Field Trip Permission for Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is here and falls on January 23 and its celebration lasts for 15 days. To help students to experience Chinese food and its culture, we are happy to hold this field trip to Imperial Asian cuisine & Shushi Bar nearby Syracuse Junior High School to celebrate Chinese New Year. With the limited accommodation of the restaurant with 30 people at most, we are afraid that we only can take 30 students a trip to the restaurant for lunch. This would be one of the great experiences a student may have; they have some Chinese food.
Please click "Permission Slip" to access the file; download and print it out if you would like to participate the field trip.

January 26, 2012 Thursday 一月二十六日星期四

Objectives:
1. 70% of students are able to sing the song "我wǒ 的de 朋péng 友yǒu 在zài 哪nǎ 裡lǐ ?"
2. 70% of students are able to count number 1-7 in Chinese.
3. 70% of students are able to recognize China and its symbols about numbers 1-3.

Activities:
1. Self -introduction (Review)
2. Facts about China (Game-Review)
3. Number 1-10 introduction
4. Game for the sound and meaning of Chinese numbers 1-10
5. (Color dragon and make a Chinese dragon- for 7th period students)
6. Chinese song - 我wǒ 的de 朋péng 友yǒu 在zài 哪nǎ 裡lǐ?

The words we learn for today -
一yī 、二èr 、三sān、 四sì 、五wǔ、 六liù 、七qī 、八bā 、九jiǔ、 十shí

The song we learn for today -
一yī 二èr 三sān 四sì 五wǔ 六liù 七qī (1,2,3,4,5,6,7)
我wǒ 的de 朋péng 友yǒu 在zài 哪nǎ 裡lǐ ? (Where is my friend?)
在zài 這zhè 裡lǐ (Here)
在zài 這zhè 裡lǐ (Here)
我wǒ 的de 朋péng 友yǒu 在zài 這zhè 裡lǐ 。(My friend is here.)

January 20, 2012, Friday - 二O一二年一月二十日星期五

Objectives -
1. Students are able to have a rough picture about China.

Activities -
1. Review
2. Read the article about China individually or in pair and answer the questions

(the article can be found at Pioneer.com - CultualGram)

New words for today -

我wǒ = I
我wǒ 是shì = I am
你nǐ = you
你nǐ 是shì = you are
他tā = he/she
他tā 是shì = he is/she is
誰shéi ? = who
你nǐ 是shì 誰shéi ? = who are you?
他tā 是shì 誰shéi ? = who is he/she?

January 24, 2012, Friday 二O一二年一月二十四日星期五

Objectives:
1. 90% of students are able to introduce themselves in Chinese.
2. 90% of students are able to name 10 facts about China.
3. 90% of students are able to name 2 facts about the film "The Tank Man."

Activities:
1. Self-introduction review and practice
2. Game - Who's the best? (Q & A)
3. Film Watch (The Tank Man)
4. Homework Assigned -

(Students write an index card in the following sentences-
1. 我wǒ 的de 名míng 字zì 叫jiào ________
2. 你nǐ 的de 名míng 字zì 叫jiào 什shén 麼me ?
3. Teach one of your parents or family members what is 你nǐ 的de 名míng 字zì 叫jiào 什shén 麼me ?
4. ________________ (Signature of the person you teach)

New words for today -

你nǐ 的de = my
我wǒ 的de = your
他tā 的de = his/her
名míng 字zì = name
叫jiào = (is) called
什shén 麼me ? = what?
我wǒ 的de 名míng 字zì 叫jiào ________. = My name is ______________.
你nǐ 的de 名míng 字zì 叫jiào 什shén 麼me ? = What is your name?
他tā 的de 名míng 字zì 叫jiào 什shén 麼me ? = What is his name?

January 18, 2012, Wednesday 二O一二年一月十八日星期三

Objectives -
1. 90% of students are able to name at least 4 necessary materials.
2. 90 of students are able to say " 我wǒ 是shì _______" in Chinese.
3. 90% of students are able to name at least 5 students in the classroom.

Activities -
1. Welcome
2. Disclosure - introduction
3. Self- introduction in Chinese
4. Game - Get to know one another

New words for today -

我wǒ = I
我wǒ 是shì = I am
是shì = Yes/is/am/are
不bu是shì = No/isn't/aren't

January 4, 2012 Thursday- Deux mille douze anns le quartre Janvier, Jeudi

My son was sick today so my sub, Mr. Valletta, helped me with the 7th and 8th periods. Here was the lesson plan.
#1, Students may individually or in pair read the article about Canada and write at least 30 facts on their notebook, (45-50 minutes).
#2, Watch a video and have them write 300 word essay to summarize what the movie about and what they FEEL about the story/characters.