Section outline


  • EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    We are exploring Chinese cultural festivals

    We are exploring basic Chinese vocabulary 

    We are exploring Chinese alphabet and pronunciation



    Learning Intentions: We are learning to (WALT)...Appreciate and participate in Chinese New Year celebrations 

    Success Criteria: I can 

    • Retell a Chinese New Year story 

    • Greet people with "Happy New Year" in Mandarin and sing a " Happy New Year" song 

    • Make Chinese New Year paper cutting

    Motivation 

    Watch a promotion videos on http://www.ilep.ac.nz/about/news-and-events/ilep-video

    & on   

    1. Watch  a Chinese New Year story "Nian" on  Answer the following questions.  

    • What is "Nian"?

    • Why is New Year called " guo Nian"? 

    • What were the things "Nian" was afraid of?

    • Explain the reasons why Chinese  people use bright red colours and let off fireworks for the New Year.  

            2.  Learn a Chinese New Year song "xin nian hao ya" on  


           3. . Kahoot games on

    https://create.kahoot.it/details/chinese-new-year-quiz-mhjc/01c3b416-e9b1-4fd2-b704-75b3e522eb4f


    Glossary

    xīn.                      nián                            níu 

    新    new               年            year              牛      ox

     nǐ                                 hǎo

    你         you                   好                      good

     nǐ  hǎo

    你 好                hello 

     wǒ                               ne   

    我                 I, me         呢    used at the end of a sentence, indicates it is a question

    Homework

    Sing along the songs uploaded on  your Mandarin Google classroom. 


    Follow Up Tasks:


    Quizlet on https://quizlet.com/263969930/spring-festival-mhjc-flash-cards/


    Chinese New Year activities: papercutting