"Out of the Box Teaching Chinese creatively"'

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"Out of the Box - Teaching Chinese creatively".
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Shaz
shazza_at_gigglepotz.com
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Pre-school Chinese Teacher
Chinese Teacher K-7
Chinese Teacher Grades 8-12
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Chinese Monster Magicwww.chinesemonstermagic.com
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Thinking outside the box is a cliché or
catchphrase used to refer to looking at a problem
from a new perspective without preconceptions. T
he Out-of-the-box-y-ness ideas have all been
used and tested with students K-8.
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In Todays Workshop
Imagine new ways of presenting Chinese
material to students
Writing Reading and responding Oral interaction
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How to teach creatively with effective outcomes

• Encourage students with positive beliefs
  about self and learning
• Enhance students psychological states
• Make learning meaningful for the students
• Engage students in challenging activities
  with achievable goals
• Use imagination to create emotional anchors
• Use relevant everyday examples to sustain
  students interest
• Use varied multi-materials to engage senses

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Writing of characters
Out of the box ideas to learn characters
drill
worksheets
repetition
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Chinglish
Encouraging use of characters
Supporting writing for meaning
Allows feedback for learning
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Trace in air with magic pencil
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Getting the feel of Chinese characters

• Students who are having difficulty recognizing
  letters often benefit from tactile activities
  such as these.
• The students
• can see the character
• touch the character
• say the character with tactile activities.

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Popcorn characters
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Shaving Cream Writing
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This activity is very helpful for fine motor
skills and for visual and tactical learners. The
more senses you use, the more effective we learn!
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Pipe cleaners
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Play-doh Characters
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Play-doh Characters
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Kid Pix and Drawing Programs
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Make Mini Books

• Create a simple Power-point presentation and
  print three slides per page.

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Mini White boards
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Red Head-bands
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Disappearing characters
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Chinese Journals
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Adopt an Egg Project
Decorate an egg
Write a description of egg in Chinese
Introduce Adopted egg to class
Create an ID for Adopted Egg
Record daily activities of Adopted egg
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Reading and Responding
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Provide Memory Cues
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Encourage imagination and picture seeing
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Create Jigsaw Puzzles
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Lets go fishing!
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Pass the Parcel
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Use Chinese Newspapers to recognize characters
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Twister with a Twist
Use a shower curtain!
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Bingo
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Composing stories
Words I know Words I am learning
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Shape Writing Worksheets
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Oral Interaction
Meaningful
Real-life contexts
Age-appropriate
Communication goals
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Questions
Where are you from?
Whats your name?
Whats your name?
How old are you?
What sports do you like?
How many people are in your family?
Whats the time?
Whats this?
Students catch the ball and answer questions
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Role-plays
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Robot Commands
Verbs Directions Positions
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Whats in the Bag?
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Balloons, Balloons, Balloons!

• Numbers
• Colors
• Directions
• Writing

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Draw me a Monster
Body parts, colors, descriptions, have/have not
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Cultural
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Chinese Corner
Add themed objects and label with Chinese
characters and pinyin
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Chinese Lunch

• Once a month we have Chinese lunch and ONLY speak
  Chinese.

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Learning Contracts
Collaborative learning
Engaged and focused
Multiple Intelligence based
Critical Thinking skills
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Naturalist
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal
Group
Self Smart
Nature Smart
Verbal Linguistic
Kinesthetic

Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence
Theory Everyone has ALL the intelligences MI
opens doors to learning!
Body Smart
Word
Logical Mathmatic
Musical
Visual
Math
Picture
Music
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• What MI is not!
• Its not prescriptive
• Its not exclusive
• It does not lower expectations
• It does not change content

• What MI is!
• Learning styles
• Student-centered
• Engages students
• Opens up a door to learning

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How I use MI
In lesson planning, be aware of presenting
materials to maximize effective learning in ALL
students.

• If a student is not grasping a concept,
• vary
• Mode of delivery
• Learning activities

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As teachers we need to be aware of how the
Learning styles of students can enhance the
teaching of Chinese.
Nature Smart
Picture Smart
Word Smart
Body Smart
Music Smart
Group Smart
Math Smart
Self Smart
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Self Smarts learn best through

• Diary and journal writing
• Self-evaluation
• Self-paced activities
• Contracts
• Independent research tasks
• Reflection
• Meditation
• Studying
• Rehearsing
• Self-assessing
• Self-expression
• Recounts
• Poetry
• Autobiographies

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Math/Logic Smarts learn best through

• Experimenting
• Computing
• Calculating
• Graphing
• Timelines
• Sequencing and ordering
• Comparing and contrasting
• Ordering
• Classifying
• Predicting
• Ranking
• Evaluating

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Picture Smarts learn best through

• Painting, drawing and sketching
• Watching films and videos
• Creating collages, murals and mobiles
• Visualizing
• Story-boarding
• Observing
• Cartooning
• Decorating
• Mapping
• Illustrating
• Drawing diagrams
• Using and designing Graphic Organizers

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Word Smarts learn best through

• Debating
• Reading
• Writing
• Research
• Speaking
• Poetry
• Reporting
• Creating
• Reciting
• Listening
• Spelling
• Word games
• Labeling

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Music Smarts learn best through

• Singing
• Playing instruments
• Making up song lyrics
• Finding the beat and pattern in things
• Composing
• Improvising
• Selecting music
• Discussing music
• Writing jingles
• Making instruments

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Group Smarts learn best through

• Negotiation
• Group work
• Team activities
• Discussion
• Debating
• Cooperating
• Sharing
• Role play
• Reporting
• Surveying
• Questioning

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Nature Smarts learn best through

• Hands-on experiences
• Nature walks
• Observations
• Comparisons
• Classifying
• Discovering
• Touching
• Sorting
• Uncovering
• Displaying

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Body Smarts learn best through

• Sports and PE
• Manipulation
• Construction and building
• Hands-on experiences
• Dance
• Drama
• Role-play
• Shaping
• Performing
• Physical activity

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"Out of the Box - Teaching Chinese creatively".
Shaz shazza_at_chinesemonstermagic.com