Teaching Chinese Numbers (1-10)

First of all, there is a very cute video that introduces numbers and 6-year-old students love it because it is very easy and visual.

Flashcards and real items are always handy. You can print three sets. Arab numbers, Chinese numbers and pinyin for Chinese numbers mix them all together and let the students sort and match.

You can play bingo, memory games (take out few cards and let the students guess which are missing) You can make patterns - let students do only odd numbers or only even numbers, or just randomly miss numbers and let students insert the missing numbers.

I punched holes to keep the cards together on a keychain or paper clip. I also left the numbers empty to make kids colour or decorate them as they wish. You can easily make empty letters in MS Word or PowerPoint (WordArt) and let the kids colour or trace the characters or even make their own flashcards by drawing illustrations on the other side.

You can also glue them to an interactive notebook

Make a cube or use a dice and let the kids throw it to their partner, say the number and let the kids one by one try it. It is always a fun time.

You can cut out the cards (better to use cardstock or laminate them) and then let the students show the correct number I use these cute little decorative pins, but a paper clip would do. Or if the cards are laminated kids can just use markers.

Searching for the same characters is another way to let kids review the characters

Or make them do some math =)

Play games. Ask your students to stand in a line, assign the number to each kid, then say the numbers, a kid whose number is said makes a step forward. Clap your hands and let the kids count in Chinese. Let the kids clap and say the numbers to each other.

Counting hidden objects in the picture is fun.

Let the students learn Chinese gesture, so from now on they could become their "secret" code

Learn a tongue-twister

Learn songs. I love these three. for the youngest kids 5-6yo:

7-10y.o.:

And this one is suitable for 9-10:

When kids have mastered all the numbers they should receive some sort of a certificate to be proud of =) 

I made the whole lesson on the numbers 1-10, you can visit my store and upload the worksheets or create your own.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Chinese-Numbers-1-10-3550294 

I also want to write about different strategies for writing characters with kids. But it is already a big post. 

What do you think? Do you have any other ideas on how to make numbers lesson more fun? Was this post useful? Let me know!