Looking back: Term One 2010 (part 2 - animal flashcards)

Here's a link to the animal flashcards we used this term. Keep reminding your little ones of the Chinese animals!!!

Looking back: Term One 2010 (part 1)

This is well overdue but since we had to cancel playgroup today I thought I'd spend some time updating our blog...

For those of you who missed some of Term 1 this year, this is what we did!

Our term was focussed on animals: we explored bears & tigers, dogs & rabbits, elephants & frogs! Every week we learnt the Chinese name for 1 or 2 new animals, sang some new songs, made some fantastic craft (which Karen so diligently designed!) and read an animal story!

Pictures of all our craft to come!!

Our songs of the term were: Old MacDonald (in Chinese, but of course!) and God Made All The Animals.

Wang Lao Xian Sheng (Old MacDonald)



王老先生有块地
E I E I O
他在田边养小鸭
E I E I O
呱呱呱
呱呱呱
呱呱呱呱呱呱
呱呱呱
王老先生有块地
E I E I O

wang lao xian sheng you kuai di
E I E I O
ta zai tian bian yang xiao ya
E I E I O
gua gua gua
gua gua gua
gua gua gua, gua gua gua
gua gua gua
wang lao xian sheng you kuai di
E I E I O

dictionary:
Lao Xian Sheng - Old Mr (Wang Lao Xian Sheng = Old Mr Wang)
you (pronounced: yo) - to have
kuai di - a plot, a piece of land
ta - he
zai - at
tian bian - by the field
yang - to keep (for animals or plants)
xiao - little
ya - duck
'gua' = 'quack'


God Made All The Animals

God made the pig and it says 'Oink! Oink'
God made the cow and it says 'Moo! Moo!'
God made the duck and it says 'Quack! Quack!'
God made all the animals