Chinese Wonderland is a six-volume text designed for young students of Chinese as a Foreign Language classes. The topics comply with Stage I and Stage II of the World Language Content Standards for California Public Schools, Kindergarten through Grade Twelve. The concept and content both comply with the 5Cs standard established by america Council on the Teaching of the Foreign Languages and World Language Content Standards for California Public Schools. Students are enabled to continue the study of Chinese language at an intermediate level of middle school curriculum after completing six volumes. In addition, students are equipped with communicative skills and the ability to process their thinking in Chinese.
A unique feature of Volume 4 is its two Prelude lessons. Starting with Volume 4, students will know the main characters by their Chinese names. To help students get familiar with the characters, a review section is added to the regular format. In this section, students will learn how to say each character's Chinese name, to greet a new friend, to ask and say each other's name, and to introduce and give information about themselves in Chinese.
華語小學堂六冊系列主題包含加州公立學校學習標準第一與第二階段所涵蓋之內容主題。本教材共分六冊，對象為家裡不說華語的兒童。編輯理念與內容均參照美國外語教學5C指導原則，以及加州外語學習標準。學生學習六冊後，應可銜接至中學之中級程度，並能在適當的環境下，使用華語溝通，並建立用中文思考的習慣。
有別與華語小學堂他冊課本，第四冊有兩課「前導複習」。從第四冊開始，課文裡的人物腳色都以中文名字呈現，為了協助學生熟悉每位人物的中文名子，我們在固定的複習課前增加一課前導複習。學生能在這一課認識本冊主角的中文名子、學習如何認識新同學、詢問別人並介紹自己的中文名子，還能懂得如何選用已學知識為自己做個人檔案，並用中文作完整的自我介紹。
目錄
Prelude 前導複習
前導複習一 認識新同學 Meeting a New Classmate
前導複習二 你昨天去哪裡？ Where Did You Go Yesterday?
Unit 1 我的暑假 My Summer Vacation
第一課 你暑假去了哪裡？ Where Did You Go During the Summer?
第二課 夏令營真有趣！ Summer Camp Is Fun!
Unit 2 我的校園生活 My School Life
第三課 我的一天 My Day
第四課 我的學校 My School
Unit 3 我的社區 My Community
第五課 我的小狗不見了 My Dog is Missing
第六課 你要借什么書？ What Book Do You Want to Check out?
Unit 4 牙齒視力保健 Teeth and Vision Care
第七課 我牙齒痛 My Tooth Hurts
第八課 你近視了 You Are Nearsighted
Unit 5 戶外活動 Outdoor Activities
第九課 今天冷嗎？ Is It Cold Today?
第十課 你喜歡什么季節？ Which Season Do You Like?
Unit 6 本冊複習 Review
第十一課 你要去哪裡？ Where Are You Going?
Appendix 附錄
Nursery Rhymes
Characters List
Text with Pinyin
Text Translation
Sentence Pattern List
I Can Do List