Learning Mandarin Chinese

Lesson Plans for Mandarin Language Study

Chinese in the Primary School

The Singapore American School is committed to providing each student an exemplary American educational experience with an international perspective. This site provides themes and topics for language functions and words taught in the school.

Chinese for Kids

Teach children Mandarin Chinese as a whole language.

Chinese Zodiac Lessons

The Chinese lunar calendar is cyclical. The Chinese associate each year of a 12-year cycle with an animal, and they refer to the years as "the year of the dragon," "the year of the ox," and so forth. The 12 animals and the years associated with them are known as animals of the zodiac.

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is the biggest holiday celebrated among Chinese people. It is often referred to as the spring festival because it signals the beginning of spring. It is a time when families and friends get together to say goodby to the old and welcome the new. It originally lasted for about 4 weeks, but now only lasts for 3-5 days.

Discover China, Learn Chinese

Everything about modern and traditional China, travel, study, news, business, Chinese learning material, tools and resources, forum and language exchange club.

China Past & Present

Mr. Donn's lesson plans on China's past and present. Lots of fun graphics.

MP3s & eBooks for Kids!

Links to eBooks in Mandarin Chinese

Tumble Books

Sit back and listen or read along at your own speed to these entertaining and amusing picture books. Titles available in English, French, Italian, Mandarin, Russian and Spanish.

A Frog in the Well

Award winning finalist in the children's book (nonfiction) category of the National Best Books 2008 Awards, sponsored by USA Book News! Several sample pages are available for to preview for free - the complete book is economically priced.

Chinese Children's Songs

Chinese children's songs with lyrics in pinyin

MP3s

This site, from what I can tell, is entirely in Mandarin. It looks to have some great resources though and I list it here in hopes that a native speaker can help translate.

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Yes! Chinese offers Chinese curriculum include chinese online lessons and Chinese language education services. Yes! Chinese courses for preschool, kindergarten, elementary, high school, and college Chinese students, include intuitive Chinese online lessons, Chinese textbooks, workbooks, chinese flas

iPhone Apps at iTunes

Great educational apps for your iPhone or iPod Touch

Chinese 4 Kids by Mandarin Press

More than just a game, this is the best edutainment game for kids learning Mandarin-Chinese! Of course, kids won't just be learning, they'll also be laughing and having fun with 25 of their favorite animal friends. It is a unique challenge tool that engages your child, encourages exploration, and helps them begin building a deep understanding of the relationship between pinyin (phonetics), Chinese writing strokes, Simplifies Chinese characters, Chinese vocabulary and English words.

Mandarin Language iPhone Apps

Early in our homeschool journey, my daughter expressed the desire to learn to speak Chinese. Shortly after we began to meet with a native speaker for private lessons, I got an iPhone. Much to our delight - we have found many Mandarin Language Apps with which she can practice her growing language skills. This lens highlights the many applications we love and use most frequently.

Free Printables & Worksheets

Early Learning Chinese

Fun ways to learn Chinese during the early years : Free bilingual English - Mandarin Chinese materials for children age 1-6. Coloring Pages, Worksheets, Flashcards and more, perfect for Chinese language homeschool.

Chinese Numbers

Use these many printables to help teach place value. Includes cross-word puzzles and word searches.

Hao Ji Le!

Downloadable activities for beginning students and those consolidating their Chinese language studies. Activities include character practice, grammar review, and researching Chinese culture.

BBC Schools - Chinese New Year

Coloring pages, Chinese lanterns and other resources for Chinese New Year.

ABC Teach :: China

Printable worksheets on China, includes reading, country flags, map skills, and information to enhance your theme units and lessons.

Semanda

Chinese flashcards for kids and beginners.

Chinese Zodiac Booklets

These Chinese Zodiac Booklets are fun to print and fold in the home or classroom and are an unusual way for children to learn about Chinese horoscopes. They are great for writing and drawing projects at Chinese New Year, too.

Chinese New Year Coloring Pages

Celebrate the Year of the Ox with these Chinese New Year coloring pages!

Chinese New Year Printables

Chinese New Year is a colorful, joyful family celebration, full of interesting symbols and traditions to learn about. We have a growing collection of Chinese New Year printables here at Activity Village, including printable paper dolls, games, posters and crafts.

Fun Chinese Crafts, Music & Other Activities

Dragon Puppet

Create a parade dragon puppet with these instructions.

Chinese Children's Songs

Listen to the MP3 and use the Pinyin to sing along. Includes English translation.

Chinese Paper Cut Craft for Kids

Chinese Paper Cuts have been a traditional form or decoration in China at Chinese New Year and all year round for thousands of years. Have a go with the kids!

Rock Paper Scissors :: Chinese Paper Cutting for Kids

The Art Of Chinese Paper Cutting Chinese paper-cutting is a tradition that can be traced back to the Tang dynasty (618-907 AD), when people would cut silk cloth into intricate shapes and hang them on trees or doors to celebrate the coming of the spring.

Fun Online Games & Podcasts

Interactive learning modules

Zon

Zon is an unique interactive massively multiplayer online role playing game for learning Mandarin Chinese.

Traditional Chinese Games

Enjoy some of these traditional Chinese games with your family, perhaps when you are learning about China or celebrating Chinese New Year.

Chinese Lessons with Serge MeInyk

Learn Mandarin Chinese with theme-based, progressive and easy to follow lessons. Updated regularly.

Time for Kids | Around The World | China

See China's landmarks simply by clicking on the map.

Mandarin Pod

iMandarinPod.com is designed to help people to improve their Chinese. They provide at least 3 podcasts every week. In each podcast, they introduce a topic about Chinese culture or what is happening today in China. Please visit www.iMandarinPod.com for more information.

Live Mocha

Learn languages (Mandarin & others) and practice your skill online with FREE lessons and interactive activities.

Mandarin Tone Drills

Click on buttons to help with tone recognition.

Chinese Memory Game

A variation of the Memory game designed to learn Chinese characters by matching characters, Pinyin, and meanings.

Games for Beginning Chinese

Games Created by Mary Jacob for Integrated Chinese, Level 1

PBS Kids :: Sagwa Games

Two fun games to reinforce understanding of Chinese characters or pictograms.

eC4Kids Mandarin Learning Sites

Fun games & online activities in Mandarin for beginners

Languages Online

Free resources for language teachers and students ... games, printables & music!

Additional Curriculum Materials

Singapore Math

Textbooks and workbooks for Chinese language study for primary schools.

Primary Mandarin

Primary Mandarin is a suite of educational products published by P3 Publishing, one of Asia's leading educational publishers. Primary Mandarin products are fun and exciting and suitable for children aged 5-11. The curriculum covers the first 1,000 words a Chinese beginner should learn through engaging and real-life stories.

China Sprout

ChinaSprout is a retailer of Chinese cultural and educational products including: Olympic Mascots, T-shirts, music, arts and crafts, home décor, clothing such as Chinese silk dresses and qipaos, and much more. They also carry Chinese a huge selection of language learning books, storybooks, videos and DVDs.

Better Chinese Curriculum

Learning Chinese through stories... available in print and online. CDs, textbooks, and workbooks with colorful graphics and engaging illustrations.

Chinese Childbook

Learning Chinese Books, Teaching Chinese Mandarin Language, Children Stories, Poems

Ni Hao by China Soft

The Ni Hao series is a basic course for beginning students of Chinese. It provides students with the opportunity to develop communicative skills in both spoken and written Chinese at a basic level.

Chinese Mall

Seattle resource for learning Chinese language and culture. Children's DVDs, books, cassettes, and curriculum materials.

Asian Parent - Chinese Children's Books

Quality Chinese books, DVDs, and educational products for children 0-12 years old

Learn Chinese

A best-selling series of Learn Chinese Books, each volume contains 6 books in one box set. Each book tells a wonderful story about Taoshu and Lingling and their everyday adventures flying kites, fishing, and an encounter with a beehive! Find out why Chinese New Year is his favourite time of the year and through these fun adventures, kids will learn along with Taoshu some important life lessons.

Asia for Kids

Asia for Kids offers the best resource for bilingual books, ESL, Chinese language learning and Chinese cultural materials!

Active Chinese

Engaging online lessons with accompanying printables! Simplified or Traditional. 30 day free trial - subscription optional thereafter. We love this site!

Yes! Chinese

Great online lessons with accompanying printables in simplified Mandarin. 30 day free trial - subscription optional thereafter. A remarkable number of activities and resources. Online audio, ebooks, printables ... a remarkable site I have yet to explore fully.

Online Programs & Pronunciation Tools

Mango Languages

Mango's unique teaching method quickly engages you in real conversations between two native speakers. Your instructor will take you through every step of the process! Each lesson revisits previously learned material, but you have complete control over your learning experience.

Standard Mandarin

How to pronounce basic Mandarin Chinese. No membership required... quick and easy to pick up new phrases!

Shu Fa West :: Mandarin Language Tools

An index of the tools and resources available on the Shu Fa West website.

Shu Fa West :: Tone Drills

Tone drills to help with tone recognition.

Chinese-Tools :: Dictionary

Audio Chinese dictionary searchable in Chinese (simplified or traditional), pronunciation (Pinyin or Zhuyin - bopomofo) or English. Chengyu, proper names, examples, synonyms and calligraphy.

Chinese-Tools :: Pinyin Editor

This tool allows you to write Pinyin directly on your computer.

Guide to Pronouncing Mandarin in Romanized Transcription

This page describes some of the ways in which Latin letters are used in Pinyin in ways that differ strikingly from the way they are used in English.

Learn Mandarin Chinese

Mandarin pronunciation guide

Byki Languages

Byki is a powerful and personalized language-learning system. It locks foreign language words and phrases into your memory so that you can recall them perfectly and remember them forever. Put simply: Byki works, it's smart, and people tell us they can't stop using it. Mandarin and many other languages to choose from.

Forums and Support

Where can I find an online community for support?

K-12 Mandarin

Where teachers share, exchange and address critical issues in K-12 Mandarin education.