Like 6; say b.
GRADE-1 CHINESE · PINYIN 33 min
Initials and finals hold hands to make syllables
Meet initials b p m f, and blend!
Today we learn 4 initials and blend them with vowels.
bpmf
REVIEW5 min
Train reading of the vowels with tones
First read the three vowels with the teacher.
ā á ǎ àō ó ǒ òē é ě è
Last class we learned a o e; today we use them to blend syllables.
TEACH · b p6 min
Radio broadcast b b b; splashing water p p p
b has no puff; p has a puff. Hold paper in front of your mouth to feel it.
Like backwards 6; say p with a puff.
Which sound makes the paper move?
TEACH · m f6 min
Two doorways m m m; a walking stick f f f
m is nasal; f touches upper teeth to lower lip.
Feel your nose hum.
Like a grandpa walking stick; say f.
Teacher leads b p m f; initials should be short and crisp.
TEACH · BLEND6 min
Initial short, final strong; connect them with a bump
b + a = ba. Read: b—a—ba.
b+a=bap+a=pam+a=maf+a=fa
m + a blends into which syllable?
PRACTICE · GAME6 min
Card matching: pair initials with finals
Teacher holds up cards; the whole class blends aloud.
bà pá mà fàbō pó mō fó
Tones go on top of the a: bā bá bǎ bà.
WRITE5 min
b fills upper+middle; p lower+middle; m f middle
Trace in the air, then write in your notebook.
One vertical stroke plus right half-circle.
Vertical down, half-circle top right.
m two doors; f like a stick.
Reminder: b and p both have a vertical stroke—b up, p down.
SUMMARY · HOMEWORK3 min
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Today we learned
Initials b p m f, and blending: b—a—ba.
bpmf and ba pa ma fa.
Initial plus final.
Homework: read ba pa ma fa to your parents and write b p m f one line.