Quarter 1 (2025-26)
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| Course: | Mandarin I - Ms. Pai |
| Book: | Quarter 1 (2025-26) |
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| Date: | Thursday, 6 November 2025, 3:50 PM |
August 14/15
Unit #: Title
Knowing You, Knowing Me
Objectives
- Students will be able to...
know the teacher and classmates
Make my ID card
Classroom Activities
- Devotional/Prayer...
- Daily routine (classroom rule)
- Design your own name stick
- Sign up "banzhang" sheet for August and September
- Draw 3 Things about summer, Think-group-share, report
- Da Zhong Xiao exercise
- My ID card
Homework
- Complete...
"Seven Things about Me" letter size paper poster show & tell ( August 25 present, send to Google Classroom and bring your hard copy to be submitted.
August 18/19
Unit #: Title
Knowing You, Knowing Me
Objectives
- Students will be able to...
Understand course syllabus & class expectation
Introduce your classmate
Classroom Activities
- Devotional/Prayer...
- Bell work: Join Quizlet
- Daily routine
- Daily star: Audrey
- Syllabus
- Class expectation and reward system
- Da Zhong Xiao exercise
- Making number character cards
- My ID card
Homework
- Complete...
1. Upload My ID card if we finish in class (Google Classroom) bring card next class
2. Quizlet "number" due 8/21
3. Number worksheet due 8/27( at least 3 lines)
4. "Seven Things about Me" A4 paper poster show & tell ( updated August 25 present, send to Google Classroom and bring your hard copy to be submitted.
5. Course syllabus return slip (have parent & student sign) due 8/27
August 20/21
Unit #: Title
Knowing You, Knowing Me
Hanyu Pinyin Foundation
Objectives
- Students will be able to...
Learn numbers
Learn Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin System
Introduce ClassmatesClassroom Activities
- Devotional/Prayer...
- Bell work: Number quizlet due, ck in
- Daily routine
- Daily star: Victoria Vu
- Counting 1-20
- Pinyin foundation p. 1 & 2
- Da zhong xiao
- Birthday Line Up
Homework
- Complete...
1. Upload My ID card if we finish in class (Google Classroom) bring card next class
2. Review pinyin worksheet p. 1&2 (quiz on 9/3)
3. Number worksheet due 8/27( at least 3 lines)
4. "Seven Things about Me" letter size paper poster show & tell ( updated August 25 present, send to Google Classroom and bring your hard copy to be submitted.
5. Course syllabus return slip (have parent & student sign) due 8/27
6. Learning "Friendship" song and memorize it (9/5 present)
August 22/25
Unit #: Title
Knowing you, knowing me
Hanyu Pinyin Foundation
Objectives
- Students will be able to...
Learn numbers
Learn Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin System
Self-introduction & Introduce ClassmatesClassroom Activities
- Devotional/Prayer...
- Bell work: rehearse presentation with a neighbor
- Daily routine
- Daily star: Victoria Vu
- Counting 1-20
- Show & Tell seven things about me
- Summer show & tell cont.
Homework
- Complete...
1. Number worksheet due 8/29 ( at least 3 lines)
2. "Seven Things about Me" letter size paper poster show & tell ( present tod, send to Google Classroom and bring your hard copy to be submitted.
3. Course syllabus return slip (have parent & student sign) due 8/27
4. Number quizlet due Wed. 8/27 (4 tasks: learn, flashcard, test, match)
5. Learning "Friendship" song and memorize it (9/5 present)
August 26/27
Unit #: Title
Knowing you, knowing me
Hanyu Pinyin Foundation
Objectives
- Students will be able to...
Learn numbers
Learn Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin System
Learn Chinese song & tongue twister
Present "seven things about me" project
Classroom Activities
- Devotional/Prayer...
- Bell work: syllabus slip due / number quizlet due
- Daily star: Alice
- counting 1-30
- pinyin chart p.1 & 2
- da zhong xiao
- friendship song & tongue twister
- Show & tell cont.
Homework
- Complete...
1. Number character sheet due next class
2. Pinyin chart practice
3. Learning "Friendship" song and memorize it (9/5 present)
August 28/29
Unit #: Title
Knowing you, knowing me
Hanyu Pinyin Foundation
Objectives
- Students will be able to...
Learn numbers
Learn Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin System
Learn Chinese song & tongue twister
Present "seven things about me" project
Classroom Activities
- Devotional/Prayer...
- Bell work: Number character sheet due
- Daily routine
- Daily star: Evan
- counting 1-50
- pinyin chart p.3 & 4
- da zhong xiao
- summer break report finishing
- pair work friendship song & tongue twister
Homework
- Complete...
1. Start to bring blank index cards for new character cards the week of Sep. 8
2. Pinyin chart practice
3. Learning "Friendship" song and memorize it (9/5 present)
4. Pinyin quiz 9/9
Sept 2/Sept 3
Unit #: Title
Pinyin Foundation
Objectives
- Students will be able to...
Learn numbers
Learn Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin System
Learn Chinese song & tongue twister
Classroom Activities
- Devotional/Prayer...
- Bell work: number word search
- Daily routine
- Daily star: Meixi
- Counting 1-70
- Pinyin p.6 & practice
- Seven things about me cont.
- Friendship & tongue twister with clock partner
Homework
- Complete...
1. Start to bring blank index cards for new character cards the week of Sep. 8
2. Pinyin chart practice
3. Learning "Friendship" song and memorize it (9/5 present)
4. Pinyin quiz 9/9
5. Show & tell finishing
September 4/5
Unit #: Title
Pinyin Foundation
Objectives
Learn numbers
Learn Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin System
Learn Chinese song & tongue twister
Classroom Activities
- Devotional/Prayer...
- Bell work: practice song & tongue twister
- Counting 1-100
- Song & tongue twister presentation
- da zhong xiao
- Seven things about me finishing
- Review game on pinyin & number
Homework
- Complete...
1. Start to bring blank index cards for new character cards next week
2. Pinyin chart practice
3. Pinyin quiz 9/9
September 8/9
Unit #: Title
Pinyin Foundation
IC 1 Lesson 1 Greetings
Objectives
- Students will be able to...
Learn numbers
Learn Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin System
Exchange basic greetings
Request a person's last name and full name and provide your own
Determine whether someone is a teacher or a student
Ascertain someone's nationality
Classroom Activities
- Devotional/Prayer...
- Bell work: bingo pinyin
- Counting 1-100 by 5 & 10
- Pinyin quiz
- Last show and tell
- L1 D1 video, wbp.12 MCQ
- Make new character flashcards
Homework
- Complete...
1. Wbp. 13 (skip speaking B)
2. Number culture notes Q & A due 9/15 (Google Classroom)
3. Number quiz 15
4 Greeting quizlet 9/17
4. Greeting culture notes 9/19 (Google Classroom)
5. New character sheet writing for today's learning
6. Bring more blank index cards for new characters learning
September 10/11
Unit #: Title
IC 1 L1 Greetings
Objectives
- Students will be able to...
Exchange basic greetings
Request a person's last name and full name and provide your own
Determine whether someone is a teacher or a student
Ascertain someone's nationality
Classroom Activities
- Devotional/Prayer...
- Bell work: number sudoku
- Daily star: Eric Tam
- ck in HW p. 13 & in pair speaking B
- New character cards making
- Number telephone
Homework
- Complete...
1. wbp. 14-15 & 16 E
2. Number culture notes Q & A due 9/15 (Google Classroom)
3. Number quiz 15
4 Greeting quizlet 9/17
4. Greeting culture notes 9/19 (Google Classroom)
5. New character sheet writing for today's learning
6. Bring more blank index cards for new characters learning
7. L1 D1 dictation/ quiz 9/17
September 12/15
Unit #: Title
Lesson 1 Greetings
Objectives
- Students will be able to...
Exchange basic greetings
Request a person's last name and full name and provide your own
Determine whether someone is a teacher or a student
Ascertain someone's nationality
Classroom Activities
- Devotional/Prayer...
- Bell work: Number bingo / wbp. 14-15 & 16 E due / Number culture notes Q & A due
- Daily star: Bihn
- Number quiz, peer grading
- Make new character flashcards
Homework
- Complete...
1. L1 D1 character cards & character writing due next class
2. L1 D1 dictation/ quiz 9/17
3. Greeting quizlet 9/19 (update)
4. Greeting culture notes 9/19 (Google Classroom)
5. New character sheet writing for today's learning
6. Bring more blank index cards for new characters learning
September 16/17
Unit #: Title
Lesson 1 Greetings
Objectives
- Students will be able to...
Exchange basic greetings
Request a person's last name and full name and provide your own
Determine whether someone is a teacher or a student
Ascertain someone's nationality
Classroom Activities
- Devotional/Prayer...
- Bell work: L1 D1 character bingo / ck in L1 D1 character cards & character writing due
- L1 D1 dictation/ quiz
- L1 D2 video, wbp. 17A
- L1 D2 new character flashcards making
Homework
- Complete...
1. Greeting quizlet due 9/19
2. Greeting culture notes 9/19 (Google Classroom)
3. New character sheet writing for today's learning
4. D2 character flashcards & character sheet due 9/25
5. D2 vocabulary dictation /quiz 9/25
6. Bring more blank index cards for new characters learning
September 18/19
Unit #: Title
Lesson 1 Greetings
Objectives
- Students will be able to...
Exchange basic greetings
Request a person's last name and full name and provide your own
Determine whether someone is a teacher or a student
Ascertain someone's nationality
Classroom Activities
- Devotional/Prayer...
- Bell work: wbp. 25(I) / Greeting quizlet due / Greeting culture notes due
- D1 & D2 listening exercise (workbook)
- Country PPT
- D2 new character flashcards making
Homework
- Complete...
1. wbp. 18 speaking ABC write them down, due next class
2. L1 Quizlet due 9/23
3. New character sheet writing for today's learning
4. D2 character flashcards & character sheet due 9/25
5. D2 vocabulary dictation /quiz 9/25
6. Bring more blank index cards for new characters learning
September 22/23
Unit #: Title
Lesson 1 Greetings
Objectives
- Students will be able to...
Exchange basic greetings
Request a person's last name and full name and provide your own
Determine whether someone is a teacher or a student
Ascertain someone's nationality
Classroom Activities
- Devotional/Prayer...
- Bell work: L1 Quizlet due / wbp. 18 speaking ABC due
- Review HW
- D2 text read aloud
- D2 new character flashcards making
- Pinyin exercise (wbp. 2-5)
Homework
- Complete...
1.New character sheet writing for today's learning
2. D2 character flashcards & D1+D2 character sheet due 10/1
3. Bring more blank index cards for new characters learning
4. Festivals culture notes due 9/29 (Google Classroom)
September 24/25
Unit #: Title
L1 Greetings
Objectives
- Students will be able to...
Exchange basic greetings
Request a person's last name and full name and provide your own
Determine whether someone is a teacher or a student
Ascertain someone's nationality
Classroom Activities
- Devotional/Prayer...
- Bell work: prepare flashcards for characters
- D2 character flashcards making
- Moon festival project instruction & group meeting
Homework
- Complete...
1.New character sheet writing for today's learning
2. D2 character flashcards & D1+D2 character sheet due 10/1
3. Bring more blank index cards for new characters learning
4. Festivals culture notes due 9/29 (Google Classroom)
5. Bring group project materials and research (imagine, legend)
September 26/29
Unit #: Title
Culture -Moon Festival Celebration (October 6 this year)
Objectives
- Students will be able to...
Make a group project on Moon Festival
Review Chinese traditional holidays
Understand major Chinese festivals and celebrations
Understand festival foods and their symbolic meanings
Learn origins and legends of Chinese Festivals
Classroom Activities
- Devotional/Prayer...
- Bell work: Festivals culture notes due
- L1 D2 role-play
- Group project finish 30%
- Sign up party sheet
Homework
- Complete...
1. D2 character flashcards (15 cards) & D1+D2 character sheet due 10/1
2. Workbook p. 22 due 10/3
3. Moon festival presentation & party 10/8
Sept 30/Oct 1
Unit #: Title
Culture -Moon Festival Celebration (October 6 this year)
Objectives
- Students will be able to...
Make a group project on Moon Festival
Review Chinese traditional holidays
Understand major Chinese festivals and celebrations
Understand festival foods and their symbolic meanings
Learn origins and legends of Chinese Festivals
Classroom Activities
- Devotional/Prayer...
- Bell work: D2 character flashcards (15 cards) & D1+D2 character sheet due
- D2 role-play finish
- Group project finish 70%
Homework
- Complete...
1. Workbook p. 22 due 10/3
2. Moon festival presentation & party 10/8 (upload your slides/skit "script" by 1:00 PM, Oct. 8 ) Bring your poster if your group make a poster
October 2/3
Unit #: Title
Culture -Moon Festival Celebration (October 6 this year)
Objectives
- Students will be able to...
Make a group project on Moon Festival
Review Chinese traditional holidays
Understand major Chinese festivals and celebrations
Understand festival foods and their symbolic meanings
Learn origins and legends of Chinese Festivals
Classroom Activities
- Devotional/Prayer...
- Bell work: workbook p. 22 due
- HW ck in & review
- Finish project & rehearse as a group (ck in rubric instruction) use your class time productively
- Party sheet last minute change if you need it
Homework
- Complete...
1. Everyone upload your group project if you have slide show. "Skit" group need to upload your script (everyone) late work 80% grade
2. Bring your rubric and party food or whatever you sign up as participation grade.
3. Moon festival presentation next class!
October 6/8
Unit #: Title
Culture -Moon Festival Celebration (October 6 this year)
Objectives
- Students will be able to...
Make a group project on Moon Festival
Review Chinese traditional holidays
Understand major Chinese festivals and celebrations
Understand festival foods and their symbolic meanings
Learn origins and legends of Chinese Festivals
Classroom Activities
- Devotional/Prayer...
- Bell work: Group project Rehearsal / ck in party food/drink/cups/plates/napkins (Participation grade)
- Group project presentation /party
Homework
- Complete...
1. D2 Role-play (practice at home!)
2. Wbp. 23-25G due next class
3. L1 post activity sheet due 10/14 (D1 & D2 )
4. Address cultural notes due 10/22 (Google Classroom)
5. L1 test 10/16
October 9/10
Unit #: Title
Culture -Moon Festival Celebration (October 6 this year)
Objectives
- Students will be able to...
Make a group project on Moon Festival
Review Chinese traditional holidays
Understand major Chinese festivals and celebrations
Understand festival foods and their symbolic meanings
Learn origins and legends of Chinese Festivals
Classroom Activities
- Devotional/Prayer...
- Bell work: Moon Festival bingo / wbp. 23-25 G due
- Bingo (extra credit on project grade for first 3 bingo)
- Hello China video clip : Full Moon meaning
- Group presentation finish
- Kahoo-Moon Festival (winners extra credit on group project)
- D2 role-play with clock partner
Homework
- Complete...
1. L1 post activity sheet due 10/14 (D1 & D2 )
2. Address cultural notes due 10/22 (Google Classroom)
3. L1 test 10/16
4. L1 WB due 10/16