Gone are the days when teachers stood at the front of the class and students learned individually. Research over the years shows that learning is a social activ... Read More...
Have you always wanted to learn Chinese and thought it was too hard or you didn't have the time to learn a new language?
Duh!Chinese courses are for adults... Read More...
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 Strategies
Personal contact, including conferences, home visits, telephone calls, and curriculum nights or open houses, seems to be the most ef... Read More...
A way to encourage writing in the Chinese classroom is to have 'Everybody Writes' a couple of times a week. For 10 minutes, all students will write using charac... Read More...
Pop-Up Chinese Workshops
Chinese teachers are busy people! Our Pop-up workshops are short and packed with ideas and resources that can be implemented into the ... Read More...
Students need to be able to use questions: when, where, what time, why. This task introduces all these questions and then challenges students to write their own... Read More...
Students will have lots of fun designing and labeling a new school building. A Shanghai Architecture company has asked them to design a new school and include a... Read More...
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Very often teachers don't have time to attend conferences to keep up to date with the latest methods of tea... Read More...
This is a popular game students love to play. Instead of the number coordinates used in the traditional battleships game, this variation uses Chinese names of a... Read More...
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...
Print the following Character Sentence Cards and ask students to cut out each character. All characters can be stored in an envelope or zip-lock bag. Students w... Read More...
Students will be able to discuss holiday plans, distances, and times.
Vocabulary List:_Visit To London
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cxqxAJMk... Read More...
Creative Chinese organizes conferences, workshops, training sessions, and e-learning for teachers, school heads, and organizations. A complete list of these, al... Read More...
Students will learn how to invite someone to their birthday party. Topics include: days, dates, times, months etc.,
Download My Birthday Ppt... Read More...
Download the 62 page PDF to help students understand transportation in Chinese.
Learning Outcomes:
Different types of transport - boat, car, bike,bus
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Do your students need to use 的时候 and æ£åœ¨ in interesting sentences?
Use this PDF to teach students about 'time phrases'.
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Successful learning in the Chinese classroom won't happen with passive students. All students need to be encouraged to think about their learning, and be engage... Read More...
Day 1
Greet students at the door. Wave a ä½ å¥½ sign.
Students walk into classroom and put away their backpack.
Students find their name and put it into a bo... Read More...
Ideas for introducing the color - red 红
Materials
Print the  红 flashcard
Print the Student Worksheet - 红
Prepare a Mystery Bag with a few balloons i... Read More...