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The following lessons have been developed by the Nebraska Department of Education to help any teacher integrate the Chinese language into the regular classroom using children’s literature. The links below support classroom teachers by providing the resources needed to integrate Chinese unit lessons. Each of the literature pieces listed include step-by-step lesson plans, handouts, teaching powerpoint, and activities. The model lessons can be adapted to any language.

CHINESE CULTURE

- Lesson Plans
- Power Point

THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR

- Lesson Plans
- Power Point (Pinyin)
- PowerPoint (Characters)
- Essential Questions

LEGEND OF THE ZODIAC ANIMALS

- Lesson Plans
- Power Point (Pinyin)

Backward Design Zodiac Animals

FAMILY PICTURES

- Lesson Plans
- PowerPoint (Pinyin)
- PowerPoint (Characters)

MONKEYS FISH OUT THE MOON

- Lesson Plans
- PowerPoint (Pinyin)

NUBE GOES TO SCHOOL

- Lesson Plans
- PowerPoint (Pinyin)

I TOOK THE MOON FOR A WALK

- Lesson Plans
- Power Point (Pinyin)

BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR

- Lesson Plans
- PowerPoint (Pinyin)

CINDERELLA

- Cinderella Stories Unit
- Ye-Shen: Chinese Cinderella Story
PowerPoint

GOLDILOCKS & THE THREE BEARS

- Lesson Plans
- PowerPoint

WU SONG KILLING THE TIGER

- Lesson Plans
- PowerPoint

FOX BORROWS the TIGER'S FIERCENESS

Lesson Plans

PowerPoint (Pinyin)

PowerPoint (Characters)

A LITTLE WHITE RABBIT'S TAIL

- Lesson Plans
- PowerPoint

MEI MEI AND THE THREE PANDAS

Lesson Plans

PowerPoint (Pinyin)

PowerPoint (Characters)

MY LITTLE SISTER ATE ONE HARE

Lesson Plans

PowerPoint (Pinyin)

PowerPoint (Characters)

 

DRAGON'S TEARS

Lesson Plans

PowerPoint (Pinyin)

PowerPoint (Characters)

ACTIVITIES

Animals

Food

Verb

Family

Number

Colors

Body Parts

Nature

 

China Resources