Quarter 1 (2026-27): September 2/3 --Unit 1

Unit 1: Pinyin Foundation

IC L1 Greetings

Unit Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to exchange basic greetings from text example
Students will be able to request a person's last name and full name and provide your own
Students will be able to introduce themselves (first name, surname, nationality, age, grade) in speaking and in writing.

Students will be able to understand 20 countries' names in Chinese
Students will be able to ascertain someone's nationality by asking their classmates
Students will be able to determine whether someone is a teacher or a student

Unit Biblical Integration Goal

Understand why God is our heavenly Father?---the relationship with God. Directly connects James 1:5 (asking for wisdom) with the Fatherhood of God (who gives generously without finding fault).
Ask students, "What is one situation this week where you feel stuck or need to make a good decision?" Have them write it down silently or share with a partner, then pray James 1:5 together as a class, specifically asking God—our generous Father who never judges us for lacking wisdom—to guide those exact situations.
Learning a foreign language could be very challenge in the first day. We need to ask God for wisdom.

--Memorize James 1:5"If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you."

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

Present Chinese song & tongue twister

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

1. Start to bring blank index cards for new character cards next week

2. Pinyin chart practice

3. Pinyin quiz 9/8

Quarter 1 (2026-27)