Year 3 CFL
Chinese Curriculum
A Chinese proverb states
Tell me, I’ll forget
Show me, I’ll remember
Involve me, I’ll understand
Re-arrange the order of Chinese
words to make a sentence
Cutting a Chinese character
“Spring” to celebrate CNY
Winners of Bingo Game
Learning Chinese Color Words
 2) Focusing initially on
-listening and speaking in
order to build a strong
foundation.
3) The basic language
skills of listening,
speaking, reading and
writing are taught
simultaneously.
 4) Use published texts and
materials:
 Published materials, “ Chinese
Made Easy for Kids” Book 1 is
used to support the programme
Year 3 CFL Textbook and Workbook
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5) ICT is also being integrated:
~ Introduce typing in Chinese (use
Hanyu Pinyin input method to type
Chinese characters)
~ Use interactive games for teaching
& learning.
~ Present ideas and opinions on
Word and/ or Powerpoint document
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6) Assessment in teaching Chinese
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Role play (speaking)
Presentation (Speaking)
Listening test (Listening)
Reading a dialogue (Reading)
Dictation (Writing)
Making poster (Writing)
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Year 3 How we
UOI
organize
Theme ourselve
s
Where we Sharing
are in
the
place
planet
and time
How we
express
ourselves
Who we
are
How
the
world
works
Energy may
be converted
from one form
to another
and stored in
various
ways.
Centra
l Idea
Communities
Function more
effectively when
there is a balance
between work
and
leisure.
Family histories
provide
an insight into
cultural
and personal
identity.
Water is
essential to life,
and is a limited
resource
for many
people.
Rituals, traditions
and
artifacts provide a
window into the
beliefs
and values of
cultures.
Our bodies are
made up
of interrelated
systems,
which need to
be
maintained for
healthy
functioning
Chinese
Topics
1.Numbers
2.My Home
3.My Room
4.Colors
5.Clothes
1.Family
Members
1.My Pets
1.Greetings
2. Apology
3.What’s your
name
1.Introducti
on of myself
Link with Year 3 Unit of Inquiry
How we
express
ourselves
Rituals,
traditions and
artifacts provide
a
window into the
beliefs
and values of
cultures.
1.Greetings
2. Apology
3.What’s your
name
 Tuning-in activities - Walk
through the school to see the
decorations, red envelopes and
celebrations
 Discuss the use of the colour
and what it represents, link it to
the symbols, and then to the
written form
 Video watching - Koreans and
Japanese celebrate Chinese New
Year in different ways.
Home learning
Yes, you could help even though
you are not a Chinese speaker
How to help?
o Check your child’s Diary
o Remind your child to review before each
dictation
o Get help from some useful website
Hanyu Pinyin learning and
reviewing website:
 http://www.studypond.com/pinyin.aspx
 http://www.61flash.com/list/515_1.htm
Chinese character stroke order
website
 http://www.shuifeng.net/Pinyin.asp?Cla
ssID=2