L.O.T.E. - Mandarin

你好 (nǐ hǎo), everyone! Welcome to Term 4 Mandarin. 

Foundation

• Recognize and properly pronounce eight family members including ‘Dad’, ‘Mum’, ‘Grandpa’, ‘Grandma’, ‘older brother’, ‘older sister’, ‘younger brother’ and ‘younger sister’.
• Song: My Family
• Activity: Create a family poster

Grade 1

• Continue learning how to name 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals in the correct order including rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.
• Recognize and properly pronounce ‘likes & dislikes’. Construct sentences to express like & dislike by using a simple sentence pattern ‘I like/do not like…’ in Mandarin.
• Song: Two Tiger
• Activity: Paper cutting

Grade 2

• Continue with Chinese Supermarket War (the first 3 weeks). 
• Recognize and properly pronounce ‘big & small’ and ‘have & don’t have’. Construct sentences to describe facial features by using a simple sentence pattern ‘I have/do not have…’ in Mandarin.
• Activity: Create a Chinese poster ‘Me’

Grade 3

• Continue with My Restaurant Rules (the first 3 weeks).
• Recognize and name 13 western foods and 12 Chinese foods.
• Chinese Cultural Study: the Terracotta Warriors

Grade 4

• Continue with Pump Up (the first 3 weeks).
• Recognize and name 11 ball sports and 9 Olympic sports.
• Chinese Cultural Study: the Forbidden City

Grade 5

• Continue with Around the World (the first 3 weeks).
• Recognize and name 21 countries.
• Chinese Cultural Study: the Great Wall

Grade 6

• Continue with School Tycoon (the first 3 weeks).
• Recognize and name 9 school facilities: classroom, toilet, office, sick bay, staffroom, oval, parking lot, gym and library.
• Recognize and name 3 school staff roles and 7 school subjects.
• Ask ‘Yes or No’ questions and questions about ‘who’ and ‘where’ in sentences
• Chinese Cultural Study: the Giant Panda
• Activity: sewing project - a felt panda toy

Extracurricular - Chinese Dance Club

• Time: Every Wednesday lunchtime
• Venue: Multipurpose Room (MPR)

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

LOTE Co-ordinator (Mandarin)

Blackburn Primary School – ‘Believe, Persevere, Succeed’

"Knowledge of languages is the doorway to wisdom." - Roger Bacon