Prep A Curriculum 14-15

1. 歡迎Welcome to 你好
Curriculum Night
Chinese Studies
Prep A
2014- 2015
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2. Contact Information
Chinese Teacher : Ms Vera Chen (陳老師 )
Email : verachen@cdnis.edu.hk
Website: http://sites.cdnis.edu.hk/teachers/verachen
Phone: 2525-7088 ext.1427
Room: Room 1427
Education Assistant: Ms Laura Li (李老師)
Notes:
Please fill out portfolio survey and write down your individual
questions, concerns on the suggestion cards or the Google
Form link I provided on my blog.
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3. Agenda
Class Formation in Prep
What and How do the students learn?
How do we inform what students have learnt?
How are students assessed?
How do you support?
Summer School Programmes
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4. Class Formation in Prep
There are 7 Chinese Studies classes in Prep.
There are about 17 to 18 children in each Chinese class, as
compared to 20 in Homerooms.
There are no levels among the 7 classes.
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5. What do students learn?
Unit 1: Who we are- All about me
Unit 2: Sharing the planet- Pets & Animals
Unit 3: How we organize ourselves-Transportation
Unit 4: How we express ourselves-
Stories and Daily routine
Unit 5: Where we are in place and time-
Family and Games
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6. Primary Resources
學學普通話
(第一冊、第二冊）
BetterChinese
《快樂幼兒華語》
奕陽《分享教學》
(中班、大班）
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7. Language Scope & Sequence
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8. How to Learn?
兒歌 Songs & Rhymes 故事 Story-telling
角色扮演 Role-play 遊戲 Games
手工 Art Crafts 寫字練習 Writing
視聽教材 Audio & Visual aids
電子白板教學 IWB teaching
All the activities are designed and conducted in order to
help the kids in developing their skills in Listening,
Speaking, Reading and Writing Chinese.
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9. How do we inform
what students have learned?
Online Resources: My Blog
Teacher-Developed Workbooks & Worksheets
Unit Flash Cards
Reading Programme
Writing Exercises
Portfolio / 3-Way Learning Reviews
Student-led Learning Reviews
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10. My Blog
http://sites.cdnis.edu.hk/teachers/verachen
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11. Teacher-developed
Materials
Song Sheet
Writing Sheet Activities Sheet
Little Booklet
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12. Unit Flash Cards
Flash cards will be sent home for every unit, please
help the students do revision at home.
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13. Red Bag
Red bag will be sent home regularly, please
bring back on the following Monday.
Please clear the worksheet folder only
when the unit is finished.
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14. Reading Programme
(Start after Christmas)
A Yellow paper folder with a storybook will be
sent home for reading during weekends
Book Series includes:
“My First Chinese Words” series I, II & III :《快樂幼兒華語》
“I love to read” series II:《我愛讀》第二輯
“Share Book Reading”:《奕陽》
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15. Reading Programme
Signature is required after reading.
Inform us of any concerns about reading
＄150 is to be paid for any lost book
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16. Introducing QR code
1. Download “QR code reader” apps from your
mobile phone
2. Scan the code on the reading book
3. Start to listen as frequent as you can
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17. Reading Programme
Reading programme aims at building up
students’ reading habit and interests.
Please remind your child to read.
Please sign the reading log and remind he/she
return the book on every Monday with their red
bags.
* Every Tuesday, our class goes to the library in
Chinese time. Please also remind your child to
bring the Chinese library book back on Monday.
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18. How are students assessed?
The teachers will be observing the children
throughout the year during the learning and teaching
process, in order to assess their development in terms
of Listening & Speaking, Reading and Writing skills.
Observation will be carried out while the kids are
singing and saying rhymes, having simple conversation,
doing role plays, being engaged in reading simple
books, recognizing words taught, etc.
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19. Report
Formative Summative
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20. How do you support?
Listen to your kid reading books, singing songs and
saying rhymes at home. Help your kid with QR code.
Encourage your kid to share what he/she has learnt.
Review & play with the flash cards at home.
Remind your kid to bring back the Red bag ( reading
folder & Worksheet folder) on Mondays or after holidays.
Read the storybooks with your kid at the weekends
after the Reading Programme starts.
Visit my blog with your kid for resources. eg. Quizlet
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21. Summer school
Mandarin in Action 3-5years
fun and interactive
learning through playing
differentiation for individual needs
low student and teacher ratio
Singing
Role playing
Art work
Making a book
Matching
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22. Thank You! 謝謝！
Vera Chen 陳老師
Prep, G1, G2, G4 Chinese teacher
Rm 1427
Tel: 2525-7088
E-mail: verachen@cdnis.edu.hk
http://sites.cdnis.hk/teachers/verachen
GOOD NIGHT 晚安
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