Menu
close
Anonymous.
AnonymousFrom some fellow teachers, I was given some great websites for Chinese New Years/Tet, for use with our students:
http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Bytnes-celebrations/chinese.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Bytnes-celebrations/chinese.html
http://teacherlink.ed usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-celebrations/wardtet.html
http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Cultures_and_Groups/Cultures?chinese?Holidays_and_Observances/Chinese_New_Year/
http://chinese-new-years.com
http://www.familyculture.com/holidays/chinese_new_years_resources.htm
http://www.pbs.org/teacherssource/thismonth/may00/index.shtm
http://www.theteacherscornor.net/seasonal/chinese-new-year/
http://www.adoptvietnam.org/vietnamese/tet-links.html
http://www.adoptvietnam.org/vietnamese/tet-lessonplan.htm
http://www.kiddyhouse.com/CNY/
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?=id=381
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000612.shtml
http://www.funlessonplans.com/holidays/anewyear.htm
I believe these cover K-12. Enjoy, and Happy New Year!!!
AnonymousBack to news regarding the Japanese royal family, Princess Kiko is pregnant. She is the wife of the emperor’s second oldest son. They already have 2 children both girls. So yet again the country waits and hopes for a male heir. Right now both the of the emperor’s sons only have female children. The next in line to the crown is Prince Naruhito and then there are no male heirs. Naruhito has a daughter, she is 4, and some talked about changing the rules that dictate the ruler must be male. If Kiko has a son I would assume that much of this talk will stop because she will have produced a child with the necessary “Imperial Y-Chromosome” I quote this from CNN.com. I read it and had to laugh. But I know that it is important to some people.
AnonymousIt has been interesting watching the "profiles" of a number of the Chinese athletes in the Olympic Games. Most of them were taken from their families anywhere between age 6 & 12.
One pair of skaters have been home a total of a week since age 6. They are now in their 30s...
AnonymousHas anyone gone to the exhibit at the Santa Monica pier--Ashes and Snow? A friend just e-mailed me wanting me to go with her today. Their website is interesting. The "Home" of the exhibit is the Nomadic Museum in Venice. All of the artwork is on handmade Japanese paper.
Most of the works were developed on trips throught Africa and Asia. The study was of interactions between Humans and Animals--looks like there are some beautiful pieces...
AnonymousSheri, did you go? I really want to make it. DO you know when it ends? I have heard really good things. If you haven't gone I would be interested in going together.
AnonymousI still have not seen the Geisha movie (have to get it now on dvd) but I did read the book. I can understand what all the fuss was about. From what I gathered one of the issues were that there were many talented and suited Japanese individuals able and capable to play the part and yet, the role went to a Chinese actor. Could the same be said about a movie where an Arab was playing an Israeli? Talk about the fuss that would cause!
AnonymousI was watching the news this morning and I saw a story about how nannies that speak Mandarin Chinese could make up to $60,000 a year. According to this news story which interviewed a few prominent American business men, China is the next up and coming country and if a parent wanted their child to be successful in the future, they would be smart to teach their children to write and speack Mandarin Chinese. The news story also included a few schools that have incorporated Mandarin Chinese as part of the foreign language curriculum. I found this story quite intruiging, since I know that the Torrance Unified School District has also bounced this idea around. It will be interesting to see what the future holds for foreign languages in California schools.