they have lear... Read More...
Students will love creating their own wall hanging for the Year of the Pig. Once students have made the hanging, they will write the Chinese character for pig a... Read More...
During Chinese New Year, students will learn lots of new characters. Use this lantern sheet to help students document new characters they can read and write.
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Essential Question: Why are there 12 Animals in the Chinese Zodiac?
Provocation: 12 Zodiac Animals on craft sticks
How To Set Up The Provocation
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Why are there 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac?
Use this PDF file to introduce students to how these 12 animals came to be in the Chinese zodiac.
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Chinese New Year stickers
Kick off 2019, the Year of the Pig with these fun stickers!
They are perfect for your Chinese New Year celebration. Each sticke... Read More...
This easy craft uses a few materials that you have around the home. Students can rehearse sentences or phrases using their pig.
Chinese New Year pig_spoon... Read More...
Make this cute pig craft with your students. The materials are easy to find and students can name their pig and introduce to the class in Chinese.
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Students will practice writing the Chinese character for pig. They will also write ways to remember the character.
Write how you will remember the Chinese ch... Read More...
Jun Yan is our December 10th Chinese Teacher Of The Week!
Name of Teacher: Jun Yan
School: UCD Confucius Institute/Mercy Secondary School, Dublin Road
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My class of 2-5 year olds love singing Chinese songs. In just four months, they have learned 24 songs and can use most of the lyrics in meaningful ways.
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Vivian Liu Eckmann is our December 3rd, 2018 Chinese Teacher of the Week!
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Vivian Liu Eckmann is our December 3rd, 2018 Chinese Teacher of the Week!
Name of Teacher: Vivan Liu Eckmann
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