Some content in this post had been posted earlier, on the "1st day of school" note. However, since not all parents came to our parents meeting and may not pay attention to the past posts, I'm include the important/relevant ones here.
If you'd like to let your child practicing writing skills at home. Here's the website that I used to print out our in-class writing exercise sheet: http://us.yes-chinese.com/tzg/ Feel free to print out whatever characters that is relevant to your child's learning.
The possibility of using iPad in the classroom for practicing
character writing. The APP I mentioned is titled: 字宝宝笔顺⋯⋯ I believe
you can download it for iPad, iphone and ipod, etc. Please download it
and try it out and let me know if you don't mind your child use it in
the class. Also Please bring the device to the class each time if you
decide to use this method.
Another cool tool to help students learn Chinese, especially to boost
their reading skills, is the subscription to iChineseReader. Here's the
link to its website: http://ichinesereader.com/
Let me know if you are interested in subscribing. There's a group rate
for up to 36 students/families, which costs as low as $2 per month per
account.
If you have any questions, please feel free
to email, wechat or ask me in person.
Monday, September 28, 2015
9/27 Class Review
We started the class by reviewing the four characters the students learned last week. Students, using their best calligraphy skills, took turns writing the characters up on the whiteboard. We devoted time to evaluate the students' calligraphy and discussed which characters were well written and which ones could use improvement.
Next, the student's learned four new characters: 上, 下, 再, 见.
Students took turns forming words and phrases using those new characters.
Their creativity was impressive! Following, students had the opportunity to practice writing the characters.
Following the writing practice, we did a quick quiz, asking the students to circle or color the characters they already knew from a work sheet. The majority was at a similar level, knowing some simple characters and most of the numbers.
Since 9/27 was also the Mid-Autumn Festival, we concluded the lesson with a story, which explained the origins of this holiday. Students listened politely and asked great questions!
Monday, September 21, 2015
Saturday, September 19, 2015
9/13 1st Day of School
It was nice to see so many students showed up on the first day of school!
We started our Chinese lesson right away. The students first introduced themselves briefly. The majority of students speak and hear Mandarin Chinese at home; some of them already learned to read some simple Chinese characters. It is good for the teacher to know where they are at in the beginning of the school year and then build up their learning experience accordingly.
There are two 50-minute lessons and a 10-minute recess in between each week or day of our school, from 1:30 to 3:20pm. In the first lesson today (from 1:30 to 2:20), we introduced three characters and their Pinyin, meaning and writing stocks. That will be our normal sequence each week: we usually review what we've learned and teach the new characters in the first lesson, when students are in the best learning status. Then in the second lesson, we will have more fun stuff, such as games, songs and stories. Today, we learned the Sheng-Diao-Ge 声调歌. The four tones in Chinese pronunciation is unique, comparing to English. If you can't get it right, you are hardly understood even if you get the vowels and everything else correct. So we'd like to emphasis on this on our first day of class, to give the students a fresh and long-lasting impression. Here's the whole lyrics of this song:
中文四声很重要，
说不好会让人笑，
一声平平走，
二声上山坡，
三声下又上，
四声滑下坡。
We only touched the last four sentences today and all students practiced reciting it. Next week, when reviewing the song, we'll introduce the first two lines.
In the second lesson, we played a Pinyin game and another game called "Beat the Teacher" for learning the stroke order of each character taught. It is very important for the students to enjoy what we are learning. So games are crucial and important part of our class activities. Nothing learned without joy!
Another important event worthy mentioning today is the Parent Conference after the class. Thank you for those of you who stayed for the meeting!
Things we accomplished at the meeting:
1. Picked the Parent Representative, who is going to be Nancy Huang (Kai-di's grandma), and backed up by Lan Liang (Linda's mom).
2. Talked about things to bring to the class each time and homework, the teaching emphasis for the 1st grade this year.
3. Parents provided their emails so I can invite them to this blog.
4. The possibility of using iPad in the classroom for practicing character writing. * The APP I mentioned is titled: 字宝宝笔顺⋯⋯ I believe you can download it for iPad, iphone and ipod, etc. Please download it and try it out and let me know if you don't mind your child use it in the class. Also Please bring the device to the class each time if you decide to use this method. If you have any questions, please feel free to email or ask me in person.
5. Another cool tool to help students learn Chinese, especially to boost their reading skills, is the subscription to iChineseReader. Here's the link to its website: http://ichinesereader.com/
Let me know if you are interested in subscribing. There's a group rate for up to 36 students/families, that cost as low as $2 per month per account.
Again, feel free to ask questions. See you next week!
We started our Chinese lesson right away. The students first introduced themselves briefly. The majority of students speak and hear Mandarin Chinese at home; some of them already learned to read some simple Chinese characters. It is good for the teacher to know where they are at in the beginning of the school year and then build up their learning experience accordingly.
There are two 50-minute lessons and a 10-minute recess in between each week or day of our school, from 1:30 to 3:20pm. In the first lesson today (from 1:30 to 2:20), we introduced three characters and their Pinyin, meaning and writing stocks. That will be our normal sequence each week: we usually review what we've learned and teach the new characters in the first lesson, when students are in the best learning status. Then in the second lesson, we will have more fun stuff, such as games, songs and stories. Today, we learned the Sheng-Diao-Ge 声调歌. The four tones in Chinese pronunciation is unique, comparing to English. If you can't get it right, you are hardly understood even if you get the vowels and everything else correct. So we'd like to emphasis on this on our first day of class, to give the students a fresh and long-lasting impression. Here's the whole lyrics of this song:
中文四声很重要，
说不好会让人笑，
一声平平走，
二声上山坡，
三声下又上，
四声滑下坡。
We only touched the last four sentences today and all students practiced reciting it. Next week, when reviewing the song, we'll introduce the first two lines.
In the second lesson, we played a Pinyin game and another game called "Beat the Teacher" for learning the stroke order of each character taught. It is very important for the students to enjoy what we are learning. So games are crucial and important part of our class activities. Nothing learned without joy!
Another important event worthy mentioning today is the Parent Conference after the class. Thank you for those of you who stayed for the meeting!
Things we accomplished at the meeting:
1. Picked the Parent Representative, who is going to be Nancy Huang (Kai-di's grandma), and backed up by Lan Liang (Linda's mom).
2. Talked about things to bring to the class each time and homework, the teaching emphasis for the 1st grade this year.
3. Parents provided their emails so I can invite them to this blog.
4. The possibility of using iPad in the classroom for practicing character writing. * The APP I mentioned is titled: 字宝宝笔顺⋯⋯ I believe you can download it for iPad, iphone and ipod, etc. Please download it and try it out and let me know if you don't mind your child use it in the class. Also Please bring the device to the class each time if you decide to use this method. If you have any questions, please feel free to email or ask me in person.
5. Another cool tool to help students learn Chinese, especially to boost their reading skills, is the subscription to iChineseReader. Here's the link to its website: http://ichinesereader.com/
Let me know if you are interested in subscribing. There's a group rate for up to 36 students/families, that cost as low as $2 per month per account.
Again, feel free to ask questions. See you next week!
Syllabus
Hello C1A Class,
Welcome to NewStar Chinese School in Davis! And Welcome to our class! Here's a tentative syllabus for the 2015-2016 school year. We'll update it according to the students' interest and how things go in the classroom. Please check back whenever needed. It is our great honor and pleasure to work with your children on the upcoming Sunday afternoons. We are looking forward to knowing more about our students, their families, and to learning Chinese culture and language together. Thank you for your warm support to this learning community! Please stay tuned.
Welcome to NewStar Chinese School in Davis! And Welcome to our class! Here's a tentative syllabus for the 2015-2016 school year. We'll update it according to the students' interest and how things go in the classroom. Please check back whenever needed. It is our great honor and pleasure to work with your children on the upcoming Sunday afternoons. We are looking forward to knowing more about our students, their families, and to learning Chinese culture and language together. Thank you for your warm support to this learning community! Please stay tuned.
老师／Teacher：车艺 （Yi Che）
助教/ TAs: 郑安(Annie)、杜炜涵(Hanna)
1。教学目标
通过生动有趣、因材施教的教学活动，培养学生中文学习的兴趣、能力，激发孩子的求知欲、了解中国、增强对中华文化的认同感。 具体目标包括：掌握汉字基本笔画、笔顺、汉语拼音、认读并练习书写一百左右汉字、能口头表达一百以上词汇、十多个基本句型及若干诗词歌谣。
2。课时安排
Calendar
日期
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Textbook
教材进度
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Homework
家庭作业
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Details
主要内容
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Notes
备注
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9/13/15
1st Day
of School
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Lesson 1
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Workbook A: 1
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笔画：横、撇、捺、竖钩、点、竖、横折
拼音：d 、a、x、i、ao、b、ai
生字：大、小、云
基本句：你好！
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自我介绍；
儿歌：你好吗？
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9/20/15
2nd
Day of School
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Lesson 2
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Workbook B: 2
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笔画：撇折、
拼音：y、un、sh、ang、zh、ong、w、en
生字：白、上、中、文
基本句：我是白老师。
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声调歌
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9/27/15
3rd
Day of School
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Lesson 3
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Workbook A: 3
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笔画：横折钩、竖弯钩
拼音：z、j、an、t
生字： 再、见、下、天
基本句：小云再见！
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拍拍手
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10/4/15
4th
Day of School
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Lesson 4
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Workbook B: 4
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笔画：横折弯钩、竖横折钩
拼音：q、n、er
生字： 气、鸟、儿、太
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上学歌
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10/11/15
5th
Day of School
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Lesson 5 (1)
+review 1-4
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Workbook A:5
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Card games
生字：什、么
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找朋友
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10/18/15
6th
Day of School. Library day
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Lesson 5 (2)
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Workbook A: 5
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拼音: m、e、u
生字：是、书
基本句：这是我的铅笔。
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丢手绢
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10/25/15
7th
Day of School
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Lesson 6
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Workbook B: 6
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笔画：横撇、竖钩、横钩、横折折撇
拼音：（复习）
生字：子、不、你、这
基本句：谢谢你！不客气！
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礼貌歌
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11/1/15
8th
Day of School
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Lesson 7
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Workbook A: 7
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笔画：提
拼音：l、ei
生字：王、老、师、没
基本句：对不起。没关系。
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万圣节词语游戏
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11/8/15
9th
Day of School
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Lesson 8
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Workbook B: 8
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笔画：（复习）
拼音：ou、h
生字：手、红、起、秋
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秋天真美丽
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11/15/15
10th
Day of School
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Review
1-8
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Review session
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11/22/15
Thanksgiving Break. No School
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11/29/15 Thanksgiving
Break. No School
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12/6/15
11th
Day of School
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Lesson 9
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Workbook A: 9
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拼音：k、r、s
笔画：竖弯
生字：几、口、人、四
基本句：你家有几口人？
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我的家
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12/13/15
12th
Day of School
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Lesson 10
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Workbook B: 10
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笔画：（复习）
拼音：g、o、eng
生字：工、作、在、生
基本句：你爸爸是医生吗？
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职业
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12/20/15
Winter Recess.
No School
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12/27/15
Winter Recess. No School
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01/03/16
Winter Recess. No School
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1/10/16
13th
Day of School
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Lesson 11
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Workbook A: 11
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笔画：撇点
拼音：（复习）
生字：也、们、妈、国
基本句：我妈妈也是中国人。
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国家
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01/17/16
15th
Day of School
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Lesson 12
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Workbook B: 12
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笔画：（复习）
拼音：iu
生字：五、六、七、八、九、十
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数数
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01/24/16
16th
Day of School
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Lesson 13
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Workbook A: 13
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笔画：横撇弯钩
拼音：（复习）
生字：他、个、友、那、好
基本句：他是谁？
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找朋友
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01/31/16
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Chinese
New Year Party
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02/07/16
17th
Day of School
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Lesson 14
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Workbook B: 14
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拼音：ue
生字：她、了、女、来、学
基本句：她叫什么名字？
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与中国新年有关的故事
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02/14/16
18th
Day of School
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Lesson 15
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Workbook A: 15
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笔画：（复习）
拼音：ie
生字：写、业、足、哪、球
基本句：小云在哪儿？
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02/21/16
19th
Day of School
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Lesson 16
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Workbook B: 16
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笔画：竖折、弯钩
拼音：ch
生字：北、出、里、的、家
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02/28/16
20th
Day of School
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Lesson 17
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Workbook A: 17
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笔画：复习
拼音：ui
生字：牛、水、包、吃、米
基本句：妈妈吃米饭。
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食物相关儿歌／手工
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03/06/16
21st
Day of School
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Lesson 18
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Workbook B: 18
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笔画：竖提
拼音：复习
生字：多、肉、两、点、很
基本句：多吃点青菜吧。
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食物
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03/13/16
22rd
Day of School
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Lesson 19
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Workbook A: 19
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笔画：斜钩
拼音：（复习）
生字：西、瓜、有、我、果
基本句：我想吃西瓜。
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水果歌
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03/20 and 27 Spring break, No Scho
04/3/16
23rd
Day School
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动物／量词儿歌
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04/10/16
24th
Day of School
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Lesson 20
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Workbook B: 20
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生字：山、它、羊、和、鱼
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动物相关手工／儿歌／故事
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04/16/16
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UC
Davis Picnic Day Parade
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04/17/16
25th
Day of School
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Lesson 21
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Workbook A: 21
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拼音：in、ing
生字：乐、打、欢、听、音
基本句：小云喜欢画画儿。
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谈爱好
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04/24/16
26th
Day of School
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Lesson 22
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Workbook B: 22
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生字：车、可、汽、玩、爱
基本句：你有玩具熊吗？
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分享玩具
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05/1/16
27th
Day of School
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Review
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05/8/16
28th
Day of School
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Lesson 23
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Workbook A: 23
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生字：今、午、去、还、看
基本句：你想去动物园还是去游乐场？
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想去什么地方
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05/15/16
29th
Day of School
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Lesson 24
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Workbook B: 24
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生字：玉、地、会、花、秋
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故事：小猫种鱼
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05/22/16
30th
Day of School
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Review
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Pre-registration
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05/29/16
Memorial Day weekend, No School
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06/5/16
31th Day of School, Pre-registration, Library Day 游戏＋期末考试
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06/11/16 Saturday,
End of Year Party
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