Social Studies at Yinghua Academy, Middle School Grade 5: Li Laoshi (Ying Li) teaches in Chinese 2nd year at Yinghua Academy. Art and language arts teacher, elementary, middle and high school levels, in China for past 10 years. Art major (Chinese painting speciality), Arts of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China. Grades 6: Ke Laoshi (Jan Kleinman) teaches in English 4th year at Yinghua Academy. Previously taught English as Second Language (at college level), reading intervention and elementary Spanish (elementary level). East Asian Studies major (history and Mandarin language), Yale University, CT; Post-Baccalaureate Elementary Teaching with Social Studies specialty, Hamline University, MN
Social Studies at Yinghua Academy, Middle School Grade 7 Term I and half Term II: Li Laoshi teaches in Chinese Half term II and Term III: Ke Laoshi teaches in English Grade 8 Term I and half Term II: Ke Laoshi teaches in English Half term II and Term III: Li Laoshi teaches in Chinese
Topics: in Chinese & in English Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 European geography U.S. Constitution Local opera and Beijing opera Geography: Middle East former Soviet Union India Latin America Renaissance Europe U.S. – Dakota War Beijing opera performance Ming and Qing Dynasties Ancient South and Mesoamerica Immigration to MN U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Macau geography and history China: arts and discoveries Industrial Development in MN World War II Development of China
Social Studies grades 5, 6, 7, 8 Reading Paraphrasing Sharing ideas in pairs or groups Debating Presenting and acting Researching Every 7 th and 8th grade student will need to visit a public library during this school year. Please help your student get his or her own library card!