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.
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info@mandarin-preschool.comM
0402-021434P
(02)94002437
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.