What is Step by Step, Level A?
Transport your students into a world of vivid color, imagination, and fun as they learn Chinese with Step by Step, Level A! Designed for students with no prior experience of Chinese language, this delightful 33-volume set of graded readers takes students on an exciting educational journey as they learn Chinese through content-based instruction in science, math, and social studies. Pedagogical alignment with ACTFL’s 5 C’s and the Common Core State Standards places Step by Step in a unique position to satisfy the curriculum goals of every elementary school Chinese program: from intensive immersion to casual exploration. Step by Step, Level A will ignite students’ passion to learn through its variety of artistic styles and subject matter, serving as an indispensable component for any first year Chinese course either as a core series or as supporting material.
How does Step by Step, Level A work?
The first of this multi-level series, Step by Step, Level A starts with three Foundation stories, which introduce 34 essential vocabulary terms. Once students have mastered the vocabulary in the Foundation stories, teachers can introduce any of the 10 cross-curricular themes—family, hygiene, nutrition, activity, plants, school, water, community, time, and math— to reinforce content learned in other subject areas and provide familiar and engaging language learning contexts. There are three readers in each theme, and each reader introduces approximately 8–12 new high frequency vocabulary terms while systematically recycling previously learned vocabulary. The non-linear relationship among themes allows you to design your language curriculum to match the curriculum in other subject areas and to introduce as many or as few themes as suits your program. For rigorous programs, the foundation stories and the 10 themes introduce over 300 vocabulary terms. Audio CD Free Download.
Contents:
基础 Foundation Foundation Story 1 这里有人
There Are People Here
Foundation Story 2 三个朋友 Three Friends
Foundation Story 3 你喜欢做什么 What Do You Like to Do?
家庭 Family
Family Story1 你家有几个人How Many People Are in Your Family?
Family Story 2 王先生的家 Mr. Wang’s Family
Family Story 3 家里的爱 Love in the Home
卫生 Hygiene
Hygiene Story 1 刷牙Brushing Teeth
Hygiene Story 2 每天早上 Every Morning
Hygiene Story 3 快八点了! It’s Almost Eight O’Clock!
营养 Nutrition
Nutrition Story 1 你要喝什么? What Do You Want to Drink?
Nutrition Story 2 我饿了 I’m Hungry
Nutrition Story 3 什么形状? What Shape Is It?
运动 Activity
Activity Story 1 你和我 You and I
Activity Story 2 怪物来了 A Monster Is Coming!
Activity Story 3 那是谁的? Whose Are Those?
植物 Plants
Plants Story 1 种子会长成什么? What Will This Seed Grow Into?
Plants Story 2 美丽的花园 Beautiful Flower Garden
Plants Story 3 彩虹的花园 Rainbow Garden
学校 School
School Story 1 在学校你有没有朋友? Do You Have Friends at School?
School Story 2 我们在学校都很忙 We Are All Very Busy at School
School Story 3 我在写故事 I Am Writing a Story
水 Water
Water Story 1 春天的雨 Spring Rain
Water Story 2 流水 Water Flows
Water Story 3 风暴 Storm
社区 Community
Community Story 1 我家附近很好玩 My Neighborhood Is Lots of Fun
Community Story 2 我找不到小狗 I Can’t Find My Small Dog
Community Story 3 我家附近有什么? What’s in My Neighborhood?
时间 Time
Time Story 1 现在几点? What Time Is It?
Time Story 2 休息吧! Take A Rest!
Time Story 3 做生日蛋糕 Making a Birthday Cake
数学 Math
Math Story 1 变 ChangeEat More!
Math Story 2 多吃吧! Eat More!
Math Story 3 转盘子 Spinning Plates
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