Grade 4 Curriculum Night schedule
------Shi laoshi & Liu laoshi
6:30-7:00 Chinese Classroom: Presentation of curriculum
7:00-7:30: English Classroom
Outline for Chinese Languages Arts and Science
We try to put all the resources in our moodle page and make it easy for every
one. Our moodle page:
http://courseweb.hopkinsschools.org/course/view.php?id=1676
1. Open all the links in a new window
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Please open all the links in a new window. Otherwise, it is very
hard for you to come back to the main page.
2. Reading time card
You can download and print it out any time if your child needs a new one.
Students are encouraged to borrow Chinese books from our classroom
and read at home. If their Chinese reading time reaches 5 hours, they can
bring the time card back and get a reading prize.
3. Introduce echineseworld.com and answer questions
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echinese class: reading, practice, and fun games
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Parts for Word recognition and spelling
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eAssingment-please help your child check if she/he finished all the
homework. She/he has to finish her/his homework by week. Those
not finished for that week will be recorded as unfinished.
4. Spelling test and spelling sheets
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Spelling time: Every Monday
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Could be old lesson/s or math vocabulary: it usually takes about
one and half weeks to finish one unit. It is in the middle of a new
lesson, and then the test will be the old lesson/lessons or math
vocabulary.
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Two parts of the spelling test: pinyin + character writing. Words
with underlines are expected to write down when students hear
them; words without underlines are supposed to read/write down
pinyin when students see them.
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The lessons to be tested will be emailed to parents on Monday. ???
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Those words with “挑” are challenging spelling words, for
students who want to practice writing more.
5. Quizlet
Great resources for vocabulary practice
6. Other resources for Chinese reading
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Stories in Chinese
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Songs in Chinese
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Chinese cultures
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Chinese cultures in English for Parents
7. Listening
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Understands classroom instructions in Chinese
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Understands Chinese vocabulary related to the fourth grade
curriculum
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Understands stories in Chinese with some contextual support
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Understand grade-level area concepts in math, science, engineering
and social studies
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Understand and enjoy some movies
8. Chinese Speaking
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Morning Meeting-Sharing
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Topics practices: Self introduction, classroom activities, field trips,
favorite animals/sports ect.
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Projects: American Favorite food, presentation on math, science,
and Social studies
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Role play/drama activities
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Retell stories
9. Chinese Reading
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Recognize 300 Chinese characters related to the fourth grade
curriculum
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Write 200 Chinese characters related to the fourth grade curriculum
using correct stroke order
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Recognize 20 new high frequency radicals
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Uses context clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar
characters
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Understands Chinese character relationships: synonyms, antonyms,
homonyms
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Reads aloud grade-level texts fluently and with appropriate
intonation, expression and pacing
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Uses dictionaries and glossaries to understand the meaning of new
words and characters
10.
Chinese Writing
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Mechanics/sentence structure/grammar
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Punctuation: periods, question marks, exclamation marks,
quotation marks
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Writes a topic sentence, uses three or more supporting details, and
a concluding sentence
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Write 200 Chinese characters
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Type on computer with the pinyin input method
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Uses a dictionary as a resource when writing
Writing projects:
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-Self-introduction
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-Introduce a delicious American food
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-Wiggly writing
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-Picture writing
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-5 paragraph writing
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-Reading reports
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-Combination of hand writing and typing
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Combination of writing and speaking
11.
Science
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Earth materials
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Water
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Electricity
12.
STEM
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A story happened in Japan. A lot of opportunities for culture
comparison among the U.S. China, and Japan
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Science, technology, engineering, and math
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Magnetic train
13.
Math
Please check the math part on the moodle page.
All instructional videos are listed on the moodle page.
14.
Social Studies
Please check the social studies part on our moodle page online.
15.
Field trips
16.
How to Help your child at home
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Healthy breakfast
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Enough sleep
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Dress warmly
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Bring them to the library
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Workshop and conference
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Provide comfortable study place
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Keep a positive attitude
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Help do math unit
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Homework in English
17.
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Remind your child to do homework
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Check his/her Spelling test
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Help with his/her Math homework in English
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Ask what he/she learned at school
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Play math games with your child
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Listen to your child retelling the story or reading to you
Questions??