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Unit PlannerChinese - Kindergarten

OS/MAISA / Kindergarten / World Languages / Chinese - Kindergarten / Week 5 - Week 8

Common Core Initiative

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Overarching Questions and Enduring Understandings

How do I describe things in my classroom?

 

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CH Kindergarten, Unit 2
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Unit Abstract

In this unit, children begin to acquire basic vocabulary to talk about a limited number of school items. They learn to understand and respond to classroom directions. In addition, children engage in activities that allow them to describe and classify objects by color and number. They express likes and dislikes about colors and become aware of the significance of the color red in Chinese culture. Additionally, children begin to recognize a few Chinese characters from the unit vocabulary.

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Expectations/Standards
MI: World Languages (2007)
Novice High (N)
Communication
Identifying and Describing
1.1.N.SL.g Ask questions about the attributes of places and things in their immediate environment and answer using a list of traits
Exchanging Opinions
1.1.N.SL.j Share likes and dislikes in the target language with a classmate
Interperpreting Written Language-Reading
1.2.N.R.a Demonstrate understanding of written classroom language in the target language including directions, commands, and requests
Communities
5.2 Personal Enrichment
Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.
5.2.N.a Willingly use the target language within the classroom setting
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Unit Level Standards
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Essential Questions
Essential/Focus Questions

1. How do I identify and describe objects I bring in my backpack?

2. How do I show that I understand classroom directions?

Content (Key Concepts)

1. Identify backpack school supplies:

qiān bǐ/ xiàng pí /jiǎn dāo/zh/ǐshū/shū bāo/wén jiàn jiá /là bǐ
铅笔／橡皮／剪刀／纸／书／书包／文件夹／蜡笔

  • Zhè shì shěn me? 这是什么？
  • Zhè shì… 这是...

2. Identify and describe using colors:

lán sè/ kā fēi sè/ zōng sè/ hē sè/ huáng sè /zǐ sè/ hóng sè/ huī sè/ lù sè/ chéng sè/ bái sè

蓝色／咖啡色／棕色／黑色／黄色／紫色／红色／灰色／绿色／橙色／白色

  • Zhè shì shěn me yán sè? 这是什么颜色 ？

3. Express likes and dislikes:

  • Nǐ xǐ huān shěn me yán sè? 你喜欢什么颜色？
  • Wǒ xǐ huān/bù xǐ huān… 我喜欢／不喜欢...。

4. Cultural practices: Recognize that red represents happiness and good luck in Chinese people’s mind (introduced, not assessed).

 

5. Identify characters：纸，书，笔

 

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Unit Assessment Tasks

Sample Performance Assessments:

 

1. Orally identify school objects using items or pictures.(1.1.N.SL.g)

2. Name the colors. (1.1.N.SL.g)

3. Respond to questions about likes and dislikes. (1.1.N.SL.j)

4. Given the characters for pen, book and paper, students match the character with the corresponding picture. (1.2.N.R.a)

Skills (Intellectual Processes)

Identifying

Describing

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Lesson Plan Sequence
Lesson Plans (Sequence)
 
Resources

Recommended (not required) Instructional Resources:

 

Teacher Resources:

Better Chinese - My First Chinese Words, Book 5, 6, 10, 22, 23

 

The Monkey King Chinese, Book A, Lesson 5

 

Lanbridge Chinese for Young Learners, Book 1A, Lessons 3 and 10

 

Youer Hanyu, Book 3, Lesson 1 & 2

 

Experiencing Chinese, Book 1, Lessons 13 and 14

 

Monkey King Chinese, Book 1A, Lesson 4 & 6

 

Posterboard for face puppets.

 

Family trees

 

Pictures

 

Songs

 

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