This document provides information about a Chinese studies presentation for pre-reception students and their parents. It introduces the Chinese teacher and assistant, outlines the learning focus and timeline for four units of study, and describes the learning resources, in-class activities, assessment approach, and how parents can support their child's learning. It concludes by inviting parents to provide suggestions on a suggestion card.

1. Welcome to
Chinese Studies Presentation
for
Pre Reception (AM)
2014 - 2015

2. Contact information
Chinese Teacher : Ms Viola Li (李老師 )
Email :
Website:
violali@cdnis.edu.hk
http://sites.cdnis.edu.hk/teachers/violali
Phone: 2525-7088 ext.1427
Room: Room 1427
Educational Assistant: Ms Yvonne Cheng (鄭老師）

3. My Blog http://sites.cdnis.edu.hk/teachers/violali

4. Students in PreRec (am)

5. Agenda
What to learn
How to learn
Assessment
Parents’ Support
(Concerns/Suggestions/Questions Cards)

6. Learning Focus
All about me (WWA)
Our Community (HWOO)
Playing Around (HWEO)
Traveling (HTWW)

7. Timeline
Units Duration
1. How We Express Ourselves
Playing Around
-Animals
-Food Fruits
-Festival: Mid Autumn
Ongoing
2. Who We Are
All About Me
-Routines and Greetings
-Names, Gender, Age
-Parts of the Body
-Family
-Colours
-Festival: Christmas
Sept - Oct
3.How We Organize Ourselves
Our Community
-Places at our community
-People at our community
-our roles
-Festival: Chinese New Year
Nov - Feb
4. How The World Works
Traveling
-Transportation
-Weather
Festival: Dragon Boat Festival
Mar – June

8. Scope Sequence

9. Learning Resources
兒歌 Songs Rhymes
工作紙 Teacher developed worksheets
輔助教材 Supplementary thematic textbooks
故事書 Shared Reading/Classroom Reading Storybooks

10. In-class Shared Reading
The purposes are:
•
to create a Chinese reading environment;
•
to develop a reading habit and to enhance the interest of reading
•
to help develop language sense.
Stories chosen go along with the units taught
Bo ok Se r ies:
“Shared Reading-First Step” series by SunGlory
If you are Mandarin native speaker, you are most
welcome to be our volunteer parent readers

11. In-class Activities
兒歌 Songs Rhymes
故事 Story-telling
角⾊色扮演 Role-play
遊戲 Games
⼿手⼯工 Art works
視聽教材 Audio Visual aids
分組活動 Center Time

12. In the past weeks ... ...
We are settling down
Getting used to routines
Participating ... ...

13. Participation
All the activities are designed and conducted in order to help
the kids in developing their Listening Speaking skills.

14. Listening Speaking

15. Center Time

16. Assessment
The teachers will be observing the children
throughout the year during the learning and
teaching process, in order to assess their
development in terms of Listening Speaking
skills.
Observation will be carried out while the kids
participate in singing and saying rhymes, having
simple conversation taught, doing role plays,
being engaged in reading simple books, etc.
During center time, the teachers will have a closer
contact with the children, in order to know better
and to meet individual needs as required by
different students.

17. Parents’ Support
Listen to your kid singing songs and saying rhymes at
home.
Encourage your kid to share what he/she has
learnt in class.
Visit the blog for song lyrics, music and learning progress
Contact the teacher for any concerns you may have

18. Summer school
Mandarin in Action 3-5years
fun and interactive
learning through playing
differentiation for individual needs
low student and teacher ratio
Singing
Role playing
Art work
Making a book
Matching

19. Thank you Good night!
Suggestion Card