Months of the Year - Mandarin Chinese Lesson Plan

This Mandarin Chinese Months of the Year lesson is filled with fun, hands-on activities to teach students how to say the months and ask for someone’s birthday. The lesson plan and the supporting materials are all done for you. Just print and teach these developmentally appropriate activities for young Chinese beginning learners. This lesson is a great way to review numbers 1-12.

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 the months of the year:

Objectives:

• Talk about the months of the year in Mandarin.
• Ask “When is your birthday?”

***Key Phrases (Structures)***:

• “一年有几个月?” (Yī nián yǒu jǐ gè yuè?) - How many months are in a year?
• “你的生日是几月几号?” (Nǐ de shēngrì shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào?) - When is your birthday?

Target Vocabulary:
一月, 二月, 三月, 四月, 五月, 六月, 七月, 八月, 九月, 十月, 十一月, 十二月, 生日, 快乐.

Engaging Activities Included
Keep your students excited and participating with a variety of hands-on activities:

• Song: Learn the “Months of the Year” song to practice and memorize the vocabulary.
• Birthday Game: A fun, interactive game where students ask each other for their birthdays and line up in chronological order.
• Creative Craft: Students will create a “Birthday Cake Craft” to celebrate their special day and practice writing the date.

**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: Months of the Year Flashcards
• Printable: Months of the Year Poster
• Printable: “Months of the Year” Song Lyrics Sheet
• Printable: My Birthday Worksheet
• Printable: Birthday Cake Craft Sheets
• Printable: Months of the Year Word Search
• Printable: Months of the Year Writing Worksheet

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