4th Grade

Unit 1 Vocabulary  LISTENING Mrs. Smith's Class Practicing Counting     Count along with them! Mrs. Leyshon's Class Practicing Counting      They are really good!   Le Jardin Academy Mandarin  Scope and Sequence Chinese 2013-2014
Grade 4
The Grade 3 language course focuses on the developemnt of communicative competence in the target language
and understanding of the culture of the people who speak the language.  It assumes that the students have some prior knowledge
of the language and culture from previous years.
The major means of communication between students and the instructor will be in the target language.  Because students may
begin formal language learning at various stages of their cognitive developemnt, teachers will adjust vocabulary and content
to reflect developmentally appropriate interests.
An important component of language classes is the use of the language beyond the classroom in the real world.  The integration of
technology is an important tool in accessing authentic information in the target lanuage and in providing students the
opportunity to interact with each other and outside Chinese speakers.
Unit		Themes/Concepts				Standard		Pacing
Unit 1		1.  Review				MLE4.IP1A		9 weeks
Around the house		2.  Household items such as door, table, chair				MLE4.IP1B
and food		3.  Kitchen items (chopsticks, spoon, plate)				MLE4.INT1A
		4.  How to use chopsticks				MLE4.CU1A
How do we translate		5.  Special Chinese food such as dumplings and				MLE4.CU1B
household items?		Beijing duck				MLE4.CCC1A
What are some unique		6.  Make a Chinese menu				MLE4.CCC1B
Chinese household		7.  Make rice balls
items?  What are some		8.  Write radicals
unique Chinese kitchen		9.  Write four simple Chinese words
items?  What is special		10.  Moon Festival
about Chinese food?
Unit		Themes/Concepts				Standard		Pacing
Unit 2		1.  Leisure activities (reading, swimming)				MLE4.IP1E		9 weeks
Leasure Activity, Fruit,		2.  Common leisure activite of the Chinese pingpong				MLE4.IP1F
and Farm		3.  Common and specialty fruit				MLE4.IP2B
		4.  Li Zhi				MLE4.IP2B
What is your favorite		5.  The concept of Wo Men				MLE4.INT1C
leisure activity?		6.  Combine new vocabulary with numbers,				MLE4.INT2A
What are some		colors, and size.				MLE4.P1B
favorite leisure activities		7.  Construct simple sentences				MLE4.P2B
of Chinese students?		8.  Write radicals				MLE4.CU1D
What are some special		9.  Write four simple Chines words				MLE4.CCC3A
fruits?  What are some		10.  Celebrate Christmas				MLE4.CCC3B
common farm animals?
Unit 3		1.  Can and can't				MLE4.IP1E		9 weeks
Sports and hobbies		2.  Play/hit				MLE4.IP1F
		3.  Sporting events				MLE4.IP2B
		4.  The use of Ma				MLE4.INT2A
What are your favorite		5.  Popular Chinese sporting activities				MLE4.INT1C
sports?		6.  Tai Qi				MLE4.INT2A
What are your favorite		7.  Hobbies				MLE4.P1B
hobbies?		8.  Likes and dislikes				MLE4.P2B
What are some common		9.  Construct simple sentences				MLE4.CU1D
sporting events		9.  Write four simple Chinese words				MLE4.CCC3A
in China?		10.  Chinese New Year				MLE4.CCC3B
		11.  Yuan Xiao Festival
		(watch the Chinese New Year variety show)
Unit		Themes/Concepts				Standard		Pacing
Unit 4		1.  Want and need				MLE4.IP1G		9 weeks
Shopping		2.  Buy and sell				MLE4.IP1H
		3.  He				MLE4.IP2C
		4.  Shen Me				MLE4.INT2B
Where do we shop?		5.  Shopping locations				MLE4.P1C
How to express want		6.  Asking for the price				MLE4.P2C
and need?		7.  Units of money				MLE4.CU1E
How to ask for the price?		8.  Abacus				MLE4.CCC4A
What does Chinese		9.  Construct simple sentences				MLE4.CCC4B
money look like?		9.  Write four simple Chinese words
What is an abacus?		10.  Review