🌸 K1 Chinese Storybook Lesson Plan

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

你好，[名字]！ (Hello, [name]!)

The class's first-ever Chinese sentence — said with a wave and a smile.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Before this lesson, write each child's name in Chinese (or with a Chinese nickname) on stickers — the first day sets the tone for the whole year.
• Keep this first lesson 80% routine, 20% content. Routines learned now pay off for 35 weeks.
• Send a short note home: which two songs the class uses, so families can play them in the car.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

Preview words for today: 书包 / 衣服 / 早上 / 上学 (properly taught from the next lesson).

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 家里的小书包不见了

我上幼儿园 I Go to Kindergarten 🎵 School-routine song — pairs well with schoolbag and classroom stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Today is about curiosity, not correctness — accept every guess warmly and enthusiastically.
• Do a picture walk, not a full read: point, wonder, predict. The story is read spread-by-spread from the next lesson.
• Give each character a special voice and gesture — children will copy them for the next five weeks.
• Praise in both languages — “Good job! 真棒！” with a class clap keeps motivation high.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

早上，我穿好衣服。(In the morning, I get dressed.)

Morning routine sentence — children say what they do in the morning.

📖 Story Text — Spread 1 of 6

早上，小米穿好衣服。妈妈说：“快点，快上学了！”小米说：“好！等一下，我的小书包呢？”

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 家里的小书包不见了

我上幼儿园 I Go to Kindergarten 🎵 School-routine song — pairs well with schoolbag and classroom stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Bring a real schoolbag to class — let every child wear it for a few seconds. Real objects make the word 书包 stick instantly at this age.
• End on a success: let the class shout the newest word one last time as the goodbye word.
• Four-year-olds learn with their whole body — always pair a big gesture with every new word.
• Keep each activity under 10 minutes and alternate loud / quiet energy through the lesson.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

书包在哪里？(Where is the schoolbag?)

The big question of the story — ask it again and again with a searching gesture.

📖 Story Text — Spread 2 of 6

小米找床下，找沙发旁。没有！她又跑去厨房、门口。还是没有！

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 家里的小书包不见了

我上幼儿园 I Go to Kindergarten 🎵 School-routine song — pairs well with schoolbag and classroom stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Walk the children around your real classroom and name real spots with these three words — real places beat pictures for 4-year-olds.
• Praise in both languages — “Good job! 真棒！” with a class clap keeps motivation high.
• If a child is shy, let them answer with a friend first, then alone in the next round.
• Use a whisper voice plus the “静一静” finger-on-lips gesture to refocus the class fast.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

是不是在……？(Could it be in/on …?)

Guessing question — children guess hiding places like the family does.

📖 Story Text — Spread 3 of 6

爸爸说：“是不是在车上？”爷爷说：“是不是在花园？”奶奶笑说：“是不是在猫那里？”小米一听，马上去找团团！

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 家里的小书包不见了

我上幼儿园 I Go to Kindergarten 🎵 School-routine song — pairs well with schoolbag and classroom stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Some children may not live with grandpa and grandma — accept any loving adult answer and echo the Chinese word warmly.
• Always demonstrate the game yourself once before the children play.
• If the room gets too wild, pause and take three deep breaths together: 吸——呼——.
• Give thinking time after each question — count silently 一，二，三 before picking a responder.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

我在看书。(I am reading a book.)

Explain-what-you're-doing sentence — the cat's funny excuse.

📖 Story Text — Spread 4 of 6

团团趴在沙发上，身边有一支笔、一本书、还有小米的书包！“团团！你为什么拿我的书包？”团团“喵喵”地叫，好像在说：“我在看书呀！”

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 家里的小书包不见了

我上幼儿园 I Go to Kindergarten 🎵 School-routine song — pairs well with schoolbag and classroom stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• This is the story's funny twist — laugh BIG with the children. Humour locks vocabulary into memory.
• Sit children close for story time; the closer they sit, the longer they focus.
• End on a success: let the class shout the newest word one last time as the goodbye word.
• Four-year-olds learn with their whole body — always pair a big gesture with every new word.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

下次要告诉我哦！(Next time you must tell me, okay?)

Gentle scolding sentence — said kindly, with a finger-wag and a smile.

📖 Story Text — Spread 5 of 6

爸爸笑了，妈妈也笑了，爷爷奶奶一起笑。小米抱起团团说：“下次，你要上学也要告诉我哦！”

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 家里的小书包不见了

我上幼儿园 I Go to Kindergarten 🎵 School-routine song — pairs well with schoolbag and classroom stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Model the gentle finger-wag clearly — it becomes the children's favourite gesture for the whole term.
• Keep each activity under 10 minutes and alternate loud / quiet energy through the lesson.
• Praise in both languages — “Good job! 真棒！” with a class clap keeps motivation high.
• If a child is shy, let them answer with a friend first, then alone in the next round.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

找到了！(Found it!)

The celebration sentence — shouted with arms up every time something is found.

📖 Story Text — Spread 6 of 6

出门前，小米背好书包。团团跟在后面。妈妈说：“小书包找到了，小猫也要上学啦！”大家笑哈哈。

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 家里的小书包不见了

我上幼儿园 I Go to Kindergarten 🎵 School-routine song — pairs well with schoolbag and classroom stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• End the story on the happy parade energy — children should leave this lesson laughing.
• Use a whisper voice plus the “静一静” finger-on-lips gesture to refocus the class fast.
• Always demonstrate the game yourself once before the children play.
• If the room gets too wild, pause and take three deep breaths together: 吸——呼——.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

🤸 Action List (spread by spread)

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 家里的小书包不见了

我上幼儿园 I Go to Kindergarten 🎵 School-routine song — pairs well with schoolbag and classroom stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Let children 'read' the repeated lines themselves — pause before the last word and let the class shout it.
• Keep the pace brisk: at age four, actions hold attention better than words alone.
• It is fine to bridge with English; keep the key words and the pattern sentence fully in Chinese.
• End on a success: let the class shout the newest word one last time as the goodbye word.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

• 小米 (Mi Mi)
• 妈妈 (Mama)
• 爸爸 (Baba)
• 爷爷 (Grandpa)
• 奶奶 (Grandma)
• 团团 the cat (with cat ears headband)

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 家里的小书包不见了

我上幼儿园 I Go to Kindergarten 🎵 School-routine song — pairs well with schoolbag and classroom stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Give every child a role — narrator, sound effects (wind! 咔嚓!) and audience all count as roles.
• Rehearse each tricky line once as a whole class before any child tries it alone.
• Take a short video for the parent group (with permission) — performing children beam for days.
• Four-year-olds learn with their whole body — always pair a big gesture with every new word.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 家里的小书包不见了

我上幼儿园 I Go to Kindergarten 🎵 School-routine song — pairs well with schoolbag and classroom stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Checklist moment: tick each child who can say 3 of the story words alone. Note shy children for extra support next story.
• Consolidation only today — no new words. Depth beats speed.
• Use the sticker moment to praise effort specifically: “You said 团团 so clearly today!”
• If a child is shy, let them answer with a friend first, then alone in the next round.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

Preview words for today: 西瓜 / 绿色 / 凉凉 / 喜欢 (properly taught from the next lesson).

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 谁动了我的西瓜？

水果歌 Fruit Song 🎵 “What fruit is red, red, red?” — perfect match for fruit and food stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Today is about curiosity, not correctness — accept every guess warmly and enthusiastically.
• Do a picture walk, not a full read: point, wonder, predict. The story is read spread-by-spread from the next lesson.
• Give each character a special voice and gesture — children will copy them for the next five weeks.
• Praise in both languages — “Good job! 真棒！” with a class clap keeps motivation high.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

圆圆的，绿色的。(Round and green.)

Describing sentence — touch, look, describe the watermelon.

📖 Story Text — Spread 1 of 6

中午，爷爷买回来了一个大西瓜。圆圆的，绿色的。“晚上一起吃！”爷爷说。我摸摸它，冰冰凉凉的，好喜欢！

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 谁动了我的西瓜？

水果歌 Fruit Song 🎵 “What fruit is red, red, red?” — perfect match for fruit and food stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• If possible bring a real (or plastic) watermelon — the cold, heavy, smooth feeling makes 凉凉 and 圆圆的 real for little hands.
• End on a success: let the class shout the newest word one last time as the goodbye word.
• Four-year-olds learn with their whole body — always pair a big gesture with every new word.
• Keep each activity under 10 minutes and alternate loud / quiet energy through the lesson.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

咦？……呢？(Huh? Where is …?)

Surprise question — the moment the watermelon vanishes.

📖 Story Text — Spread 2 of 6

晚上要吃西瓜，爷爷打开盖子。“咦？西瓜呢？”盘里空空的。大家都张大了嘴。

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 谁动了我的西瓜？

水果歌 Fruit Song 🎵 “What fruit is red, red, red?” — perfect match for fruit and food stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Play the surprise slowly — pause before lifting the lid. Suspense is the game; the reveal is the reward.
• Praise in both languages — “Good job! 真棒！” with a class clap keeps motivation high.
• If a child is shy, let them answer with a friend first, then alone in the next round.
• Use a whisper voice plus the “静一静” finger-on-lips gesture to refocus the class fast.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

……去……，没有！(… went to the …, nothing there!)

Search-report sentence — run, look, report back.

📖 Story Text — Spread 3 of 6

我跑去厨房—没有！爸爸去阳台—也没有！妈妈去客厅—也没有！“西瓜去哪儿了？”大家一起找。

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 谁动了我的西瓜？

水果歌 Fruit Song 🎵 “What fruit is red, red, red?” — perfect match for fruit and food stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Kitchen / balcony / living room are hard words — accept pointing + partial sounds at first, keep the game fast and happy.
• Always demonstrate the game yourself once before the children play.
• If the room gets too wild, pause and take three deep breaths together: 吸——呼——.
• Give thinking time after each question — count silently 一，二，三 before picking a responder.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

我听到……的声音。(I hear the sound of …)

Listening sentence — said with a hand cupped at the ear.

📖 Story Text — Spread 4 of 6

忽然，花园传来“咔嚓咔嚓”的声音。我走过去，小心地探头看。风轻轻吹，花儿在动。树下，好像有一条小尾巴在摇！

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 谁动了我的西瓜？

水果歌 Fruit Song 🎵 “What fruit is red, red, red?” — perfect match for fruit and food stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• 咔嚓咔嚓 will become the class' favourite onomatopoeia — use it as an attention signal all term.
• Sit children close for story time; the closer they sit, the longer they focus.
• End on a success: let the class shout the newest word one last time as the goodbye word.
• Four-year-olds learn with their whole body — always pair a big gesture with every new word.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

原来是你！(So it was YOU!)

Discovery sentence — point at the 'thief' and say it with a big smile.

📖 Story Text — Spread 5 of 6

啊！小狗在树下，嘴边红红的！地上还有一半的西瓜皮。“原来是你！”我笑着说。小狗汪汪叫，好像在说：“真甜啊！”

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 谁动了我的西瓜？

水果歌 Fruit Song 🎵 “What fruit is red, red, red?” — perfect match for fruit and food stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• The red mouth is the clue — ask “Why is the dog's mouth red?” Even non-verbal children can point and grin; praise every attempt at 西瓜！
• Keep each activity under 10 minutes and alternate loud / quiet energy through the lesson.
• Praise in both languages — “Good job! 真棒！” with a class clap keeps motivation high.
• If a child is shy, let them answer with a friend first, then alone in the next round.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

它最喜欢吃西瓜。(It likes eating watermelon the most.)

Favourite-thing sentence — swap in any food or animal.

📖 Story Text — Spread 6 of 6

爷爷笑着说：“好吧，这个西瓜就留给你吧！”我说：“它最喜欢吃西瓜了！”小狗摇尾巴，舔了一口。“汪！汪！”大家都笑了。

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 谁动了我的西瓜？

水果歌 Fruit Song 🎵 “What fruit is red, red, red?” — perfect match for fruit and food stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Talk about 留 for you — Grandpa shares instead of scolding. Kindness moments make the story land emotionally, not just linguistically.
• Use a whisper voice plus the “静一静” finger-on-lips gesture to refocus the class fast.
• Always demonstrate the game yourself once before the children play.
• If the room gets too wild, pause and take three deep breaths together: 吸——呼——.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

🤸 Action List (spread by spread)

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 谁动了我的西瓜？

水果歌 Fruit Song 🎵 “What fruit is red, red, red?” — perfect match for fruit and food stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Let children 'read' the repeated lines themselves — pause before the last word and let the class shout it.
• Keep the pace brisk: at age four, actions hold attention better than words alone.
• It is fine to bridge with English; keep the key words and the pattern sentence fully in Chinese.
• End on a success: let the class shout the newest word one last time as the goodbye word.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

• 爷爷 (Grandpa)
• 我 (Me)
• 爸爸 (Baba)
• 妈妈 (Mama)
• 小狗 the dog (paper-ear headband)

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 谁动了我的西瓜？

水果歌 Fruit Song 🎵 “What fruit is red, red, red?” — perfect match for fruit and food stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Give every child a role — narrator, sound effects (wind! 咔嚓!) and audience all count as roles.
• Rehearse each tricky line once as a whole class before any child tries it alone.
• Take a short video for the parent group (with permission) — performing children beam for days.
• Four-year-olds learn with their whole body — always pair a big gesture with every new word.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 谁动了我的西瓜？

水果歌 Fruit Song 🎵 “What fruit is red, red, red?” — perfect match for fruit and food stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Watermelon reward idea: end with a real fruit tasting (watermelon or any melon) while children say 喜欢！— food lessons taste better twice.
• Consolidation only today — no new words. Depth beats speed.
• Use the sticker moment to praise effort specifically: “You said 团团 so clearly today!”
• If a child is shy, let them answer with a friend first, then alone in the next round.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

Preview words for today: 声音 / 学校 (properly taught from the next lesson).

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 呱！是谁躲在书包里？

两只老虎 Two Tigers 🎵 Simple repeated melody that children pick up fast; perfect for lively endings.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Today is about curiosity, not correctness — accept every guess warmly and enthusiastically.
• Do a picture walk, not a full read: point, wonder, predict. The story is read spread-by-spread from the next lesson.
• Give each character a special voice and gesture — children will copy them for the next five weeks.
• Praise in both languages — “Good job! 真棒！” with a class clap keeps motivation high.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

是谁在我的书包里？(Who is hiding in my schoolbag?)

The mystery question of the whole story — whispered like a secret.

📖 Story Text — Spread 1 of 6

早上，我背着书包去学校。“呱！”一个声音冒出来！我停一停，听一听。我小声说：“是谁在我的书包里？”

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 呱！是谁躲在书包里？

两只老虎 Two Tigers 🎵 Simple repeated melody that children pick up fast; perfect for lively endings.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Model the stop-and-listen pose (停一停，听一听) — it doubles as a great classroom-management signal for the rest of the year.
• End on a success: let the class shout the newest word one last time as the goodbye word.
• Four-year-olds learn with their whole body — always pair a big gesture with every new word.
• Keep each activity under 10 minutes and alternate loud / quiet energy through the lesson.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

是不是……在唱歌？(Is … singing?)

Funny guessing question — blame the water bottle!

📖 Story Text — Spread 2 of 6

我的书包动来动去。“呱！呱！”又来了！朋友笑着说：“是不是你的水杯在唱歌？”

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 呱！是谁躲在书包里？

两只老虎 Two Tigers 🎵 Simple repeated melody that children pick up fast; perfect for lively endings.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Ask children to bring their own water bottles — personal objects turn a drill into a treasure.
• Praise in both languages — “Good job! 真棒！” with a class clap keeps motivation high.
• If a child is shy, let them answer with a friend first, then alone in the next round.
• Use a whisper voice plus the “静一静” finger-on-lips gesture to refocus the class fast.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

好可爱！(So cute!)

Reaction sentence — the whole class's favourite thing to shout.

📖 Story Text — Spread 3 of 6

我慢慢拉开书包。“啊！是一只小青蛙！”它跳出来，蹦到我的书上。“哇，好可爱！”大家都说。

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 呱！是谁躲在书包里？

两只老虎 Two Tigers 🎵 Simple repeated melody that children pick up fast; perfect for lively endings.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Teach gentle hands here: if we ever meet a real frog we touch softly or just look. 可爱 things deserve kind hands.
• Always demonstrate the game yourself once before the children play.
• If the room gets too wild, pause and take three deep breaths together: 吸——呼——.
• Give thinking time after each question — count silently 一，二，三 before picking a responder.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

不是我！(It wasn't me!)

Innocence sentence — hands up, wide innocent eyes.

📖 Story Text — Spread 4 of 6

老师走进教室。“是谁带来这只小动物？”她问。我举手说：“不是我，它自己跳进来的！”老师笑了，同学也笑。

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 呱！是谁躲在书包里？

两只老虎 Two Tigers 🎵 Simple repeated melody that children pick up fast; perfect for lively endings.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• 不是我 is said laughing in the story — keep it playful, never scolding. It is a joke line, not a discipline line.
• Sit children close for story time; the closer they sit, the longer they focus.
• End on a success: let the class shout the newest word one last time as the goodbye word.
• Four-year-olds learn with their whole body — always pair a big gesture with every new word.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

别让它跑掉！(Don't let it get away!)

Chase sentence — said urgently, pointing at the frog.

📖 Story Text — Spread 5 of 6

小青蛙跳到椅子下，又跑到黑板前。“快，别让它跑掉！”我追，它跳；我们都在笑。“呱！呱！”它好像在说话。

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 呱！是谁躲在书包里？

两只老虎 Two Tigers 🎵 Simple repeated melody that children pick up fast; perfect for lively endings.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Contain the running: mark a 'no-run zone' before the game. High-energy games need one visible rule to stay safe.
• Keep each activity under 10 minutes and alternate loud / quiet energy through the lesson.
• Praise in both languages — “Good job! 真棒！” with a class clap keeps motivation high.
• If a child is shy, let them answer with a friend first, then alone in the next round.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

再见，小青蛙！(Goodbye, little frog!)

Farewell sentence — gentle wave, kind voice.

📖 Story Text — Spread 6 of 6

老师拿一个小盒子。“来，小青蛙，进去吧。”我们走到花园。我说：“再见，小青蛙！”

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 呱！是谁躲在书包里？

两只老虎 Two Tigers 🎵 Simple repeated melody that children pick up fast; perfect for lively endings.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Make the goodbye a little ceremonial — a song or a class wave. Ritual endings teach children that farewells can be happy.
• Use a whisper voice plus the “静一静” finger-on-lips gesture to refocus the class fast.
• Always demonstrate the game yourself once before the children play.
• If the room gets too wild, pause and take three deep breaths together: 吸——呼——.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

🤸 Action List (spread by spread)

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 呱！是谁躲在书包里？

两只老虎 Two Tigers 🎵 Simple repeated melody that children pick up fast; perfect for lively endings.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Let children 'read' the repeated lines themselves — pause before the last word and let the class shout it.
• Keep the pace brisk: at age four, actions hold attention better than words alone.
• It is fine to bridge with English; keep the key words and the pattern sentence fully in Chinese.
• End on a success: let the class shout the newest word one last time as the goodbye word.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

• 我 (Me, with a real schoolbag)
• 朋友 (Friend)
• 老师 (Teacher)
• 小青蛙 the frog (green headband, the jumpy lead role!)

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 呱！是谁躲在书包里？

两只老虎 Two Tigers 🎵 Simple repeated melody that children pick up fast; perfect for lively endings.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Give every child a role — narrator, sound effects (wind! 咔嚓!) and audience all count as roles.
• Rehearse each tricky line once as a whole class before any child tries it alone.
• Take a short video for the parent group (with permission) — performing children beam for days.
• Four-year-olds learn with their whole body — always pair a big gesture with every new word.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 呱！是谁躲在书包里？

两只老虎 Two Tigers 🎵 Simple repeated melody that children pick up fast; perfect for lively endings.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Nature moment: remind the class why the frog goes back to the garden — wild animals live outside. One sentence of eco-kindness per story builds the habit.
• Consolidation only today — no new words. Depth beats speed.
• Use the sticker moment to praise effort specifically: “You said 团团 so clearly today!”
• If a child is shy, let them answer with a friend first, then alone in the next round.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

Preview words for today: 老师 / 科学节 / 盒子 / 动 (properly taught from the next lesson).

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 科学节的小仓鼠

数鸭子 Counting Ducks 🎵 Counting song with quacking actions; children love the duck gestures.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Today is about curiosity, not correctness — accept every guess warmly and enthusiastically.
• Do a picture walk, not a full read: point, wonder, predict. The story is read spread-by-spread from the next lesson.
• Give each character a special voice and gesture — children will copy them for the next five weeks.
• Praise in both languages — “Good job! 真棒！” with a class clap keeps motivation high.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

今天是科学节！(Today is Science Festival!)

Special-day announcement — said with a drumroll clap.

📖 Story Text — Spread 1 of 6

今天是科学节！老师说：“我带来一个小帮手。”我们都睁大眼睛。“吱—”一声，小盒子动了！

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 科学节的小仓鼠

数鸭子 Counting Ducks 🎵 Counting song with quacking actions; children love the duck gestures.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Gentle-shake rule first, before the box moves at all — the lesson quietly teaches 动 vs careful hands.
• End on a success: let the class shout the newest word one last time as the goodbye word.
• Four-year-olds learn with their whole body — always pair a big gesture with every new word.
• Keep each activity under 10 minutes and alternate loud / quiet energy through the lesson.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

等一下再看。(Wait a moment, then we'll look.)

Waiting sentence — the hardest and most important sentence for 4-year-olds!

📖 Story Text — Spread 2 of 6

“里面是什么？”朋友问。老师笑着说：“等一下再看。”我们趴在桌边，眼睛亮亮的。盒子又“吱吱”叫。

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 科学节的小仓鼠

数鸭子 Counting Ducks 🎵 Counting song with quacking actions; children love the duck gestures.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Waiting is a real skill — praise it loudly. “You waited so patiently! 你们真棒！”
• Praise in both languages — “Good job! 真棒！” with a class clap keeps motivation high.
• If a child is shy, let them answer with a friend first, then alone in the next round.
• Use a whisper voice plus the “静一静” finger-on-lips gesture to refocus the class fast.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

它圆圆的、毛茸茸的。(It is round and fluffy.)

Describing sentence — say it while miming a fluffy ball.

📖 Story Text — Spread 3 of 6

老师打开盖子。“哇—是一只小仓鼠！”它圆圆的、毛茸茸的。它闻闻空气，抬头看我们。

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 科学节的小仓鼠

数鸭子 Counting Ducks 🎵 Counting song with quacking actions; children love the duck gestures.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Cotton wool balls make cheap 'hamster fur' props — one per child to stroke while saying 毛茸茸的 keeps fidgety hands busy.
• Always demonstrate the game yourself once before the children play.
• If the room gets too wild, pause and take three deep breaths together: 吸——呼——.
• Give thinking time after each question — count silently 一，二，三 before picking a responder.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

它跑得好快！(It runs so fast!)

Awe sentence — said while pointing at the zooming hamster.

📖 Story Text — Spread 4 of 6

老师说：“今天我们看它运动！”她放下一个小轮子。仓鼠钻进去，“呼呼呼”地跑。“它跑得好快！”我们笑。

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 科学节的小仓鼠

数鸭子 Counting Ducks 🎵 Counting song with quacking actions; children love the duck gestures.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• After energetic games, plan a quiet breath before the next segment — high energy must come down gently at age four.
• Sit children close for story time; the closer they sit, the longer they focus.
• End on a success: let the class shout the newest word one last time as the goodbye word.
• Four-year-olds learn with their whole body — always pair a big gesture with every new word.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

它在运动！(It is exercising!)

Answer sentence — hand up high, answer proud and loud.

📖 Story Text — Spread 5 of 6

老师问：“它为什么喜欢转圈？”我们举手回答：“它在运动！”老师点头：“对，它在练身体。”大家都拍手。

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 科学节的小仓鼠

数鸭子 Counting Ducks 🎵 Counting song with quacking actions; children love the duck gestures.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Honour attempts, not only correct answers — a brave wrong answer gets the same clap as a right one at this age.
• Keep each activity under 10 minutes and alternate loud / quiet energy through the lesson.
• Praise in both languages — “Good job! 真棒！” with a class clap keeps motivation high.
• If a child is shy, let them answer with a friend first, then alone in the next round.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

它要回家休息了。(It needs to go home and rest.)

Caring sentence — soft voice, gentle pat in the air.

📖 Story Text — Spread 6 of 6

仓鼠跑累了，卷成一团。老师轻轻盖上盒子。“它要回家休息了。”我们说：“再见，小仓鼠！”

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 科学节的小仓鼠

数鸭子 Counting Ducks 🎵 Counting song with quacking actions; children love the duck gestures.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• This spread is your wind-down script — reuse 累了/休息 cues before nap or home time every day.
• Use a whisper voice plus the “静一静” finger-on-lips gesture to refocus the class fast.
• Always demonstrate the game yourself once before the children play.
• If the room gets too wild, pause and take three deep breaths together: 吸——呼——.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

🤸 Action List (spread by spread)

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 科学节的小仓鼠

数鸭子 Counting Ducks 🎵 Counting song with quacking actions; children love the duck gestures.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Let children 'read' the repeated lines themselves — pause before the last word and let the class shout it.
• Keep the pace brisk: at age four, actions hold attention better than words alone.
• It is fine to bridge with English; keep the key words and the pattern sentence fully in Chinese.
• End on a success: let the class shout the newest word one last time as the goodbye word.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

• 老师 (Teacher)
• 小仓鼠 the hamster (star role — curled-up endings!)
• 同学们 (Classmates, 2–4 children)

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 科学节的小仓鼠

数鸭子 Counting Ducks 🎵 Counting song with quacking actions; children love the duck gestures.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Give every child a role — narrator, sound effects (wind! 咔嚓!) and audience all count as roles.
• Rehearse each tricky line once as a whole class before any child tries it alone.
• Take a short video for the parent group (with permission) — performing children beam for days.
• Four-year-olds learn with their whole body — always pair a big gesture with every new word.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 科学节的小仓鼠

数鸭子 Counting Ducks 🎵 Counting song with quacking actions; children love the duck gestures.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Science link: put a real (or video) hamster wheel moment in the lesson — observing a real animal is the Science Festival's true lesson.
• Consolidation only today — no new words. Depth beats speed.
• Use the sticker moment to praise effort specifically: “You said 团团 so clearly today!”
• If a child is shy, let them answer with a friend first, then alone in the next round.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

Preview words for today: 太阳 / 风 / 草 / 捉迷藏 (properly taught from the next lesson).

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 是谁躲起来了？

找朋友 Looking for Friends 🎵 Circle-game song — children find a partner and bow; great for friend-themed stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Today is about curiosity, not correctness — accept every guess warmly and enthusiastically.
• Do a picture walk, not a full read: point, wonder, predict. The story is read spread-by-spread from the next lesson.
• Give each character a special voice and gesture — children will copy them for the next five weeks.
• Praise in both languages — “Good job! 真棒！” with a class clap keeps motivation high.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

我们去玩捉迷藏吧！(Let's play hide-and-seek!)

Invitation sentence — the golden 'let's play' formula.

📖 Story Text — Spread 1 of 6

今天太阳出来了。风轻轻吹，草动一动。小丽说：“我们去玩捉迷藏吧！”小华点头：“好呀！”他们跑到花园，笑得好开心。

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 是谁躲起来了？

找朋友 Looking for Friends 🎵 Circle-game song — children find a partner and bow; great for friend-themed stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• 捉迷藏 is a hard 3-syllable word — clap it in syllables (捉-迷-藏!) until the whole class can chant it.
• End on a success: let the class shout the newest word one last time as the goodbye word.
• Four-year-olds learn with their whole body — always pair a big gesture with every new word.
• Keep each activity under 10 minutes and alternate loud / quiet energy through the lesson.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

我来数！(I'll count!)

Volunteer sentence — hand on chest, proud voice.

📖 Story Text — Spread 2 of 6

“我来数！”小丽说。“一、二、三……”她闭上眼。小华跑去树后，小明躲在滑梯边。大家都不出声。风吹过，树叶“沙沙”响。

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 是谁躲起来了？

找朋友 Looking for Friends 🎵 Circle-game song — children find a partner and bow; great for friend-themed stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Face-hiding (not full hiding) keeps this game safe, calm and indoors-friendly — perfect for age four.
• Praise in both languages — “Good job! 真棒！” with a class clap keeps motivation high.
• If a child is shy, let them answer with a friend first, then alone in the next round.
• Use a whisper voice plus the “静一静” finger-on-lips gesture to refocus the class fast.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

我看到你啦！(I can see you!)

Discovery shout — pointing finger, giant grin.

📖 Story Text — Spread 3 of 6

小丽睁开眼，走来走去。“嗯？没人！”她小声说。她看到一只小鞋在树旁。“哈哈，小华，我看到你啦！”小华笑着跑出来：“你太快了！”

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 是谁躲起来了？

找朋友 Looking for Friends 🎵 Circle-game song — children find a partner and bow; great for friend-themed stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Warn parents the day before: fun socks needed! The shoe game is a guaranteed giggle.
• Always demonstrate the game yourself once before the children play.
• If the room gets too wild, pause and take three deep breaths together: 吸——呼——.
• Give thinking time after each question — count silently 一，二，三 before picking a responder.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

她去哪儿啦？(Where did she go?)

Puzzled search question — hand shading eyes, left-right looking.

📖 Story Text — Spread 4 of 6

“换我躲！”小丽说。她跑去躲了。小华走来走去，左看右看。“咦？她去哪儿啦？”他趴下来，看草丛，也没有。

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 是谁躲起来了？

找朋友 Looking for Friends 🎵 Circle-game song — children find a partner and bow; great for friend-themed stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• 左/右 (left/right) is bonus learning hiding inside this spread — drill it with big pointing and don't worry if it takes weeks.
• Sit children close for story time; the closer they sit, the longer they focus.
• End on a success: let the class shout the newest word one last time as the goodbye word.
• Four-year-olds learn with their whole body — always pair a big gesture with every new word.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

你藏得真好！(You hid so well!)

Compliment sentence — thumbs up, warm voice.

📖 Story Text — Spread 5 of 6

“哇！”小丽跳出来！小华吓一跳。“哈哈哈—”他们笑成一团。老师走过来，也笑了。“小丽，你藏得真好！”

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 是谁躲起来了？

找朋友 Looking for Friends 🎵 Circle-game song — children find a partner and bow; great for friend-themed stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Model the compliment BEFORE the game so every child copies the exact phrase — group compliments build kind class culture.
• Keep each activity under 10 minutes and alternate loud / quiet energy through the lesson.
• Praise in both languages — “Good job! 真棒！” with a class clap keeps motivation high.
• If a child is shy, let them answer with a friend first, then alone in the next round.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

今天真开心。(Today was really fun.)

Reflection sentence — the best end-of-day line in any language.

📖 Story Text — Spread 6 of 6

太阳下山了。老师说：“我们回教室吧。”小丽说：“明天再玩！”“好呀！”大家拍手笑。老师点头：“今天真开心。”

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 是谁躲起来了？

找朋友 Looking for Friends 🎵 Circle-game song — children find a partner and bow; great for friend-themed stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• 今天真开心 is the take-home sentence — teach parents the phrase at pickup so children hear it twice a day.
• Use a whisper voice plus the “静一静” finger-on-lips gesture to refocus the class fast.
• Always demonstrate the game yourself once before the children play.
• If the room gets too wild, pause and take three deep breaths together: 吸——呼——.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

🤸 Action List (spread by spread)

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 是谁躲起来了？

找朋友 Looking for Friends 🎵 Circle-game song — children find a partner and bow; great for friend-themed stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Let children 'read' the repeated lines themselves — pause before the last word and let the class shout it.
• Keep the pace brisk: at age four, actions hold attention better than words alone.
• It is fine to bridge with English; keep the key words and the pattern sentence fully in Chinese.
• End on a success: let the class shout the newest word one last time as the goodbye word.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

• 小丽 (Xiao Li — the seeker)
• 小华 (Xiao Hua)
• 小明 (Xiao Ming)
• 老师 (Teacher)
• 风 the wind (waves a ribbon!)
• 太阳 the sun (holds the sun stick)

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 是谁躲起来了？

找朋友 Looking for Friends 🎵 Circle-game song — children find a partner and bow; great for friend-themed stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Give every child a role — narrator, sound effects (wind! 咔嚓!) and audience all count as roles.
• Rehearse each tricky line once as a whole class before any child tries it alone.
• Take a short video for the parent group (with permission) — performing children beam for days.
• Four-year-olds learn with their whole body — always pair a big gesture with every new word.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 是谁躲起来了？

找朋友 Looking for Friends 🎵 Circle-game song — children find a partner and bow; great for friend-themed stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Take the class outside for a real 5-minute hide-and-seek if weather allows — real play is the best final review.
• Consolidation only today — no new words. Depth beats speed.
• Use the sticker moment to praise effort specifically: “You said 团团 so clearly today!”
• If a child is shy, let them answer with a friend first, then alone in the next round.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

Preview words for today: 节日 / 老师 / 饭盒 / 朋友 (properly taught from the next lesson).

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 咦？饭盒会过节！

水果歌 Fruit Song 🎵 “What fruit is red, red, red?” — perfect match for fruit and food stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Today is about curiosity, not correctness — accept every guess warmly and enthusiastically.
• Do a picture walk, not a full read: point, wonder, predict. The story is read spread-by-spread from the next lesson.
• Give each character a special voice and gesture — children will copy them for the next five weeks.
• Praise in both languages — “Good job! 真棒！” with a class clap keeps motivation high.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

里面是什么呢？(What is inside?)

Curiosity question — the engine of the whole story.

📖 Story Text — Spread 1 of 6

今天是节日分享日。老师带来五个饭盒。饭盒一个一个排好。小米和朋友看了又看。“里面是什么呢？”

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 咦？饭盒会过节！

水果歌 Fruit Song 🎵 “What fruit is red, red, red?” — perfect match for fruit and food stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Any real lunchbox works — the mystery matters more than the container. Tie a ribbon on each to make them feel special.
• End on a success: let the class shout the newest word one last time as the goodbye word.
• Four-year-olds learn with their whole body — always pair a big gesture with every new word.
• Keep each activity under 10 minutes and alternate loud / quiet energy through the lesson.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

这是农历新年！(This is Chinese New Year!)

Festival identification — the game the class will play all story long.

📖 Story Text — Spread 2 of 6

老师打开第一个饭盒。里面有圆圆米饭。还有鸡蛋和小鱼。旁边放着小红包。小米说：“这是农历新年！”

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 咦？饭盒会过节！

水果歌 Fruit Song 🎵 “What fruit is red, red, red?” — perfect match for fruit and food stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• If the class includes children who do not celebrate CNY, frame every festival with 'my friend X celebrates…' — sharing, not uniformity.
• Praise in both languages — “Good job! 真棒！” with a class clap keeps motivation high.
• If a child is shy, let them answer with a friend first, then alone in the next round.
• Use a whisper voice plus the “静一静” finger-on-lips gesture to refocus the class fast.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

是开斋节吗？(Is it Hari Raya?)

Guessing question — rising voice, hopeful face.

📖 Story Text — Spread 3 of 6

老师打开第二个饭盒。里面有甜甜点心。还有好吃的面条。大家开心地猜，“是开斋节吗？”

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 咦？饭盒会过节！

水果歌 Fruit Song 🎵 “What fruit is red, red, red?” — perfect match for fruit and food stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Ketupat (rice dumpling packets) craft: two paper squares folded corner-to-corner — easy for 4-year-old fingers and instantly recognisable for Hari Raya.
• Always demonstrate the game yourself once before the children play.
• If the room gets too wild, pause and take three deep breaths together: 吸——呼——.
• Give thinking time after each question — count silently 一，二，三 before picking a responder.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

苹果红，香蕉黄。(Apples are red, bananas are yellow.)

Colour pairing sentence — a chant, almost a mini song.

📖 Story Text — Spread 4 of 6

老师打开第三个饭盒。里面有很多水果。苹果红，香蕉黄。水果排成小小灯。小乐说：“这是屠妖节呀！”

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 咦？饭盒会过节！

水果歌 Fruit Song 🎵 “What fruit is red, red, red?” — perfect match for fruit and food stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Deepavali = festival of lights: dim the classroom lights for 30 seconds to 'light' the paper lamps — instant wonder, zero cost.
• Sit children close for story time; the closer they sit, the longer they focus.
• End on a success: let the class shout the newest word one last time as the goodbye word.
• Four-year-olds learn with their whole body — always pair a big gesture with every new word.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

这是圣诞节呀！(It's Christmas!)

Happy discovery sentence — the fourth 'aha!' moment.

📖 Story Text — Spread 5 of 6

老师打开第四个饭盒。里面有一棵小树。青菜做成小树叶。树旁有小礼物。小乐说：“这是圣诞节呀！”

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 咦？饭盒会过节！

水果歌 Fruit Song 🎵 “What fruit is red, red, red?” — perfect match for fruit and food stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Keep all four festival posters — they become the set decoration for the drama lesson and the review feast.
• Keep each activity under 10 minutes and alternate loud / quiet energy through the lesson.
• Praise in both languages — “Good job! 真棒！” with a class clap keeps motivation high.
• If a child is shy, let them answer with a friend first, then alone in the next round.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

大家一起吃，一起笑。(Everyone eats together, laughs together.)

The story's big message — sharing food, sharing joy.

📖 Story Text — Spread 6 of 6

最后一个饭盒开了。里面有大家的食物。有饭，有鱼，有水果。大家一起吃，一起笑。小米说：“节日真开心！”

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 咦？饭盒会过节！

水果歌 Fruit Song 🎵 “What fruit is red, red, red?” — perfect match for fruit and food stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Allergy check first if the snack is real. Pretend-snacking with play food works just as well — the ritual is the lesson.
• Use a whisper voice plus the “静一静” finger-on-lips gesture to refocus the class fast.
• Always demonstrate the game yourself once before the children play.
• If the room gets too wild, pause and take three deep breaths together: 吸——呼——.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

🤸 Action List (spread by spread)

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 咦？饭盒会过节！

水果歌 Fruit Song 🎵 “What fruit is red, red, red?” — perfect match for fruit and food stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Let children 'read' the repeated lines themselves — pause before the last word and let the class shout it.
• Keep the pace brisk: at age four, actions hold attention better than words alone.
• It is fine to bridge with English; keep the key words and the pattern sentence fully in Chinese.
• End on a success: let the class shout the newest word one last time as the goodbye word.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

• 老师 (Teacher with the 5 lunchboxes)
• 小米 (Mi Mi)
• 小乐 (Le Le)
• 朋友们 (Friends — each opens one box)

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 咦？饭盒会过节！

水果歌 Fruit Song 🎵 “What fruit is red, red, red?” — perfect match for fruit and food stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Give every child a role — narrator, sound effects (wind! 咔嚓!) and audience all count as roles.
• Rehearse each tricky line once as a whole class before any child tries it alone.
• Take a short video for the parent group (with permission) — performing children beam for days.
• Four-year-olds learn with their whole body — always pair a big gesture with every new word.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 咦？饭盒会过节！

水果歌 Fruit Song 🎵 “What fruit is red, red, red?” — perfect match for fruit and food stories.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Ask families beforehand which festivals the class celebrates — every child should feel their festival is the class's festival.
• Consolidation only today — no new words. Depth beats speed.
• Use the sticker moment to praise effort specifically: “You said 团团 so clearly today!”
• If a child is shy, let them answer with a friend first, then alone in the next round.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

Preview words for today: 环保 / 问题 / 垃圾 / 同学 (properly taught from the next lesson).

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 垃圾去哪儿了？

洗手歌 / 刷牙歌 Handwashing / Toothbrushing Song 🎵 Roll up your sleeves before washing — a clean-habits song that fits the eco story.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Today is about curiosity, not correctness — accept every guess warmly and enthusiastically.
• Do a picture walk, not a full read: point, wonder, predict. The story is read spread-by-spread from the next lesson.
• Give each character a special voice and gesture — children will copy them for the next five weeks.
• Praise in both languages — “Good job! 真棒！” with a class clap keeps motivation high.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

垃圾都去哪儿了？(Where does all the rubbish go?)

The big question of the story — asked with a thinking face.

📖 Story Text — Spread 1 of 6

今天，我们上环保课。老师提了一个问题：“垃圾都去哪儿了？”同学们想了又想。小米小声说：“咦？”

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 垃圾去哪儿了？

洗手歌 / 刷牙歌 Handwashing / Toothbrushing Song 🎵 Roll up your sleeves before washing — a clean-habits song that fits the eco story.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• 环保 is abstract — keep it concrete: “环保 = helping Earth stay beautiful,” with a hand-on-heart gesture every time.
• End on a success: let the class shout the newest word one last time as the goodbye word.
• Four-year-olds learn with their whole body — always pair a big gesture with every new word.
• Keep each activity under 10 minutes and alternate loud / quiet energy through the lesson.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

还有呢？(What else?)

The curiosity push — the question that grows thinkers.

📖 Story Text — Spread 2 of 6

小乐举手说：“垃圾去垃圾桶。”小米说：“还有呢？”大家你看我，我看你。老师说：“去找一找。”

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 垃圾去哪儿了？

洗手歌 / 刷牙歌 Handwashing / Toothbrushing Song 🎵 Roll up your sleeves before washing — a clean-habits song that fits the eco story.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Keep throws underarm and the bin close — success rate should be high; this game is about the sentence, not the aim.
• Praise in both languages — “Good job! 真棒！” with a class clap keeps motivation high.
• If a child is shy, let them answer with a friend first, then alone in the next round.
• Use a whisper voice plus the “静一静” finger-on-lips gesture to refocus the class fast.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

垃圾在这里！(The rubbish is here!)

Spotting shout — detective point, discovery voice.

📖 Story Text — Spread 3 of 6

大家一个一个排队。我们走出教室门。地上有一张小纸。桌子旁有空盒子。小米说：“垃圾在这里！”

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 垃圾去哪儿了？

洗手歌 / 刷牙歌 Handwashing / Toothbrushing Song 🎵 Roll up your sleeves before washing — a clean-habits song that fits the eco story.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• 排队 (lining up) is a classroom skill dressed as a game — use the same train chant at every real dismissal this week.
• Always demonstrate the game yourself once before the children play.
• If the room gets too wild, pause and take three deep breaths together: 吸——呼——.
• Give thinking time after each question — count silently 一，二，三 before picking a responder.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

小纸飞呀飞。(The little paper flies and flies.)

Chase narration — fluttering hand follows the escaping paper.

📖 Story Text — Spread 4 of 6

忽然，一阵风来了。小纸飞呀飞呀飞。它飞到汽车旁边。又飞到巴士前面。小乐说：“别乱跑！”

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 垃圾去哪儿了？

洗手歌 / 刷牙歌 Handwashing / Toothbrushing Song 🎵 Roll up your sleeves before washing — a clean-habits song that fits the eco story.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Breath control bonus: blowing paper is secretly an oral-motor exercise — great for speech clarity, so let every child have a turn daily.
• Sit children close for story time; the closer they sit, the longer they focus.
• End on a success: let the class shout the newest word one last time as the goodbye word.
• Four-year-olds learn with their whole body — always pair a big gesture with every new word.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

垃圾车来帮忙了！(The garbage truck came to help!)

Helper-hero sentence — everyone's favourite truck moment.

📖 Story Text — Spread 5 of 6

老师说：“先看马路。”小乐停一停，看一看。一辆卡车开来了。原来是垃圾车来了。垃圾车来帮忙了！

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 垃圾去哪儿了？

洗手歌 / 刷牙歌 Handwashing / Toothbrushing Song 🎵 Roll up your sleeves before washing — a clean-habits song that fits the eco story.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Keep vehicle corners at walking-speed only — 'slow-motion trucks' are just as funny and far safer.
• Keep each activity under 10 minutes and alternate loud / quiet energy through the lesson.
• Praise in both languages — “Good job! 真棒！” with a class clap keeps motivation high.
• If a child is shy, let them answer with a friend first, then alone in the next round.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

💬 Sentence Pattern

我们会环保！(We can protect the Earth!)

The class motto — said with hands on hearts, loud and proud.

📖 Story Text — Spread 6 of 6

大家捡起小垃圾。一起放进垃圾桶。垃圾车把垃圾带走。教室和花园变干净。小朋友们说：“我们会环保！”

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 垃圾去哪儿了？

洗手歌 / 刷牙歌 Handwashing / Toothbrushing Song 🎵 Roll up your sleeves before washing — a clean-habits song that fits the eco story.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Transfer the ritual: from today, 'garden time' cleanup uses the same words 捡起/放进 — vocabulary that runs the classroom is vocabulary that lasts.
• Use a whisper voice plus the “静一静” finger-on-lips gesture to refocus the class fast.
• Always demonstrate the game yourself once before the children play.
• If the room gets too wild, pause and take three deep breaths together: 吸——呼——.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

🤸 Action List (spread by spread)

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 垃圾去哪儿了？

洗手歌 / 刷牙歌 Handwashing / Toothbrushing Song 🎵 Roll up your sleeves before washing — a clean-habits song that fits the eco story.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Let children 'read' the repeated lines themselves — pause before the last word and let the class shout it.
• Keep the pace brisk: at age four, actions hold attention better than words alone.
• It is fine to bridge with English; keep the key words and the pattern sentence fully in Chinese.
• End on a success: let the class shout the newest word one last time as the goodbye word.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow

📚 Vocabulary & Language

• 老师 (Teacher)
• 小米 (Mi Mi)
• 小乐 (Le Le)
• 风 the wind (ribbon!)
• 垃圾车 the garbage truck (steering wheel + beep!)

🎵 Unit Theme Song — 垃圾去哪儿了？

洗手歌 / 刷牙歌 Handwashing / Toothbrushing Song 🎵 Roll up your sleeves before washing — a clean-habits song that fits the eco story.

💡 Teacher Tips — how to lead this lesson

• Give every child a role — narrator, sound effects (wind! 咔嚓!) and audience all count as roles.
• Rehearse each tricky line once as a whole class before any child tries it alone.
• Take a short video for the parent group (with permission) — performing children beam for days.
• Four-year-olds learn with their whole body — always pair a big gesture with every new word.

⏰ 45-Minute Lesson Flow