{"title":"Mandarin Teaching Kits","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e50-hour Instructional Kits\u003c\/span\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"step-1-xi-oji","title":"Step 1 - Xiǎojī kit","description":"\u003ch5\u003eXiǎojī kit\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the adapted version of the popular fairy tale, Chicken Little. It is the perfect way for very young student to begin a new story. They come to the new language with a known context, so that words are predictable. Lots of repetition and humor are found throughout to engage students from the very first day!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003chr color=\"d3d3d3\" size=\"1\" width=\"200%\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"2 - Elementary\/Junior High","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1120299125,"sku":"672379018605","price":549.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0755\/4779\/files\/Lapoulemaboule2_a7cd2641-39f5-4210-8bd1-1955c659f7c4.png?v=1709745440"},{"product_id":"step-1-san-zhi-xi-ozhu","title":"Step 1 - Sān zhī xiǎozhū kit","description":"\u003ch5\u003eSān zhī xiǎozhū kit\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this traditional story the three pigs set out to build their own houses. The first pig builds a house of straw, the second builds a house of wood, and the third builds a house of bricks. The wolf arrives at each of the first two houses, and because they are built of weaker materials, blows them down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis story is the first play of the\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e Dònggǎn Gùshi!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eseries. It is a very popular play with teachers and students. Its familiarity and subsequent predictability prove to be an excellent entry point for students learning a new language, or those beginning this methodology for the first time. \u003cem\u003eSān zhī xiǎozhū \u003c\/em\u003ehas pleasant repetition and easy to learn. Students will be able to chime in to the words of the pigs or the wolf, even upon first presentation, if encouraged to do so. The vocabulary is predictable, as students come to the storyline in French with a context and background from the English version — a definite plus when trying to put students at ease, and this will help them to learn new vocabulary quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003chr color=\"d3d3d3\" size=\"1\" width=\"200%\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"2 - Elementary\/Junior High","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1121864021,"sku":"672379018599","price":549.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0755\/4779\/files\/HEA1A_0b0cbed0-7a0b-4292-8059-a7cb010d28aa.png?v=1709745365"},{"product_id":"step-2-wo-zenme-qu-nali-kit","title":"Step 2 - Wǒ zěnme qù nàli?  kit","description":"\u003ch5\u003eWǒ zěnme qù nàli? kit\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis play is suitable to elementary students of all ages. It is the story about the misadventures of a girl from Québec who tries to visit her friend in Paris. In the end, she makes it to his house only to find that he has already left to visit her. By the end of this kit, most students should be able to complete their own 10-page story extensions entirely in Mandarin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product14\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"2 - Elementary\/Junior High","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":2109926785,"sku":"672379019619","price":549.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0755\/4779\/files\/HEA2A_d96cc410-0463-4afe-bc20-047b40c78cdd.png?v=1709745515"},{"product_id":"step-2-xiaomao-zhao-jia-kit","title":"Step 2 - Xiǎomāo Zhǎo Jiā kit","description":"\u003ch5\u003eXiǎomāo Zhǎo Jiā kit\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis play is suitable to elementary students of all ages. This is a play with a good message for all young students, about a cat who searches for a home. After several rejections, the little cat finally finds a family into which he fits perfectly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product14\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"2 - Elementary\/Junior High","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":2116631681,"sku":"672379019602","price":549.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0755\/4779\/files\/Lepetitchat_c8560584-ba22-48df-bb82-60b7cb3f5e9a.png?v=1709745551"},{"product_id":"wo-de-gou-zai-nali-kit","title":"Step 3 - Wǒ de gǒu zài nǎli?  kit","description":"\u003ch5\u003eWǒ de gǒu zài nǎli?  kit\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis play is suitable to elementary students of all ages. This is a play with a good message for all young students, is an emotionally-charged story about a little girl’s search for her much-loved lost dog. After several rejections, the little cat finally finds a family into which he fits perfectly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product14\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003chr width=\"200%\" size=\"1\" color=\"d3d3d3\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"2 - Elementary\/Junior High","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":27738466625,"sku":"672379021230","price":549.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0755\/4779\/files\/HEATP3A_9110f220-db54-40ed-ba17-977fa87569a1.png?v=1709745574"},{"product_id":"step-1-xi-omao-he-yueliang","title":"Step 1 - Xiǎomāo hé yuèliang Kit","description":"\u003ch5\u003eXiǎomāo hé yuèliang Kit\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis less-known fairy tale provides younger elementary students with an emotionally-charged, humorous story with an important moral. Because one animal believes that the moon has fallen in the water, all the others follow suit in panic, that is until the king shows them that they are simply looking at a reflection. This play provides both familiarity and plenty of opportunity for the pleasant repetition of key vocabulary and structures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003chr size=\"1\" color=\"d3d3d3\" width=\"200%\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\"\u003eSave\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\"\u003eSave\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"2 - Elementary\/Junior High","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35682963393,"sku":"672379020455","price":549.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0755\/4779\/files\/HEA1B_059e4546-e84c-452d-aaf5-2795a7224a3b.png?v=1709745473"}],"url":"https:\/\/aimlanguagelearning.com\/en-us\/collections\/mandarin-kits.oembed","provider":"CDN AIM Language Learning ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}