Third graders learn family words in Mandarin — 爸爸 (bàba), 妈妈 (māma), 哥哥 (gēge), 姐姐 (jiějie) — and sort them into male and female family members. In Chinese, older and younger siblings have different words!
Students will be able to…
Everyone has a 家人 (jiārén — family)! What are the words for family members in Mandarin?
Project this and sort each family member into 男 (nán - male) or 女 (nǜ - female).
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Everyone has a family — what are the words for family in Mandarin?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students speak.
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Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice).
Interpretive: understand family words.
Explore family across cultures.
Compare family words.
Interpersonal: describe family.
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Have students name two family members in Mandarin (like 爸爸 bàba and 妈妈 māma). A printable family sheet is in the World Languages library.
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