Taiji 8 styles

Taiji 1st style

Taiji 2nd style

Taiji 3rd style

Taiji 4th style

Taiji 5th style

Taiji 6th style

Taiji 7th style

Taiji 8th style

HOMEWORK FOR CHINESE LEVEL I April 16 DUE ON APRIL 21

The homework for this week is to read the 1st four lines of the Chinese chant to your parents for 5 times; 1 time a day. If you would like to read 5 times at once; it's fine.  Please have your parent sign their names on a sticky note or a piece of paper as evidence. They may also email me to mrs.duke@gmail.com to notfiy me when you're done your work. Thank you. Attached is the chant. Thanks for your wonderful assistance. Due on April 21/22 (A/B Day)

HOMEWORK FOR CHINESE LEVEL II & III on April 16 DUE ON APRIL 21

Dear Parents,
The homework for this week is to read the 1st part of the Chinese Storytelling to you for 5 times; 1 time a day. If they would like to read 5 times at once; it's fine.  Attached is the Storytelling. Thanks for your wonderful assistance. Due on April 21/22 (A/B Day).

Mrs. Duke

A：哎(āi)呀(yā)！老(lǎo)邦(bāng)，好(hǎo)久(jiǔ)不(bú)見(jiàn)。

B： 啊(ā)！是(shì)小(xiǎo)李(lǐ)呀(ya)！是(shì)啊(a)！好(hǎo)久(jiǔ)不(bú)見(jiàn)。怎(zěn)麽(me)着(zháo)？最(zuì)近(jìn)好(hǎo)嗎(ma)？

A：托(tuō)您(nín)的(de)福(fú)，很(hěn)好(hǎo)。您(nín)呢(ne)？

B： 我(wǒ)也(yě)不(bú)錯(cuò)。 對(duì)了(le)！咱(zán)們(men)今(jīn)格(gé)兒(er)來(lái)幹(gàn)嘛(ma)的(de)？

A：咱(zán)們(men)今(jīn)格(gé)兒(er)來(lái)説(shuō)笑(xiào)話(hua)的(de)。逗(dòu)逗(dòu)台(tái)下(xià)的(de)人(rén)開(kāi)心(xīn)。

B：哦(ò)！這(zhè)個(ge)…説(shuō)笑(xiào)話(hua)嘛(ma)！您(nín)最(zuì)在(zài)行(háng)了(le)。您(nín)先(xiān)請(qǐng)吧(ba)！

A： 您(nín)就(jiù)別(bié)説(shuō)笑(xiào)了(le)。 您(nín)先(xiān)請(qǐng)吧(ba)！

B：還(hái)是(shì)您(nín)先(xiān)請(qǐng)。

A：不(bù)不(bù)不(bù)！還(hái)是(shì)您(nín)先(xiān)請(qǐng)。

B:  哎(āi)呀(yā)！您(nín)就(jiù)別(bié)跟(gēn)我(wǒ)客(kè)氣(qi)。您(nín)先(xiān)請(qǐng)吧(ba)。

A: 那(nà)我(wǒ)就(jiù)不(bú)客(kè)氣(qì)了(le)。

四月十五、十六日星期二 & 星期三 April 15 & 16, Tuesday & Wednesday 中文一 Chinese I

Today we first wrote down the words from the board, learned these words with TPRS and then we did the first 4 lines of the chant. We practiced with time reading, with wooden fast pad, and gestures. Later we reviewed the 1st poem we learn.

蜜(mì)蜂(fēng) = bee

花(huā)丛(cóng) =(bunches of) flowers

飞(fēi) = fly

耗(hào)子(zi) = rat

粮(liáng)仓(cāng) = barn 

Chant 

一(yì)只(zhī)小(xiǎo)蜜(mì)蜂(fēng)呀(ya)，飞fēi到dào花huā丛cóng中zhōng呀ya，

飞fēi呀ya，飞fēi呀ya，飞fēi呀ya。

二(èr)只(zhī)小(xiǎo)耗(hào)子(zi)呀(ya)，跑(pǎo)到(dào)粮(liáng)仓(cāng)里(li)呀(ya)，
吃(chī)呀(ya)，吃(chī)呀(ya)，吃(chī)呀(ya)。
三(sān)只(zhī)小(xiǎo)花(huā)猫(máo)呀(ya)，去(qù)抓(zhuā)小(xiǎo)耗(hào)子(zi)呀(ya)，
追(zhuī)呀(ya)，追(zhuī)呀(ya)，追(zhuī)呀(ya)。
四(sì)只(zhī)小(xiǎo)花(huā)狗(gǒu)呀(ya)，去qù找zhǎo小xiǎo花huā猫máo呀ya，

玩(wán)呀(ya)，玩(wán)呀(ya)，玩(wán)呀(ya)。
五(wǔ)只(zhī)小(xiǎo)山(shān)羊(yáng)呀(ya)，爬(pá)到(dào)山(shān)坡(pō)上(shàng)呀(ya)，
爬(pá)呀(ya)，爬(pá)呀(ya)，爬(pá)呀(ya)。
六(liù)只(zhī)小(xiǎo)鸭(yā)子(zǐ)呀(ya)，跳(tiào)到(dào)水(shuǐ)里(li)面(miàn)呀(ya)，
游(you)呀(ya)，游(you)呀(ya)，游(you)呀(ya)。
七(qī)只(zhī)小(xiǎo)百(bǎi)灵(ling)呀(ya)，站(zhàn)在(zài)树(shù)枝(zhī)上(shàng)呀(ya)，
唱(chàng)呀(ya)，唱(chàng)呀(ya)，唱(chàng)呀(ya)。
八(bā)只(zhī)小(xiǎo)孔(kǒng)雀(què)呀(ya)，穿(chuān)上(shǎng)花(huā)衣(yī)裳(shang)呀(ya)，
美(měi)呀(ya)，美(měi)呀(ya)，美(měi)呀(ya)。

九(jiǔ)只(zhī)小(xiǎo)白(bái)兔(tù)呀(ya)，竖(shù)起(qǐ)长(zhǎng)耳(ěr)朵(duo)呀(ya)，
蹦(bèng)呀(ya)，蹦(bèng)呀(ya)，蹦(bèng)呀(ya)。

十(shí)个(ge)小(xiǎo)朋(péng)友(yǒu)呀(ya)，一(yì)起(qǐ)手(shǒu)拉(lā)手(shǒu)呀(ya)，
笑(xiào)呀(ya)，笑(xiào)呀(ya)，笑(xiào)呀(ya)。

Tang Dynasty's poems

 靜(jìng)夜(yè)思(sī)            作(zuò)者(zhě)：李(lǐ)白(bái)

床(chuáng)前(qián)明(míng)月(yuè)光(guāng)，

疑(yí)是(shì)地(dì)上(shàng)霜(shuāng)，

擧(jǔ)頭(tóu)望(wàng)明(míng)月(yuè)，

低(dī)頭(tóu)思(sī)故(gù)鄉(xiāng)。

 耡(chú)禾(hé)                 作(zuò)者(zhě)：李(lǐ)紳(shēn)

耡(chú)禾(hé)日(rì)當(dāng)午(wǔ)，

汗(hàn)滴(dī)禾(hé)下(xià)土(tǔ)，

誰(sheí)只(zhī)盤(pan)中(zhōng)餐(cān)，

粒(lì)粒(lì)皆(jiē)辛(xīn)苦(kǔ)。