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 In2.  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