Feb.9-12.2015 TEKS: 2A, 5A, Chinese new Year objectives: LUCKY WORDS reviewing Chinese culture questions 3) songs: Happy New Year 4) voc. quiz: Wed. 5) Test on Thursday: sing the song “ Happy New Year!”
Monday obejctives Teks: 1a, 1b, 5a Review the new words about the lucky phrases learn Chinese culture questions Hw: review voc. on quizlet/ flash card to practice new words at home.
Culture questions 1. How many nationalities are in China 2. What is the major nationality in China 3. Who is the current chairman of China 4. Who was the first chairman of China? 5. What's the order Chinese people put their name? 6. What is the order Chinese date? (ex.years, days, months)
Cultural Questions- Answers 1. 56 2. han 3. xi, jinping 4.Mao, ze Dong 5. Last name, middle name, first name 6.year, month,day
新年快乐！Xīnnián kuàilè! Happy new year! 恭喜发财！Gōngxǐ fācái! Happiness and prosperity 财源广进Cáiyuán guǎng jìn May Wealth pour in from different directions 生意兴隆shēngyì xīnglóng Prosperous business 前程似锦Qiánchéng sì jǐn Have a bright future 步步高升bùbùgāo shēng Get promoted! 阖家幸福hé jiā xìngfú Joyful family life 迎春接福Yíngchūn jiē fú Embrace Spring and Receive the good luck! 合家欢乐héjiāhuān lè Happy and harmony within the family 白头偕老báitóuxiélǎo grow old together/ lifetime together 百年好合bǎinián hǎo hé love and devote to each other all life 永结同心yǒng jié tóngxīn May you share the same mind forever. 身体健康shēntǐ jiànkāng Good health 龙马精神lóngmǎ jīngshén Having spirit as dragon and horse 健康成长jiànkāng chéngzhǎng Grow up healthily 学习进步xuéxí jìnbù make progress in study
Must to master 新年快乐！Xīnnián kuàilè! Happy new year! 恭喜发财！Gōngxǐ fācái! Happiness and prosperity 步步高升bùbùgāo shēng Get promoted! 阖家幸福hé jiā xìngfú Joyful family life 身体健康shēntǐ jiànkāng Good health 学习进步xuéxíjìnbù make progress in study
Voc quiz 新年快乐！Xīnnián kuàilè! 恭喜发财！Gōngxǐ fācái! 财源广进Cáiyuán guǎng jìn May Wealth pour in from different directions 生意兴隆shēngyì xīnglóng Prosperous business 前程似锦Qiánchéng sì jǐn Have a bright future 步步高升bùbùgāo shēng Get promoted! 身体健康shēntǐ jiànkāng Good health 龙马精神lóngmǎ jīngshén Having spirit as dragon and horse 健康成长jiànkāng chéngzhǎng Grow up healthily 学习进步xuéxí jìnbù make progress in study 阖家幸福hé jiā xìngfú Joyful family life 迎春接福Yíngchūn jiē fú Embrace Spring and Receive the good luck! 合家欢乐héjiāhuān lè Happy and harmony within the family 白头偕老báitóuxiélǎo grow old together/ lifetime together 百年好合bǎinián hǎo hé love and devote to each other all life 永结同心yǒng jié tóngxīn May you share the same mind forever.
Tuesday objectives TEKS: 1A, 1B,5A New words of happy new year song Listen and learn the song Hw: students will be able to identify the Chinese words and will be able to use it in their Chinese New Year greating.
身体健康shēntǐ jiànkāng Good health 龙马精神lóngmǎ jīngshén Having spirit as dragon and horse 健康成长jiànkāng chéngzhǎng Grow up healthily 学习进步xuéxí jìnbù make progress in study
合家欢乐héjiāhuān lè Happy and harmony within the family 白头偕老báitóuxiélǎo grow old together/ lifetime together 百年好合bǎinián hǎo hé love and devote to each other all life 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 Teks: 1b, 1c, 5a Writing red couplets: send them to family. And put it on both side of doors on Feb.16th 2015
Red couplets
Thursday Teks: 1b, 1c Voc. quiz Chinese new Year song
新年好 Happy New Year song xīn nián hǎo ya xīn nián hǎo ya 新 年 好 呀 , 新 年 好 呀 zhù hè dà jiā xīn nián hǎo 祝 贺 大 家 新 年 好 wǒ men chàng gē 我 们 唱 歌 wǒ men tiào wǔ 我 们 跳 舞 zhù hè dà jiā xīn nián hǎo : ` 祝 贺 大 家 新 年 好 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI9zudQqP70
New words zhù hè : ` 祝 贺 , to wish dà jiā 大 家 , all xīn nián 新 年 , new year Hǎo 好, good
practice zhù hè 祝 贺 dà jiā 大 家 xīn nián 新 年 Hǎo 好
Friday: make fish and decorate the classroom Teks: 5a Make valentine card
Qíngrén jié kuàilè 情人节快乐！Happy Valentine. Valentine Card making Qíngrén jié kuàilè 情人节快乐！Happy Valentine! Valentine Card making! Please write 3 sentences in your card and present to Ms.Wu Nǐ shì wǒ de 你是我的！You are mine. Wǒ ài nǐ! 我 爱你！ I love you! Nǐ shì wǒ de wéiyī! 你是我的唯一！You are my only one! Nǐ shì wǒ de bǎobèi 你是我的宝贝！You are my baby!
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 红包 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.
Year of sheep video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIVvobZE5lo