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