Curriculum Night Third Grade Chinese Team

2012-2013

Why Should Students Gain These Skills and Knowledge?

Develop global competence. Establish language efficiency. Enhance international vision. Connect to personal potential. Become better citizens.

Prerequisites for the 3rd Grade?On the First Day, the Third Graders Are Expected To

Recognize the Chinese words from the 2nd Grade Chinese Word Bank.

Read 2nd Grade high-frequency words in the target language.

Read basic sight words fluently. Read Zhong Wen Vol. 2 fluently. Produce about 450 Chinese words.

Prerequisites for the 3rd Grade?On the First Day, the Third Graders Are Expected To

Be proficient in all the Pinyin forms and their rules.

Be able to decode Chinese into Pinyin form. Be able to decode the Pinyin. Be able to use the four tones and a neutral

tone correctly.

What Will They Learn? The Third Grade Will

Align with objectives of NCSCOS & Common Core Essential Standards/Pacing guide regarding Language Arts.

Master the most frequently used radicals/words in the first quarter. Produce 20 new words weekly. Produce words with correct stroke order. Make phrases with the new words. Make sentences with the new words. Retell the stories. Create free writing/reading journals/book reports/lab

reports/descriptive stories/arguments/essays Learn how to use the Chinese dictionary. Recognize 1000 words and produce 400 words (4 new words /

day) in the school year (includes words previously learned).

How Will They Learn The Third Grade Will

Learn Chinese in an authentic setting and role playing.

Learn Chinese through picture walk. Learn Chinese through culture immersion. Learn Chinese through teaching content

areas in Chinese. Learn Chinese through listening, speaking,

reading and writing.

How Will They Learn The Third Grade Will

Learn Chinese through daily reading. Learn Chinese through daily writing practice. Lear Chinese through text analysis. Learn Chinese through writing weekly Reading

Journal or making graphic organizers. Learn Chinese through stories retelling, speech

contests and presentations. Learn Chinese through reaching the quarterly

goals.

How to Instruct? The Third Grade Team Will

Focus medium of instruction (including Promethean Board, online resource, Chinese songs, flashcards, hands-on activities, workbooks, art, drama and more!)

Presents both academic and social language.

Model higher order questions/answers stems.

How To Assess The Third Grade Team Will

Assess the third graders using the benchmarks stated previously.

Assess the third graders with their language proficiency outcomes: content, functions and accuracy.

Assess the third graders with their interpersonal skills, presentation skills, and interpretation skills.

What To Expect? The Third Grade Will

Be able to answer higher order questions in Chinese.

Be able to perform descriptive writing. (Please refer to the Descriptive Writing Rubric for details.)

Be able to write an experimental report about science lab work. (Please refer to the Writing Rubric for details.)

What To Expect? The Third Grade Will

Be able to write a simple essay in their social study settings. (Please refer to the Writing Rubric for details.)

Be able to give a formal speech. Be familiar with other types of writing.

(Examples: story analysis, letters, notes)

3rd Grade Math

Please refer to the North Carolina Standard Course of Studies and Common Core Essential Standards http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/mathematics/scos/2003/k-8/16grade3

Math materials: InvestigationSee attached “New Math Investigations

Pacing Guide” document for detail.

3rd Grade Math

For math, the lesson is focusing on hands on and providing the opportunities for students to explore the concept through activities. Students are asked to present not only the correct answers to the problems, but also the thinking process.

Become an independent THINKER! About EOG’s

NC DPI-- Department of Public Instruction Website - www.dpi.state.nc.us

3rd Grade Science

Please refer to the North Carolina Standard Course of Studies and Common Core Essential Standards at http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/science/scos/2004/15grade3

The themes are the Matter, Energy, Earth/Moon/Sun, Earth Systems, Ecosystems, and Force and Motion.

3rd Grade Social Studies

Please refer to the North Carolina Standard Course of Studies and Common Core Essential Standards at http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/socialstudies/scos/2003-04/027thirdgrade

The theme is “People making a difference” (citizenship, government, and communities).

How do you help your child

Parent Support

Guess what—we expect you to be an active part of your child’s education! My class newsletters will tell you the details what we are learning in class in all subject areas, as well as regarding particular national or international holidays. They also constitute a form of general communication between us.

Parents Support

Please take an interest in what your child is learning in and out of school, in his or her homework and test scores. We need your help in making sure that homework is done neatly and correctly, in checking book bags and lunches, in reviewing the various papers in the blue folder, and in reading daily with your child. You are their first and most important teacher!

About Reading

Reading is a skill that is learned. Techniques used in one language will reflect in another language. If a child reads well in English, for example, chances are that he or she will read well in the target language. If a child has difficulty reading in English, there are most likely the same concerns in the target language.

Reading in Chinese and English

Each student will have reading materials in target language sent home on a weekly basis. Part of the text is requirement to be recited. Students should read for 20 minutes to an adult. Please listen as your child reads. Please do not read with your child in the target language unless you are fluent in that language. English Reading: Please Check reading comprehension by asking questions about the book which he/she is reading .

Questions?