Have fun with the game and happy holidays!
My elementary students watched part of an episode of Ni Hao Kai-lan called Ladybug Festival. The kids learned how to say "birds" (小鸟, xiǎo niǎo) and "listen" (听, tīng) from the video. There is a game on the website of Nick Jr. with the same theme and here's the link: http://www.nickjr.com/games/ladybug-festival-adventure.jhtml. The game contains some elements we've covered in class, but there are certainly things that are new and challenging. Try to follow Kai-lan and her friends!
Have fun with the game and happy holidays!
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Today, two Kungfu masters brought Chinese Martial Arts to Avon High School in an activity called "Introduction to Chinese Martial Arts". Most of the students taking the Chinese program participated in this cultural event together with some teachers and students who are interested in Kungfu. Wushu (武术, martial arts) masters Shuaishuai Sun and Richard Gordon from Ju Long Wushu Center in South Winsor demonstrated 八极拳(Bājíquán, Eight Extremities Fist)and 蛇拳(shéquán,snake fist), followed by a gesture-by-gesture teaching of a section of the Eight Extremities Fist routine. After that, Master Sun, who is a visiting coach from Beijing, taught the students some practical techniques of self-defense, which could come in handy when being attacked. The learners were mesmerized by the charm of Chinese martial arts. As one of the teachers participating this event noted in an email to AHS public: "it was the epitome of inclusion and all students/abilities were able to fully participate. A wonderful time had by all!" Master Gordon concluded this event with a wonderful performance of a routine of 棍术(gùnshù, or staff)before they left AHS and headed to The Gilbert School for in Winsted another teaching session. Here is a video of an introduction of the Eight Extremities Fist on YouTube: A news story that goes viral online these days says that a Hong Kong-based historian claims that Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa was a portrait of the artist's Chinese mother. This historian happens to be a novelist, too.
Here's the link of the story on The Telegraph. I got a gift from a grade 2 student today. What a surprise! It's a 2015 calendar featuring a traditional Chinese painting of goats and peony flowers. Both are symbols of good luck. Besides, 2015 is the year of Ram according to the lunar calendar. I love it and put it in our classroom. Thank you! |
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About MeI currently teach Mandarin Chinese at Avon Public Schools, Connecticut. I am also Associate Professor of English in the School of Foreign Languages at Shandong Normal University. Categories
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