KEYWORDS: 草莓|căo méi (strawberries), 我很饿|wǒ hěn è (I am hungry), 一|yī (one), 二|èr (two), 三|sān (three), 四|sì (four), 五|wǔ (five), 六|liù (six), 七|qī (seven), 八|bā (eight), 九|jiǔ (nine), 十|shí (ten), 现在|xiàn zài (now), 停止|tíng zhĭ (enough), 苹果|píng guǒ (apple), 酪梨|luò lí (avocado), 橘子|jú zi (orange), 梨子|lí zi (pear), 李子|lĭ zi (plum), 香蕉|xiāng jiāo (banana), 柠檬|níng méng (lemon), 吃|chī (eat)

INTRO:

• 你好|Nǐ Hăo Wave (Hello Wave)
• 早安|Zăo Ān Chant (Good Morning Chant)
• Puppet: Myla很饿|Myla Hěn È (Myla Is Hungry)

THEMED SECTION:

• 你好歌|Nǐ Hăo Gē (Hello Song)
• Magic Words: 现在|Xiàn Zài / 停止|Tíng Zhĭ (Now / Enough)
• 水果沙拉|Shuǐ Guǒ Shā Lā (Fruit Salad)
• 苹果和香蕉|Píng Guǒ Hé Xiāng Jiāo (Apples and Bananas)
• 收拾时间|Shōu Shí Shí Jiān (Clean-up Song)

MOVEMENT:

• Parachute
• 草莓歌|Căo Méi (Strawberries)
• 我们一起|Wŏ Mén YÌ Qǐ (We Are Going To)

LULLABY:

• Lullaby: 听|Tīng (Listen)

CONCLUSION

• Review: 吃|chī (eat), 苹果|píng guǒ (apple)
• Dance Party
• 再见朋友们 |Zài Jiàn Péng Yǒu Mén (Goodbye Friends)
• Stickers / Stamps

Keywords: 苹果|píng guǒ (apple), 酪梨|luò lí (avocado), 橘子|jú zi (orange), 梨子|lí zi (pear), 李子|lĭ zi (plum), 香蕉|xiāg jiāo (banana), 柠檬|níng méng (lemon)

D—————————A7———–D

píng guǒ píng guǒ luò lí luò lí jú zi jú zi

苹果——–苹果———-酪梨—酪梨—橘子–橘子

A7———-D————A7

lí zi lí zi lĭ zi lĭ zi xiāng jiāo xiāng jiāo

梨子–梨子—李子—李子—-香蕉—香蕉

D——————A7—D

hé níng méng hé níng méng

和柠檬————和柠檬

D————————————-A7—D

wǒ xĭ huān shuǐ guǒ jiā yì diǎn diǎn níng méng

我—喜—欢—水—果—加–一–点—点—柠—檬

D—————————————-A7—D

wǒ xĭ huān shuǐ guǒ jiā yì diǎn diǎn níng méng

我—喜—欢—水—果–加–一–点—点—柠—檬

D——————————A7————-D

wǒ xĭ huān shuǐ guǒ wǒ xĭ huān shuǐ guǒ

我–喜—欢–水—-果———–我–喜—欢–水—-果

D——————————A7————-D

wǒ xĭ huān shuǐ guǒ wǒ xĭ huān shuǐ guǒ

我–喜—欢–水—-果———–我–喜—欢–水—-果

Keywords: 苹果|píng guǒ (apple), 香蕉|xiāng jiāo (banana), 吃|chī (eat)

——————D——————————————A7

wǒ xĭ huān chī chī chī píng guǒ hái yŏu xiāng jiāo

我—喜–欢—-吃—吃—吃—苹—–果—还—有—香—-蕉

——————A7—————————————–D

wǒ xĭ huān chī chī chī píng guǒ hái yŏu xiāng jiāo

我—喜–欢—-吃—吃—吃—苹—–果—还—有—香—-蕉

——————D——————————————A7

wǒ xĭ hūan chī chī chī píng guǒ hái yŏu xiāng jiāo

我—喜–欢—-吃—吃—吃—苹—–果—还—有—香—-蕉

——————A7—————————————–D

wǒ xĭ huān chī chī chī píng guǒ hái yŏu xiāng jiāo

我—喜–欢—-吃—吃—吃—苹—–果—还—有—香—-蕉

Keywords: 种|zhòng (plant), 梨子|lí zī (pear)

C—————C—————–F—————C

zhòng lí zi zhòng lí zi zhòng lí zi zhòng lí zi

种梨子——种梨子—–种梨子—–种梨子

C—————C—————–F—————-C

zhòng lí zi zhòng lí zi zhòng lí zi zhòng lí zi

种梨子——种梨子—–种梨子—–种梨子

C————————-C—————————F———————C

zhòng xiāng jiāo zhòng xiāng jiāo zhòng xiāng jiāo zhòng xiāng jiāo

种香蕉—————-种香蕉—————-种香蕉—————-种香蕉

C————————-C—————————F———————C

zhòng xiāng jiāo zhòng xiāng jiāo zhòng xiāng jiāo zhòng xiāng jiāo

种香蕉—————-种香蕉—————-种香蕉—————-种香蕉

C———————C———————F———————C

zhòng căo méi zhòng căo méi zhòng căo méi zhòng căo méi

种草莓————-种草莓————-种草莓————-种草莓

C———————C———————F———————C

zhòng căo méi zhòng căo méi zhòng căo méi zhòng căo méi

种草莓————-种草莓————-种草莓————-种草莓

A. 水果沙拉|Shuǐ Guǒ Shā Lā (Fruit Salad)

Keywords: 苹果|píng guǒ (apple), 酪梨|luò lí (avocado), 橘子|jú zi (orange), 梨子|lí zi (pear), 李子|lĭ zi (plum), 香蕉|xiāng jiāo (banana), 柠檬|níng méng (lemon)

PREPARE:

• Hold a basket/bag with the fruits inside on your lap and take out the apple to show to the class.
• Shake the apple and translate by saying 苹果|píng guǒ.
• Encourage class to repeat and sing in a melody 苹果|píng guǒ, 苹果|píng guǒ. You can give the apple to one of the students.
• Repeat this process for each fruit (酪梨|luò lí, 橘子|jú zi, 梨子|lí zi, 李子|lǐ zi, 香蕉|xiāng jiāo, 柠檬|níng méng). Distribute the different fruits to different students in the class if possible.
• Sing through the melody of Fruit Salad once and then ask the children to join you. Sing through the same melody again.
• Explain that is their part of the song.
• Explain you will cue the class when it is their part.

PERFORM

• Start a rhythm with the shakers.
• Cue class right before their part.
• Sing Fruit Salad three times with varying speeds.

CHALLENGE

• When preparing the song, ask students if they can identify the fruits that you take out of the basket/bag.
• The teacher can place the fruit on the floor or in the basket/bag and call out the names of fruit while kids run up to select the correct one.

B. 苹果和香蕉|Píng Guǒ Hé Xiāng Jiāo (Apples And Bananas)

Keywords: 苹果|píng guǒ (apple), 香蕉|xiāng jiāo (banana), 吃|chī (eat)

PREPARE:

• Ring the bell and announce that you like to eat apples and bananas for breakfast.
• Explain to the class that 吃|chī means to eat. Repeat in a fun melody 吃|chī, and pretend you are eating something. Have the class do this with you.
• Take the 苹果和香蕉|píng guǒ hé xiāng jiāo in your possession.
• Review the names of these fruits in Mandarin with their melodies.
• Encourage class to repeat, 苹果和香蕉|píng guǒ hé xiāng jiāo three times and explain that is their part.
• Sing in Mandarin, “我喜欢吃吃吃苹果还有香蕉|wǒ xĭ huān chī chī chī píng guǒ hái yŏu xiāng jiāo. 我喜欢吃吃吃苹果还有香蕉|wǒ xĭ huān chī chī chī píng guǒ hái yŏu xiāng jiāo”.
• Instruct class to begin clapping in a rhythm.

PERFORM

• Once everyone is clapping in unison rhythm, begin chanting and playing guitar.
• Physically cue class when it is their part.

CHALLENGE

• Change the names of the fruits each week.
• Sing the song only in Mandarin and have the class guess the fruit you are mentioning.
• Teach new breakfast food items with the same melody, such as 柳橙汁|liǔ chéng zhī (orange juice), 牛奶加麦片|niú năi jiā mài piàn (cereal with milk).

C. 种水果|Zhòng Shuǐ Guǒ (Planting Fruits)

Keywords: 种|zhòng (plant), 梨子|lí zi (pear)

PREPARE:

• Explain to the class that we are going to plant some pear seeds.
• Place one fruit in the center of the circle and explain in Mandarin 我们种梨子|wŏ mén zhòng lí zi, we’re planting pears.
• Ask students to repeat the word plant three times, 种|zhòng.
• Ask students to place their hands on the floor. Explain, “We are going to plant the pears using our hands”.
• Begin making a beat by patting the ground, until the entire class is mimicking you.
• Encourage class to repeat chanting, “我们种梨子|wŏ mén zhòng lí zi, lí zi, lí zi. 我们种梨子|wŏ mén zhòng lí zi, lí zi, lí zi”.

PERFORM

• Get a rhythm going with the class tapping their hands.
• Begin chanting.
• After two rounds, change the speed, pitch, and volume.

CHALLENGE

• Switch to different fruits in the center of the circle. You can encourage the children, or choose one child, to select which fruit they are going to plant next. Have the class repeat the chant with the new fruit.
• You can also have the children plant fruits with other parts of their bodies such as elbows and feet.

Myla很饿|Myla Hěn È (Myla Is Hungry)

KEYWORDS: 我很饿|wŏ hěn è (I’m hungry), 一|yī (one), 二|èr (two), 三|sān (three), 四|sì (four), 五|wǔ (five), 六|liù (six), 七|qī (seven), 八|bā (eight), 九|jiǔ (nine), 十|shí (ten)

PREPARE:

• Be sure that you can easily access Myla in your bag. Check before class to make sure the puppet is clean and review what you’ll be teaching.

PERFORM:

• Make a sound like a bird.
• Ask the class, “Did you hear something? I think I heard Myla! Can we call her out?”.
• Instruct the class to repeat Myla Birdie with a fun rhythm as you prepare your hand in the puppet inside of the Bilingual Birdies bag.
• Myla enters with an exciting melody or gesture.
• Instruct the children to repeat “你好Myla|ní hăo Myla!”.
• Look at the Myla and say, “Myla, 你好吗|Myla, ní hăo ma?”.
• Myla responds, “我很饿|wŏ hěn è!”
• Explain to the children that Myla is hungry. Invite the children to repeat 我很饿|wŏ hěn è with Myla three times.
• Explain that the class is going to get some apples for Myla to eat. Look up and pretend to see an apple tree.
• Instruct the children to reach their hands up and repeat after you as you pick ten apples for Myla to eat.
• Count to ten in Mandarin saying each number twice and encouraging the children to count with you. “ 一|yī (one), 二|èr (two), 三|sān (three), 四|sì (four), 五|wǔ (five), 六|liù (six), 七|qī (seven), 八|bā (eight), 九|jiǔ (nine), 十|shí (ten)”.
• Invite children to hold out their hand and pretend to feed Myla.
• Go up to each child and have Myla eat apples out of their hands.
• Explain that Myla is so full from all of the yummy apples she ate. Tell the children she is going to take a nap now.
• Encourage the children to repeat “再见|zài jiàn Myla!”.
• Myla exits with the same melody or gesture.

CHALLENGE:

• Once the children are confident counting to ten, have them count to twenty.

Agenda 1

现在|Xiàn Zài / 停止|Tíng Zhĭ (Now / Enough)

KEYWORDS: 现在|xìan zài (now), 停止|tíng zhĭ (enough)

Prepare:

• Explain you have two magic words to teach everyone.
• Instruct the children to repeat the word 现在|xiàn zài using a melody, or a rhythm.
• Instruct the children to repeat 停止|tíng zhĭ using call and response.
• Encourage the children to grab their instruments.
• Explain when you say 现在|xiàn zài they will make as much noise as they can with their instruments.
• Explain when you say 停止|tíng zhĭ they must not make a sound.

Perform:

• With an enthusiastic tone you can say, “Okay class, when I say now you say 现在|xiàn zài! now (pause, and say 现在|xiàn zài with them), you are going to shake your instruments and make a lot of noise! Now (pause, and say 现在|xiàn zài with them). But when you hear me say 停止|tíng zhĭ, you are going to stop playing your shakers and not make a sound”.
• Where you pause is where you leave space for the children to say the keyword, 现在|xiàn zài, in Mandarin. But be sure to always repeat their part with them as well.
• Say 现在|xìan zài, and encourage the children to shake their shakers and repeat the word 现在|xiàn zài.
• Say 停止|tíng zhĭ, and encourage the children to freeze and stop playing their shakers.
• Interchange words and alter your speed when commanding them.

Agenda 2

慢|Màn / 快|Kuài (Slow / Fast)

KEYWORDS: 慢|màn (slow), 快|kùai (fast)

Prepare:

• Instruct the class to stand up.
• Explain you have two magic words to teach everyone.
• Teach the first magic word, 慢|màn, by slowing down your voice in a lethargic tone and instruct the class to practice saying the word with you.
• Explain that when you say 慢|màn they will move very slowly and repeat 慢|màn with you.
• Teach the second magic word, 快|kuài word by using a fun melody to make the word sound quick and bouncy.
• Explain when you say 快|kuài they will jump and move their bodies very quickly.
• Note: This can also be done with shakers and moving them slowly and quickly as you teach the keywords instead of instructing them to stand up and move their bodies.

Perform:

• Say with enthusiasm the first magic word and then move your body accordingly.
• Call out second word, repeat with class, and do the action.
• Interchange words and alter your speed when commanding them.
• When you are calling out 慢|màn be sure to make your voice not sound bored. You want to enunciate as best as possible and keep a high volume in your voice.
• Be careful to not say 快|kuài so fast that they cannot understand how to say the word with you.
• Always say the word before you start making noise with the instrument or moving, so that the class can hear what you are saying.