2015

Primary School Chinese Language Curriculum

Parents’ Guide

© 2015, 2016 Curriculum Planning & Development Division

Ministry of Education, Singapore
MOE Building, 1 North Buona Vista Drive, Singapore 138675

Published by Marshall Cavendish Education

Times Centre, 1 New Industrial Road, Singapore 536196

First published 2015

Second Edition 2016
All rights reserved.
ISBN 978-981-31-6034-7
Printed in Singapore

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 Foreword
Bilingual education has been a cornerstone of Singapore’s education
system. English being the main language of instruction in schools,
enables our children to plug into a globalised world. Learning Mother
Tongue Languages enables our children to have a deeper appreciation
of their own culture. In the age of a globalised world, mastering Mother
Tongue Languages will also be equipping one with a precious asset, be
it at work or in daily life.
Learning two languages has numerous advantages. The ability to speak
two languages enables children to communicate widely with people and
gain broader perspectives. Research has shown that the early acquisition
of two languages is beneficial to the development of children’s cognitive
abilities. Bilinguals are more flexible in thinking, more sensitive to
language and have a better ear for listening. Being bilingual also has a
positive effect on intellectual growth and enhances children’s mental
development.
To help our children master Chinese Language, the Ministry of Education
has been improving the Chinese curriculum, as well as its teaching
and testing to ensure relevance to the learning needs of children.
Developing children’s Chinese language abilities requires the efforts
of many parties. No doubt the patience and guidance of teachers is
important, the support given by parents is also equally crucial. With
the home being the first place in which children live and learn, parents
are their children’s first teachers. It would thus be most ideal to start
from the family, to help children learn Chinese well. In order to support
parents, we have developed this guide, which introduces the features
and learning resources of the 2015 Primary School Chinese Language
Curriculum. In addition, we are also recommending some ways in which
parents could help their children learn the language better.
We hope that this guide would help parents understand how their
children are learning the Chinese language in schools and could work
alongside with schools, by playing an active role in their children’s
learning. We also hope that this guide could help parents see that there
are a variety of interesting ways to learn the Chinese language and that
they could facilitate their children’s learning in a fun and purposeful
manner.

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 Contents

Introduction of “Huan Le Huo Ban”

1 (Happy Companions) 4
“Huan Le Huo Ban”
2 (Happy Companions) Resources 12

3 Tips for Parents 22

Information on Chinese Language
4 Learning Resources 36

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 Introduction of “Huan Le Huo Ban”
(Happy Companions)
y School Chinese
Why is the 2015 Primar
rr ic ul um na m ed “H ua n Le Huo Ban” ?
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help th on a lear
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becoming one anothe eir patient guidance, and infusion
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journey of joy. Through ng, teachers would play the roles
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of fun and play into te mpanion to their students.
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of both a mentor and

your happy
We are companions!

What are the components of “Huan Le Huo Ban”?

听说剧场 拼音城堡 读写乐园 生活运用

Oracy Theatre Pinyin Castle Literacy Real-life
4 (only in Primary 1A) Playground Application

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 What are the key characteristics of
“Huan Le Huo Ban”?
In “Huan Le Huo Ban”, there is a theme for every lesson. Each
section in the same lesson revolves around the same theme
and the sections are all closely-related to one another.
Children first learn oral interaction skills and vocabulary in
“Oracy Theatre” 听说剧场 . They will then learn the Hanyu Pinyin
of some of these vocabulary words in “Pinyin Castle” 拼音城堡 .
Having learnt the meaning and pronunciation of the
words in the first two sections (ie “Oracy Theatre” and
“Pinyin Castle”), children will then proceed to learn the
form of the Chinese characters and pick up reading skills in
“Literacy Playground” 读写乐园 . Such an approach scaffolds
learning in a step by step manner and helps children tap
on their prior knowledge for greater efficacy in their
acquisition of oracy skills.

What are the themes in “Huan Le Huo Ban”

Primary One textbook?
The themes in the Primary One “Huan Le Huo Ban” textbooks
are closely related to the children’s personal, family and school
life. As students are able to relate to the learning content,
their interest will be aroused. They would find the settings and
scenarios in every lesson most familiar, such as a day in and
after school, activities with family members,
greetings to people, making a visit to the
doctor’s and a day out at the zoo
with the family. World

Community
School
Family
Personal
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 What is the learnin
g content of “Ora
Is my child requir cy Theatre” 听说剧场
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in “Oracy Theatre 听说剧场 he Chinese charac
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racy skills.
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1 acquire oracy skills, by intera
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k- ma?
今天 有 体育
课 吗？
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x~ng q~ t@ y& k-.
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skill. An oratorical activity is also

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designed to help children acquire

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6 Literacy d in a lighter co this
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读写乐园 .

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 In “Huan Le Huo Ban”, why is it that the
s Hanyu Pinyin of certain words are enjoined?
Why does the first letter of the Hanyu Pinyin
start with a capital letter?
To enhance the children’s learning of words and sentence
structure, the Hanyu Pinyin of the Chinese characters
linking to a word are enjoined while the first letter of the
Hanyu Pinyin in every sentence is in capital letter. This will
help children to differentiate words and sentences, thus
facilitating their acquisition of oracy and reading skills.
Such an approach follows “The basic rules of the Chinese
phonetic alphabet orthography” rolled out in 2012 and
is widely adopted by many Chinese instructional materials in
the world.
Students need not enjoin Hanyu Pinyin
of characters in words nor use capital
letters for the first letter in the sentence.

Are children required to enjoin the

Hanyu Pinyin of characters in words
and to capitalise Hanyu Pinyin sentences?
In the learning and testing of Hanyu Pinyin, children
are not required to enjoin the Hanyu Pinyin of
the characters in words or capitalise letters when
writing sentences in Hanyu Pinyin.

N@ z0n me le? W6 f` sh`o le.

你 怎么 了？ 我 发烧 了。

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 b p m f d t n l

ri st ic s of le ar ni ng
W ha t are th e ch ar ac te
Hu o Ba n” ?
Ha ny u Pi ny in in “H ua n Le e use of
r learning Chinese. Th
Hanyu Pinyin is a tool fo s ch ildren in the learning
ny in no t on ly he lp
Hanyu Pi ition
orac y sk ills bu t als o aids in character recogn
of skills
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and reading. In “Huan un dati
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wh
in g Ha ny u Pi ny in . Ch ild ren then make use of
for learn inese
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characters. Thus, the lea for them.
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 What are the features of the Chinese characters
for recognition and writing in “Huan Le Huo Ban”?
The Chinese characters for recognition in “Huan Le Huo
Ban” are mainly selected from the frequently-used character
list derived from the corpus developed by the Singapore
Centre for Chinese Language (SCCL). This corpus consists
of characters, found in local newspapers, magazines and
children’s publications, etc. As for the selection of Chinese
characters for writing, characters with simpler structures, as
well as characters with fewer strokes will be identified for
writing first.

我会认 我会写

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 How can I assist my child in learning?
Parents play an integral role in their children’s learning of
the Chinese Language. To help parents understand what
their children are learning during Chinese lessons and
to provide them with the necessary assistance, learning
objectives can be found in sections such as “I can say”
我会说 , “I can recognize” 我会认 and “I can write” 我会写
in the textbook.

I can say days of I can recognise characters

the week and dates such as “几”，“七”
of the months. and“个”.

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 apply what he has learnt?
How can I help my child to at
cre at e op po rtu niti es for children to apply wh
In order to
rn t in th eir da ily liv es , a section titled “Real-life
they have lea extend or
plica tion ” is included. Children can
Ap 活 用
of the
and appreciate the value
生 运

cons olida te th eir lea rn ing

sks.
lan gu ag e th ro ug h th e language activities and ta
Chinese is about sharing
“R ea l-life Ap pli ca tion ” 生活运用
The focus of learnt in
d int er ac ting . Ch ild re n can share what they have
an guage.
se cla ss , ev en if th eir pa rents do not speak the lan
Chine and
co uld als o ta ke on th e role of “young teachers”
Children
se to th eir pa re nt s at ho me. Through this process,
teach Chine success in
ired skills and experience
children apply their acqu d allows
th e lan gu ag e. Th is bo osts their confidence an
using
s with their parents.
them to forge closer bond

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 “Huan Le Huo Ban”
(Happy Companions) Resources
What are some of the resources developed?
Printed Resources Textbooks, Activity Books, Writing Exercise Books

Teaching &
Reading Texts, Animations, Songs and Rhymes,
Learning in ICT Resources
Syllable Chart, Sequencing of Strokes, Interactive Games etc
Class

Tool Kit

Printed Resources Small Flash cards, Small Picture Cards, Small Readers
Post-Lesson
Consolidation Reading Texts, Animations, Songs and Rhymes,
ICT Resources
Syllable Chart, Sequencing of Strokes, Interactive Games etc

2015 Primary School Chinese Language Teaching and Learning Resources

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 Digital Resources

听说剧场 拼音城堡 读写乐园

Oracy Theatre Pinyin Castle Literacy Playground

动画放映室 学一学 认一认

Animation Studio Let’s Learn Budding Reader

游戏玩一玩 复习加油站 读一读

Game Station Revision Kiosk Reading is Fun

知识百宝袋 我爱阅读
Word Bank I Love Reading

听说智多星 汉字变变变
Oracy Master Character Transformers

生字魔法屋
Magic House of
Characters
唱游世界
Kingdom of Songs
& Rhymes 生词游乐场
Vocabulary Playground

快乐探险营
Language Adventure
Camp

复习总动员
Grand Revision

What are some of the resources that parents

can tap on?
To assist their children in consolidating their learning after
lessons, parents are encouraged to use resources such as the
small readers, small picture cards, small flash cards and ICT
resources on the “Huan Le Huo Ban” website (also known as
the “Xuele” portal).
A variety of fun and meaningful ICT resources are developed
to reinforce children’s learning and provide opportunities for
students to develop self-directed learning.
Parents can carry out some of the activities with their 13
children.

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 How can students tap on the ICT resources
on “Huan Le Huo Ban” website to develop self-
directed learning?
听说剧场
Oracy Theatre

动画放映室
Animation Studio

Developing oracy skills through interesting animations.

知识百宝袋
Word Bank

Students can first predict the right vocabulary that the

pictures represent, before clicking on the “show Chinese
vocabulary” icon to check their answers. Hanyu Pinyin is
also provided to help students read. If prompts are required,
students can click on the “show English vocabulary” icon to
display the relevant English vocabulary. This activity helps
students develop and enhance their oral vocabulary.

念信约
ni3n xin yu8
take pledge

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 听说智多星
Oracy Master

Practising oracy skills in authentic scenarios through

engaging and interactive games. Students engage in the
oral conversations according to the instructions given.
Model answers will be provided and students can self-
assess their learning.

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 拼音城堡
Pinyin Castle

学一学
Let’s Learn

Students participate in different games, such as puzzles

and Solitaire, to revise and consolidate their learning.

复习加油站
Revision Kiosk

Students participate in a series of games to revise the

Hanyu Pinyin they have learnt.

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 唱游世界
Kingdom of Songs
& Rhymes

Emphasising the connection between pronunciation and

the meaning of the Chinese characters through rhymes and
songs makes learning fun. Students practise what they have
learnt by reciting the lyrics (without the Hanyu Pinyin). Using
the “karaoke” function, students can also sing along to the
music. Through recitation and sing along, students heighten
their awareness of the language.

Ch6ng w& g8 xi2o b1i t& h9 xi2o hu1ng g6u

宠物歌 小白兔 和 小黄狗。

Du4 h8 shu@, ch1ng y&n d7ng, Shu# de z2o, q@ de z2o,

多 喝 水， 常 运动， 睡 得 早，起 得 早，

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 读写乐园
Literacy Playground

生字魔法屋
Magic House of
Characters

Through a wide variety of fun and meaningful language

games such as jigsaw puzzles and charades, students
revise the vocabulary that they have learnt, and improve
on their character recognition.

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 生词游乐场
Vocabulary
Playground

Students participate in a variety of fun games that plays

on ideas such as shopping with a shopping cart and
harvesting pearls, to revise the vocabulary learnt.

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 快乐探险营
Language Adventure
Camp

Students revise the sentence structures learnt through

language activities such as word pairing and sentence
completion. Through the reinforcement of sentence
structures, students hone their writing skills.

复习总动员
Grand Revision

Students participate in a series of games to revise what

they have learnt, which includes Hanyu Pinyin, radicals
and strokes.

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 How do parents access the ICT resources?

Parents can access the “Xuele” portal (www.xuele.

moe.edu.sg) using Google Chrome or Internet Explorer
9 (and above), and click on the link “Huan Le Huo Ban”
ICT Resource Website for the Primary School Chinese
Language Instructional Materials. This website is
mobile compatible.

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 Tips for Parents*
What roles do parents play in their child’s
learning of Chinese?
As parents, you play an integral role in your child’s
learning of the Chinese Language. When your child
adopts a positive attitude towards learning Chinese
and has shown improvements, giving affirmation will
help him to develop a greater sense of motivation in
learning Chinese.

You can provide a supportive environment for your

child to learn Chinese by playing three roles – the
motivator, the role-model and the facilitator.

* Reference for part of this section was taken from Chinese Language
without Tears: Tips for English-speaking Parents by Dr Soh Kah Cheng.
Special thanks to Dr Soh.

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 2. The Role-Model

Use the language

Your child needs language exposure,

1 especially from you. He will benefit

from your language input even if you
do not speak perfectly well.

Learn together with

2 your child
Be a role model of a
good language learner.

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 3. The Facilitator

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 How can I help my child in his listening and
speaking skills?
Expose your child to listening and speaking Mandarin as
early as possible. This will help to facilitate the acquisition
of listening and speaking skills, which will in turn ease his
transition to reading and writing later.

Make good use of the textbook

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Use the thematic picture

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Sing or recite the songs

and rhymes with your
child or simply be your
child’s audience.

Support your child and

affirm his efforts when he
tries to engage you in the
“Real-Life Application”
生活运用 activities.

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 Make good use of curriculum resources
Play games using the picture
cards with your child.
Use them on their own or
incorporate them into your
own board games. The cards
can also be used to weave or
tell stories.

Watch the animations on the

“Xuele” website. Encourage
your child to talk about what
he has seen.

Tune in to Chinese Speak Mandarin with

radio stations your child

Make good use of time on the

way to school by listening to Use the language to engage your
Chinese radio programmes child in daily conversation, on
with your child. topics that are of interest to him.

Enjoy watching Chinese TV programmes

Choose appropriate programmes

to watch with your child.

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 How can I help my child improve his reading skill?
Character recognition is the foundation of reading Chinese.
Your child could only start to read after he is able to recognise
a considerable number of Chinese characters. Help your child
by facilitating the character recognition process so that he
could begin reading Chinese as early as possible.

Make good use of the textbook

Read the texts with your child whenever possible.

Encourage your child to recite the texts without
the support of Hanyu Pinyin when he is ready to
do so.
Let your child talk about the stories and
help relate them to his own experiences.

Make good use of curriculum resources

Use small flash cards to play games with your child.

Read or listen to the e-texts on “Xuele” website.
Encourage your child to recite without the support
of Hanyu Pinyin when he is ready to do so.
Go through the small readers with your child. These
readers feature words that he has learnt before.
This process would help to build confidence and
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 Create an environment conducive for learning

Set up a comfortable library space at home. Letting your

child have easy access to books will drive his motivation
to read. You could also provide visual stimulus by
displaying these around the house in Chinese:
Your child’s time-table
D#–b`
k- J~n ti`n
第八课 y6u
今 天 有 体t@ y& k- ma
育课吗
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Your weekly menu

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sh! ji`n x~ng q~ y6u t@ y&
今天 k- ma?
时间 星期 x~ng q~ y~ 有 体育
课 吗？
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国歌 yu8
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英文 Y~ng w9n 英文 t@ y&
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体育 英文
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Make Chinese a daily language

Use the language in ways that will create meaning

for your child in everyday life. You could bring to his
attention the Chinese words which he encounters in
his surroundings. You could also reinforce learning
by asking your child to point out the characters
or words that he can recognise in newspapers or
magazines. Acknowledge his achievements to provide
encouragement and support.

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 Learn as you play
Purposeful play allows your child
to familiarise with characters or
words in a relaxed setting. This
will help to reduce apprehensions
that your child might have towards
learning Chinese.

Guide your child to recognise

Chinese characters
Encourage your child to verbalise the ways that he uses
to help him remember Chinese characters, no matter
how unconventional the methods may be. You could
also tap on what your child knows. Guide him to link an
unknown character with known concepts to help him
learn the character.

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Build up a “Characters Achievement List”

with your child
Help your child compile a list of characters learnt.
Gradually build it up with related characters to form
words or phrases. Your child will have an immense
sense of satisfaction when he sees the list grow.

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 Cultivate good reading habits
Set a routine reading time with your child and read
story books or electronic books with your child. Bring
your child to the library or the bookshop at least once
a week.

Choose reading materials wisely

Select age-appropriate books that are based on your
child’s interests. You could start with picture books
and simple rhyming books.

Make reading a meaningful

and enjoyable process
Familiarise yourself with the book first
and be animated when reading it to your
child. Talk about the pictures, point to
objects and ask questions. Engage your
child. Let him set the pace of reading,
turn the pages, role-play and talk about
his thoughts.

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 Be your child’s audience
Encourage your child to read the story to you even if
you are unfamiliar with the language.

Be equipped with a dictionary

A bilingual dictionary will come in handy when you
need to check for the Chinese-equivalent of a particular
word.

Tap on external help

There are plenty of story-telling sessions in our
community libraries. You could attend these sessions
with your child. There are also audio books available
for your child to listen and read independently.

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 How can I help my child to improve his
writing skill?

Have a small white board

It always comes in handy
when your child wants to
show you what he can write
or when an adult can guide
him in writing certain words.

Try something new

Join a calligraphy class
with your child and enjoy
the experience of writing
Have fun Chinese characters with
Play interesting games him.
with your child to explore
Chinese characters and
words.

Co-write with your

child
Help your child to keep
a journal and write little
notes or cards.

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 Information on Chinese
Language Learning Resources
1. ICT Resources for “Huan Le Huo Ban” (Happy Companions)
http://xuele.moe.edu.sg/xuele/slot/u107/index.html
A website to access the ICT resources used in the
teaching and learning of Chinese Language in school.

2. Parents in Education
http://parents-in-education.moe.gov.sg/
MOE online website that contains information and
resources for parents to support their children’s
learning in schools.

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 3. Committee to Promote Chinese Language Learning
http://www.cpcll.sg/
A website that contains information about the various
events and programmes organized by the community
to support children in the learning of Chinese Language
outside schools.

4. Chinese Story-telling Sessions

http://www.nlb.gov.sg/golibrary/programme/Story-
telling%20~2Fcrafts.aspx
This link provides details about the Chinese story-telling
sessions held in the national libraries.

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