Although the number ten is not used in the Soduku puzzle, students will learn how to pronounce and make the Chinese character as part of the math lesson.
Sample of Soduku puzzle:
(table available in print form)
Classroom Activity Four: Stories
This activity will answer the question: What can we learn about China from stories?
Goal:
At the end of this section "
Stories
" students will read Ms. Frizzle's Adventures: Imperial China or Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel, write a summary and/or answer questions.
Objectives:
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1. Teacher will read orally to students during shared reading/whole group reading Ms. Frizzle's Adventures: Imperial China by Joanna Cole and Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel.
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2. Students will participate in oral discussion about characters, setting, events and conclusion completing graphic organizer selected by the teacher.
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3. Teacher will model one selected question with the entire class.
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4. Students will write summary of the story and answer selected questions generated by the teacher to meet the New Haven Language Arts Standards.
Material:
One copy of Ms. Frizzle's Adventures: Imperial China, or Tikki Tikki Tembo book, paper, pencil, copy of real Chinese names.
Real Chinese names: http://www.mandarintools.com/chinesename.html. Students can write their name and the view in Chinese.
Chen, Lin, Huang, Li, Zhang, Wang, Wu, Liu and Tsai just to list a few.