Lesson Plan for Microteaching.

Lesson plan: Learn Chinese through Children’s Song

Overview

•   Age group: Adults

GOALS:

• Experience Chinese language learning by singing
• Practice singing
• Learn to speak Chinese word, 你, 我, 好, 朋, 友, 找

Opening (1 minutes)

• Check students about children’s songs, and how children’s songs used.
• Check how much they know about greeting in Chinese.

Teacher presents and practice (6 minutes)

• Introduce the Chinese children’s song “找(Zhao)  朋 (peng) 友(you)”  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNxmF9k8ISE (49’ for pure melody)
• Show the lyrics of the song, and teach group to pronounce the keywords: 找(Zhao), 你(ni), 我(wo), 好(hao), 朋(peng), 友(you), and  
• explain the meaning: Look for, you, I, good, friend.
• Playing the melody of “找(Zhao)  朋 (peng) 友(you)” and try to follow.

Activity: (2 minutes)

• Pair people and practice.
• Support when needed.

Closing (1 minutes)

• Check if the group can use Chinese greeting each other and call each other friend.
• Or sing the song together