
This Mandarin Chinese “I Can” lesson is filled with fun, hands-on activities to teach students how to talk about their abilities using “会”. The lesson plan, as well as the supporting materials are done for you. Just print and teach these developmentally appropriate activities for young Chinese beginning learners. This lesson focuses on basic action verbs and gets students moving and speaking with confidence.
What Your Students Will Learn
This lesson is designed to take around forty five minutes to 1 hour and can be extended over multiple classes. It focuses on core concepts and skills related to expressing ability:
Objectives:
Talk about ability by asking “你会…?" (Can you…?) and answering with “我会…” (I can…) or “我不会…” (I can’t…).
***Key Phrases (Structures)***:
- “你会…吗?” (Nǐ huì…ma?) - Can you…?
- “我会…” (Wǒ huì…) - I can…
- “我不会…” (Wǒ bù huì…) - I can’t…
Target Vocabulary:
走路, 跳, 跑步, 游泳, 拍手, 跺脚, 飞, 骑自行车.
Engaging Activities Included:
Keep your students excited and participating with a variety of hands-on activities:
- Active Games: Play “Quick Flashcard Actions” and the classic “Simon Says” (西蒙说) to get students physically involved and practicing the action verbs.
*** Interactive Reading**: Read the simple “I Can” book together, encouraging students to interact and perform the actions as they read. - Targeted Worksheets: Reinforce the sentence structures with an “I Can vs. I Cannot” worksheet and other fun activity sheets.
What You’ll Get (Everything You Need!):
This resource is a complete package, saving you hours of preparation.
- Detailed 4-Page Lesson Plan: Clear, step-by-step instructions from warm-up to wrap-up.
- Printable: Basic Action Flashcards
- Printable: Basic Action Poster
- Printable: “I Can” Worksheet
- Printable: “I Can vs. I Cannot” Worksheet
- Printable: Color and Match Actions Worksheet
- Printable: “I Can” Reader
- Printable: “I Can” Reader Activity Sheet
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