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From Sprouts to Blossoms: 
Growing a Chinese Program from the Ground Up

Topics and Links
  • Finding and/or developing curriculum
    • Thematic curriculum unit: "The Jianfengling Rainforest" for beginning Mandarin Chinese learners available for free pdf download!
    • The National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center: Chinese FLES
    • Curriculum maps for Chinese FLES are available online from the Springfield, MA public schools
    • The STAR Talk program at the China Institute - view a video about the program and student skits
  • Traditional vs. simplified script
    • An excellent overview of traditional and simplified script with a narrated video explanation
    • Wikipedia provides good historical and political information about the debate 
  • Just for fun!
    • Test your level of Chinese proficiency by taking a 40-question multiple choice online quiz
    • Connect to the popular Nick Jr. TV show: "Ni Hao, Kai-Lan" - printables, games, how-to videos, etc.
    • See your Chinese name! Enter your name, birthdate and other information and your name will appear in Chinese characters. FUN!