Mandarin Chinese family and food flashcards for KS1 and KS2: 12 family words and 12 everyday foods with simplified Chinese, pinyin with tone marks and English. Includes 米饭 rice, 饺子 dumplings and 苹果 apple. Grandparents are shown both ways: dad’s parents 爷爷/奶奶 and mum’s parents 外公/外婆, explained in English.Who it is for: children in KS1–KS2 (about ages 5–11) learning Mandarin at home or in class. Also great for older beginners, and for children who hear Mandarin at home. No Chinese knowledge needed to use it.
Inside (14 A4 pages):
• “How to use” page with 4 game ideas (say it, memory pairs, what’s missing?, find it fast)
• Word list of all 24 words (characters, pinyin, English)
• 24 picture word cards, 6 per page, with cut lines
• Family picture cards with English + food picture-only cards, and character cards (12 per page) for memory and matching games
• “家谱 Family tree” labelled tree + copy-the-word page (with answers)
• “我喜欢吃… I like to eat…” worksheet
(The family-tree page has an answer key; the food worksheet is open answers.)
Print tips: A4 at “actual size” / 100%. Card (160–250 gsm) works best. Laminate for longer use.
Licence: © 2026 Ren Sun, trading as Mingpine. Bought on Lesson Planned: the Lesson Planned Teaching Resource Licence applies. Please don’t share or resell.
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AI note: Illustrations were made with an AI image tool from our own prompts, then selected and edited by us. Page text and layout were drafted with AI help. All Chinese, pinyin and English was checked by a native Mandarin speaker.
Pinyin Sprouts is a shop of Ren Sun, trading as Mingpine · mingpinelabs@gmail.com
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