L.O.T.E. - Mandarin
中文（zhōng wén)
Blackburn Primary School
你好 (nǐ hǎo), everyone! Welcome to Term 3 Mandarin.
Chinese Dance Club
Time: Every Wednesday lunchtime
Venue: Multipurpose Room (MPR)
Foundation
- Recognise and properly pronounce eleven body parts including ‘head', 'hair', ‘eyes’, ‘nose’, ‘mouth’, ‘ears’, ‘hand’, ‘fingers’, ‘tummy’, ‘bottom’ and ‘feet’.
- Song: Happy New Year
- Activity: Origami
- Foundation students will sing 3-4 Chinese songs at school assembly this term. (TBA)
Grade 1 - The Race of Chinese Zodiac Animals
- Name 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals in the correct order including rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.
- Song: Two Tiger
- Activity: Paper cutting
Grade 2 - Chinese Supermarket War (Money Game)
- Understand the basic rules of naming the three-digit and four-digit numbers (0-9999) and read any number from 0-9999 in Mandarin.
- Recognise and use simple questions and sentences including ‘How much’, ‘Too expensive’, ‘A bit cheaper please’ and ‘What do you want’ to buy & sell products and bargain.
Grade 3 - My Restaurant Rules (Money Game)
- Recognize and name 13 western foods and 12 Chinese foods.
- Understand the basic rules of naming the three-digit and four-digit numbers (0-9999) and read any number from 0-9999 in Mandarin.
- Recognise and properly use simple questions and sentences including ‘How much’, ‘Too expensive’, ‘A bit cheaper please’ and ‘What do you want’ to buy & sell products, bargain and bid in auctions.
Grade 4 - Pump Up Sports (Money Game)
- Recognize and name 11 ball sports and 9 Olympic sports.
- Understand the basic rules of naming the three-digit and four-digit numbers (0-9999) and read any number from 0-9999 in Mandarin.
- Recognise and properly use simple questions and sentences including ‘How much’, ‘Too expensive’, ‘A bit cheaper please’ and ‘What do you want’ to buy & sell products, bargain and bid in auctions.
Grade 5 - Around the World (Money Game)
- Recognize and name 21 countries.
- Understand the basic rules of naming the three-digit and four-digit numbers (0-9999) and read any number from 0-9999 in Mandarin.
- Recognise and properly use simple questions and sentences including ‘How much’, ‘Too expensive’, ‘A bit cheaper please’ and ‘What do you want’ to buy & sell products, bargain and bid in auctions.
Grade 6 - School Tycoon (Money game)
- Recognize and name 10 school facilities: classroom, toilet, garden, office, sick bay, staffroom, oval, parking lot, gym and library.
- Recognize and name 3 school staff roles and 8 school subjects.
- Ask ‘Yes or No’ questions and questions about ‘WHO’ and ‘WHERE’ in sentences.
- Understand the basic rules of naming the three-digit and four-digit numbers (0-9999) and read any number from 0-9999 in Mandarin.
- Activity: Panda Quiz (Scavenger hunt)
If you have any questions regarding our Mandarin program at BPS, please do not hesitate to come and see me or email me on yi.zhang@education.vic.gov.au. Thank you for your support of the BPS Mandarin program.
Yi Zhang
Mandarin Teacher
Blackburn Primary School
"Knowledge of languages is the doorway to wisdom." - Roger Bacon