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Quarter 2 (2026-27)

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Course: Mandarin I - Ms. Pai
Book: Quarter 2 (2026-27)
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Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 8:45 AM

October 12/14

Unit #: Title

IC 1-1 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
  1. Devotional/Prayer...
  2. Bell work: Wbp. 23-25G (skip H) due / L1 character sheet & D2 character cards due
  3. Peer grading D1 quiz
  4. Review L1 

Homework
  • Complete...

1.  L1 WB due 10/15 

2. L1 test 10/15 (Study guide on Google Classroom)

3. L1 post activity sheet due 10/21 (D1 & D2 )

4. Address cultural notes due 10/23 (Google Classroom)

October 15/20

Unit #: Title

IC 1-1 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
  1. Devotional/Prayer...
  2. Bell work: L1 WB due / L1 character sheet due
  3. L1 post activity sheet culture minute video, Q & A 
  4. L1 written test

Homework
  • Complete...

1. L1 post activity sheet due 10/21 (D1 & D2 )

2. Address cultural notes due 10/23 (Google Classroom)

3. Bring blank index cards for new character cards making

October 21/22--Unit 2

Unit #: Title

Unit 2 Family (IC Lesson 2)

Unit Learning Outcomes

  • Students will be able to understand basic kinship terms and employ
  • Students will be able to understand various jobs/career/professions
  • Students will be able to ask someone's job/express own desire job in the future
  • Students will be able to make own situation role-play refer to the text with a clock partner (presentational)
  • Students will be able to use the content of the text and other resources to show & tell "My Family Picture" (presentational)

Unit Biblical Integration Goals

Student will be able to understand

  • What is the meaning of “protection from God”? : Our Safely environment 

  • God makes our family to protect us -Activity

  • Activity: 
  • Target Vocabulary: 家人 (jiārén / family) and 保护 (bǎohù / protect/guard).

  • Activity:

    • 家人 (jiārén): Form a roof over your head with both arms.

    • 保护 (bǎohù): Cross both arms over your chest like a shield.

    • Say "God gives us..." Students call out 家人 (jiārén) while making the roof gesture.

    • Say "God's love is our..." Students call out 保护 (bǎohù) while making the shield gesture.

  • Teach two simple gestures

  • Connection: Remind students that just as parents build a safe home, God created our 家人 (jiārén) as a layer of 保护 (bǎohù) to create a safe environment for us.

  • Memorize " Psalm 121:8” The LORD will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. ”The LORD will guard your going out and your coming in From this time forth and forever”.

Unit Standards

NSFLI: 1.1  1.2   1.3  2.1   2.2   4.1  4.2      ACSI BI. WL.  1  2  3  4  5  6  8  10   ISTE: 1.a   1.b   4.c   5.b   6.a     

Objectives
  • Students will be able to...

Employ basic kinship terms

Describe a family photo

Ask someone's profession

Say some common professions

Classroom Activities
  1. Devotional/Prayer...
  2. Bell work: L1 post activity sheet due after watching culture minute video clip
  3. Complete culture minute Q & A 
  4. L2 D1 video, T/F questions
  5. Read aloud in whole class and in pair
  6. Ask one group demo
  7. Make new flashcards
  8. Assign "My Family Picture Talk" show & tell 

Homework
  • Complete...

1.Address cultural notes due 10/23 (Google Classroom)

2. Read aloud D1 text 3 times ( trying no pinyin)

3. Wbp. 44 fill the blank (Family picture talk script)

4. Bring blank index cards for new character cards making

5.L2 D1 character sheet writing

6. My Family Picture Talk presentation 10/27, 10/29, 11/2 ( Upload your picture to Google Classroom)

October 23/26

Unit #: Title

IC 1 Lesson 2 Family

Objectives
  • Students will be able to...

Employ basic kinship terms

Describe a family photo

Ask someone's profession

Say some common professions

Classroom Activities
  1. Devotional/Prayer...
  2. Bell work: wbp. 29 A B pinyin & speaking A / wbp. 44 due / AC package p.1 due /Address cultural notes due 
  3. Daily routine 
  4. Read aloud text 1
  5. New character cards making
  6. L1 D2 role-play presentation cont.

Homework
  • Complete...

1.AC package p.2 & 3

2. Read aloud D1 text 3 times ( trying no pinyin)

3. Wbp. 30 A

4. Bring blank index cards for new character cards making

5.L2 D1 character sheet writing

6. My Family Picture Talk presentation 10/27, 10/29, 11/2 ( Upload your picture to Google Classroom)



October 27/28

Unit #: Title

Unit 2 Family

Objectives
  • Students will be able to...

Employ basic kinship terms

Describe a family photo

Ask someone's profession

Say some common professions

Classroom Activities
  1. Devotional/Prayer...
  2. Bell work: AC package p. 2&3 due / Address culture notes due / wbp. 30 B
  3. D1 character cards
  4. My family picture talk (group 1)
  5. Making new character cards
  6. L1 test correction

Homework
  • Complete...

1. AC package p. 4 & 5 (your page 8 & 10) due 10/29

2. L2 Character sheet writing

3. Bring index cards for new character card making

4. "My Family Picture Talk" assigned on Google classroom. Oral Presentation dates: 10/29 & 11/2

5. L2 D1 dictation 11/6

6. L2 D2 role-play 11/10

6. L2 written test 11/13

7. L2 WB due 11/13

October 29/30

Unit #: Title

Unit 2 Family

Objectives
  • Students will be able to...

Employ basic kinship terms

Describe a family photo

Ask someone's profession

Say some common professions

Classroom Activities
  1. Devotional/Prayer...
  2. Bell work: Wbp. 29 A & B / AC pkg p. 4 & 5 due
  3. Family picture talk group 2 (Mason, Kaili, Siri, Lucas, Albert)
  4. New character cards making 
  5. Review new characters

Homework
  • Complete...

1.Wbp. 31-33 due 11/2

2. L2 Quizlet due 11/2

3.AC pkg 6-7 (your page 11 & 12) due 11/4 

4. "My Family Picture Talk" assigned on Google classroom. Oral Presentation dates: 10/29 & 11/2

5. L2 D1 dictation 11/6

6. L2 D1 character sheet & flashcards due 11/6

7. L2 D2 role-play 11/10

8. L2 written test 11/13

9. L2 WB due 11/13

10.Bring index cards for new character card making. 

11. L2 Character sheet writing due 11/17

November 2/3

Unit #: Title

Unit 2 Family

Objectives
  • Students will be able to...

Employ basic kinship terms

Describe a family photo

Ask someone's profession

Say some common professions

Classroom Activities
  1. Devotional/Prayer...
  2. Bell work: Wbp. 29 A speaking  / wbp. 31-33 due / L2 quizlet due
  3. Family picture talk group 2 & 3  (Mason, Lucas, Ayato, Rebecca, Audris, Milla, Urijah)
  4. L2 D2 video, T/F on WB
  5. New character cards making 

Homework
  • Complete...

1.Wbp. 38 speaking A due 11/4

2. AC pkg 6-7 (your page 11 & 12) due 11/4 

4. L2 D1 dictation 11/6

5. L2 D1 character sheet & flashcards due 11/6

6. L2 D2 role-play 11/10

7. L2 written test 11/13

8. L2 WB due 11/13

9.Bring index cards for new character card making. 

10. L2 Character sheet writing due 11/17

November 4/5

Unit #: Title

Unit 2 Family

Objectives
  • Students will be able to...

Employ basic kinship terms

Describe a family photo

Ask someone's profession

Say some common professions

Classroom Activities
  1. Devotional/Prayer...
  2. Bell work: Wbp. 37-38 B pinyin & p.41 B ask a person  / AC pkg p. 6-7 due
  3. D2 New character cards making 
  4. L1 test correction
  5. L2 D2 your own role-play with clock partner (11/10 presentation)

Homework
  • Complete...

1.Wbp. 41C-42 due 11/6

2. AC pkg 8-9 (your page 14 & 19) due 11/17 

4. L2 D1 dictation 11/6

5. L2 D1 character sheet & flashcards due 11/6

6. L2 D2 role-play 11/10

7. L2 written test 11/13

8. L2 WB due 11/13

9.Bring index cards for new character card making. 

10. L2 Character sheet writing due 11/17



November 6/9

Unit #: Title

Unit 2 Family

Objectives
  • Students will be able to...

Employ basic kinship terms

Describe a family photo

Ask someone's profession

Say some common professions

Classroom Activities
  1. Devotional/Prayer...
  2. Bell work: Bingo D1 characters  / wbp. 41C-42 due / ck in D1 character cards & character sheet
  3. L1 D1 vocabulary dictation quiz
  4. L2 D2 your own role-play practice (11/10 presentation)

Homework
  • Complete...

1.Wbp. 38A reading-p.40 in Chinese due 11/10

2. L2 D2 role-play 11/10

3. L2 written test 11/13

4. L2 WB due 11/13

5.Bring index cards for new character card making. 

6. L2 Character sheet writing due 11/17

7. AC pkg 8-9 (your page 14 & 19) due 11/17 

November 10/12

Unit #: Title

Unit 2 Family

Objectives
  • Students will be able to...

Employ basic kinship terms

Describe a family photo

Ask someone's profession

Say some common professions

Classroom Activities
  1. Devotional/Prayer...
  2. Bell work: wbp. 38-40 due 
  3. 3 new character cards
  4. L2 D2 your own role-play presentation
  5. L2 WB listening ex. 
  6. L2 post activity sheet culture minute video, Q & A

Homework
  • Complete...

1. L2 written test 11/13

2. L2 WB due 11/13

3.Bring index cards for new character card making next week

4. L2 Character sheet writing due 11/17

5. L2 Post activity sheet due 11/17

6. AC pkg 8-9 (your page 14 & 19) due 11/17 

7. AC pkg 10-12 ( your page 17,20,21) due 11/19

8. AC pkg 13-16 ( your last 4 pages) due 12/2

November 13/16

Unit #: Title

Unit 2 Family

Objectives
  • Students will be able to...

Employ basic kinship terms

Describe a family photo

Ask someone's profession

Say some common professions

Classroom Activities
  1. Devotional/Prayer...
  2. Bell work: peer grading quiz / L2 WB due
  3. L2 Written test
Homework
  • Complete...

1. Bring index cards for new character card making next week

2. L2 Character sheet writing due 11/17

3. L2 Post activity sheet due 11/17

4. AC pkg 8-9 (your page 14 & 19) due 11/17 

5. AC pkg 10-12 ( your page 17,20,21) due 11/19

6. AC pkg 13-16 ( your last 4 pages) due 12/2