One more week until the winter break. The 1/2 and 3/4 classes used Mandarin classes to rehearse on the story of the little tadpoles.
Even though it is a simple play, everyone wants to be a special role in a scene. It is very encouraging to see one student to repeat a line/phrase many times to get the pronunciation right; it is great to see when the students reach agreement on who will be playing what special role without teacher involvement. I had a discussion with my classes to see whether they want to cut the story short to simplify the play before the winter break, or to present a more completed story after the winter break. Both classes decided to do a more completed story. So that is what we will do.
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AuthorI'm the 1st - 8th Grade Mandarin language and culture teacher at Summers-Knoll School in Ann Arbor, MI. Archives
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