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Thinking Outside the Box
How can you be more creative in your teaching of the Chinese language?
How to teach Chinese
creatively!
Chinese Teacher - Grades 1-7
Chinese Teacher - Grades 8-12
Pre-school ChineseTeacher
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Preschool – Grade 3
New Modules – August 2010
1. A trip to the Circus2. Creepy Crawlies3. At the Beach4. Robots5. We're going on a Bear Hunt!
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Thinking outside the Box!
Student Contracts
Learning Centres
Meaningful Communication
Authentic Contexts
Collaboration
Active Learning
What are Student Contracts?
The student agrees to complete tasks in a prescribed amount of time.
The student has an active role in their own learning.
1. Teacher Direction: Role-plays, Vocabulary, Grammar, Sentence Structures, Modelling language.
2. Student Activities: Students are given Tasks to complete with a partner or in a small group.
The 2 Components of Student Contracts
Why Contracts?
• Choice• Highly motivating• Extends learning• Same content – Different products• Open-ended Tasks• Collaboration• Enrichment Options• Encourages Creativity• Assessment - Students demonstrate skills
What do Student Contracts look like in a
Chinese language classroom?
The Planning Process
What is the purpose of the language?
Communication
Choose a SITUATION where language can be used.
AuthenticAge appropriate
Communication for meaning
STEP ONE
• Introduce the Situation• Make connections between experiences and first
language
STEP TWO
• Introduce the Role-play in English
• Introduce the Role-play in Chinese as a whole group
STEP THREE
• Vocabulary Introduction
• Talk Partners
• Break down the Role-play (Grammar / Sentence structures)
SketchUp
RapRole-play
Card Game
Cartoon strip
Map
Test
Poster
Using a Textbook to create
Learning Contracts
Topic
Rap
Interview
Game
MapCartoon
Survey
Bumper
StickerPoster
Comic
Clear Expectations
What are Learning Centres / Work Stations?
• Areas set-up around the room that are designed for a specific activity.
• Students focus on developing and/or mastering a particular skill and/or concept while working in groups.
• Students take an active role in learning as they move from one activity to another.
Why Learning Centres / Work Stations?
• Highly motivating for boys particularly• Time Management• Collaboration• Enrichment Options• Encourages Creativity• Frees Teacher up to provide help where needed• Assessment - Students demonstrate skills
Learning Centres
Theme : The Olympics
What content will my students learn?
Sports, Colors, Descriptions, Time, Location, Likes/Dislikes
Purpose of Language
Gaining information Expressing feelings
Decide how students will demonstrate their learning.
Set up Learning Activities in the Classroom
Materials needed:
•Passport template•Vocabulary Cards
Make your own Passport with 8 pieces of information about yourself.(Use Vocabulary Cards)
Complete information in Passport
Set up Learning Activities
Materials needed:
•Graph paper•Sport Vocabulary Cards
http://www.semanda.com
Set up Learning Activities
Materials needed:
•Mascot Images•Poster paper•Olympic logo
Describe the Olympic Mascots
TASK: Describe the color, size, body of
each Mascot.
In the description include at least 3 actions/sport each Mascot is able to
do.
Set up Learning Activities
Materials needed:
•Olympic venues Map•Writing paper
http://www.london2012.com/visiting/getting-to-the-games/index.php
Set up Learning Activities
Materials needed:
•Competition Schedule•Laptop
TASK:Create a PodcastDescribing day
and time ofAt least 10
events
Set up Learning Activities
Materials needed:
•Vocabulary Sheets
Formative Assessment - Learning Portfolio
Thinking Outside the Box Planning Tips
1. Start small
2. Plan well and be creative! 3. Clear and detailed Instructions
4. Participation Rubric
5. On Task
6. Chinese ONLY
7. Learning Portfolio
8. High expectations
Thinking Outside the Box Teaching Chinese creatively
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