Wesley Chinese Curriculum Map _5th grade

Topic

Unit / Duration
Projects

Language
Content

Unit 1
My school life

Unit 2
How to describe people

Unit 3
Media and Technology

Unit 4
Magical Tour of China

Unit 5
Environment and Health

Unit 6
Three Monks

8/25 10/3

10/6 11/21

12/8-12/19

1/6 2/20

2/23 4/3

4/13 - 5/22

2/1-2/12
Let's go to China
- A tour of China /

3/16- 3/27
Earth Day Poster Contest /
Make Animals Toys from
Recycled Materials for 2nd 3rd graders
Using unit vocabulary to ask
and answer questions about
exercise, eating habits, and
daily routine, identify and
describe their sickness, talk
about various ways of
staying healthy, describe the
similarities and differences
in Chinese and American
peoples daily life, make a
suggestion that people can
stay healthy, identify and
describe the major natural
disasters in China and USA,
identify and describe some
endangered animals that are
found in China and America.

4/27-5/15
The Story of Three
Monks

9/19-10/3
School life poster and
oral presentation

11/10-11/19
A letter to my Pen Pal in
China

12/8-12/12
Creating a Jeopardy
Game Using PPT
/ Greeting with Voki

Using unit vocabulary to

describe time, calendar,
daily routine, and hobbies,
talk about the school layout
and locate the building,
library, auditorium,
administration offices, and
classrooms etc, introduce
school subjects, classes they
have in different days, daily
schedule and their favorite
subjects, ask for and give
directions to a place.

Using unit vocabulary to

name common body
parts, describe physical
attributes, ask and answer
questions about the
physical features of
people, describe the basic
physical features of
people, describe a
missing person or
animals appearance in
detail, ask for help
finding this person or
animal, describe peoples
emotions and personality,
talk about peoples
occupations and hobbies.

Using unit vocabulary

to talk about different
types of media and
technology, talk about
what types of media and
technology are part of
our daily life, express
likes /dislikes and
opinions regarding the
popularity of media and
technology.

Grammar:
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Through watching the

Chinese animated film
Three Monks
students will learn a
gentle, humorous lesson
about responsibility,
and be able to
understand a famous
Chinese story and the
usage of Chinese
proverb. Using unit
vocabulary to talk about
which monk you like
the most and why, what
lesson you learned from
the story, talk about
what Unity is
strength is, sing and
act a Chinese story
Three Monks.

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Using unit vocabulary to

describe the location of
China and major cities of
China, ask and give the
information about China,
describe the weather and
climate in major cities of
China, talk about the most
important means of
transportation in China,
talk about some place you
are dreaming to go during
the Spring break, talk about
famous tourist attractions in
Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu,
Xi'an, Taiwan and Honking,
ask and respond to Yes/No
questions and WH- special
questions correctly.

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What types of media

and technology are of
our daily life? How do
people communicate?
How would our school
be different if there
were no computers?
How did Chinese
inventions change our
world?

Where is China? What kind

of scenery do you want to
see in China? How do you
describe and use different
forms of transportation to get
around? How do people
celebrate Chinese New
Year? How do you order
food in a restaurant and shop
in a supermarket? What is
the relationship between
geography and cuisine? How
do you budget your money
for your trip?

How do you maintain your

health? How do you make an
appointment with the doctor?
How do you describe your
symptoms? What are your
own personal eating and
exercise habits? Why are
seasons and climates
different in different
regions? What can man do to
help protect our
environment?

How do we express
ourselves?
What do different
colors and patterns
represent the
personalities of
different characters?
What is the connection
between Beijing opera
and Chinese culture?

Social Studies
Language arts
Music
Art
Talk about how people
celebrate holidays in
countries

Geography
History
Social Studies

Math
Geography
Language arts
PE
Talk about some endangered
animals that are found in
China and America. Share
opinions and ideas about
ways to protect the
environment in China and
America.

Geography
Language arts
PE
Art
The story of the three
monks teaches us that
everyone is capable of
being selfish, but doing
so diminishes our
ability to cooperate with
one another.

Jeopardy/Information
Gap/Games/skit/ songs /
chants / hand crafts/
rhymes/bingo/ dialogue
/ flyswatter game / story
book
PPT/Flashcards/YouTu
be video /
Handouts/Reading
dialogue/Smart
boards/Quizlet

Jeopardy/Information
Gap/Games/skit/ songs /
chants / hand crafts/
rhymes/bingo/ dialogue /
flyswatter game / story book

Jeopardy/Information
Gap/Games/skit/ songs /
chants / hand crafts/
rhymes/bingo/ dialogue /
flyswatter game / story book

PPT/Flashcards/YouTube
video /
Handouts/Reading
dialogue/Smart
boards/Quizlet

PPT/Flashcards/YouTube
video /
Handouts/Reading
dialogue/Smart
boards/Quizlet

Jeopardy/Information
Gap/Games/skit/ songs /
chants / hand crafts/
rhymes/bingo/ dialogue
/ flyswatter game / story
book
PPT/Flashcards/YouTu
be video /
Handouts/Reading
dialogue/Smart
boards/Quizlet

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11.

Standards
EQs

What do I know about my

school? How do I describe
the school layout? What
activities do I have after
school? How do I describe
my school subjects and
schedule to others? How do
I introduce myself, my
school subject, my class
schedule and my favorite
subjects to others?

Interdisplinary
Connection

Math
Geography
Language arts
PE
Gain an understanding of
similarities and differences
between their school and
schools in China.
Understand some Chinese
sports to enrich their
knowledge of Chinese
hobbies.

Cultural Studies

Learning
Activities

Materials &
Resources

Jeopardy/Information
Gap/Games/skit/ songs /
chants / hand crafts/
rhymes/bingo/ dialogue /
flyswatter game / story
book
PPT/Flashcards/YouTube
video /
Handouts/Reading
dialogue/Smart
boards/Quizlet

How do we describe
ourselves? How does my
appearance affect what
people think of me? How
do you describe
someones appearance
and the kind of person
they are as well? How do
you explain someone is
good-looking? What is
your personality?
How do you introduce
someone by describe
someones appearance
and personality?
Math
Geography
Language arts
Talk about how Chinese
and American families
are the same and
different.

Jeopardy/Information
Gap/Games/skit/ songs /
chants / hand crafts/
rhymes/bingo/ dialogue /
flyswatter game / story
book
PPT/Flashcards/YouTube
video /
Handouts/Reading
dialogue/Smart
boards/Quizlet

Compare the similarities and

differences between basic
products of students own
culture and the target culture.

Assessment

End of Unit
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Participation

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