二月二十五日星期一 February 25, Monday - A Day

FOR CHINESE LEVEL I, II, and III ABSENT STUDENTS - #1, Copy down the words onto your notebook and then show the teacher when you come back.


Basically Our routine in the class every day is
#1, copy down the words on the board onto your notebook
#2, calendar introduction
#3, Review the old words and/or stories
#4, Introduce new words and/or stories
#5, TPRS time + activities/games
#6, Reading


Words need to copy down in Chinese characters are -
為什麼wéi shen me? = why?
因為.yīn wéi  = because
可是kě shì ...= but

Students were asked to copy down the reviewed words in pinyin first, and then we discussed their English meaning. Next we used small whiteboards to practice the words by sentences and a story. We also used TPR circling questions to do the sentences with words.

We continued to the package/story learned last time we did; next we did the speed-reading the Fat Pink Pig story that students are able to finish reading the story in 1 minute. There were 4 Level II & III students to do the speed reading presentation and they are Jose, Maddie, Becca, and Alex.

中文 zhōng wén	英文 yīng wén	中文 zhōng wén	英文 yīng wén	中文 zhōng wén	英文 yīng wén	中文 zhōng wén	英文 yīng wén	中文 zhōng wén	英文 yīng wén
找zhǎo	look  for	撞到 zhuàng dào	bump into	看書kàn shū	read books	碰碰 pèng pèng	touch	看電影kàn diàn yǐng	see a movie
抓zhuā	grab, catch	停tíng	stop	寫字xiě zì	write (characters)	拍拍 pāi pāi	pat	知道zhī dào	know
要yào	want	說shuō	say	懂dǒng	understand	走zǒu	walk	打算dǎ suàn	plan to
跑pǎo	run	問wèn	ask	會huì	be able to	工作 gōng zuò	work	剪jiǎn	cut
跳tiào	jump	站起來 zhàn qǐ lái	stand up	畫huà	draw	做zuò	do	指一指 zhǐ yī zhǐ	point at
拉lā	pull	坐下 zuò xià	sit down	畫圖huà tú	draw pic	飛fēi	fly	給gěi	give
推tuī	push	爬pá	climb	蹲下dūn xià	squat down	爬樹pá shù	climb tree	用yòng	use
游泳 yóu yǒng	swim	有yǒu	there is there are has have	賽跑sài pǎo	race	爬山pá shān	climb mountains	拿ná	take
睡覺shuì jiào	sleep	寫xiě	write	開玩笑 kāi wán xiào	joke	穿chuān	put on wear	退休tuì xiū	retire
喜歡xǐ huān	like	看kàn	see, look, watch	慶生qìng shēng	celebrate birthday	喝hē	drink	拍拍手 pāi pāi shǒu	clap hand

二月二十二是星期五 February 22, Friday - B Day

FOR CHINESE LEVEL I ABSENT STUDENTS - #1, Copy down the words onto your notebook and then show the teacher when you come back,  #2, Download the story we learned and answer the questions and then show the teacher when you come back, #3, Watch the video and be familiar with the story.

Today we first reviewed the words and added  some new word -
山 shan = moutain 
找zhǎo = look for
抓zhuā = grab/catch
在水裡zài shuǐ lǐ = in the water
因為yīn wéi = because
可是kě shì = but
要yào = want (to)
 ----(words reviewed)----

胖pàng = fat
瘦shòu = skinny
生病shēng bìng = (get) sick
書shū = book
鼠shǔ = rat
樹shù = tree

We worked on the Fat Pink Pig story; (Please click the the Fat Pink Pig story to download the story). First we translated students as a whole class and then individually translated it again. Later we used TPRS circling questions to practice listening and speaking, and comprehension check. After the circling questions, students then worked in pairs and then we discussed the answers.

二月二十一日星期四 February 21, Thursday - A Day

FOR CHINESE LEVEL I ABSENT STUDENTS - #1, Copy down the words onto your notebook and then show the teacher when you come back,  #2, Copy down the story we learned onto your notebook as well and then show the teacher when you come back, #3, Watch the video and be familiar with the story.
HOMEWORK - READ THE PINK FAT PIG STORY TO YOUR PARENTS 5 TIMES and have them sign on the story and turn it in by next Tuesday Feb. 25.


FOR CHINESE LEVEL II & III ABSENT STUDENTS - #1, Download the story we learned  and then complete the package. Turn it in when you come back, #3, Watch the video and be familiar with the story.


For Chinese Level I students, today we first reviewed the words and added a new word -
山 shan = moutain 

 ----(words reviewed)----

胖pàng = fat
瘦shòu = skinny
生病shēng bìng = (get) sick
書shū = book
鼠shǔ = rat
樹shù = tree




After the review and introduction to the new words, we first had volunteer students translated the story on the board sentence by sentence. Next we used TPRS circling questions to practice listening, speaking, and comprehension skills. After that, we used TPRS opening questions such as...
pàng zhū de míng zì jiào shen me 
胖豬的名字叫什麼? = What is the fat pig's name?
-----(the story we learned on the board) ---Please click THE FAT PIG STORY to open a pdf file for the story.

yǒu yī zhī pàng zhū

有一隻胖豬

tā xǐ huān chī hàn bǎo bāo

他喜歡吃漢堡包

yǒu yī zhī shòu hóu zǐ

有一隻瘦猴子

tā xǐ huān pá shù

他喜歡爬樹

yī tiān shòu hóu zǐ zài pá shù

一天瘦猴子在爬樹

pàng zhū zài chī hàn bǎo bāo

胖豬在吃漢堡包

tū rán xià dà yǔ

突然下大雨

pàng zhū kū le

胖豬哭了

shòu hóu zǐ kū le

瘦猴子哭了


Later we worked on the package about The Fat Pink Pig Story as pairs and answered the questions to the story.

For Chinese Level II & III students, since the teacher had a doctor appointment during the class so we had a sub for period 3. Students were asked to work on a package about Fat Pink Pig Story; different from Chinese Level I students Level II & III students worked on fill-in the blank to create their own story. After they've done their translation, answering the questions to the story, and filling in the blank, they also worked on creating a story on their own.

二月二十日星期三 - February 20, Wednesday

FOR CHINESE LEVEL I ABSENT STUDENTS - #1, Copy down the words onto your notebook and then show the teacher when you come back,  #2, Copy down the story we learned onto your notebook as well and then show the teacher when you come back, #3, Watch the video and be familiar with the story.

Today we first did the calendar first, and then introduced the new words. Next we used PQA questioning to know who have 爬樹pá shù before and who haven't. After that we used small whiteboards to practice the words. First we practiced them with English meanings on the board; later we practiced them without. At the end of the small whiteboard activity we did a quick 5-word assessment on the board and all the students got five out five right.
爬樹pá shù = climb tree
下大雨xià dà yǔ = rain hard/rain heavily/heavy rain
胖pàng = fat
瘦shòu = skinny
生病shēng bìng = (get) sick
書shū = book
鼠shǔ = rat
樹shù = tree
After the small whiteboard activity we did the story. We first had volunteer students translated the story sentence by sentence. Next we used TPRS circling questions to practice listening, speaking, and comprehension skills. After that, we used TPRS opening questions such as...
pàng zhū de míng zì jiào shen me 
胖豬的名字叫什麼? = What is the fat pig's name?
pàng zhū jǐ suì 
胖豬幾歲? = How old is the fat pig
pàng zhū de shēng rì zài jǐ yuè jǐ hào
胖豬的生日在幾月幾號? = what is the fat pig's birthday?

At the end, students copied down the story and did the timed- reading up to 2 minutes, 1 minutes 30 seconds, 1 minute, and 30 seconds. Our goal is every student is able to read the story in 30 seconds.

yǒu yī zhī pàng zhū

有一隻胖豬

tā xǐ huān chī hàn bǎo bāo

他喜歡吃漢堡包

yǒu yī zhī shòu hóu zǐ

有一隻瘦猴子

tā xǐ huān pá shù

他喜歡爬樹

yī tiān shòu hóu zǐ zài pá shù

一天瘦猴子在爬樹

pàng zhū zài chī hàn bǎo bāo

胖豬在吃漢堡包

tū rán xià dà yǔ

突然下大雨

pàng zhū kū le

胖豬哭了

shòu hóu zǐ kū le

瘦猴子哭了