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KI & KII Chinese Curriculum 2011-2012 School Year
September:
Themes: All about me, Mid-Autumn Festival (Key vocab: Moon, Circle, Look, Listen, Eat, Fly)
Build teacher/student relationship Establish a routine Classroom rules & manners Greetings - Introducing ourselves Family Members (Father, Mother, Older Brother, Younger Brother, Older Sister, Younger Sister, Me) Calendar (throughout the year) – Introduce days of the week & months (for KI) & Introduce/review days of the week & months (for KII)
October:
Themes: Colors (Key vocab: Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Yellow), Numbers + Ages, 5 senses & related parts of body, Halloween, Safety (KII)
Recognize numbers 0-10 (Sept through Nov) Count objects for numbers 0-10 Calendar (throughout the year) - Review days of the week & months Compare sets to determine more, less and equal Introduce smaller/larger, heavier/lighter, more/less, longer/shorter Introduce simple directions - Left, Right, Front, Behind
November:
Themes: Fall/Harvest, Thanksgiving, Chinese Food, Seasons & related activities
Write basic characters (sky, water, fire, earth, big, small) Recognize numbers 0-15 Count numbers 0-15 Calendar (throughout the year) - Review days of the week & months Interpret simple picture and bar graphs (for worksheet purposes) Identify and locate United States & China on a map (introduce flags) Use simple directions - Left, Right, Front, Behind
December:
Themes: Christmas, Parts of the Body, More Colors, More Food
Spatial concepts – in front of, behind, top, bottom, over, under, between/middle, inside, outside Write characters for mother, father, you, me/I Recognize numbers 0-20 (Count numbers 0-20) Introduce more, less and equal Weather and temperature (hot/cold) Identify names for parts of the body Recognize country flags (US/China/select countries)
Themes: New Year & Chinese/Lunar New Year, Clothing, Zodiac Animals (Chinese dragon, rabbit or more?), Assembly for Parents
Animals of the Zodiac Story Various Chinese New Year activities - decorate the room for New Year? Make comparison between American New Year/Chinese New Year Likenesses and differences in colors and shapes (same/different) Recognize numbers 0-25 Weather Calendar (throughout the year) - Review days of the week & months
February:
Themes: President’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Feelings (Love, Like/Dislike, etc.)
Tell time by the hour (KII) Recognize numbers 0-50 (KI) and 0-100 (KII) Directional words – Up/down, near/far, over there/over here Identify major officials and their job (President, Principal) Neighborhood - different professions
March:
Themes: Springtime, Animals, Easter
Tell and record time by the hour (KI) and half hour (KII) Observe and identify things as person, animal or inanimate Write basic characters for numbers 1-5 Review numbers 0-50 (KI) and 0-100 (KII) Review simple directions Birthdays April:
Themes: Earth Day, Weather, Plants
Write characters for flower and grass Identify 1 cent, 5 cents, 10 cents, 25 cents (KII) Observe the sun, moon and earth Weather (rain, sunny, etc)
May:
Themes: Mother’s Day, Transportation, Mother’s Day Tea (song or fold paper flowers)
Basic Addition Bodies of water (streams, lakes, rivers, oceans) Helping Others (K2) Money review Telling time the hour and half hour review Numbers 0-50 or 0-100 review Shape Review Map/Globe – Review of US/China
June:
Themes: Father’s Day, Dragon Boat Festival (加油! 加油! Go! Go!), End of the School Year/Graduation, Chinese Showcase (song or short conversational skit)
Money review Telling time the hour and half hour review Numbers 0-50 or 0-100 review Shape Review Map/Globe – Review of US/China Prepare for Graduation Day
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