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Unit PlannerChinese - Kindergarten

OS/MAISA / Kindergarten / World Languages / Chinese - Kindergarten / Week 34 - Week 37

Common Core Initiative

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Overarching Questions and Enduring Understandings

How do I describe fruits and juices?

 

 

 

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Graphic Organizer
 
CH Kindergarten, Unit 8
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Unit Abstract

In this unit, students learn to identify fruits and juices. They describe fruits by size. They also learn to express needs, likes and dislikes. They 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
1.1 Interpersonal Communication
Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
Interpersonal Speaking/Listening or Signed (SL)
Socializing
1.1.N.SL.d Request, offer, invite, and reply appropriately using memorized phrases
Exchanging Opinions
1.1.N.SL.j Share likes and dislikes in the target language with a classmate
1.2 Interpretive Communication
Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
Interpretive Language -Listening (L) or Signed (SL)
1.2.N.L.a Demonstrate understanding of oral classroom language in the target language including directions, commands, and requests
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. What kinds of fruits and juices do I find in my home?

2. How do I describe fruits and juices?

3. How do I express hunger and thirst?

Content (Key Concepts)

1. Identify fruits and juices:

píng guǒ/ xiāng jiāo/ xī guā/ cǎo méi /chéng zi/ bō luó/ yīng táo/ pú táo/ lí /zhī/ níng méng/ táo/ máng guǒ

苹果，香蕉，西瓜，草莓，橙子，菠萝，樱桃，葡萄，梨，汁，柠檬，桃，芒果

 

Describe by size: dà, xiǎo 大，小

 

2. Express needs and likes/dislikes:

  • Wǒ è/ kě le. 我饿／渴了。
  • Wǒ xǐ huān chī... 我喜欢吃...。
  • Wǒ xǐ huān hē... 我喜欢喝...。
  • Wǒ bù xǐ huān chī...我不喜欢吃...。
  • Wǒ bù xǐ huān hē... 我不喜欢喝...。

3. Identify characters: 大，小

 

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Unit Assessment Tasks

Sample Performance Assessments:

 

1. Identify fruits and juices given the teachers oral directions: teacher says “Mark a #1 on the pingguo. etc.” (1.2.N.L.a)

2. Given a school cafeteria scenario, pairs of students express needs and likes/dislikes with fruits and juices. (1.1.N.SL.d), (1.1. N.SL. j)

3. Using a T-chart of da/xiao in simplified characters, students arrange fruits according to size from a fruit picture bank. (1.2.N.R.a)

4. Given the characters for big and small, 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:

 

Pictures of fruits and juices.

 

Plastic fruits.

 

Better Chinese, My First Chinese Words, Lesson 8, 24 & 33

 

Monkey King Chinese, Book 1A, Lesson 5

 

Monkey King Chinese, Book A, Lesson 15.

 

Expressing Chinese, Book 1, Page 57

 

World Young Learners' Chinese, Book 1, Lesson 6

 

Mandy and Pandy, Activity Book 1, Page 12

 

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