Sample Programs

A minimum of two days a week is suggested for effective Mandarin learning.

Three-day week

1st day activities 2nd day activities 3rd day activities
Arrival 8:00 Greetings, songs Greetings, songs Greetings, songs
8:30 – 9am Learn new words Review new words Drawing pictures and revising the story with the teacher and/or among groups
9 – 9:30am Watch a show or tell a story related to new word Watch the same show or listen to the same story
9:30 – 10am Talk about the show
10 – 10:30am Morning tea & Food talk
10:30 – 11am Tidy up and prepare for activities The language of everyday household chores
11am – 12pm Word play (Pictures, games, drawing) Use words when playing (Talk about what you are doing) Topic-related craft activities
12 – 1pm Prepare for and eat lunch. Tidy up. Talk about food.
1 – 3 pm Sleep (A), Quiet Time (B)
3 – 3:30pm Review new words with stories and songs Guest show
3:30 – 4pm Homework, packing and chatting
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Two-day Week

1st day activities 2nd day activities
Arrival 8:00 Greetings, songs
8:30 – 9am Learn new words Review new words
9 – 9:30am Watch a show or tell a story related to new words Watch the same show or listen to the same story
9:30 – 10am Talk about the show
10 – 10:30am Morning tea & Food talk
10:30 - 11am Tidy up and prepare for activities
11am – 12pm Word play. (Pictures, games, drawing) Use words when playing (Talk about what you are doing)
12 – 1pm Prepare for and eat lunch. Tidy up. Talk about food.
1 – 3pm Sleep (A), Quiet Time (B)
3 – 3:30pm Review new words with stories and songs Review learned words with stories and songs
3:30 – 4pm Homework, packing and chatting
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More Information

Routines are subject to changes if required.

Guest-shows may involve performance, culture demonstration, specialty teaching.

Life skills and problem-solving skills are embedded with language development. Playing and living a normal life is the best approach for language learning and other aspects of personal development. What’s more, absorption of values from another culture helps children become more understanding, to think laterally and to be able to interact with ethnically diverse people. (Back to Top ^)

Contact

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the director of Mandarin Preschool, Joy Yao, using the below details.

Meet the Director

Joy Yao (姚韵) received a BA in China 1994 (specialising in Chinese Language teaching) and this was complimented with a Master of Applied Linguistics at the University of Newcastle. Read More

Questions & Answers

Do you have more questions? Religious values? Foods? Festivals? Parental involvement? Maybe you would like to learn Mandarin alongside your child? Get all your answers here! F.A.Q.