FRIDAYS 4:00-6:30PM
周五 , 11/ 9, 2007
COUNTRY OF THE WEEK: 美国 The United States of America
REGION OF THE MONTH: 北美地区 North America!!!
Teacher: Ginny
CLASS TOPICS
1.The First Americans!美国的创始人- 印第安人
This lesson will introduce the children to the first Americans. They will learn what the first Americans looked like, how they dressed and how they lived. We will use objects in nature and try to guess how the Native Americans used them. Then, we will learn how to play a Native American game.
2.The Arrival of the Pilgrims (这个词可不好翻, 不过他和感恩节的关系可不小)
Using an activity, we will review more about the concept of independence. We will talk about the Pilgrims and why they wanted to leave England to live independently. This lesson will help the children begin to learn the meanings of the following words: Community, Freedom, Sacrifice, Foreigner,Explore.
3.Make Bandana Art( Bandana 是什么)
In this lesson, the children will learn the colors of the American flag and what the Stars and Stripes represent. They will then make their own American Flag Bandana to take home.
4.Storytime! “I Am America”
We will continue reading the book “I am America” and discuss more of the words and characteristics of the children in the book.
5.Create your own American Song
This activity helps take the children through different types of American music. They will listen to Rock, Blues, Country and Soul music. They will guess the instruments they hear. Then, they will create there own song out of the music they hear.
6.Learn about American Foods
The children will learn about different staple American food and where they are eaten in America. We will then eat a favorite American treat.
7.American Expressions
Last, the children will learn some American body language and expressions. After learning, they will use and review these expressions in a fun game.
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WORLD CULTURES CLASS FORMAT
FRIDAYS 4:00-6:30PM
周五 , 11/ 16, 2007
COUNTRY OF THE WEEK: 美国 The United States of America
REGION OF THE MONTH: 北美地区 North America!!!
Teacher: Ginny
CLASS TOPICS
1 Thanksgiving, The Holiday of Togetherness
This lesson will introduce the children to the American Holiday called Thanksgiving. We will talk about why Thanksgiving is so important to Americans and whether we have celebrations like this in China.
本节课将给孩子们介绍美国的感恩节。我们将一起讨论为什么感恩节对于美国人来说如此重要,以及在中国是否也有同样的节日。
2 The Togetherness Games
Thanksgiving is a holiday that teaches diverse Americans how to live together, share together and have fun together. In this activity, we will use two games (one modern game and one historical American game) to learn how to have fun while we work together.
感恩节是一个让不同的美国人学会怎样去一起生活,一起分享快乐的节日。在这个活动中,我们通过两个游戏(包括一个现代游戏和一个美国历史游戏)来学会在一起合作中分享快乐。
3 A Very Thankful Turkey
In this lesson, the children will learn the colors of the American flag and what the Stars and Stripes represent. They will then make their own American Flag Bandana to take home.
在这节课里,孩子们将学习美国国旗的颜色以及星条所代表的含义,他们将亲自用大手帕制作星条旗并带回家。
4 Storytime! “I Am America”
We will finish reading the book “I am America” and discuss more of the words and characteristics of the children in the book.
我们会读完《我是美国人》 .爸爸妈妈, 有问题的话,你可以请教我们了.
5 Make an American Taco
Using what they learned last week about American food, the children will use ingredients and spices grown in different American States, put them together and make a tasty snack.
你知道Taco是什么吗?我们从城市超市?购置自美国各州的原料成分和调味品。结合在前一周所学的有关美国食物的知识,孩子们制作原汁原味的可口的小吃。
6 American Jokes
No matter where you may come from, making someone laugh is a great way to make a new friend. In this activity, the children will learn a few easy-to-understand American jokes that they can share with their parents, teachers and maybe even a new foreign friend...
不管你来自何方,只要你能让别人开怀大笑,这也是结交新朋友的一个好方法。在这次活动中,孩子们将学习简单易懂的美国笑话,他们可以和父母,老师,甚至是新的外国朋友一起分享。
7 Homework
AT home, kindly look at the following “Thanksgiving” book with your child. Next week, we will be discussing the following words from the book:
请在家里和孩子一起读有关感恩节的书。下周我们将讨论书中的以下词语:
~Please see words to review , to be given after class ~
~请参见第二页~. 作者: 不二周助 时间: 2007-11-17 20:40