Extraordinary Water Show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS1ei_9b3XM&feature=youtu.be

Week 15 Christmas Caroling in Chinese

平安夜ping an ye/Silent Night    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upcUrDwx9mo
是何嬰孩shi he ying hai/What Child Is This    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evWzHu8AGhQ
請聽天使高聲唱 qing ting tian shi gao sheng chang/ Hark! The Herald Angel Sing  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA_0yfmCVKQ
普世歡騰pu shi huan ting/Joy To The World   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm_UuUIzRaY

a good movie for your family

Ben Carson's true story (Gifted Hands):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vIpMAI98G8
Conversation with Dr. Ben Carson:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-8NRSfk_a8

Week 13, 14, 聖誕節sheng dan jie/Christmas

Learning Objectives
1. Be able to tell the origin of Christmas
路加福音第二章    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJoK2W02_0U&index=2&list=PL686F4553CB825147
Luke Chapter 2   https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%202
2. Be able to say "Merry Christmas"(聖誕節快樂sheng dan jie kuai le) in Chinese.
3. Be able to follow the music and sing Silent night (平安夜ping an ye) in Chinese.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoVDfRchwUw
4. 3-5th grade be able to read Isaiah 53 in Chinese
http://tjcftp.tjccn.com/%E6%95%B4%E4%BD%93%E5%9C%A3%E7%BB%8F%E6%9C%97%E8%AF%BBmp3/23-%E4%BB%A5%E8%B5%9B%E4%BA%9A%E4%B9%A6/23-053%E3%80%8A%E4%BB%A5%E8%B5%9B%E4%BA%9A%E4%B9%A6%E3%80%8B%E7%AC%AC53%E7%AB%A0.mp3

Explore Miss Panda's Chinese reading playground

"Good Nigh Moon" in Chinese     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNC39Fx_Jfk

Take you to the ocean.

Enjoy a cruise at home:
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/g_YuiPpIqeQ?rel=0

Love knows no limit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AP4tjkXd3X0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Week 11, 12---感恩節gan en jie/Thanksgiving

Learning Objective:  Students
1. Be able to say the common Chinese terminology for close family members.
http://www.languageguide.org/im/family/cn/
2. Be able to address their thanks to certain people with words--謝謝您xie xie nin/Thank you!
3. Be able to express their thanks through drawing or writing.
4. Learn the song-- 感謝神gan xie shen/Lord, Thank You!
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq9kwBa769Q

感謝神賜我救贖主，感謝神豐富預備，

gan xie shen ci    wo jiu  shu  zhu         gan xie shen feng fu  yu   bei

感謝神過去的同在，感謝神主在我旁，

gan xie shen guo qu de tong zai           gan xie shen zhu zai wo pang

感謝神賜溫暖春天，感謝神凄涼秋景，

gan xie shen ci  wen nuan chun tian  gan xie shen qi liang qiu jing

感謝神抹乾我眼淚，感謝神賜我安寧。

gan xie shen mo gan wo yan  lei          gan  xie shen ci   wo  an  ning   

感謝神禱告蒙應允，感謝神未蒙垂聽，

gan xie shen dao gao meng ying yun gan xie shen wei meng chui ting

感謝神我曾經風暴，感謝神豐富供應，

gan xie shen wo ceng jing feng bao    gan xie shen feng fu gong ying

感謝神賜我苦與樂，在絕望中得安慰，

gan xie shen ci   wo   ku   yu    le           zai jue wang zhong de an wei

感謝神賜無限恩典，感謝神無比慈愛。

gan xie shen ci   wu xian en  dian          gan xie shen wu  bi   ci     ai

感謝神賜路旁玫瑰，感謝神玫瑰有刺，

gan xie shen ci   lu  pang mei gui          gan xie shen mei gui you ci

感謝神賜家庭温暖，感謝神有福盼望，

gan xie shen ci    jia  ting wen nuan     gan xie shen you fu pan wang

感謝神賜喜樂憂愁，感謝神屬天平安，

gan xie shen ci     xi    le   you chou      gan xie shen shu tian ping an

感謝神賜明天盼望，感謝神直到永遠。

gan xie shen ci ming tian pan wang  gan xie shen zhi dao yong yuan

Week 9, 10 四季-春夏秋冬(si ji-chun xia qiu dong) Four Seasons-Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learning objectives:

1. Be able to tell the four seasons-Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter in Chinese.

2. Be able to describe the weather, such as, sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy, snowing, warm, hot cold in Chinese.

3. Be able to sing the Chinese nursery rhyme regarding four seasons, Where Is Spring in Chinese.

Relevant youtube videos

新四季歌      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTk4RtX3XQM

春天在哪里      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAFVUAhJQPY

Week 8: a review

1.  Get ready for Anti-bully assembly on Thursday, October 30, 9:00am
親愛的讓我們彼此相愛，因愛從神來。(qin ai de rang wo men bi ci xiang ai  yin ai cong shen lai)
Let us love one another, for love is from God.  (2x)

Let us love, love, love one another, for love is from God.

2. Review the months, the days of the weeks, and the date.

3. Practice the song 杜鵑花(du juan hua/Azalea)  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nicvjhBeRdo

A film tells a lesson of cooperation---三个和尚没水喝san ge he shang mei shui he/Three Monks Have No water To Drink

三个和尚(san ge he shang/Three Monks)    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVOVWaziaqU

鹬蚌相争(yu bang xiang zheng/Snipe and the Clam)    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-MFEZQnOjc

Recommended you tube for students who struggle with Chinese phonics

a quick view:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4WeL7PvQCU

for those who want to master Chinese phonics:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9An1NF-aUA

learn traditional Chinese phonic symbols and their pronunciation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCJhQ8Vu2x8

Chinese Class Week 4, 5, 6, 7

Learning objectives:
1. Be able to say and to write the days of the week in Chinese.
2. Be able to count the 12 months in order in Mandarin.
3. Be able to say and to write the four seasons in Chinese.
4. Be able to say and write the the date of the month and the year.
5. Be able to tell the time of the day in Mandarin.
6. Understand the formal Chinese characters for the numbers and their practice in the Chinese culture.
7. Be able to read and to remember the relevant nursery rhymes.

relevant website:
Days of the week, Month, Seasons, Clock, Years:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfDqTgwArRo

3-5th grade learn the song of 杜鵑花 (du juan hua/Azalea)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nicvjhBeRdo

Living Beyond Limits---a life story of Amy Purdy

Amy Purdy's speech:  http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_purdy_living_beyond_limits#t-22247
Amy Purdy on 2014 winter Olympic snowboard:    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzvZet_MnJs

I like to share with you an uplifting video.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByFUzo9KwryWWkRwUEw4bmZNaVk/view?pli=1&sle=true

Chinese Classes Week 1, 2, & 3

Week 1, The International Dot Day (點日dian ri) and the Chinese Moon Festival (中秋節zhong qiu jie) 點dian/dot＝黑hei/black＋占zhan/occupy
Learning Objective:
1. To understand the significance of dot in our daily life; to learn Chinese vocabularies related to Dot; to use dots to form different pictures and shapes.
2. To understand the history of Chinese Moon Festival; to memorize the vocabularies related to the moon festival; to know how Chinese people celebrate this festival.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXTDFgm42OU


Week 2, The Chinese Numbers (數字shu zi)
Learning Objective:
1. Be able to navigate Chinese blog easily.

2. To count the numbers 1-100 in Chinese; be able to write down the numbers through Chinese number call; to understand the way of writing Chinese check.
http://www.languageguide.org/mandarin/numbers/
3. To use Chinese numbers to count the day of the week, the months, the year, the date, and the time.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfDqTgwArRo

Week 3, Review of Numbers Through Nursery Rhymes (數字歌shu zi ge)
Learning Objective:
1. Be able to memorize the numbers in Mandarin securely
2. Be able to recite the number songs in Mandarin.
k-2 Number Song in Mandarin               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDs26e_mjuU
3-5 Counting Numbers (數字歌shu zi ge)    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtNjLViOJxU

Chinese Dragon Boat Festival 端午節duan wu jie

Custom and culture for Dragon Boat Festival:    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1WQ90F4HlI

Instruction for making origami flower

This is the video showing how to make origami flower I demonstrated you this week:    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6elb2EO_ZO0

A Chinese Poem which Describe Mother's Love

母親您真偉大 Mother you are really great         http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMrkgU38ah0

 

Story behind the Great Wall

a well made documentary film regarding the Great Wall:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRKS2b3Ugz8

Listen to Chinese through eBook

Dear parents,

I find this website is extremely beneficial for students to learn Chinese on their own pace.  I will try to incorporate my lessons with the Chinese version of these eBooks.  Please do explore on them.

http://www.uniteforliteracy.com/us.aspx

What Am I:     http://www.uniteforliteracy.com/Reader.aspx?BookId=34&LibraryId=204
Do You Like Bugs:    http://www.uniteforliteracy.com/Reader.aspx?BookId=70&LibraryId=204
Are You Ready For School:   http://www.uniteforliteracy.com/Reader.aspx?BookId=92&LibraryId=204
How Many Wheels:   http://www.uniteforliteracy.com/Reader.aspx?BookId=103&LibraryId=204

China Gymnastics

http://www.wimp.com/chinagymnastics/

Learn Chinese Nursery Rhymes through Youtube

舉起你的右手擺一擺:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_tsrpnPExI
微風吹過原野:    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBdQwMGQf_Y
潑水歌:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpHXr0O_pU4
 拔蘿蔔  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv0RjcMa78E

Let's travel from Moscow to Beijing

 Trans Siberian by Private Train
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NtdmNVNosA&feature=youtu.be

Two Chinese Nursery Rhymes for kindergarten through 3rd graders

火車開了:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndq3409oeGo

泥娃娃:    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3W25zHO9nk
上學歌:       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ4PFjcddA4

VisualizeYellow River and Yangtze River through youtube

A Journey Down the Yellow River:    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl_SxeDrazc
Yellow River Blue:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4EnYwuWY6Q
The Strategic Importance of the Yangtze River:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD0uitcdDWQ
China's Mega Dam in Yangtze River:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4FRO1eYdgQ
The largest dam in the world:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8cCsUBYSkw

Spring Festival--January 31, 2014

Tradition of Chinese New Year:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f09cOM5r6aY

Learn Spring Festival common vocabularies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jyfCh5g6w4

The story of "Nian"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guwPTBmuiN8

New Year Eve celebration
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEtBxesVW90

China geographic map, major rivers, and provinces

 1. Where is China:

https://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&safe=active&q=%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E7%9A%84%E5%9C%B0%E5%BD%A2%E5%9C%96&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x31508e64e5c642c1:0x951daa7c349f366f,China&gl=us&t=p&ei=BhbYUo29Ge-_sQS1jILIBg&ved=0CCoQ8gEwAA

2.  Physical map of China:

http://www.jrank.org/history/pages/8346/What-Are-Different-Types-Maps-Graphs.html

3. China's major river and agriculture:

http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/china/geog/maps.htm

4.  Learn China provinces through puzzles:
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/mappuzzle/China-puzzle.html

Learn a Chinese song---野地的花ye di de hua(The Wild Flower)

野地的花        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX72_HALoxM
  
宣教的中國        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q3vloaGdOA

Chinese Zodiac 12 animal symbols

How your personality might related to the Zodiac:  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06YdupyVpG0

Chinese Zodiac story:     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw0adpGLIdk

2014Taipei 101 New Year Eve Firework

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuuRZfNkrLw