Ni Hao
Ni Hao! Sing and Chant Your Way to China!
By Chet-Yeng Loong
Book, DVD, and SMART board
CD-ROM
82 pages
Grades PreK - 5
Ni Hao! Sing and Chant Your Way to China! presents nine authentic Chinese songs, chants, and games in an easily accessible format for teachers and elementary students. Each piece has detailed lesson plans and extension ideas, often with suggestions for using classroom instruments.
Includes a 30-minute DVD with an introduction to Chinese culture and performance of the songs and chants with traditional body movements at normal speed and also at half speed. Native-speaking children provide good models for pronunciation.A SMART Board CD-ROM is also included. Audio clips are provided in the files.
Contents:
Music Concepts
Indices
Foreword
Introduction
About the Author
1. The Door Is Open, But I Can't Get In
2. The Wind Is Here
3. Little Yellow Dog
4. Rock Scissors Cloth
5. My Lovely Little Rabbits
6. Little Pig
7. Pull the Carrot
8. Fishing Song
9. Four Little Fish
Appendix 1: Greeting and Counting
Appendix 2: Li Bai's poem, Contemplating Moonlight
| Author | Loong, Chet-Yeng |
| Format | Book/DVD |
| Print Age/Grade | Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Kindergarten PreK |
