A short KS2 Mandarin Chinese starter scheme of work (2 units, 10 lessons): lesson plans, 20 pupil pages, answer keys. Characters, pinyin, English.
Teach beginner Mandarin Chinese in KS2 with a short starter scheme of work (2 units, 10 lessons). Each lesson is 30–40 minutes: about four to eight weeks of teaching at one or two lessons a week. Written for non-specialist teachers: every word has tone-marked pinyin. No audio is included, so you say the words yourself; if you’re new to Mandarin, check pronunciation with a free audio dictionary first.
Unit 1: First words. Classroom phrases, numbers 1–10, twelve colours and twelve family words, plus a review lesson.
Unit 2: Things around me. Twelve animals, twelve food and drink words, twelve fruit and vegetable words and twelve body words, plus a review lesson.
What you get (A4 PDFs):
– Unit overview and five lesson plans per unit, with aims, suggested timings, and support, core and stretch notes
– 20 pupil pages: word mats, matching, write-the-English, a fruit and vegetable sort, a label-the-picture page, listen-and-tick reviews and an “I can” checklist
– Answer keys for every task page
– 98 words and phrases in simplified Chinese characters, pinyin with tone marks, and English
Good for: Years 3–6 (ages 7–11), Mandarin clubs, non-specialist teachers, and home learning. Every page works in black and white.
These are our own independent resources. They are not an official scheme and are not endorsed by the DfE or any exam board.
The units use single words and short classroom phrases only, so pupils practise the same words they see on the word mats.
About our materials: the Chinese words, pinyin and English meanings come from our existing Pinyin Sprouts word lists. Mandarin words and pinyin reviewed by the shop owner. We use AI tools to help make our materials and automated tools to help check the Chinese text and pinyin. If you spot a mistake, please tell us and we will fix it and send you the corrected file.
Licence: for one teacher to use with their own classes, or one family at home. You may print as many copies as those pupils need. You may not share, upload or resell the file, or pass it to other teachers or schools. For whole-school use, please contact us.
Pinyin Sprouts is run by Ren Sun, trading as Mingpine, in London, UK.
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