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GRADE-1 CHINESE · LITERACY 13 min
We are Chinese; we learn Chinese characters
First Lesson: Heaven, Earth, You, Me, Him
Today we learn 6 simple, useful characters and 4 basic strokes.
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WARM-UP5 min
Warm-up: What country are you from? What is your name?
I am Chinese. I love learning Chinese.
Today we start reading and writing.
Teacher reads the title; children sit up and read together.
TEACH · NEW CHARACTERS6 min
These old characters were drawn from real things
Read: heaven, earth, person, you, me, him.
天tiān地dì人rén你nǐ我wǒ他tā
What does 天 mean?
TEACH · RHYME6 min
One two three four five: metal, wood, water, fire, earth
Clap and read: One two three four five, metal wood water fire earth.
金jīn木mù水shuǐ火huǒ土tǔ
Teacher leads 3 times; boys and girls take turns clapping.
TEACH · STROKES6 min
Writing is like building: learn the four basic strokes first
Héng, shù, piě, nà—write them in the air with the teacher.
一横 héng丨竖 shù丿撇 piě㇏捺 nà
Which one is the horizontal stroke?
PRACTICE · TRAIN GAME6 min
Flashcard train: each child reads one card
The teacher points; you read it aloud.
天地人你我他金木水火土
Game: the train comes to your row; read, and the class repeats.
WRITE · POSTURE5 min
One fist, one foot, one inch—protect eyes and body
Remember the three-one posture when writing.
Keep a fist between chest and desk.
About a foot from the book.
Fingers one inch from the pen tip.
Pick up your pen, set your posture, and write 一 二 三 in the grid.
SUMMARY · HOMEWORK3 min
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Today we learned
Six characters: heaven earth person you me him; five elements; four basic strokes.
11 characters.
One, two, three, ten.
Homework: read the 11 characters to your parents, 3 times each.