Monday, February 9, 2015

情人節快樂qing ren jie kuai le/Happy Valentine's Day

Learn to say "I like you," and "I love you," in Chinese.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpstE5KmZTY
The legend behind Chinese Valentine's Day
 http://www.goodorient.com/china-information/31/Legend-of-Chinese-Valentine-s-Day.html

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Week 20, 21, 22, 23 春節 Chinese New Year

Learning Objectives
1. Students will understand the relationship between  二十四節令/24 Seasons and the farming society.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwMVBB3zKSI
Pictures to represent 24 seasons:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFTbPP7zN5A
Watch 24 season drum     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJONx6WvWn4
2. Students will memorize the the Chinese Zodiac and the way of counting years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw0adpGLIdk
3. Students can tell the historical origin and family tradition for Chinese New Year
http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/chinese-new-year/videos/history-of-the-holidays-chinese-new-year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noiouIzjJZE
4. Students will be able to tell  the common things Chinese people do over the Chinese New Year/Spring Festival     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L--pK6sG8rQ
5. Students be able to read Chinese lunar Calendar and identify the special seasons.

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Week 16, 17, 18, 19 食物和飲食/Food and Eating

Learning objectives
1. Students be able to name the common American food in Chinese.
2. Students be able to name the common Chinese food in Chinese.
3. Students be able to tell the common utensils in Chinese dining tables and kitchens.
4. Students be able to appreciate the different eating culture in China.
5. Memorize the poem,憫農詩min nong shi     http://big5.soundofhope.org/node/507068/16K-mp3/
6. Learn the nursery rhyme--農夫nong fu/farmers.     http://mp3.xbd61.com/File_Show_294650.html
7. Knowing the food that Chinese people treasure is different from the western culture
 舌尖上的中國she jian shang de zhong guo      https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL06C69F1F2172F3F3       重庆小面chongqing xiao mian         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5VnmNaUcp4

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Monday, December 8, 2014

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

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

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