Videos

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Moulay Tahar Kettani (Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts, MI) guides students in making and using a Q-Wheel to support students in writing and pronouncing Arabic letters. They also used the Q-Wheel to write their and their family's English names in Arabic.

Chang Jen-Yin (OB Gates Elementary, VA) celebrated Thanksgiving with her students by doing crafts, creating a Thanksgiving “Thank you” video for parents, and leading a matching game focused on themed vocabulary in Mandarin.

Ola Sofi (West Sylvan Middle School, OR) facilitates a letter learning exercise with seventh and eighth grade that challenges students to listen to a letter and make the shape of it using paper dots and then read Arabic words with two to three letters.

Lin Wan-Lin (Butler Academy, SC) leads fourth graders in a review lesson on body and face vocabulary by having students read pinyin and characters, match characters with pictures, and practice on individual worksheets.

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Chang Ying-Yi (Haven Elementary, GA) reinforces animal vocabulary with an interactive mandarin song that challenges students to sing faster each time.

Abdelkrim Hayab (Twinfield Union School, VT) reviews counting numbers in Arabic with 1st to 2nd grade in an exploratory class.

Huang Hsin-Yi (East Voyager Academy of Charlotte, NC) directs students to teach each other assigned food vocabulary to prepare for a game of Food Bingo.

Cheng Hsian-Lan (Bellows Free Academy Fairfax, VT) leads a listening activity where students identify colors in Mandarin with the help of colorful stuffed animals.

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Lin Wan-Lin (Butler Academy, SC) teaches vocabulary with an interactive activity where students practice naming different parts of the body in Mandarin.

Bouslam Abaid (Seventy-First High School, NC) leads an activity where students identify classroom commands in Arabic by pointing to the corresponding image on the board.

Lin Pin-Shiu (Edward E. Sadlowski Elementary, IL) begins class by leading students to repeat calendar information and singing a nursery rhyme in Mandarin.

Mona Ismail (Ashford School, CT) leads an activity where students practice greeting each other in Arabic.

Chang Jen-Yin (OB Gates Elementary, VA) reinforces vocabulary with an interactive activity where students practice naming different kinds of stationery and classroom supplies in Mandarin through song.

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Zhang Wenyu’s (West Park Academy) students lead each other in reviewing the months of the year in Mandarin.

Mohamed Salem Tiguit’s (Frederick Douglass High School) students perform a skit to practice placing an order at a coffee shop.

Zhang Xiaolin’s (Wiggs Middle School) students play charades to practice the names of sports in Mandarin.

Liu Lina’s (Mesita Elementary School) students introduce their favorite things in Mandarin.

Sarah Elgammal (Ashford School) leads her students in a game of Jeopardy to review Arabic prepositions.

Zeng Xiaolian’s (Beethoven Secondary) students review the names of colors and fruits in Mandarin.

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Wang Rennyu’s (EastSide Charter School) students perform a dialogue asking for and giving directions in Mandarin.

Mohamed El Ouardi’s (Plantation Middle School) students introduce themselves and their favorite colors in Arabic.

Sun Quanfang’s (Ewa Makai Middle School) students compete to identify Chinese characters the fastest.

Chen Xiaoyun’s (Tonopah Valley High School) students sing “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes” in Mandarin.

Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP) exchange teacher Hu Qian shares her advice to future participants and her experiences at Western High School in Davie, FL. Watch the video and learn some great ways to prepare for the TCLP experience from Hu Qian!

Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP) exchange teacher Wang Zhenglin shares her advice to future host schools and her experiences at Batesville Primary School in Batesville, IN. Watch the video and learn some great ways to prepare for the TCLP experience from Wang Zhenglin!

Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP) exchange teacher Amina Chlouchi shares her advice to prospective host schools and her experiences at Merrick Academy Charter School in Laurelton, NY. Watch the video and learn about the impact of hosting a TCLP teacher from Amina Chlouchi!

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Sarah Elgammal’s (Ashford School) students sing a song during their Arabic music class.

Hu Qian (Western High School) leads her students in a game to practice saying the months of the year in Mandarin.

Mohamed Salem Tiguit’s (Frederick Douglass School) students present a skit about going to a restaurant in Arabic.

Wang Zhenglin (Batesville Primary School) reviews Lunar New Year vocabulary with her students.

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Sun Quanfang’s (Ewa Makai Middle School) students rehearse a song in Mandarin for an upcoming performance celebrating the Chinese New Year.

Zhang Xiaolin’s (Wiggs Middle School) students give a presentation in Mandarin on “My School Life” using vocabulary on hobbies and school subjects.

Mohamed El Ouardi (Plantation Middle School) leads students in a word-recognition game to reinforce days of the week vocabulary.

Xu Quansai (Batesville Intermediate School) teaches students in PE class traditional tai chi movements and names.