1. Welcome to Yinghua Academy Kindergarten

2. Bachelor’s Degree in teaching foreign languages Three Teacher Knowledge Test Certificates from Cambridge University in China, one of them is “young learners” Mandarin Certificate from China Seven years teaching experience in a language school, third year at Yinghua China Teacher Certification in the areas of foreign languages

4. Comes from Shan Dong China (see food) Used to work at a language school in China Third year at Yinghua Loves teaching and helping kids Enjoys spending time with students

5. Main Topics for Tonight Chinese Language Arts curriculum Singapore Math Science Whole School and Classroom Expectations How to get involved at school Important Events

6. MonthChinese Language ArtsMathSocial StudiesScience Sept. All about Me  Greetings  Language and vocabulary about “me” and “my family”  Listening skills  Learn names of some animals My Family Introduce family members Express love for family Understand family and friendship Numbers 1-10 Count and recognize up to 10 Write 1-10 Number order Count from 1 - 10 and from 10 – 1 Personal Safety Walk in the hallways Keep hands to oneself Playground Safety Class routine & class safety Core Value Five Expectations School Supplies Identify classroom supplies Natural Science: Season (Fall)  Understand facts of fall  Fall colors activities Introduce Calendar Introduce Weather Oct. Color of Fall  Fall activities and colors School supplies Identify classroom supplies Fruit Name the common fruits  Describe different fruits Match/Sort Match and sort objects according to their attributes Measurement (length, Weight, Size) Measure length, weight and size Shapes Identify circles, rectangles and distinguish these shapes Patterns  Identify repetition of colors and shapes I Love My Family Family Members Family Tree Friendship & Manners Be Respectful to others Wait for your turn Science Inquiry: Observation Earth & Space Science: Weather Identify weather (rainy, sunny, cloudy, and snowy) Calendar Science of fruit Nov. Celebrate Literature  Listen to stories from around the world  Introduce terms of “author” and “illustrator”  Skills to respond stories and identify the main characters in a story School is Fun  Learn names of school activities  Five Great Expectations Comparison  Compare length, weight and size of objects Compare sets of equal sizes and different sizes Numbers Comparison more and less Numbers to 20 Count up and down by one Compare and tell the difference between two numbers Native Americans, Early Exploration & Settlement  Story of the First Thanksgiving  The May Flower Holiday Seasons  Holidays  Shopping  food/fruits Express preference Science Inquiry: Observation Life Science: Living Things (Human Body) Identify human body parts and their functions Five senses Dec. Color of Winter Winter activities and colors Celebration of winter Grocery shopping  Name words of food Clothing  Identify different kinds of clothing. Neighboring Numbers Find a number that is 1 more or 1 less than a given number. Numbers to 20 Count up to 20 by identifying groups of ten Represent and write the numbers up to 20 in tens and ones Self Awareness & Empathy How to be a good listener Respect other’s Feelings Friendship skills Meaning of Chinese Names Natural Science: Season (Winter)  Understand the facts of winter  Change of seasons Winter colors and activities Personal Hygiene  Hand washing technique (water-soap-20 second scrub-rinse Jan. Shapes and color  Identify different colors and shapes Zoo animals & Sea Creature  Name zoo animals and sea creature and describe their habitats. Count by 2s, 5s and 10s  Understand and able to count by 2s, 5s and 10s Number Bonds  Build number bonds within 1-10 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King’s “I have a Dream” speech (excerpt) Stories about the Civil Rights Movement Healthy Habits  Identify healthy and unhealthy foods Taking Care of Yourself  Appropriate clothing for different weathers/seasons  Exercise

7. MonthChinese Language ArtsMathSocial StudiesScience Feb. Chinese New Year (CNY) Understand CNY customs through folk stories Summary of the importance of CNY in Chinese culture My home & Places I Visit  Identify the rooms in a house and describe the function of different rooms  Name the function of each room  Name what they can do at each place  Name the town they live in Numbers to 30 Count up to 30 by tens and ones Represent and write numbers up to 30 in tens and ones Place Value  Know ones and tens  Understand the concept of hundreds Justice and Courage Story of Abraham Lincoln Story of George Washington and the Cherry Tree Stories of American Presidents  George Washington/Thomas Jefferson/Abraham Lincoln/Theodore Roosevelt Asia: Chinese Culture  Chinese New Year customs  Chinese New Year stories Natural Science: Season (Spring) Understand the facts of spring Notice the change of seasons Spring activities The Nature: Animals and Plants Sorting living things by habitat (sea or land) Taking care of Pets Structure of plants What plants need to grow March Countries Around the World  Learn names of six countries  Associate items to its countries  World Fair Sports/Exercise  Classroom exercise and games  Learn names of different sports Date and Time Addition and Subtraction  Understand addition and subtraction  Solve addition and subtraction problems Bullying Prevention Physical and emotional well-being Conflict resolution Getting along with others Countries Around the World  Identify country flags  Experience different country cultures World Fair Life Science: Living Things (Plants) Observe plant growth (Mung bean) life cycle of plants Comparison of Animals and Plants Common characteristics of animals Comparison of animals and plants April Transportation / Movement  Identify transportation by sea, by air and by land  Understand the importance of safety  Action verbs  Location words and phrases Location Location words and identify one’s position in relation to the surrounding Money Identify names and values of coins Learn the value of different coin combinations Shop with coins Numbers to 100  Count to 100 and by 2s, 5s and 10s Sequence  Recognize that a number can be used to represent how many objects are in a set or to represent the position of an object in a sequence Symbols & Figures American Flag Bald Eagle Statue of Liberty Mount Rushmore White house Relationship between Earth and Me  Our impact on the Earth  The importance of recycling for our environment and Earth  Recycle signs and phrases Taking Care of the Earth The importance of recycling  Sorting and recycling May/ June Occupations and Community Helpers  Names of different occupations  Express personal choice of occupation for the future Scientists  Wright Brothers  Jane Goodall Weight Comparison Use words to compare objects according to length, size, weight and position. Time Learn to tell time Dates and months Capacity Compare the capacity of different containers Review Direction: Mapping Skills  Directions (front, back, left, and right)  Follow simple directions Community Helpers Public servants Civic leaders Nature Science: Season (Summer)  Understand the facts of summer  Notice the change of seasons  Summer activities Introduction: Magnetism The use of magnets Insect Name different insects

8. Main Goals for Kindergarten Be ready for first grade - Chinese Language Arts - Math - Social Studies - Science - Play

9. Chinese Language Arts 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

10. Chinese Language Arts 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

11. Kindergarten Chinese Language Arts Curriculum  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

12. Basic Concepts of Immersion Education  Language acquisition vs. Language Learning  Chinese immersion environment  Connect sound to print and connect print to meaning (Same as MN English Language Arts standards)

13. Immersion Teaching Strategies  Use daily routine phrases  Visual aids  Body language  Facial expressions  Sing Chinese songs  Recite Chinese poems  Nursery rhymes  Read stories

14. How to Get off to A Good Start Writing Chinese Characters  Be familiar with the 18 basic strokes  Follow the writing rules  Use the proper stroke order when writing characters  Practice is the key

15. What are Chinese Characters?  Multiple types of characters (e.g. pictographs, ideographs, compound pictographs, compound ideographs, semi-phonetic compounds, etc..)  Starting with simple characters, such as pictographic characters

16. Examples of Pictographic Characters

17. Example of a Chinese Character

18. When Your Child Graduates from YA Kindergarten Your child--  Will be able to understand the classroom directions from teachers in Chinese  Will be able to express their needs and wants with Chinese speakers  Will understand the basic strokes and formation of characters  Will be able to write at least 80+ Chinese characters  Will recognize at least 150-200 Chinese characters

19. Extend Your Child’s English Vocabulary Read to your child Language-rich environment Monthly language rich activities calendar

20. Singapore Math 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

21. Singapore Math Suitable for immersion program -Builds upon preceding levels -Explanations of math concepts are exceptionally clear and simple

22. Science 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

23. Science 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.

24. Social Studies In kindergarten, children often study aspects of the world around them: the family, the school, the community. Foundation: relationship with the world and to foster curiosity Star of the week: One parent can come into the classroom and share the information about his/her family each week

25. Play Play is the Work of the Child (Piaget) The importance of Play Our recess: 2:30-3:00 Play with toys & snack time: 1:30-2:00

26. Play is important to Children 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.

27. Play is important to Children 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. Play is the work of the child (Pieaget)

28. 不断努力 尽力而为 互助合作 尊重他人 爱护公物 管好自己

29. Core values Safety 安全 Speak Chinese 我说中文 Learning 学习 Happiness 快乐 Global Citizenship 世界公民

30. Find these information in my classroom pages Password: twenty1516 Kindergarten Curriculum Map Class Schedule Class Roster Weekly Homework Newsletter Password: twenty1516 Kindergarten Curriculum Map Class Schedule Class Roster Weekly Homework Newsletter

31. K4 Schedule MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday Morning Meeting 8:30-8:57 Homeroom Period 1 9:00-9:50 CLA CLA Period 2 9:53-10:43 Music (Riha) 10:18-10:43 CLA Period 3 10:46-11:36 Lunch 10:43-11:13 Lunch 10:40-11:10 Lunch 10:40-11:10 Lunch 10:40-11:10 Lunch 10:40-11:10 Period 4 Activity Period 11:39-12:45 11:13-11:55 nap 11:55-12:40 Art (Chen) 11:10-11:30 Story 11:30-12:00 nap 12:00-12:15 Weather Calendar (Science) 11:10-11:30 Story 11:30-12:00 nap 12:00-12:15 Weather Calendar (Science) 11:10-11:30 Story 11:30-12:00 nap 12:00-12:15 Weather Calendar (Science) 11:10-11:30 Story 11:30-12:00 nap 12:00-12:15 Weather Calendar (Science) Period 5 12:45-1:30 12:40-1:00 Story/Weather Calendar (Science) 1:00-1:30 Snack+toy+reading 12:15-1:00 Math PE (Thune) 1:00-1:30 Music (Riha) 12:15-12:40 12:40-1:30 Math 12:15-1:00 Math PE (Thune) 1:00-1:30 12:15-1:00 Math PE (Thune) 1:00-1:30 Period 6 1:33-2:18 1:30-2:00 Math 2:00-2:30 Math 1:30-2:00 snack+toy 2:00-2:30 Math 1:30-2:00 snack+toy 2:00-2:30 Math 1:30-2:00 snack+toy 2:00-2:30 Math 1:30-2:00 snack+toy 2:00-2:30 Math Period 7 2:21-3:06 2:30-3:00 Playground 2:30-3:00 Playground 2:30-3:00 Playground 2:30-3:00 Playground 2:30-3:00 Playground Homeroom Homework Lab 3:06-3:25 Homeroom

32. A Happy and Successful Year 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 on time and pick up on time Individual snack in the backpack Turn in homework on time Learn with your child Be involved 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 on time and pick up on time Individual snack in the backpack Turn in homework on time Learn with your child Be involved

33. Exciting Events Grandparents’ Day- Thursday, October 23 Three field trips - Afton Apple Orchard: Thursday, Oct 8, 2015. Chinese New Year Performance-2/13/2016 Academic Performance- 5/25/16

34. Communicate with Us via… E-mail: fiona.zhang@yinghuaacademy.org Notes in the folder Class Coordinators Yinghua Office 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.