Week 23-24, Chinese New Year Games - Chinese Chess

象棋xiang qi/Chinese Chess
Objectives
1. Students will sound out the name of each piece in Chinese Chess.
2. Students will memorize the role for each piece in Chinese Chess.
3. Kindergarten-2nd grade students can put the pieces on the chess board correctly.
4. 3-4th grade students can play against each other on Chinese Chess.

Vocabularies
帥shuai/general，將jiang/general，仕士shi/guards; advisors，相象xiang/bishop;elephant，車ju/chariot，馬ma/horse，炮砲pao/cannon，兵bing/soldier，卒zu/soldier，下棋xia qi/play chess，棋子qi zi/game pieces，棋盤qi pan/chess board

Relevant web links

Introduction and rules        http://www.wikihow.com/Play-Chinese-Chess

Defensive strategies on video      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5dkNn2vC04
How to play Chinese Chess     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UuDiL9CLPI