Have you been practicing your Chinese? I certainly hope so. Here is PeiPei again reminding you how to say What's Your Name!
Remember! Practice! Practice! Practice!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijD5Nyinemk&feature=plcp
Friday, August 31, 2012
Friday, August 17, 2012
Friday, June 1, 2012
Summer 2012
Summer! Time for some really fun Keiki Chinese! 1st and 2nd grade bulldogs will be enjoying a summer packed with Chinese learning. Come join us!
Build a Chinese music video with Scratch!
Create your own Chinese language podcast with Garageband!
Shoot your own feature film in Chinese complete with subtitles!
Import yourself to the top of the Great Wall with Photoshop!
Get in touch with the inner artist in you with calligraphy and Chinese paper cutting!
And best of all...learn how to read and write! WOW!
So get ready to kick it into high gear and learn some Chinese!
Hope to see you right here at Le Jardin Academy Summer 2012!
Friday, February 3, 2012
Narcissus Queen and her Princesses
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
What's Your Name
What's Your Name Click this title to listen.
生词：
请问 May I ask?
我 I
是 To be; is
名字 Name
你呢 And you?
贵姓 Family name; surname
姓 Surname
喜欢 To like
叫 To be called
什么 What
北京 Beijing
美国 America
Friday, October 21, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Learning More and More
4th graders will soon be biting off a little more Chinese. Here are a few new vocabulary words coming up. Try to write these!
他 Ta1 He
是 Shi4 Is
谁 Shui2 Who
Can you guess what sentence we will be forming? That's right! We will be learning to say 他是谁？Who is he?
3rd graders are diving head first into new skits and puppet shows speaking out against bullying with the words:
大 Da4 Big
小 Xiao3 Little
脚 Jiao3 Foot
Stay tuned to Keiki Chinese to watch and learn how to say these very helpful words and learn more about how to prevent bullying at your school, in your neighborhood, and anywhere it might occur.
Teachers enjoyed their monthly cooking competition today. I have included a few pictures for your giggle. Once a month teachers choose a theme and compete for the coveted "spoon" award. This month the theme was tailgating. Among the recipes presented today were Italian Sausage and Pepper Sandwiches, Pulled Pork and Cole Slaw Sandwiches, Salsa Chicken, Frito Pie Surprise, and Pan California Roll. Tasters vote on their favorite recipe and all ballots remain secret. What fun! Who would have thought these teachers were such yummy, yummy cooks!
Here are a few of my favorite cooking websites and blogs. What are some of yours?
http://veganthyme.blogspot.com/
http://www.meettheshannons.net/
Learn More Do More! And ALWAY Practice What You Know!
Follow us on Twitter @MushudragonUSA
他 Ta1 He
是 Shi4 Is
谁 Shui2 Who
Can you guess what sentence we will be forming? That's right! We will be learning to say 他是谁？Who is he?
3rd graders are diving head first into new skits and puppet shows speaking out against bullying with the words:
大 Da4 Big
小 Xiao3 Little
脚 Jiao3 Foot
Stay tuned to Keiki Chinese to watch and learn how to say these very helpful words and learn more about how to prevent bullying at your school, in your neighborhood, and anywhere it might occur.
Teachers enjoyed their monthly cooking competition today. I have included a few pictures for your giggle. Once a month teachers choose a theme and compete for the coveted "spoon" award. This month the theme was tailgating. Among the recipes presented today were Italian Sausage and Pepper Sandwiches, Pulled Pork and Cole Slaw Sandwiches, Salsa Chicken, Frito Pie Surprise, and Pan California Roll. Tasters vote on their favorite recipe and all ballots remain secret. What fun! Who would have thought these teachers were such yummy, yummy cooks!
Here are a few of my favorite cooking websites and blogs. What are some of yours?
http://veganthyme.blogspot.com/
http://www.meettheshannons.net/
Learn More Do More! And ALWAY Practice What You Know!
Follow us on Twitter @MushudragonUSA
Friday, October 14, 2011
Learn More Do More!
Have you been practicing Chinese? I certainly hope so! Here are some words to remember...
什么 What
人 Person
不 No
山 Mountain
Congrats to the 1st graders for finishing their movie 老师在吗？The Keiki and Laoshi certainly have had a lot of fun learning new phrases, learning the photography of movie making, creating and moving sets all over campus, laughing and dreaming up funny scenes for our movie! WOW! The students really are smart, smart learners!
4th graders have been catching up on some writing practice. They are well on their way to writing 你叫什么？Students have also been enjoying building QR codes. Fu Guo Guo even downloaded Chinese characters onto her computer and created QR codes for her class to decode at school. What fun we had decoding her Chinese messages. Laoshi was very impressed with her use of Chinese and her inquiring mind that put the Chinese characters on her computer. Fu Guo Guo says she is the computer wiz of her family. I can certainly see that to be true!
Chinese Club will be every Tuesday from dismissal to 3:45. Right now we are working on Stop Motion Animation. Kids seem to have a lot of fun with this wonderful piece of technology.
Want to know what I had for dinner last night? Little Village Noodle House in Chinatown. My very favorite restaurant in Honolulu. I had garlic squash, dried string beans, mixed veggies with tofu, and the house special fried rice! Yummy! Next time you and your family are in Chinatown check it out.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Super Classroom Apps for Creative Learning
Super Classroom
Apps For Creative Learning
PuppetPals HD
Tell
an animated story using PuppetPal puppets and backgrounds.
Record your voice, move your characters, save to
your Mac PC, share on YouTube, email your creations to friends and family.
Storyrobe
Story
telling app.
Hipstamatic
Camera
with cool and fun features.
Prezi Viewer
Create
a prezi presentation and carry it with you on our device.
inClass
Calendar
created with school students in mind.
Good for jotting
down homework assignments, notes, list instructors,
class
schedule, backup data capability.
Doodle Buddy
Write
math equations, vocabulary words, notes to friends, even
draw pictures with this fun drawing
application. Change colors to
add flare to your maps, math, graphs, or whatever
your
imagination can create.
Wunderlist
List
making application
SynthCam
Really
fun camera app. Add zing to your
classroom images
this year!
Smithsonian
Smithsonian. Needs no explanation!
Whatwasthere
Point
the camera at any location where you are and the app will
give you a brief history of things that happened at
that location. Fascinating!
Comic Touch Lite
Build
your own class comic book with ease!
StoryKit
Writing
stories with illustration has never been easier.
SonicPicsLite
Use
images to tell stories, give directions, count money, endless
possibilities.
Drag and drop class pictures, homework, maps,
google images, animation to Sonic Lite then record
your message to tell a story, answer questions, ask questions…you name it. Jazz up your lessons and thrill
your students about learning with this engaging and easy application.
Red Laser
QR
code reader. Build your own QR
codes at:
http://qrcode.good-survey.com/about-qr-codes
Glow Draw
Write
words, letters, numbers, you name it then add your very
own drawings to this writing and drawing glow in the
dark
application.
Learning to read, write, and do mathmatics has never been so fun!
GarageBand (ipad 2 only)
iMovie (iPad 2 only)
ShowMe
Share
learning with anyone, anywhere, any time, any place. Yes!
Anywhere!
Popplet Lite
Capture learning and turn them into visuals and
text. Let Popplet help you teach
and learn. Let Popplet do the
teaching for you and have keiki show their work with technology!
WikiNodes
Really,
really cool mind map that packs mean bling. You gotta
check this one out! Wow keiki of all ages and even your peers!
ScreenChomp
Add
images, backgrounds, write with your finger or stylus. Let
ScreenChomp do the work of teaching your class
today. Even
better…let keiki tell ScreenChomp what to teach
today. Finish your homework using
screen chomp! Review spelling
lists with ScreenChomp! Read a
graph, draw a map, count money with ScreenChomp!
Wikihood
GPS,
map finder, information seeker, visual and audio
encyclopedia for the 21st century
learner.
Qwiki
Thousands of narrated covering art, science, language, history,
sports, food, hobbies the list goes on and on. Watch and listen to any topic you can dream up. A visual encyclopedia. This app can also locate you and give
fascinating Qwiki’s about the location you are at. On a vacation?
On an excursion? Want to
learn more about…something? Use
Qwiki. The possibilities for
exploration are endless.
Wiki2
Wikipedia
reader. Easy and beautiful
interface. What a lovely
way for students, teachers, and families to read the
encyclopedia.
Songify
Open
source original music. Use it or even
post your own musical
creations!
Animoto
In
a snap build a slideshow of images and graphics with text to
teach new concepts, review, or even better…have
students build their own.
SimpleMind+
Mind
mapping made easy!
Talking Gina
Record
your lesson and let Gina the giraffe do the teaching! Get
ready for those kids to learn when your substitute
steps in!
Talking Lila
Need
a substitute teacher? Just record
and Lila the water fairy
will do the teaching for you. Or even better…have the keiki record
math problems, questions, assignments, classroom rules and agreements, or
reminders for the next day. Lila
can even speak Chinese!
Impression
Water
mark your images!
Dropox
Cloud
service. Use this to transfer files from your
desktop to your
iPad and back with ease. PC Mac!
PaperDesk LT
A
favorite app. Draw, add pictures,
make lists, take notes, record
your voice, record others voices, transcribe, touch
an area in the written text and it will take you to the same location in the audio
text. Very robust site for
classroom and personal use.
Paperless
List
maker
i-Prompt Pro
Teleprompter. Works great!
CartoonStdio
Create
your own animation. Save to PC
Mac.
Book Creator
Ever
wanted to be a published writer?
Now is your chance. You
write it and we will read it! Includes image function so you can
illustrate your stories. Platform looks like a book.
Zite
Read
up on all your favorite subjects
Evernote
Excellent
and diverse note taker.
Transferable to PC/Mac
WordWeb
Dictionary
on steroids!
Google Earth
Fantastic,
robust site
Weather Eye
Check
the weather around the world
PS Express
Device
version of Photoshop on the go
iPreadMusic
Read
music, play music learning games
Skype
Skype
for iOS.
Dragon Dictation
Dictation
can be transferred to Mac/PC
SM: Rain
Relaxing
sounds for quiet classroom moments
Tips For iPads In The
Classroom:
1. You will need an Apple
adaptor to plug the device into the
Smarboard.
Simply plug the Apple adaptor to your Smartboard and you are ready to
roll!
2. Some of the apps listed are
free and some have a fee.
Garageband and iMovie are the most expensive at $10.
3. Your ipad can be set to any
language you wish. But that is
another handout! J
4. Use your iPad controls or
the Smartboard to control the volume.
5. Use Photobooth on your iPad
to turn on a quick slide show for a re to reflect on the learning you did that
day.
This list was
brought to you by:
Keikichinese.blogspot.com
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Friday, September 30, 2011
What's Your Name?
Learn More, Do More!
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
QR Codes In the K-5 Classroom
Chinese Media Makers had loads of fun starting a new Stop Motion Animation project today. Sorry...can't give you any more details. You will just have to wait for the movie to come out!
High schoolers are starting to communicate with me on Twitter. I certainly look forward to all their excellent written Chinese on Twitter. Why don't you follow us, too! @MushudragonUSA
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
QR Code Chinese!
Use the app Red Laser or go to this link http://qrcode.good-survey.com/about-qr-codes and click on Decode - Read With Camera to read these QR Codes with hidden Chinese messages. Can you read the secret code? Write in the comments section with the correct translation and you just might get a treat for trying during our next class!
Friday, September 23, 2011
生词 Tea Refill Lesson Level II
生词
服务员 fu2 wu4 yuan2 waitress, server
茶水 cha2 shui3 tea water
要 yao4 to require
钱 qian2 money
免费 mian3 fei4 free
那 na4 then
帮 bang1 for (someone)
倒 dao4 to pour
杯 bei1 cup, glass
茶 cha2 tea
请 qing3 please
捎等 shao1 deng3 to wait a moment
真 zhen1 really
苦 ku3 sour
水 shui3 water
倒茶 dao4 cha2 to pour tea
Helpful Phrases
1。 服务员，茶水要钱吗？ Waitress, does tea water cost anything?
2。 是免费的。 It's free.
3。 那帮倒一杯茶。 Then I'll have a cup of tea.
4. 好的，请捎等。 Ok, please wait a moment.
5。 这是什么茶？ 真苦。 What kind of tea is this? It's really bitter.
6。 那帮你倒一杯水 。 Then I'll bring you a water.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Public Service Announcement: Don't Take DRUGS!
Watch and learn as Andre, Cole, and Stefan warn you about the hazards of taking illegal drugs! Great job on the Pubic Service Announcement 4th graders. And thank you to Mrs. Debbie Smith for inviting me to take part in this fun and important project!
Stay healthy!
Stay healthy!
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