Hobbies: Word Order Cards
Students sometimes have difficulty using the correct word order in Chinese. Download and print these cards to help students visually see the Subject, Time Verb ... Read More...
Back to School
Exit Slips: Cell Phone template
Cell Phone Exit Slips (2 important things I have learned today..)
Cell Phone Exit Slips (In the lesson today, I found it hard to../easy to...)
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Integrated Chinese: Chapter 4 – A Birthday Invitation
Students will design their own birthday invitation and make a phone call to ask a friend to come along to the party.
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How Old Are You? 你几岁
Use this presentation to introduce 你几岁？Each animal images includes - How old are you? and an answer. Print to make a mini-book to give to students.
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Board Games: Visiting Friends 看朋友
Students will review vocabulary to welcome a visitor, introduce a person and ask for something to drink.
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Board Games: Colors 颜色
Students will learn to read characters and say colors in Chinese.
When students land on a Chinese character, the English translation needs to be given. If th... Read More...
Baby Shark Ppt (Family members)
Download and use this Ppt to introduce family members. (妈妈，爸爸，宝宝，奶奶，爷爷)
The Ppt can also be printed to make your own Baby Shark puppets.
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The Colors SWAT Game
If you have a projector in your classroom, use this Ppt to teach colors. Begin by teaching the students an easy rhyme:
红色，红色， 红色，red, red, red,
绿色，绿色， 绿色，... Read More...
Board Game: Days and Dates
Students will learn months, days and dates or review new content with this fun board game. Just download the cards (included) and place on the board.
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Board Game: Nationalities/Countries
Students will review vocabulary related to countries, nationalities, and be able to read characters about expressing nationality.
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Board Game: Greetings and Introductions
Students will review basic greetings and introductions when playing this board game. Cards are included. Just add a dice and game markers/tokens.
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Integrated Chinese: Chapter 1 – Sentence Making
Students can use these mini cards to create their own sentences. Just download the Character sheet, ask students to cut out each square and use them to make sen... Read More...
Integrated Chinese: Chapter 1 – Flashcards
Are you using 'Integrated Chinese' as your textbook in your classroom? Use these flashcards to help students read the Chinese characters related to Book 1, Chap... Read More...
Integrated Chinese: Book 1 – Chapter 1 BINGO
Download these BINGO game cards to review characters for Integrated Chinese Book 1: Chapter 1. (no pinyin)
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Hello China: Video #13 (Chinese Opera 京剧）
Students will learn about Chinese Opera and identify a Chinese musical instrument and design their own Opera mask.
Download Hello China #13 video worksheet
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Set of Posters: Survival Phrases
Use these posters to help student use Chinese in the classroom. Phrases include: sorry, excuse me, thanks, what is this?, I don't understand, How do you say?, P... Read More...
Set of Posters: Classroom Phrases
Download and print these classroom phrases that are commonly used in the language classroom. Each poster includes characters, English and pinyin.
Phrases inc... Read More...
Bloom’s Taxonomy Tasks: Families
The Bloom’s Taxonomy Tasks are selected to show the lower thinking skills to higher order thinking skills:
Knowledge
Comprehension
Application
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Bloom’s Taxonomy: Food and Drink Assessment
The Bloom's Taxonomy Tasks are selected to show the lower thinking skills to higher order thinking skills:
Knowledge
Comprehension
Application
Analy... Read More...
Best Strategies: Talk Partners
Students need lots of practice speaking Chinese. From day one, assign a partner for each student to call their 'Talk Partner'.
The Talk Partner is a great wa... Read More...
Numbers 1-100
Use this 1-100 Number chart for assessment or play BINGO.
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My name is…Bracelet (我叫)
When you are teaching your students how to say their name in Chinese, download this heart template and with colored paper strips, make their own bracelet. It wi... Read More...
看一看，听一听 Posters
Use the posters to get the attention of young students at the beginning of the school year.
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Count the Cookies in the Jar
This is a fun game for students to review numbers 1-10. There are 2 parts to the activity - the cookie jar and the cookies.
You can cut out the cookies prior... Read More...
Let’s Go Fishing Game
Need a new way to review vocabulary?
Try this fishing game. Download and print the fish templates. Attach a paper clip to each fish and insert a Chinese char... Read More...
How to use a Parachute in the Chinese Classroom
Young children need lots of activity when learning Chinese. The traditional sit down and drill methods do not work. I have started using a parachute in the Chin... Read More...
Best Strategies: Build Independent Learners
Build student independence immediately. Have materials in your classroom that students can access when they have completed work.
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Rubric: Interpersonal Communication
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Set up a Shop in the Classroom
Set up a shop in the Chinese language classroom to allow students to practice speaking Chinese. This is a great activity for very young learners.
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Best Strategies: Routines
Start building routines immediately in the first week of school. Don't just tell students how the classroom will be run, but show them. Model how students will ... Read More...
Grading – High School Chinese Class
In the first week of school, be sure to explain to students what the grading system for Chinese classes will be.
Below are examples of how students will be g... Read More...
High School – Lesson Plan: Week 1
Use this Lesson Plan for the first week of High School Chinese.
The Learning Outcomes for Week 1 include:
Why learn Chinese?
The map of China
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What do you know about China?
This is a great activity for the first few weeks of school. Students need to be able to identify where Chinese is spoken. Show students the video below and then... Read More...
Baby Shark Song (Family members)
This is a great song to teach family members.
Kids love it!
Download the Baby Shark Ppt
Why not do a craft about Baby Shark? SharkCrown
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Immersion Explained To Parents
When parents enroll their child in Immersion program, they sometimes are not sure of how or what students will learn. This letter explains to parents the proces... Read More...
Communication With Parents Strategies
Communication Strategies
Personal contact, including conferences, home visits, telephone calls, and curriculum nights or open houses, seems to be the most ef... Read More...
How Parents Can Help Their Child (Immersion)
Parents are often curious about the Language Immersion program. They may have questions related to how they can help their child, when they don't speak the lang... Read More...
First Day of School Letter to Parents (Middle School)
It is important to communicate to parents about the child's Chinese learning and progress.
Use this short letter to introduce yourself and explain your Chine... Read More...
Giant Dragon Classroom Display
Make this giant dragon for Chinese New Year, or even to start the new school year.
Download the Dragon Head and use paper plates and colored paper to make th... Read More...
My Learning Goals
At the beginning of the new school year, students will draw their portrait and then plan one goal for their Chinese class. (For example: Improve my pronunciatio... Read More...