MSE
What has been learned by K and 1st grade students
中文简报
(Newsletter of Chinese)
2014-04-10
1. Greetings and Introduction
1-1 I can greet people in Chinese, such as “Hello”, “How are you?”, “Goodbye”, etc.
1-2 I can express “thanks” and “you’re welcome” in Chinese.
1-3 I can introduce myself, including name and age in Chinese.
1-4 I can sing the song of “Hello” in Chinese.
1-5 I can sing the song of “ What’s your name, my friend” in Chinese.
2. Numbers
2-1 I can count from 1-20.
2-2 I can name the days of the week from Monday to Sunday in Chinese.
2-3 I can sing the song of “Where is my friend” in Chinese.
2-4 I can sing the song of “Two Tigers” in Chinese.
3. Family members
3-1 I can name family members in Chinese, such as grandpa, grandma, dad, mom,
big brother, little brother, big sister, little sister.
3-2 I can introduce my family members in Chinese, such as “This is my dad”.
3-3 I can sing the song of “I love my family” in Chinese.
3-4 I can sing the song of “Happy Birthday” in Chinese.
4. Parts of the body
4-1 I can name the parts of the body in Chinese.
4-2 I can say some verbs in Chinese, such as see, listen, smell, walk, run, jump, etc.
4-3 I can name the directions in Chinese, such as left, right, up, down, front, behind,
etc.
4-4 I can sing the song of “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Feet” in Chinese.
5. Introduction of Chinese New Year and Zodiac animals
5-1 I can name the zodiac animals in Chinese.
5-2 I can name the zodiac animals in proper order.
5-3 I can tell the story about Chinese zodiac animals.
5-3 I can sing the song of “Zodiac Animals” in Chinese.
5-4 I can sing the song of “ Coming of New Year” in Chinese.
6. Four seasons
6-1 I can name the four seasons in Chinese.
6-2 I can say some words related to weather such as warm, cold, hot, cool, etc. in
Chinese.
6-3 I can read the nursery rhymes “Spring is warm, summer is hot, fall is cool,
winter is cold” in Chinese.
7. Color
7-1 I can name the primary colors in Chinese, such as red, yellow, blue, white,
black, orange, brown, pink, green, purple, etc.
7-2 I can ask “What color is it” and answer “It is…color” in Chinese.
7-3 I can say “ I like…color” in Chinese.
7-4 I can read the nursery rhymes “Spring is coming” in Chinese.
7-5 I can sing the song “I am…”
Student work
Contact us:
Ms Jane Wei, K and 1st grade Chinese teacher (Tel: 859-398-8410 E-mail:
jin.wei@montgomery.kyschools.us)
Ms Helen Geng, 2nd and 3rd grade Chinese teacher (Tel: 859-432-5937 E-mail:
helen.geng@montgomery.kyschools.us)
Teacher: Mrs. Geng
Email: helen.geng@montgomery.kyschools.us
What has been learned by 2nd and 3rd graders
September: Introduction and Greeting
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-- say hello, thank you and good-bye.
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-- introduce themselves.
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-- locate China on the world map.
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-- identify the flag of China.
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-- identify Chinese characters as the writing system of the Chinese language.
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-- recognize that Pinyin is a method of writing Chinese words with letters to help
students learn how to pronounce words.
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Chinese Traditional Festival
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--September 10th is Teachers’ Day
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--Chinese Mid—Autumn Festival
October: Numbers
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-- count from one to one hundred.
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-- recognize and write the characters for numbers 1-10.
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-- Student can ask and answer : How old are you ?I’m------ (你几岁？我---岁)
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How old is he/she? 她/他几岁？
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-- sing the number song: Where is my friend?
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-- name and identify seven days of the week.
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-- name and identify 12 months and will be able to do a daily report.
November: Family
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-- name their immediate family members.
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-- form simple sentences to say they love their family members.
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-- say how many people are in their families. ：-- sing the song :你家有几口人？我家
有------口人
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-- write the character for family.
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--Sing the song: 《爸爸妈妈如果你们爱我抱抱我》Daddy and mummy, if you love
me, please hug me .
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Fold a house with the paper ,then draw and write the family members.
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-- say vocabulary related to Thanksgiving.
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-- compare and contrast Thanksgiving and the Moon Festival.
December and January: 12 Chinese Zodiacs and Chinese Spring Festival
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-- explain the difference between the Lunar New Year and the Gregorian New Year
and that the Lunar New Year is on a different day every year.
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-- recount the story about the zodiac animals and can sing the 12 zodiac song:
鼠，牛,虎，兔，龙，蛇，马，羊，猴，鸡，狗，猪，十二生肖，十二生肖。
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--find out own zodiac ,then ask and answer: 你属什么？我属-----•
-- use vocabulary related to the New Year.
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-- demonstrate an understanding of customs and traditions related to the New Year.
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-- say 'Happy Chinese New Year' in Chinese.
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--Sing the songs:<Happy new year> and <Congratulations> in Chinese
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- Make lanterns
February: parts of the body
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-- name the parts of the body
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-- sing the song: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes.
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-- sing the song: Two tigers.
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-- Sing the song : <妈妈呀我要亲亲你>Mom I want to kiss you .
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-- Make a paper panda
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-- Read a small book about panda.
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-- say their birthday date and age.
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-- sing Happy Birthday in Chinese.
March: 4 seasons
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-- name four seasons and compare the seasons between China and America.
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-- retell and perform the story <the Swallows> 小燕子
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-- use vocabulary related to weather and read a small book:< 4 seasons>
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-- Sing the song <小燕子>
April： Colors /Fruits
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-- name the primary colors.
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-- name and identify fruits.
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-- express their likes and dislikes of different fruits.
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-- name and identify vocabulary words related to spring.
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-- retell the story in Chinese: < caterpillar>