Work Stations: Games

Work Stations allow students to work independently at a station. They are easy to set up and are highly motivational for students. I usually have the followi... Read More...

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Integrated Chinese: Chapter 6 BINGO Games

Download BINGO cards Download BINGO calling cards... Read More...

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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. Download Board Game: Visiting Friends... Read More...

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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...

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Dice Games: I Like

Characters include: like, don't like, I, you, he, she How to use the Dice Game: Print each template and cut out. Students can use one dice and read t... Read More...

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Presentation: Using Games In The Chinese Classroom

How to use games in the Chinese classroom from Shaz Lawrence ... Read More...

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Lesson Plan – Games Day!

STUDENT TASK Your teacher announces that today is Games Day. Choose a game to play, in Chinese, with your classmates. It is your job to keep track of whose tur... Read More...

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Mini-whiteboard Games

Mini-whiteboards are a very useful resources in the Chinese language classroom. Below are some ideas for student-partner work. ... Read More...

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Games for the Chinese classroom

This is a simple game for character recognition or vocab. development. Buy a few fly swats ($1-$2 each) Download the Fly swat game template Write characters ... Read More...

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Best Strategies: How Do I Set Up My Classroom?

Setting up the language classroom Make the language classroom a place where all languages and cultures are celebrated. For example, make a large poster, po... Read More...

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Colors Flashcards

The color flashcards can be used to play games or to display in the classroom. Download Colors Flashcards  (10 pages)... Read More...

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Actions Flashcards

Students will learn new words like jump, run, sit, stand etc., Use these flashcards to play games or copy characters. Each flashcard includes a Chinese chara... Read More...

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A List of Props for the Language Classroom

Making sure students understand the Chinese language can be challenging. With Elementary School students the easiest way to ensure understanding is to use props... Read More...

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BINGO Game: Colors

Play BINGO games with your students to assess their listening skills. (Colored printer is needed) Download BINGO Game- Colors... Read More...

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How do I set up my Chinese classroom?

Setting up the language classroom Make the language classroom a place where all languages and cultures are celebrated. For example, make a large poster, po... Read More...

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Culture Quiz Cards

Print the Quiz Cards (English) and cut each card out carefully. Students will play card games in small groups. When they pick up a card, they need to follow the... Read More...

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Presentation: What Do You Say After 你好?

Chinese language programs will only continue to grow and students will achieve at a high level, when a balance of academic rigor and engagement of students is e... Read More...

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What can you do when you have reluctant learners?

Hang in there! You are half way through the school year and it's been a battle. Some students continue to disrupt the class, others call out, and even some s... Read More...

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Thanksgiving Food Flashcards

Download the Thanksgiving Food Flashcards for students to play matching games.... Read More...

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Food Flashcards

This 5 page PDF can be cut up for students to play games or memorize the characters for each food group. Vocabulary includes: Chicken Hamburger Pi... Read More...

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Hobbies

Students will learn new vocabulary: watch TV, listen to music, play video games, read books, dance and sing. Download the PDF hobbies... Read More...

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Cooperative Learning Activities

How do teachers use Cooperative Learning in the Chinese language classroom? Check out this PDF that includes ideas: 1. Create dialogues 2. Error checking ... Read More...

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Let’s count 1-5, 一二三四五

Download these Posters / Flashcards and put them around your classroom room. Play games with the flashcards, so students can learn what the characters look l... Read More...

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Font cube Game: Learn Chinese characters and radicals

Have you ever had students that complained when trying to read different Chinese fonts? This is a great game to accustom learners to read characters in differen... Read More...

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Wheel of Fortune

The Wheel of Fortune Game introduces students to radicals and how these radicals can produce compound characters. Play the Wheel of Fortune Chinese Game here... Read More...

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The Dragon Temple Game – Reading characters

Students will learn about the building blocks of characters (radicals) and then learn to match characters that have the same component.   Play the ga... Read More...

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Balloon Stampede Game – Radicals

This online game will allow students to learn more about characters - the space they take up, the different parts, and categorizing according to radicals. Pl... Read More...

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