Fifth graders learn clothing words in Mandarin — T恤 (T-xù), 大衣 (dàyī), 围巾 (wéijīn), 毛衣 (máoyī) — and sort them into warm-weather and cold-weather clothes.
Students will be able to…
What do you wear when it’s warm or cold? Let’s learn clothing in Mandarin — 衣服 (yīfu)!
Project this and sort each clothing item into 热 (rè - warm) or 冷 (lěng - cold).
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What do you wear when it’s warm or cold? Let’s learn clothing in Mandarin!
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students speak.
Students close.
Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-Mid).
Interpretive: understand clothing words.
Connect to weather and seasons.
Compare clothing words.
Interpersonal: describe clothes.
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Have students name two clothing items they’re wearing in Mandarin. A printable clothing sheet is in the World Languages library.
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