11/1 Class Review

As usual, we began class with a review of what students learned in the last lesson. Students took turns writing the four characters 子, 这,不, 你 on the whiteboard. Then the teacher gave students pointers on how to improve their calligraphy. Overall students did good job today reviewing/writing those characters.

Next, we learned four new characters: 王 (king). 老 (old), 师 (master/teacher), 没 (none). To learn the pinyin of these characters, students were asked to piece together the correct pinyin using the Pinyin Cards they have. Students also made four more Pinyin cards: sh, i, m, ei. We played several rounds of "Beat the Teacher" to test how well the students know the correct order of strokes for each of the four new characters. Students successfully beat the teacher in several rounds! They are definitely getting much better at this game!

Since it was raining during recess, we asked the students whether they thought rain was 好（good） or不好（ bad）. We took a vote, and interestingly, most students believed rain is good. They justified their choice by saying rain helps plants grow taller, helps alleviate the drought, can wash cars, and is fun to play in. Those were some very thoughtful answers!

Near the end of class, students read from their textbooks: "对不起" (page. 40). The passage shares many characters from 礼貌歌, which students learned earlier.