Great work on memorizing and writing characters, everyone! The first time ever "听写 (Dictation Exercise)" was done smoothly, with over 80% correct rate for the whole class. It is actually not required for kids as young as five years old to be able to do this, even in mainland China! So it was amazing for me to see some of our younger students were capable enough to remember how to write all the new words we've been practicing. With that said though, for those of you who are still struggling in writing, please do take it easy. More practice, in the class and back home, will make a difference. But first of all, all practice needs to be done in a pleasant matter. It would be a shame if anyone in this class felt pushed/punished in learning Chinese, especially when they are still building up their writing skills due to the young age.
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We learned four new characters this week: 是、什、么、书. We practiced how to ask "What is this (这是什么)?" "What is that（那是什么）?" and "Whose is it (它是谁的)?" It was fun to hear students answering those simple questions, sometimes in unexpected ways. I brought in a "mysterious bag" to play a game, where we learned how to name stationery items in Chinese, such as: 铅笔、蜡笔、水彩笔、油画棒、橡皮、尺子、卷笔刀、放大镜、胶带纸、回形针、印章⋯⋯That was fun, too!
When introducing the word: 书，we read a book in circle:《我喜欢书》. It turned out that, as a group, our favorite books are.... guess what? ... scary/frightening books! Oh my! Happy Halloween! :P
For homework, please follow the lesson number in your workbook1. It will be all in 练习册A, lesson 5. At this level, it would be better if one adult can assist the child when she or he does the homework for the whole time. There are some read-alound exercises that need an audience, at least.
Thank you for your precious time spent assisting your child's Chinese learning!
谢谢！下周见！
thx
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