chinese.new.year.10

Title: Chinese New Year

Objective(s): o Students will create a table with a picture of an animal and adjectives to describe it   o  Students will learn their own sign in the Chinese Zodiac o Students will learn that animals represent character traits o Students will create an acrostic poem that describes their name Bridge Technology Standards o 1.1.1 o 1.1.3 o 2.2.2 o 3.1

o 3.2 o 4.1 o 4.2 Materials o Word o Google Images o Chinese Zodiac story o Chart paper/white board o Markers/crayons o<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> White board/chart paper o<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> www.flickr.com o<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Copies of blank Chinese Zodiac o<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Copies of the Chinese Zodiac years

MONDAY Procedure BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION MODELING REVIEW Strong Loud Proud || TUESDAY Procedure BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION READ ALOUD Ox monkey Tiger rooster Rabbit dog- good friend, loyal, sharp teeth Dragon pig Snake Horse- fast, strong, loud || write them next to the animals (see example of white board/chart paper below)
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open Mavis Beacon
 * 4:05/5:05 take attendance and other housekeeping items
 * 4:15/5:15 gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)
 * 1) explain that the Chinese New Year is February 14th so they are going to do a project on the Chinese New Year
 * 2) tell the students that their goal today is to create a table with a picture or an animal and some adjectives that describe it
 * 3) explain that an adjective is a word that describes something like strong, brave, busy, stinky etc.
 * 4) tell the students that animals can be used as symbols
 * 5) give the example of the word BRAVE. Ask the students what animals they think of when they hear the word “brave”
 * 6) give another example using the word SLIMY. Ask the students what animals come to mind when they hear the word “slimy”
 * 4:30/5:20 move students around 1-2 computers to model the activity
 * 1) show the students how to open Microsoft Word
 * 2) show the students how to click “**table**” at the top
 * 3) click “**insert**” and then click “**table**”
 * 4) choose **2 columns** and **1 row**
 * 5) show the students how to **enlarge** the table to take up most of the page
 * 6) next, explain they need to choose any animal they want
 * 7) use the example of a **lion**
 * 8) show the students how to minimize the Word document and open internet explorer
 * 9) go to **Google.com**
 * 10) in the upper left hand corner, click “**images**”
 * 11) in the search box, type **lion**
 * 12) choose a picture of a lion
 * 13) show the students how to right click on the picture and select “**copy**”
 * 14) go back to the Word document and right click in the **left hand column** of the table
 * 15) choose “**paste**”
 * 16) next, in the **right hand column** of the table, choose 3-4 words that describe a lion (you can have the kids help you)
 * 17) some words that might be used to describe a lion are brave, strong, loud, proud etc.
 * 18) next, show the kids how to **print** their work
 * 19) make sure the **correct printer** is selected
 * 20) once the project is printed out, the students can color their animal
 * 4:40/5:40 have the students review the steps for creating their project today
 * 1) ask for questions
 * 2) have students move to computers
 * 3) assist/monitor while students create their animal project
 * 4) make sure that all words are spelled correctly before the kids print!!
 * 5) hang their projects around the lab
 * || Brave
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open Mavis Beacon
 * 4:05/5:05 take attendance and other housekeeping items
 * 4:15/5:15 gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)
 * 1) remind the students that February 14th is the Chinese New Year
 * 2) review yesterday’s activity- they chose an animal and used adjectives to describe it
 * 3) explain that today they are going to listen to a story about the animals of the Chinese Zodiac
 * 4) tell the students to listen very carefully because at the end of the story they need to be able to name **12 animals** that are in the Chinese Zodiac
 * 4:20/5:20 remind the students of the expectations during a story (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)
 * 1) read the Chinese Zodiac story
 * 2) after the story, brainstorm all the animals that were in the story - [|rat], [|ox] , [|tiger] , [|rabbit] , [|dragon] , [|snake] , [|horse] , [|sheep] (ram or goat), [|monkey] , [|rooster] , [|dog] , and [|boar] (pig).
 * 3) on the white board or chart paper, list the animals from the story
 * 4) brainstorm 2 **good traits** and **1 bad trait** about each animal from the story
 * Rat- smart, fuzzy, eats garbage sheep
 * Rat- smart, fuzzy, eats garbage sheep

MODELING CLARIFY INDEPENDENT WORK
 * 1) for example, 2 good traits about the rat might be that it is smart and fuzzy and a bad trait might be that it eats garbage; 2 good traits about a horse may be that it is fast and strong, but a bad trait might be that they are loud when they run so enemies can hear them coming
 * 2) explain to the students that they are going to create a chart telling 2 good traits and one bad trait about three of the animals in the Chinese Zodiac
 * 3) tell them they may pick their 3 favorite animals from the 12
 * 4:30/5:30 gather students around 1-2 computers to model the activity
 * 1) open Word
 * 2) show students how to click on “**table**” then “**insert**” then “**table**”
 * 3) choose **2 columns** and **3 rows**
 * 4) call on students to tell you their favorite animal from the Chinese Zodiac
 * 5) model how to list the 3 animals in the **first column** (remind the students to look at the whiteboard/chart paper)
 * 6) next, show the students how to minimize the Word document and open **Google**
 * 7) click on “**images**” in the upper left hand corner
 * 8) in the search box, type in each animal and find a picture that matched it
 * 9) show the students how to **right click** on the picture and choose “**copy**”
 * 10) open the Word document and **right click** under the animals’ names in the right column
 * 11) choose “**paste**”
 * 12) in the left hand corner, model how to write **2 good traits** and **1 bad trait** next to each animal (see example)
 * 13) model how to click “**file**” then “**print**”
 * 14) make sure the correct printer is selected
 * 15) tell the students you will hang up their animals around the lab
 * 1) have the students tell you the directions for completing the table
 * 2) remind them that they need to choose 3 animals from the Chinese Zodiac
 * 3) remind them they need 2 good and 1 bad trait
 * 4) review how to print their tables
 * 5) ask for questions
 * 4:40/5:40 have students move to a computer
 * 1) assist/monitor students as they work
 * 2) make sure the students have spelled everything correctly before printing
 * 3) hang up their tables in the lab J

|| Good: smart, fuzzy Bad: eats garbage || || Good: fast, strong Bad: runs loudly || || Good: brave, can fly Bad: sets things on fire || WEDNESDAY Procedure BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION
 * Rat
 * Horse
 * Dragon
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open Mavis Beacon
 * 4:05/5:05 take attendance and other housekeeping items
 * 4:15/5:15 gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)
 * 1) review the lesson for this week-Chinese New Year
 * 2) Ask the students what they have done so far (listen to a story, make a table telling adjectives about animals etc.)
 * 3) explain that today they are going to create their own Chinese Zodiac circle
 * 4:20/5:20 show an example of the blank Chinese Zodiac
 * 1) explain that each animal has their own spot on the Zodiac
 * 2) start with the **ox** and go **clockwise** around the circle
 * 3) next comes the tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, ram, monkey, rooster, dog, boar (pig), rat
 * 4) see the example with numbers
 * 5) on the white board or chart paper draw a large circle
 * 6) divide the circle into 4 parts by drawing a line horizontally and vertically


 * 1) next, divide each of the 4 sections into 3 sections by drawing two lines

MODELING CLARIFY GUIDED WORK THURSDAY Procedure BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION GUIDED WORK MODELING > **make sure the title is capitalized** A J Q N O U N E A I L E CLARIFY INDEPENDENT WORK
 * 1) start with the first section and give clues for each animal
 * 2) first: **ox**- its like a cow with horns
 * 3) second: **tiger**-it has stripes and live in the jungle
 * 4) third: **rabbit**- it can hop
 * 5) fourth: **dragon**- can breath fire and fly
 * 6) fifth: **snake**- uses its tongue to smell and has no legs
 * 7) sixth: **horse**- you can ride it and it is fast
 * 8) seventh: **ram** (sheep)- you can use its wool to make a sweater
 * 9) eighth: **monkey**-climbs in the trees and lives in the jungle
 * 10) ninth: **rooster**- can crow in the morning to wake you up
 * 11) tenth: **dog**- lots of people have them as pets
 * 12) eleventh: **boar** (pig)- likes to roll in the mud and has a curly tail
 * 13) twelfth: **rat**- is furry and sometimes eats garbage
 * 14) as you go through each clue, call on students to guess the animal
 * 15) write the animal’s name in the section of the circle and draw the animal (see example for help)
 * 16) once the Chinese Zodiac has been completed as a class, explain to the students that they are going to use www.flickr.com to find pictures of each of the animals on the Chinese Zodiac
 * 17) ** explain that they are not going to print out the pictures, but just use them as a guide for their own drawings **
 * 4:30/5:30 gather students around 1-2 computers
 * 1) model how to open the internet and go to www.flickr.com
 * 2) in the search box, type in the first animal “**ox**”
 * 3) scroll down until you see a good picture of an ox
 * 4) tell the students that you are going to use the picture to give you an idea of what to draw for the animal
 * 5) model how to draw the animal in the correct section of the Chinese Zodiac
 * 6) model one more example using the second animal, **tiger**
 * 1) ask for questions
 * 2) have students review the directions for today’s activity
 * 1) pass out the copies of the blank Chinese Zodiac
 * 2) as a class, begin with the first section (where 1:00 would be on a clock) and go through each section and label it with the correct animal
 * 3) walk around and make sure the students are spelling the animals correctly
 * 4) once the students have all the sections of their Chinese Zodiac labeled, they may log onto www.flickr.com
 * 5) pass out markers and crayons
 * 6) hang up the Chinese Zodiacs in the lab when the students are finished
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open Mavis Beacon
 * 4:05/5:05 take attendance and other housekeeping items
 * 4:15/5:15 gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)
 * 1) tell the students that today is the last day of the Chinese New Year lesson
 * 2) they are going to find out what sign they are and write some adjectives about themselves and their animal
 * 4:20/5:20 begin by passing out a copy of the Chinese Zodiac year chart
 * 1) tell the students to find the year they were born and raise their hand to tell what animal they are
 * 2) once each student has found what animal they are, explain that they are going to create a table with adjectives or short phrases that describe themselves
 * 4:30/5:30 make an example with the class as a model
 * 1) gather students around a computer and open **Microsoft Word**
 * 2) choose a student to tell you what year they were born
 * 3) type “ ** Year of the _ ** ” (for example, Year of the Ox or Year of the Monkey) at the top of the page
 * 1) make sure to write “ ** Year of the _ ** ” on the whiteboard or chart paper so students can refer to it J
 * 2) underneath the title find a picture of the animal
 * 3) show the students how to search in www.flickr.com  for a picture of the animal
 * 4)  model how to **copy** and **paste** the picture onto the top of the Word document under the title
 * 5) underneath the picture, you will need to make a table
 * 6) the number of rows will depend on how many letters are in your name
 * 7) for example, if your name is Sally, your table will have 5 rows; if your name is Mark, your table will have 4 rows; if your name is Sam, your table will have 3 rows
 * 8) each table needs to have **2 columns**
 * 9) write your name vertically in the first column of the table, for example
 * 1) in the **second** column, the students need to write either **adjectives** (happy, athletic, patient, smart) or **short** **phrases** that describe themselves (always smiling; good at jump rope; likes to eat peanut butter)
 * 2) use your name in the table as an example
 * 3) when you have written adjectives or short phrases for each letter of your name in the table, model how to **print** your work
 * 1) ask for questions
 * 2) have students review the directions for creating their table
 * 4:40/5:40 have students move to a computer
 * 1) assist/monitor the students as they create their “Year of the _” project
 * 2) when students have printed out their work, hang them around the room