Ms. Chen – ArtMs. Riha – MusicMs. Totall-P.E.

Chinese Language Arts curriculum

Singapore Math Science Whole School and Classroom

Expectations How to get involved at school Important Events

Chinese Language Arts Math Social Studies Science Play

Reading Readiness: The student will develop book and print awareness

Phonemic Awareness: The student will develop phonemic awareness and basic knowledge of the Chinese characters

Decoding and Word recognition: Recognize some words

Comprehension: The students will develop and apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed

Kindergarten Schedule for 2014-2015K1 Ruan LaoshiYinghua Academy

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Morning Meeting8:30-8:57

Homeroom Homeroom Homeroom Homeroom Homeroom

Period 19:00-9:50 CLA CLA

CLA CLA CLA

Period 29:53-10:43 CLA CLA

CLAMusic (Riha)10:18-10:43

CLA

CLA

Period 310:46-11:36

Lunch10:40-11:05

Lunch

Lunch10:40-11:05

Lunch

Lunch10:40-11:05

Lunch

Lunch10:40-11:05

LunchTeam Meet10:50-11:30

Lunch10:40-11:05

Lunch

Period 4Activity Period

11:39-12:45

11:05-11:40 Rest Time 11:40-12:10 Story/Weather Calendar (Science)

Music (Riha)12:15-12:40

11:05-11:40 Rest Time 11:40-12:10 Story/Weather Calendar (Science)

12:10-12:25 CLA Writing

11:05-11:40 Rest Time 11:40-12:10 Story/Weather Calendar (Science)

12:10-12:25 CLA Writing

11:05-11:40 Rest Time 11:40-12:10 Story/Weather Calendar (Science)

12:10-12:25 CLA Writing

11:05-11:40 Rest Time 11:40-12:10 Story/Weather Calendar (Science)

12:10-12:25 CLA Writing

Period 512:45-1:30

12:40-1:00 CLA Writing1:00-1:20 Snack

12:30-1:00PE (ToTall)

1:00-1:20 -Snack

12:30-1:30 Math

12:30-1:00 PE (Totall)

1:00-1:20 Snack

12:30-1:00 PE (Totall) 1:00-1:20 Snack

Period 61:33-2:18

1:20-2:40 Math

1:20-2:40 Math

1:33-2:18Art2:18-2:38 Snack

1:20-2:40 Math

1:20-2:40 Math

Period 72:21-3:06

2:40-3:10Recess

2:40-3:10Recess

2:40-3:10Recess

2:40-3:10Recess

2:40-3:10Recess

HomeroomHomework Lab

3:06-3:25

Homeroom Homeroom Homeroom Homeroom Homeroom

Literary Response and Analysis: Identify types of everyday print materials

Vocabulary: Basic academic and functional Chinese vocabulary

Listening and Speaking: Students will listen and respond to oral communication

Writing: Handwriting skills and hold pencil correctly

My First Chinese Words 36 Book set from Better Chinese

I Love Chinese: The 14 book set from Better Chinese

青 (qīng) 田 (tián) story books Singapore reading materials Reading materials from China

Language acquisition vs. Language LearningChinese immersion environmentConnect sound to print and connect print to meaning (Same as MN English Language Arts standards)

Use daily routine phrases Visual aids Body language Facial expressions Sing Chinese songs Recite Chinese poems Nursery rhymes Story reading

Be familiar with the 18 basic strokes

Follow the writing rules Use the proper stroke order

when writing characters Practice is the key

Multiple types of characters (e.g. pictographs, ideographs, compound pictographs, compound ideographs, semi-phonetic compounds, etc..)

Starting with simple characters, such as pictographic characters

Your child will be able to --understand the classroom directions from teachers in Chinese express their needs and wants with Chinese speakers understand the basic strokes and formation of characters write at least 80+ Chinese characters recognize at least 150-200 Chinese characters

Read to your child Language-rich environment Monthly language rich activities calendar

Singapore Math Method - follows a spiral progression - Principles: Three step learning

model, moving from the concrete, to the pictorial, to the abstract

-consistent and strong emphasis on problem solving and model drawing

Suitable for immersion program -Builds upon preceding levels -Explanations of math concepts are

exceptionally clear and simple

Follows the MN Science Standard Follows the Core Knowledge Scope and Sequence Integrates with Chinese Language Arts in the

immersion classroom ,e.g. observe plants growth Fosters a science attitude: "The success of science has more to do with an

attitude common to scientists than with a particular method. This attitude is one of inquiry, experimentation, and humility before the facts." - Paul G. Hewitt, Conceptual Physics, Second Edition, p. 3

Hands on activities, experiment experiences

Elementary school children are in a concrete operational stage of their development. (Piaget, 1958)

--Invisible things must be represented in concrete form to enable these children to grasp the concepts.

In kindergarten, children often study aspects of the world around them: the family, the school, the community.

We want to help students think about their relationship with the world and foster their curiosity.

Play is the Work of the Child (Piaget)

Play, along with the basic needs of nutrition, health, shelter and education, is vital to develop the potential of all children.

Play is communication and expression, combing thought and action; it gives satisfaction and a feeling of achievement.

Play is instinctive, voluntary, and spontaneous.

Play helps children develop physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially.

Play is a means of learning to live, not a mere passing of time.

Play is the child’s way of learning.

Kindergarten Curriculum Map School Wide Calendar Class Schedule Kindergarten Classroom Rules-have you

child color and bring back for a golden ticket.

Read to your child everyday Good rest and eat well Check sent home folder every night Check our Classroom Page weekly

(password: twenty1516) Arrive at school and pick up on time Individual snack in the backpack Turn in homework on time Learn with your child Be involved

Three field trips- Apple Orchard on October, 8th.

Monthly Activity Calendar- at least complete two activities a week (Golden ticket)

Grandparents’ Day- October 23rd , 2015. Chinese New Year Performance-2/13/2016

at Bethel University Academic Performance-the end of May

1.Plan a week that will work for you

2.Sign up with your child’s teacher

3.Prepare the information and one activity with your child-posters, books, crafts, science project…

1. E-mail: vickee.nelson@yinghuaacademy.org

2. Notes in the take home folder3. Class Coordinators4. “Report an Absence”- Go to the Yinghua

home page and scroll to the bottom, there is a link in the black bar at bottom. Click on that link and fill in the form, the school will receive an email with the information.