Tuesday 24 March 2020

Shared resource folder - Mandarin

I've collated some online learning materials for each year level in this shared resource folder. Children can continue to learn Mandarin at home during the lockdown period. Children have attended lessons in Term 1 so they should have some ideas about the topic and vocabularies.
Please click the following link to view materials which included vocab lists, bingo games and printable worksheets.

SHARED RESOURCE FOLDER LINK


Monday 23 March 2020

Mandarin activities for each year level

Dear Parents and Students,

We would like to keep learning Mandarin during the period of lockdown. Here is a list of activities that students of each year level can do at home. I will add materials to the post regularly. Thanks, xiexie.

Kind regards
Miss Ko

Year 2: Numbers
Number song 1 2 3 4
How to write Chinese number 1 to 10 video
Chinese number game
Practical work: Practise writing Chinese numbers 1 to 10 and make a poster.

Year 3: Fruits
Fruit song 1 2 3 4 5
Fruit market game
Practical work: Make a booklet of fruit with Mandarin names.

Year 4: Body parts
Body parts songs and dance 1 2 3 4 5
Body parts game
Practical work: Create a cartoon character and label the body parts in Mandarin.

Year 5: Hobbies
Hobbies songs & video 1 2 3 4
Practical work: Research about the favourite hobbies in China and NZ and make a Venn Diagram or make a presentation on Goggle Slides. You can research about the Mandarin names for the new hobbies.

Year 6: Sports
Sports songs and video 1 2 3 4 5 6
Sports in ancient China
Pingpong in China
Practical work: Research about the favourite sports in China and NZ and make a Venn Diagram or make a presentation on Goggle Slides. You can research about the Mandarin names for the new sports.

Other fun cultural activities
Paper cutting 1 2 3 4
Origami (Paper folding) 1 2 3 4
Taichi relaxation exercises 1 2
The little apple fitness dance


Wednesday 4 March 2020

Chinese New Year Celebrations - Year of the Rat

Xin nian hao! Happy Chinese New Year!
2020 is the Year of the Rat. Children from all year levels have learned about the Chinese new year and experienced different activities. We made haobao (red packets) and learned about the meanings and blessings. Senior classes worked on their research projects in groups on Google Slides about the Lunar New Year and shared with the class. Topics include food, costumes, zodiac animals, lantern festival and new year celebrations in other Asian countries. Children also enjoyed listening to the legend stories about the Chinese New Year.
Story of Nian Video
Story of the 12 Animal Zodiac Race
Fortune Tales
Lion Dance







Mandarin Room @ New Location

Welcome to 2020!
Our new Mandarin Classroom is now situated next to the playground on the senior side. Children from Years 2 to 6 visit the Mandarin Room for the weekly classes.