YCT 1 Vol 1 Lesson 3
In this third lesson through the story of the little dinosaur looking for its mom, we will add 11 new words that also belong to level 1 of YCT official curriculum and we will also connect them to the vocabulary of the first and second lesson.
You will learn in this lesson:
- names of some family members
- how to introduce them saying their name and age
- how to describe them physically
Most activities will use the tale of the little dinosaur looking for its mom to keep the kids engaged and facilitate the learning process.
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YCT 1 Vol 1 Lesson 2
Through the story of “The tournament of the twelve animals”, we will add 8 new words that also belong to level 1 of YCT official curriculum and we will also connect them to the vocabulary of the first lesson.
You will learn in this lesson:
- how to name some animals
- how to introduce the animals saying their name and age
Most activities will use the tale of “The tournament of the twelve animals” to keep the kids engaged and facilitate the learning process.
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YCT 1 Vol 1 Lesson 1
This lesson contains a fun story for kids called Xiao Honghong which is an illustrated adaptation of the very well-known Little Red Riding Hood story.
This first lesson will be the longest one because it includes two different topics that will give the students the feeling that they can already use the Chinese to communicate even if it is in a very basic context. Therefore we will learn 35 easy words through a very familiar story for the students, Little Red Ridding Hood. It will allow students to easily learn new words by guessing from a context that is already known for them.
You will learn in this lesson:
- how to say hello and good bye
- the numbers from one to ten,
- how to introduce yourself with your name
- some body parts.
This will be your first contact with Chinese. Most activities will use the tale of Little Red Riding Hood to keep the kids engaged.
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This volume is the first of 4 Kids’s story books and it is a great way to start learning Chinese for 6 to 8 years old kids. It has been developed to work in tandem with our “Kids Way to Chinese” iPad App. This App has many interesting and motivating activities, as well as educational games. The intuitive design is catered for both teachers during the class as well as kids to practice at home. You can find additional resources in our website.
One volume has been tailored to cover one semester, where a student is required to complete two 45 minutes to 1 hour sessions per week. (See table). This will be the most general case in any school.
As the table shows, after volume 1 kids will start with volume 2 so that at the end of the year they will complete both volumes. However when students are required to complete only one hour session per week, volume 1 will cover the whole course.
It has a textbook and a workbook. The textbook has many activities related to three popular stories which will support the teacher during the class and will keep the children engaged. It also helps students acquire part of the vocabulary of the first level of the Chinese test YCT by using chants, songs, games, Total Physical Response and fun group activities for the classroom.
The workbook is an excellent tool for the kids to learn in an easy way. Students will start acquiring the order and direction of the basic strokes. They will also start getting familiar with radicals, as a classification system with mnemonic strategies which will help them learn the characters in a simple and fun way.
Learning objectives
All learning objectives for this volume can be viewed here. This provides an invaluable tool for teachers to plan and organize the objectives for the school year:
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Book lessons
YCT 1 Volume 1 has 3 lessons:
