Chinese and China in the primary curriculum - Greasby Infant School - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Chinese and China in the primary curriculum - Greasby Infant School – a model for success Jo Hall – Headteacher Carol Austin – MFL Leader + Confucius Classroom Manager

Presentation Overview • Background – C Austin • Background – J Hall • The Development of Languages teaching • Chinese at Greasby Infant School • Chinese in Context with other Languages • Working in Partnership • The Future

My Background • MFL Coordinator at Greasby Infant School since October 2012 • Director of Language College & Confucius Classroom at Calday Grange Grammar School in West Kirby, Wirral • 20 years teaching experience at Calday • Head of MFL – 30 Staff • Head of Language College since 2006 • One of first 5 Confucius Classrooms in 2007

My Background • Jo Hall – Headteacher Greasby Infant School since 2006 • 25 years teaching experience, across a range of primary schools • Close links with Calday Grange Grammar School Language College since 2002 • Began incorporating Mandarin into the primary curriculum in 2003

Greasby Infant School Information about the school Greasby Infant School is a two form entry Infant School, which teaches 220 children aged 3-7 years old. It is located in Greasby, a semi-rural town in the North of England, close to the historic cities of Liverpool and Chester.

Creative Curriculum DT making Year 2 Lion Dance Dragon costume with Sculptures F2 children Festivals and Celebrations Wirral Year 1 Art work making International masks based on the Schools Award Beijing Opera

Tai chi and fan dancing Drama work and musical composition to accompany traditional Chinese stories Chinese calligraphy

Community Links Singing in Mandarin at the church summer fete Teaching Year 3 pupils at Greasby Junior School, simple songs ni-hao and rhymes in Mandarin Conversation Classes for parents, grandparents and Christmas carols in Mandarin for the Mayor members of the local community and Mayoress of Wirral

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Man andarin darin Chinese inese in co context text with th ot other her lan anguage guages • Greasby Infant School has developed an extensive and varied programme of language learning throughout recent years • Presently all children are learning 2 languages • Pre school children ( aged 3-4 ) learn Mandarin • Foundation 2 children ( aged 4-5) learn French and Mandarin • Year 1 children ( aged 5 – 6 ) learn German and Mandarin • Year 2 children ( aged 6 – 7 ) learn German and Mandarin

Working in Partnership • IOE Confucius Institute for Schools • Hanban • Local Secondary Confucius Classrooms • Local Primary schools • Infant School Network • Local Community Conversation Class • Extended MFL Team - MFL Leader, MFL Teaching Assistant, Hanban Teacher, 6 th form student helpers, parents helpers all learning from each other!

Enjoying language learning at our recent Language Festival

Celebrating achievement

The next steps ……. • Create a sustainable model for the future • Provide a tried and tested programme for Hanban teachers and classroom teachers alike • Strike a balance between cultural and linguistic input

Greasby Infant School Confucius Classroom Mandarin in KS1

Learn Mandarin with Jiājiā the Panda 熊猫

Jiājiā says hello Jiājiā is busy eating bamboo. Let’s shout Nĭ hăo to him. Nĭ hăo Jiā jiā

Jiājiā says goodbye Jiājiā has finished eating the bamboo and wants to say goodbye. Let’s shout zàijiàn to him Zài jiàn Jiājiā

Jiājiā asks how you are feeling today Jiājiā is asking you Nĭ hăo ma? Let’s ask Jiājiā how he is, too Nĭ hăo ma, Jiājiā,?

Let’s tell Jiājiā we are all feeling fine! Say to Jiājiā Wŏ hĕn hăo ! Wŏ hĕn hăo ! Wŏ hĕn hăo ! Can you clap as you say the words? clap, clap, clap

Let’s tell Jiājiā we are not feeling very well today! Say to Jiājiā Bù hăo! Remember you will need to show Jiājiā a sad face if you tell him you are not feeling very well !

Let’s say thank you to Jiājiā! Thank you Jiājiā Xiè xiè, Jiājiā Can you put you your hands together and move them up and down?

Let’s sing a song with Jiājiā •Jiājiā is going to sing a song, • Asking how are you are - Nĭ hăo ma? • You are feeling fine - Wŏ hĕn hăo • Thank you - Xiè xiè • Goodbye - Zàijiàn Listen to Jiājiā’s song

It’s Jiājiā’s birthday Let’s sing happy birthday to him Zhù ni shengrì kuàilè Zhù ni shengrì kuàilè

Jiājiā learns to count 1. 一 yī 6. 六 liù 2. 二 èr 7. 七 qī 3. 三 sān 8. 八 bā 4. 四 sì 9. 九 ji ǔ 5. 五 wǔ 10. 十 shí

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yī sān sì èr qī wǔ liù bā shí jiǔ

Jiājiā sings the number song • Yī èr sān sì 1,2,3,4 • Yī èr sān sì 1,2,3,4 • Wŭ liù qī 5,6,7 • Wŭ liù qī 5,6,7 • Yī èr sān sì wŭ liù qī 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 • Yī èr sān sì wŭ liù qī 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 • Bā jiŭ shí 8,9,10 • Bā jiŭ shí 8,9,10

Jiājiā likes to keep fit! Can you say your numbers in Chinese as you do some exercises with Jiājiā?

Jiājiā learns about colours

Hóng sè 红色

Lǜ sè 绿色 12/6/2013

Lán sè 蓝色

Huǎng sè 黄色

Bái sè 白色

Hēi sè 黑色

Jiājiā tells us about his family

Jiājiā’s family Mama Gege Baba Jiejie Didi Mei mei

Let’s sing a song about Jiājiā’s family