Chinese characters

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Earliest Civilisations: Shang Dynasty Writing and the Shang Calendar

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Objectives

History

Children should undertake an in-depth study of The Shang Dynasty of Ancient China.

English

Children’s confidence, enjoyment and mastery of language should be extended through public speaking, performance and debate.

Lesson Planning

Learn how Chinese writing works; write your name in Chinese; say your name in Mandarin Chinese.

Teaching Outcomes:

To learn some Chinese characters and write their name.
To present their names to the class in Mandarin Chinese.

Children will:

Explain how Chinese writing works.
Write their name in Chinese.
Say their name in Mandarin Chinese.

Planning

Provided Resources

Introduction to Chinese writing
Common Chinese characters for words and syllables with pronunciation guide

You Will Need

You do not need any particular resources for this session.

Weblinks

The pictographic aspects of Chinese characters from linguanaut.com
English to simplified Chinese characters and pronunciation from translate.google.co.uk
Tool for finding your Mandarin Chinese name from mandarintools.com
Explanations of how Chinese characters work from chineasy.org