Bite-size Chinese – Which Color?
Bite-size Chinese is a series of audio files that are useful for listening activities in the Chinese classroom. Many of the listening tasks are very short and c... 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.
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Dragon Boat Festival Guide
Download the 13 page Teacher Guide for the Dragon Boat Festival.
Included in the PDF are resources:
The Legend of the Dragon Boat Festival
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Talk Cards
Make your own Talk Cards using the template below. Choose your own content that students are rehearsing.
Give the Talk Cards to groups of students and ask th... Read More...
Re-thinking Character Stroke Order
Chinese traditionally has a long history of coupling aesthetics with communication. The character is deemed worthy if it looks perfect and appears beautiful. ... Read More...
How do you feel?
Ask students how they feel at the beginning of a lesson.
Download the Feelings Poster here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IuvKgKz9v... Read More...
Peppa Pig Buys New Shoes – Video #2 and Lesson Plans / Worksheets
After introducing Peppa Pig in the first lesson, now it's time for Peppa Pig to buy new shoes.
New Vocabulary - Lesson 2
Download the Vocabulary List
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Travel BINGO
Download the Travel BINGO card. As students travel on a bus or train, they will look for the object and mark it on the BINGO Card.
Travel Bingo-Sample With P... Read More...
Lesson Plans: I Feel Sick 我病了
Students will learn how to describe symptoms at a visit to the doctor.
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Writing: Chinese Bubble Character Cards
Bubble characters allow students to color the Chinese characters as a pre-writing activity.
Bubble_ animals
Bubble_ body
Bubble_ colors
Bubble_ eat
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Writing: My Word Wall
Many classrooms have a large Word Wall in the classroom. This helps students to refer to new vocabulary easily. Why not use a personal Word Wall? Download the t... Read More...
Research and Independent Units of Work
At the beginning of every school year, students choose a topic for Research and Independent Study. This work is ongoing and can last for 10 weeks, 6 months or f... Read More...
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
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Lesson Plan – Invitation Dilemma (Days and dates)
STUDENT TASK
You have just been invited to a friend’s birthday party. Unfortunately, you have already been invited to go to a movie with another friend. You ha... Read More...
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...
Lesson Plan – New Students
STUDENT TASK
You have volunteered to be a buddy to a new student who has arrived in class. This is the first time you are meeting him or her. Introduce yoursel... Read More...
Cooperative Learning Reflection Sheet (students)
After groups work together it is important for students to reflect on how well they worked together. Students need to think how best they can improve in their t... Read More...
Working Together Skills
At the beginning of the school year, it is important to explain to students what you want to hear, and see when students are working in groups.
Cooperative L... Read More...
Cooperative Learning – Team Quiet Signs
When students are becoming loud during group work, use these Team Quiet Signs.
Train your students that when the sign is raised, all members must reflect on ... Read More...
Best Strategies: Cooperative Learning Checklist for Teachers
Cooperative learning in the language classroom is a highly effective strategy. Students work as a team to research a topic, solve a problem, or complete a task.... Read More...