Essential Questions

1. Essential Questions • Important questions in all our lives • Give purpose and meaning for students • Grab students’ attention

2. Mei Mei and the Three Pandas • Why is it important to save endangered species such as the Giant Panda? • In groups of three, discuss this question. • Share with the entire group your reasons.

3. Backward Design • Begin with the end in mind. • What do you want students to know and do? • Identify Desired Results • Determine Acceptable Evidence • Plan Learning Experiences and Instruction

4. Objectives • I can act out the command words in the story. • I can identify basic body parts. • I can identify and say basic emotions. • I can retell the story. • I can list facts about panda bears.

5. Assessment • As the teacher says a command, the students will act it out. • The student will match a picture of the body with its correct word. • The student will say an emotion as the teacher holds up a picture. • The student will retell the story to a partner. • The students will complete a KWL chart by listing facts about pandas.

6. shēntǐ • zuǐtuǐ • xīgài • jiǎo • bízishǒu • jiānbǎng • yǎnjīnggēbo • tóufa • tóu ěr duo

7. Learning Experiences - Body • Songs in Chinese • Simon Says • Memory Chants • Head to Head • Post It • Create a Panda

8. tóujiānbǎngxīgàijiǎozhǐ xīgàijiǎozhǐ tóujiānbǎngxīgàijiǎozhǐ xīgàijiǎozhǐ yǎnjīngěr duo zuǐbízi tóujiānbǎngxīgàijiǎozhǐ xīgàijiǎozhǐ

9. Introductory Activity

10. méimeihésānzhīxióngmāo

11. Action Words dà- xiǎo- zǒu - kàn - chī - huài - pá -- shuìjiào- pǎo-

12. Learning Experiences • Reveal TPR action with each action word. • Partner Simon Says • Action word charades. • Play Lingo with action words. • Flyswatter game. • Act out the word.

13. yǐzi tā menbùkāixīn lóutī tālèi le chuáng tāhàipà zhù- live shùlín fángzi kāixīn tānghěntàng tā è le

14. sānzhīxióngmāozhùzàizhúlínzhōng de yīgèxiǎofángzilǐ 。tā men hěnkāixīn 。

15. dàxióngmāoshìbàba ，zhōngxióngmāoshìmā ma ，xiǎoxióngmāoshìbǎobao。

16. yǒuyītiān ，xióngmāomā ma zhǔnbèi le xióngmāotāng ，dànshìtānghěntàng 。xióngmāoyījiābùkāixīn 。 tā men jiùqùzhúlínlǐsànbù 。

17. nàyītiān ，méimeizǒujìn le zhúlín 。tākàndào le sānzhīxióngmāo de xiǎofángzi 。tāhěnhàoqí 。

18. méimeizǒujìnfángzilǐ 。tā è le ，jiùhē le xiǎoxióngmāo de tāng 。tānghěnhǎohē ，dànshìméimei de xíngwéibùhǎo。

19. méimeikàndàosānzhīxióngmāo de yǐzi 。tāzuòzàixiǎoxióngmāo de yǐzishàng ，yǐzǐhuài le 。

20. méimeipáshànglóutī ，kàndào le sānzhāngchuáng。

21. méimeilèi le 。tājiùpádàoxiǎoxióngmāo de chuángshàngshuìzháo le 。

22. sānzhīxióngmāohuídàojiā ，kàndào le méimeitǎngzàichuángshàng 。tā men hěnshēngqì 。

23. méimeizhēngkāiyǎn ，tāhěnhàipà ，jiùfēikuài de pǎo le chūqù。

24. Emotions kāixīn lèi bùhǎo hàipà è hǎo bùkāixīn shēngqì hàoqí

25. Learning Experiences - Emotions • Emotions on Parade • Emotions Flashcards • Guess the Emotion • Pictionary • Emotion Match up

26. Learning Experiences - story • Act out the action words in the story • Create living order of the story • Match visuals to words • Draw the story • Answer questions about the story • Fill in blanks about the story • Using prompts, retell story to a partner

27. Learning Experiences - Panda • KWL Chart • Jigsaw Activity • Summarize Important Facts • Give One / Get One Activity • Complete KWL Chart

28. lièxióng(Bear Hunt) yīqǐqùlièxióngba， wǒbúhàipà。 wǒyǒuyīgèhǎopéngyǒu。 zàiwǒshēnbiān。 ō ō ！ wǒkàndào le shén me ？ gāogāo de cǎo。 wǒwúfǎyuèguòtā， wúfǎqiánguòtā， yěwúfǎràoguòtā， zhǐnéngchuānguòtā

29. yīqǐqùlièxióngba， wǒbúhàipà。 wǒyǒuyīgèhǎopéngyǒu， zàiwǒshēnbiān。 ō ō！ wǒkàndào le shén me ？ kàn！yīkēgāogāo de shù。 wǒwúfǎyuèguòtā， wúfǎqiánguòtā， yěwúfǎchuānguòtā， zhǐnéngpáshàngqù。

30. yīqǐqùlièxióngba， wǒbúhàipà。 wǒyǒuyīgèhǎopéngyǒu， zàiwǒshēnbiān。 ō ō！ wǒkàndào le shén me ？ kàn！yītiáokuānkuān de hé。 wǒwúfǎyuèguòtā， wúfǎqiánguòtā， yěwúfǎchuānguòtā , zhǐnéngyóuguòqù。

31. yīqǐqùlièxióngba， wǒbúhàipà。 wǒyǒuyīgèhǎopéngyǒu， zàiwǒshēnbiān。 ō ō ！ kàn！yīgèshēnshēn de hēidòng， wǒwúfǎyuèguòtā， I can’t go under it ，wúfǎqiánguòtā， I can’t go through it，yěwúfǎchuānguòtā， I need to go inside. zhǐnéngzuānjìnqù。

32. ō ō ！lǐmianhǎohēi a ！ wǒmōdào le shén me 。 tāyǒuhěnduōmáo， yǒufēnglì de yáchǐ。 tāshìyīzhīxióng ！