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Mandarin Classroom — 教室

Sixth graders learn classroom words in Mandarin — 笔 (bǐ), 书 (shū), 黑板 (hēibǎn), 椅子 (yǐzi) — and sort them into things on your desk and things in the room.

Grade 6Jiàoshì50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / CommunicativeExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Name classroom objects.
  • ✓Tell desk from room.
  • ✓Sort the objects.
  • ✓Talk about class.
Essential Question

Look around your classroom! What are the Mandarin words for the things you see — 教室 (jiàoshì)?

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Vocabulary Terms
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Standards Aligned
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Interactive Task
Sort It · Interactive

On the Desk or In the Room?

Project this and sort each object into 桌上 (zhuōshang - on the desk) or 教室里 (jiàoshì lǐ - in the room).

📚 Sort each — on the desk or in the room?Try it
✏️ 桌上 (on the desk)
🏫 教室里 (in the room)
Tap an object, then tap a box.
The Lesson · Communicative Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

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Warm-Up — Look Around

5 min

Look around your classroom — what are the Mandarin words for what you see?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Point to a book.
  • Ask how to say it.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Point.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Jiàoshì

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present classroom words.
  • Say the pinyin.
  • Show the characters.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Repeat.
  • Look.
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Practice — Sort Them

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to On the Desk or In the Room?
  • Sort each one.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Sort.
  • Say.
  • Explain.
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Speak — Speak

12 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Point and name an object.
  • Say “这是…”
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Point.
  • Say it.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a classroom object.
  • Say what it means.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Explain it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-Mid).

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand classroom words.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to school.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare classroom words.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: name objects.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Object picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “这是 ___.”
  • Point to objects.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with 书 and 椅子.
  • Sort one at a time.
  • Point along.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add 书包 (backpack).
  • Label the room.
  • Describe your desk.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 📚Classroom objects
  • 💻On the Desk or In the Room?
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

教室 (jiàoshì)classroom笔 (bǐ)pen书 (shū)book本子 (běnzi)notebook橡皮 (xiàngpí)eraser黑板 (hēibǎn)blackboard椅子 (yǐzi)chair桌子 (zhuōzi)desk
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What does “书 (shū)” mean?
Book.
QUESTION 2
Is “笔 (bǐ - pen)” on the desk or in the room?
On the desk.
QUESTION 3
What does “黑板 (hēibǎn)” mean?
Blackboard.

Reflect: 教室.

Have students name two classroom objects in Mandarin (like 书 shū and 椅子 yǐzi). A printable classroom sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

📝 Mandarin Classroom (Jiàoshì)Quiz
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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Mandarin Classroom (Jiàoshì)Print
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: 书 (shū), 教室 (jiàoshì), 本子 (běnzi), 桌子 (zhuōzi), 椅子 (yǐzi), 橡皮 (xiàngpí), 笔 (bǐ), 黑板 (hēibǎn)
  1. desk
  2. pen
  3. chair
  4. eraser
  5. classroom
  6. notebook
  7. book
  8. blackboard

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does “书 (shū)” mean?
  2. Is “笔 (bǐ - pen)” on the desk or in the room?
  3. What does “黑板 (hēibǎn)” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) 桌子 (zhuōzi) · 2) 笔 (bǐ) · 3) 椅子 (yǐzi) · 4) 橡皮 (xiàngpí) · 5) 教室 (jiàoshì) · 6) 本子 (běnzi) · 7) 书 (shū) · 8) 黑板 (hēibǎn)
Part B: 1) Book. 2) On the desk. 3) Blackboard.