Chinese Treasure Chest: Pinyin Practice Books – Initials and Finals are supplementary materials of Chinese Treasure Chest Volumes 1-4. With a focus on introducing the initial and final sounds, they provide useful pinyin and vocabulary practices for young learners and beginners of all ages. Pinyin Practice Book: Initials contains 63 worksheets and Pinyin Practice Book: Finals contains 68 worksheets. These fun activities will keep learners engaged as they develop literacy skills. The words and illustrations for each sound will appeal to the interest of young learners. The activities are designed to enable language learners to read words, identify sounds, and acquire substantial knowledge of the new language system. In time, they will be able to consolidate this information into patterns that lead to fluency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Chinese. Free audio recordings of the vocabulary and reading passages can be downloaded from https://resource.cengageclt.com/SG3384/ (Initials) and https://resource.cengageclt.com/SG3385/ (Finals). This book is a thematic collection of activities that helps teachers and students organize teaching and learning in a more efficient way. All worksheets are detachable, making it convenient for students to take their work home. Handy and easy-to-use, this material is a great resource for different class settings such as bilingual programs, dual language programs, immersion programs, after-school programs, and private tutoring classes. It is also suitable for parents who would like to teach their children Chinese at home.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Pets 宠物
1 Vocabulary Flashcards: Pet Animals
词卡：宠物
2 Let’s Talk: Do You Have a Pet?
说一说：你有宠物吗？
3 Maze: Where Do These Pets Live?
迷宫：宠物住在哪里？
4 Survey: My Pet
问卷：我的宠物
5 Paper Folding: Cat and Dog
趣味折纸：猫与狗
Farm Animals 农场动物
1 Vocabulary Flashcards: Farm Animals
词卡：农场动物
2 Make a Guess: Who’s Talking?
猜一猜：谁在说话？
3 Song: Old McDonald Had a Farm
儿歌：王老先生有块地
4 Write and Speak: Farm Animals
写一写，说一说：农场动物
5 Art Project: My Farm
小手工：我的农场
Zoo Animals 动物园里的动物
1 Vocabulary Flashcards: Zoo Animals
词卡：动物园里的动物
2 Compare and Write: Which Animal Has…? Which Animal Can…?
比一比，写一写：谁有……？谁会……？
3 Quiz: Where Can They Be Found?
考考你：它们住在哪儿？
Sea Animals 海洋生物
1 Vocabulary Flashcards: Sea Animals
词卡：海洋生物
2 Search: Can You Find Me?
找一找：你能找到我吗？
3 Color and Write: Sea Animals
涂一涂，填一填：海洋生物
4 Write: The Body Parts and Life Cycle of a Fish
写一写：鱼的身体构造和生命周期
5 Paper Folding: Fish
趣味折纸：鱼
Insects 昆虫
1 Vocabulary Flashcards: Insects
词卡：昆虫
2 Compare: Big and Small Insects
比一比：昆虫的大小
3 Game Activities: Insect Survey and Let’s Catch
趣味活动：昆虫问卷和捉虫乐
4 Write and Color: Body Parts of Insects
写一写，涂一涂：昆虫的身体部位
5 Fill in the Blanks: Are You Afraid of These Insects?
填一填：你怕不怕这些昆虫？
6 Reading: Story of the Silkworm
读一读：蚕丝的故事
Life Cycles 生命周期
A. Butterflies 蝴蝶
1 Cut and Label: Parts of a Butterfly
剪一剪，贴一贴：蝴蝶的构造
2 Color, Cut, and Paste: Life Cycle of a Butterfly
涂一涂，剪一剪，贴一贴：蝴蝶的生命周期
3 Art Project: Pasta Butterfly
小手工：通心粉蝴蝶
4 Act It Out: I Am a Butterfly
演一演：我是蝴蝶
5 Mini Book: The Life Cycle of a Butterfly
我的小书：蝴蝶的生命周期
6 Butterfly Song: I Transform
蝴蝶歌：我变变变
7 Read and Write: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
读一读，填一填：好饿好饿的毛毛虫
8 Mini Fold-up Book: The Caterpillar Story
我的小书：毛毛虫的故事
B. Frogs 青蛙
9 Cut and Paste: Life Cycle of a Frog
剪一剪，贴一贴：青蛙的生命周期
10 Maze: A Frog’s Life
迷宫：青蛙的生命
11 Read and Act: I Am a Frog
说一说，演一演：我是小青蛙
12 Mini Fold-Up Book: The Life Cycle of a Frog
我的小书：青蛙的生命周期
13 Math Fun: How Many?
数一数: 有多少？
14 Trace and Discover: What Do Frogs Eat?
描一描，找一找：青蛙吃了什么？
15 Art Project: What Do Frogs Eat?
小手工：青蛙吃了什么？
16 Song: Looking for Mama
儿歌：找妈妈
17 Art Project: Frog
小手工：青蛙
18 Math Fun: Tadpole and Frog Jump Measure
算一算：蝌蚪跳和青蛙跳
19 Song: Frog Math
儿歌：数青蛙
C. Chickens 鸡
20 Cut and Label: Life Cycle of a Chicken
剪一剪，贴一贴：鸡的生命周期
21 Chant: Life of a Chicken
念唱：母鸡咯咯咯
22 Label and Color: The Body Parts of a Chicken
贴一贴，涂一涂： 鸡的身体部位
23 Song: The Eagle Catches the Chicks
儿歌：老鹰抓小鸡
24 Rhymes: Chicks, Chickens, and Ducklings
童谣：小鸡、母鸡和小鸭
25 Art Project: Paper Plate Chicken
小手工： 纸盘小鸡
26 Art Project: Hatching Chick
小手工： 孵小鸡
Giant Panda 大熊猫
1 Vocabulary Chart: Giant Panda
认一认：大熊猫
2 Poem: Giant Panda
儿童诗：大熊猫
3 Reading: Facts About the Giant Panda
读一读：大熊猫知识
4 Crossword Puzzle: Giant Panda
填字谜：大熊猫
5 Quiz: Giant Panda
考考你：大熊猫
6 Art Project: Passport for the Giant Panda
小手工：大熊猫的护照
7 Art Project: Make a Paper Giant Panda
创意手��：动手做大熊猫
8 Drawing Activity: Giant Panda Brush Painting
画一画：大熊猫
Try It Out! 练一练
Let’s Talk! 说一说
1 (A) What Pet Would You Like to Have? Why?
你喜欢什么宠物？为什么？
(B) Do You Like Big Animals or Small Animals?
你喜欢大动物，还是小动物？
(C) Would You Take Care of Your Pets?
你会照顾宠物吗？
2 (A) Where Is This Place?
这是哪里？
(B) Have You Been to the Aquarium?
你去过水族馆吗？
3 (A) Do You Like Farms?
你喜欢农场吗？
(B) What Is Your Favorite Animal?
你最喜欢什么动物？
Let’s Write! 写一写
1 虫 2 鱼 3 鸟 4 马 5 牛 6 羊 7 犭（犬）
Answer Key 答案
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Marisa Fang
Originally from Taiwan, lead author Marisa Fang graduated from Fu Jen University, majoring in Spanish. She then received her M.S. degree in New York and taught ESL for four years before becoming a Chinese teacher. She is also Board Treasurer of the Chinese Language Teachers’ Association of Greater New York, co-author of Chinese Treasure Chest Volumes 1 and 2 (Cengage Learning, 2008, 2010), Chinese 123 – I Sing Along (2009), Flying with Chinese (2007 - Now), and Chinese Culture for Children (2004, 2005).
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Helen Jung
Helen Jung has over 17 years of teaching experience in both Hong Kong and New York. She received her M.A. degree from SUNY at Stony Brook. Her professional interest lies in creating game-like activities to make learning meaningful and fun. She currently teaches Chinese as a foreign language in public schools on Long Island. She is the co-author of Chinese Culture for Children (Far East Book Company, 2004-2005).
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Rosemary Firestein
Rosemary began studying Chinese as an undergraduate student at Temple University. She then spent two years as an exchange student at Nankai University in Tianjin, China. She received her M.ED degree in Foreign Language Education from Temple University's Graduate School. Rosemary taught ESL and Chinese in the Philadelphia public schools for 13 years. She now teaches Chinese as a foreign language to American students in a public school on Long Island.
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New Vocabulary—Each topic starts with key vocabulary presented in the form of flashcards with lively illustrations;
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Wide Variety of Activities—Puzzles, songs, games, mini-books, and craft projects to make learning fun and engaging for students;
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Character Writing—Chinese characters related to animals are attractively displayed with illustrations and stroke order directions for students to practice;
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Free Audio Files—Audio recordings of songs, vocabulary, reading passages, and dialogues are available on https://resource.cengageclt.com/animalwb/.
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New Vocabulary—Each topic starts with key vocabulary presented in the form of flashcards with lively illustrations;
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Wide Variety of Activities—Puzzles, songs, games, mini-books, and craft projects to make learning fun and engaging for students;
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Character Writing—Chinese characters related to animals are attractively displayed with illustrations and stroke order directions for students to practice;
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Free Audio Files—Audio recordings of songs, vocabulary, reading passages, and dialogues are available on https://resource.cengageclt.com/animalwb/.