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About the Site
Invite children to investigate this Web page to see the Chinese characters for various words and to hear the words spoken. The page is part of China the Beautiful, a comprehensive site about Chinese poetry, paintings, calligraphy, arts, literature, and cultural heritage. For language study, the site offers flashcards, an English-to-Chinese dictionary, and sound files.
What to Do
Tell children that the Chinese written language uses symbols, called characters, instead of letters. The characters stand for whole words or ideas. Remind them that the letters stand for sounds in Chinese, not for English words that begin with each of the letters. Go through the alphabet flashcards. Have children notice that cards B, D, and M name family members. Help children to navigate the site and click the sound icon to hear the Chinese word. You may want to write the English words on the chalkboard and have children use them in sentences.
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About the Site
At this Web site, presented by TravelLang.com, travelers can learn words and phrases in more than 70 languages. By clicking a country's flag, you can access an online translator for vocabulary words in categories such as basic words, directions, numbers, travel, and time. Many also contain audio clips of the spoken words. Preview the site and select several countries whose translations have audio clips for the names of family members. For ease of navigation, you may want to use the top or bottom row of flags. The first three flags in the top row and the first, second, and last flags in the bottom row all have audio and demonstrate a variety of sounds for the word mother.
What to Do
Help children navigate the Web site. You may want to point out the countries on a map that use the languages children will hear. Explore several languages. You may wish to have children create posters of family members and label them with words in several languages.
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| Music and Songs |
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About the Site
Toy Theater is a site full of games for all subject areas, including Music and Art.
Lesson Objectives
Students will use the Internet to learn about music. Students will play notes and listen to a tune. Students will make their own song.
Suggested Additional Activities
Have students click on Music on the top navigation bar. Have them select Drum Beats. Let them play with the rhythm and beat of drums. Borrow instruments from the music teacher. Set up a Music Center for the week and allow them to explore the different instruments. Place CDs and Tapes of different types of music in the Music Center. Let them listen to the music.
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About the Site
Help children learn about Strings, Woodwinds, Bass, and Percussion instruments at this easy-to-navigate Web site. Each section of the site opens to captioned photographs of instruments. Children may click an instrument and listen to an audio clip of the sound. Links to music education sites are also accessible. Preview the site, if you wish, to select which of the instruments you most want children to hear.
What to Do
Ask children if they play an instrument. Do they know what family the instrument belongs to? Help children navigate the site to explore several instruments in each family. As children listen to the clips, ask them to choose an instrument they would like to play and explain why.
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| Learning Something New |
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About the Site
Encourage children to explore this animated Web site that demonstrates how to tie shoelaces. Two snakes that have "escaped from the zoo" provide the step-by-step animations for children to follow. Room 108, an educational activity center for children, provides the site. You may want to turn down the volume on children's computers.
What to Do
Before children view the Web site, you may wish to assemble shoes or lacing boards. Guide children through the site, drawing their attention to the snake animations. Provide time for children to practice tying.
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About the Site
San Francisco Symphony site for kids provides interactive lessons on all aspects of music.
Lesson Objectives
Students will use the Internet to learn about music. Students will put notes in order to compose a song. Students will listen to the song.
Suggested Additional Activities
Have students go to other sections of the Music Lab to learn about tempo, rhythm, or pitch. Click on Home on the top navigation bar. Click on send a postcard. Have students send a postcard to a friend.
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