Chinese 2Feb TEKS: 2A, 5A, Chinese new Year objectives: 1)LUCKY WORDS learning 2)Chinese calligraphy 1)New words 2) Red couplets writing 3) Make a paper fan with Chinese characters on it to express your new year solution!

Monday obejctives Teks: 1a, 1b, 5a New words about the lucky phrases History of Chinese New Year celebration Students will be able to read the lucky phrases with the help of pinyin. Hw: make a quizlet/ flash card to practice new words at home.

1. 新年快乐！ Xīnnián kuàilè! Happy new year! 2. 恭喜发财！ Gōngxǐ fācái! Happiness and prosperity 3. 财源广进 Cáiyuán guǎng jìn May Wealth pour in from different directions 4. 生意兴隆 shēngyì xīnglóng Prosperous business 5. 前程似锦 Qiánchéng sì jǐn Have a bright future 6. 步步高升 bùbùgāo shēng Get promoted! 7. 阖家幸福 hé jiā xìngfú Joyful family life 8. 迎春接福 Yíngchūn jiē fú Embrace Spring and Receive the good luck!

Tuesday objectives TEKS: 1A, 1B,5A New words of lucky words Lucky words practice: write red couplets on the paper that you will give as a gift to your friends, teachers.

1. 身体健康 shēntǐ jiànkāng Good health 2. 龙马精神 lóngmǎ jīngshén Having spirit as dragon and horse 3. 健康成长 jiànkāng chéngzhǎng Grow up healthily 4. 学习进步 xuéxí jìnbù make progress in study

1. 合家欢乐 héjiāhuān lè Happy and harmony within the family 2. 白头偕老 báitóuxiélǎo grow old together/ lifetime together 3. 百年好合 bǎinián hǎo hé love and devote to each other all life 4. 永结同心 yǒng jié tóngxīn May you share the same mind forever.

生意兴隆 shēngyì xīnglóng Prosperous business

Rice cake: 发糕 is a sign for prosperity

鱼 fish= abundance 年年有余： abundance of money all through the year.

步步高升： get promoted

新年快乐： happy New Year!

白头偕老： Grow old together, long and joyful marridge

财源广进 Cáiyuán guǎng jìn May Wealth pour in from different directions

合 ( 阖）家欢乐 héjiāhuān lè Happy and harmony within the family

前程似锦 Qiánchéng sì jǐn Have a bright future

Wednesday Writing red couplets: send them to family. And put it on both side of doors on Feb.16 th 2015

Red couplets

Thursday Teks: 1b, 1c Voc. quiz Chinese new Year song Finish rest of the red couplets

Voc.quiz 1. 新年快乐！ Xīnnián kuàilè! ___________________________ 2. 恭喜发财！ Gōngxǐ fācái! _____________________________ 3. 财源广进 Cáiyuán guǎng jìn ______________________________________ 4. 生意兴隆 shēngyì xīnglóng _______________________________ 5. 前程似锦 Qiánchéng sì jǐn _______________________________ 6. 步步高升 bùbùgāo shēng ________________________________ 7. 阖家幸福 hé jiā xìngfú ___________________________________ 8. 迎春接福 Yíngchūn jiē fú _________________________________ 9. 身体健康 shēntǐ jiànkāng ________________________________ 10. 龙马精神 lóngmǎ jīngshén ________________________________ 11. 健康成长 jiànkāng chéngzhǎng ____________________________ 12. 学习进步 xuéxí jìnbù ____________________________________ 13. 合家欢乐 héjiāhuān lè ___________________________________ 14. 白头偕老 báitóuxiélǎo ___________________________________ 15. 百年好合 bǎinián hǎo hé _________________________________ 16. 永结同心 yǒng jié tóngxīn ________________________________.

Chinese New Year songs Review 新年好 Happy New Year song Learn 恭喜恭喜 XQ

恭喜恭喜 每条大街小巷 Měi tiáo dàjiē xiǎo xiàng 每个人的嘴里 Měi gèrén de zuǐ lǐ 见面第一句话 Jiànmiàn dì yī jù huà 就是恭喜恭喜 Jiùshì gōngxǐ gōngxǐ 恭喜恭喜恭喜你呀 Gōngxǐ gōngxǐ gōngxǐ nǐ ya 恭喜恭喜恭喜你 Gōngxǐ gōngxǐ gōngxǐ nǐ 冬天一到尽头 Dōngtiān yī dào jìntóu 真是好的消息 Zhēnshi hǎo de xiāoxī 温暖的春风 Wēnnuǎn de chūnfēng 就要吹醒大地 jiù yào Chuī xǐng dàdì 恭喜恭喜恭喜你呀 Gōngxǐ gōngxǐ gōngxǐ nǐ ya 恭喜恭喜恭喜你 Gōngxǐ gōngxǐ gōngxǐ nǐ

New words 恭喜 Gōngxǐ congratulations 每 Měi, each 条 tiáo, measure word for an item that is long and narrow:river, tie, belt, etc 句 jù, measure word for sentence 大 dà, adj. big 小 xiǎo, adj, small 街 jiē, noun street 巷 xiàng, noun, lane 嘴 zuǐ, noun, mouth 里 lǐ, inside 见面 Jiànmiàn, meet in person 第一 dì yī, first 话 huà, talking 就 jiù, just yào 冬天 Dōngtiān, winter 一到 yī dào, as soon as 尽头 jìntóu, end 真 Zhēn, adv. Really, truly 消息 xiāoxī, n. news 温暖 Wēnnuǎn, adj. warm 春风 chūnfēng, n. spring breeze 要 yào, will 吹 chuī, vt. To blow 醒 xǐng, vi. wake up 大地 dàdì, n. land

Friday: make paper fan and decorate the classroom Teks: 5a Each of you make a fan with two colors You need to write two good luck phrases on the fan before you fold the paper. Follow the instruction to make the fan. Decorate our classroom Q 7Q

Extra information about Chinese New Year Traditions Important days of the 15-day New Year Festival, including: 1)New Year’s Eve: 2) visiting temple and visit the seniors of the family on the first day of Chinese New Year. Eat rice dumpling to have sweet and smooth new year. 3) Visiting wife’s parents on the second day’s of Chinese New Year. 4) JIE CAI CENG: Welcoming the Gods of Wealth and Prosperity On the 5th day of New Year's, it is believed that the gods of prosperity come down from the heavens. Businesses will often participate in setting off firecrackers as they believe it will bring them prosperity and good fortune for their business.

元宵节 YUAN XIAO JIE: Festival of Lanterns The 15th day of the New Year is known as The Festival of Lanterns and marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations. All types of lanterns are lit throughout the streets and often poems and riddles are often written for entertainment. There are also paper lanterns on wheels created in the form of either a rabbit or the animal of the year (Pig for 2007). The rabbit lantern stems from a Chinese myth or fairytale about a female goddess named "Chang E" who jumped onto the moon. So she wouldn't travel alone, she brough a rabbit with her to keep her company. It is said that if your heart is pure enough, you can see the goddess Chang E and her rabbit on the moon on this day.

Red envelopes Called "hong bao" in Mandarin, the red envelopes filled with money are typically only given to children or unmarried adults with no job. If you're single and working and making money, you still have to give the younger ones the hong bao money. The color red denotes good luck/fortune and happiness/abundance in the Chinese Culture and is often worn or used for decoration in other celebrations.

Dragon The Dragon is present in many Chinese cultural celebrations as the Chinese people often think of themselves as descendants of the mythical creature. On the fifth day of the New Year when many people have to start going back to work, they will also have the Dancing Dragons perform in the front of the office building. On the 15th day of the New Year (Yuan Xiao Jie), they will also have a lot of dancing dragon performances. The dragon represents prosperity, good luck and good fortune.

Traditional Foods The Chinese New Year's Eve meal is the most important dinner of the year. Typically, families gather at a designated relative's house for dinner, but these days, many families often celebrate New Year's Eve dinner at a restaurant. Many restaurants require reservations months in advance. There are also some families that hire a professional chef to come cook at their house. Chefs are often busy running from one home to another cooking dinners for different families on New Year's Eve.

How many days is Chinese New Year celebration? Chinese New Year is a 15-day celebration and each day, many families rotate celebrations between homes of their relatives. The fest ivies are day-long and sometimes, a family ends up cooking two meals for their relatives, once at lunch and once at dinner. These dishes used to be all made from scratch, but now people can easily buy them prepackaged at the supermarkets.

八宝饭 Eight Treasures Rice (contains glutinous rice, walnuts, different colored dry fruit, raisins, sweet red bean paste, jujube dates, and almonds).

Tang Yuan" - black sesame rice ball soup; or a Won Ton soup.

"Song Gao", literally translates to "loose cake"- which is made of rice which has been coursely ground and then formed into a small, sweet round cake.