Students will be introduced to Chinese musical instruments and write 音乐.
Download Hello China: Video #17 worksheet
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Students will learn about Chinese Opera and identify a Chinese musical instrument and design their own Opera mask.
Download Hello China #13 video worksheet
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Check out these resources to teach Nationalities.
Nationalities Flashcards
你是哪国人?Video
Countries I want to visit Video
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Students will use 是 and 不是 to create their own sentences. Examples: I am an American, I am not Japanese etc.,
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Students will rehearse language used when meeting someone new. The greetings will also include asking someone's name. Students will then create a cartoon using ... Read More...
Students will demonstrate their understanding of basic greetings: 你好,早上好,你叫什么名字?,我叫,你贵姓?They will translate Chinese characters into English and write pinyin to ... Read More...
Use these posters to help student use Chinese in the classroom. Phrases include: sorry, excuse me, thanks, what is this?, I don't understand, How do you say?, P... Read More...
Download and print these classroom phrases that are commonly used in the language classroom. Each poster includes characters, English and pinyin.
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Gone are the days when teachers stood at the front of the class and students learned individually. Research over the years shows that learning is a social activ... Read More...
This is a fun game for students to review numbers 1-10. There are 2 parts to the activity - the cookie jar and the cookies.
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Download the Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down activity cards
Download the Stoplights activity for Assessment
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Build student independence immediately. Have materials in your classroom that students can access when they have completed work.
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Have you always wanted to learn Chinese and thought it was too hard or you didn't have the time to learn a new language?
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In the first week of school, be sure to explain to students what the grading system for Chinese classes will be.
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Use this Lesson Plan for the first week of High School Chinese.
The Learning Outcomes for Week 1 include:
Why learn Chinese?
The map of China
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This 3 page Lesson Plan includes:
The Activity Objectives are:
• I will be able to greet others in Chinese
• I will be able to tell the waiter/waitress that ... Read More...
Communication Strategies
Personal contact, including conferences, home visits, telephone calls, and curriculum nights or open houses, seems to be the most ef... Read More...