Week 35, What can you do on a hot summer day?

在炎熱的夏天，你能做甚麼？zai yan re de xia tian, ni neng zuo shen me

Objectives

1. Students will be able to access e-books through Chinese blog.

2. Students can follow along pinyins with online Chinese reading.

3. Students be able to list 2-3 activities they can  do on a hot summer day.

Vocabularies

能neng/can，做zuo/do，甚麼shen me/what，可以ke yi/can，游泳池you yong chi/swimming pool，游泳you yong/swim，喝he/drink，檸檬水ning meng shui/lemonade，陰涼處yin liang chu/shady place，打盹da dun/nap，買mai/buy，冰沙bing sha/snow cone，灑水器sa shui qi/sprinkler，跑來跑去pao lai pao qu/run here and there，吃chi/eat，棒冰bang bing/popsicle，吹chui/blow，泡泡pao pao/bubble

Relevant website

A Hot Summer Day    http://www.uniteforliteracy.com/book?BookId=43

Week 34, Mother's Day

母親節mu qin jie/Mother's Day
Objectives
1. Students be able to tell at least two things that they are thankful for their mom.
2. Students be able to write "Happy Mother's Day" in Chinese.
3. 3-5th grade students will understand the form of Chinese letters.
4. Students be able to read what they write for their moms in Chinese.
Vocabularies
親愛的qin ai de/dear，媽媽mama/mom，阿姨a yi/step mom; mom's sisters，奶奶nai nai/dad's mom，外婆wai po/mom's mom，姑姑gu gu/dad's sisters，兒子er zi/son，女兒nyu er/daughter，姪子zhi zi/nephew，姪女zhi nyu/niece，孫子sun zi/grandson，孫女sun nyu/granddaughter，
謝謝您xie xie nin/than you，教我功課jiao wo gong ke/help me with homework，開車接送我kai che jie song wo/drive me to places，做飯給我吃zuo fan gei wo chi/cook for me，買衣服給我mai yi fu gei wo/buy clothes for me，陪我看電視pei wo kan dian shi/watch TV with me，陪我玩pei wo wan/play with me，帶我去教堂dai wo qu jiao tang/bring me to church，教我如何做人jiao wo ru he zuo ren/teach me how to behave，為我禱告wei wo dao gao/pray for me，祝福您zhu fu nin/wish you，母親節快樂mu qin jie kuai le/Happy Mother's Day！敬上jing shang/respectfully
Relevant web-links
媽媽的眼睛   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwRKY3kWQB0

世上只有媽媽好   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7ethcaCEG4

Week 33, Animals

動物dong wu/Animals
Objectives
1. Students be able to tell people their favorite animal in Chinese.
2. Learn the common terminologies of animals in Chinese.
3. Be able to follow along the pinyin with online reading.
4. Be able to write the animals' names in Chinese.
Vocabularies
動物dong wu/animal，熊貓xiong mao/panda，老鼠lao shu/mouse，鴕鳥tuo niao/ostrich，鴨子ya zi/duck，駱駝luo tuo/camel，刺蝟ci wei/porcupine，鸚鵡ying wu/parrot，烏鴉wu ya/crow，蝸牛wo niu/snail，金魚jin yu/goldfish，兔子tu zi/rabbit，蟲chong/insect，猴子hou zi/monkey，魚yu/fish，鳥niao/bird，狗gou/dog，貓mao/cat，雞ji/chicken，牛niu/cow，馬ma/horse，羊yang/goat，最zui/the most，喜歡xi huan/like，甚麼shen me/what
Relevant web-links
念童謠--動物   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yg3bOA0G30
動物歌    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSz3r-3XGa4

三輪車跑得快   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmEp7R5uKrY
小老鼠上燈臺  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX8JxyzAL0Y

Week 31-32, Weather

天氣tian qi/weather
Objectives
Students be able to count the months in Chinese.
Students be able to ask the weather for the day in Chinese.
Students be able to describe the weather in Chinese.
Vocabularies
今天jin tian/today，天氣tian qi/weather，如何ru he/how，怎麼樣zen me yang/how，是shi/is，晴天qing tian/sunny day，陰天yin tian/cloudy day，刮風gua feng/windy，下雨xia yu/rain，下雪xia xue /snow，雷陣雨lei zhen yu/thunder shower，閃電shan dian/lightning bolt，龍捲風long juan feng/hurricane，颱風tai feng/typhoon，冰雹bing bao/hail，一樣yi yang/the same，冷leng/cold，暖和nuan huo/warm，不錯bu cuo/not bad，非常熱fei chang re/very hot，涼快liang kuai/cool，了le/completed action marker。
Relevant web-links
天氣預報        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efXkgbfHBzw&nohtml5=False
天氣歌          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9-qL8q0lPw
下雨       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6hqzVdR5QE&nohtml5=False
今天天氣如何     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mez0zx0M_4w
How is the weather today?    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el3AcYyi7MA&nohtml5=False
Different weather in Chinese     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJHyXa9Sv2M&nohtml5=False

Week 30, Spring

春天chun tian/spring
Objective
Students be able to tell the activities in spring.
Students be able to recite the poem 憫農詩min nong shi/Compassion for the Farmers.
Students be able to sing the song新四季歌xin si ji ge/New Four Season Song.
Vocabularies
詩shi/poem, 李li/last name, 禾he/plant that bear grains,日ri/the sun, 午wu/noon time, 汗han/sweat, 下xi/down, 土tu/dirt, 知zhi/know, 中zhong/middle, 粒li/grain; counting unit, 辛xin/hard, 苦ku/bitter,春chun/spring, 夏xia/summer, 秋qiu/autumn, 冬dong/winter, 溫暖wen nuan/warm, 炎熱yan re/hot,刮風gua feng/windy, 寒冷han leng/cold
Relevant Web-links
憫農詩    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tz64_jApGVw
新四季歌   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTk4RtX3XQM
3-5th grade --- Review the songs
春天在哪裡    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bq7Ul7yteY
杜鵑花     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncNmAIHVyo8

Week, 29, three days before spring Break

亞洲ya zhou/Asia
Review the facts of Asia regarding countries, mountains and rivers.
野地的花ye di de hua/the Wild Flowers
k-2, can read the pinyiin and follow the lyrics.
杜鵑花du juan hua/Azalea
3-5th, can read can sing along with the music

Relevant web-link
15 Asia longest river   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WAy2uFi5RI
The Tibetan Plateau, source of the major rivers in Asia    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2BMvL8gJxI
Ganges, India River of Life   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM9aPy7H534
Mount Everest and its Geological Story     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KRTfKZfIp0
野地的花   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMC5Wo6CaTk
杜鵑花   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncNmAIHVyo8

Week 28, International week, 03/11-03/18

國際週guo ji zhou/international week
Objectives
1. Students will be able to tell the 7 continents of the world.
2. Students will be able to locate each continent's position.
3. Students can tell 10 countries in the continent of Asia.
4. Students can tell the highest mountain ridge and longest river in Asia.
5. Students can complete the Asia countries puzzle correctly.
Relevant web-links
Asia: Political Divisions, Location and Physical Feature     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cekU_MvrkEs
Introduction of Asia     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DMMofvq0gw
Asia Physical Geography  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7qvqQKYMt4
Natural Resources of Asia     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKwcnOT3BEg
Asia counties and capitals puzzle games     http://www.owl-and-mouse.com/mappuzzle/asia-puzzle.html
More countries in Asia       serbal.pntic.mec.es/ealg0027/asia3i.html