Please Note: This consensus map is a work in progress. We will continue to engage in conversations, reflection and revisions as we explore how
to more clearly align and articulate our Chinese consensus map.
CHINESE – Level 1
First Quarter
Essential Question (s):
How does a Chinese greeting differ from a greeting in English?
How are greetings used in different situations?
Theme/Unit
“Hello”
Content
Pinyin plus tones
 Focus at beginning
vs. stretch through
year
Greetings
 Formal & informal
 Pronouns
 Numbers 1-10
Moon Festival
Chinese Names
Country Introduction
Students can…
(I1, I2, P)
- Read and write the Pinyin
table
- Greet teachers, peers, and
other adults
- Respond to greetings
- Use Pronouns: plurals and
possessive
Teaching Strategies
Resources
Inflatable Globe
Game: throw globe
and locate country as
it is called out from
the person who threw
it
www.Zhongwen.com
www.random.org
www.betterchinese.com
Chanting
- Count, read & write to 10
in characters
-Know and identify their
spoken Chinese name
-Write Chinese and English
names on assignments
-Say their country of origin,
China, & USA in Chinese
-Explain the Moon Festival
in English
I1=Interpersonal I2=Interpretive P=Presentational
Salt Lake City School District/Chinese Level1/82011
Assessment
Strategies (I, I, P)
I1=Interpersonal I2=Interpretive P=Presentational
Salt Lake City School District/Chinese Level1/82011