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CHINESE FOR
BEGINNERS
ages 6-12
CHINESE FOR
BEGINNERS
ages 2-6
Start Learning Mandarin Chinese
PandaTree's Chinese for Beginners is the perfect program for new learners ages 6 to 12.
Engaging, expert tutors tailor every lesson to your child.
Why PandaTree?
Curriculum and lessons are personalized to your child.
Your tutor tailors the program based on your child's Chinese level and interests.
Friendly, expert tutors.
Our native-fluency Chinese tutors are carefully hired and know how to connect with kids. Most have Masters degrees in teaching. Sign in, read their profiles and choose child's new best friend.
Practice between lessons.
Visit the Kid Hub between lessons for Chinese learning games, downloads and personalized vocabulary to accelerate learning.
Parent updates after each lesson.
Get an email update from your tutor after each Chinese lesson. You can also watch the lesson recording to see your child's progress.
Convenient, easy to schedule lesson.
Online lessons easily fit into busy schedules. You choose the frequency.
Did You Know?
Kids who speak a second language outperform their monolingual peers on standardized tests in English and math. (CAL,1981)
Chinese for Beginners Curriculum
The Beginner curriculum is designed for students who don't yet speak any Mandarin Chinese to students who are already speaking on simple sentences. It includes conversation practice as well as writing and reading Chinese. Students earn badges as they learn new skills. Your tutor will assess your child's level and adapt the curriculum to their objectives and learning pace.
Beginner Series 1
Series 1 is the perfect place for new learners to start. It includes greetings, counting, helpful words, family members, colors, foods, weather, classroom objects and more.
Greetings
Counting
Parts of the body
Classroom objects
Beginner Series 2
Series 2 continues the learning. It includes who, what, where, when questions, more counting, activities, clothing, time, days, months, seasons, places to go, rooms in a house and more....
Clothing
Rooms in a house
Activities
Seasons
Meet Some of our Chinese for Beginners Tutors
Xin Z.
Chinese Tutor
- A Mandarin and English teacher with more than 15 years of experience, Xin is patient, fun, and interesting to talk to, and sparks students' creativity and excitement for learning.
Irene T.
Chinese Tutor
- Irene is very interactive and fun with her students. She loves cultures and is a passionate teacher and proud mother of bilingual children.
Jean
Chinese Tutor
- Originally from Taiwan, Jean is a friendly and calm tutor with over 8 years experience teaching Mandarin to children at the K-12 level. She can work with students on traditional Chinese characters, and is an amazingly talented painter, so kids with an interest in art would really enjoy working with her!
Chinese for Beginners FAQs
| How does your Beginner Program work? |
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| Students earn badges as they achieve new “I can…” skills. Students are encouraged to visit their student hubs on a near daily basis to practice their personalized word list and play vocabulary games. |
| My child has already been studying the language. Is the Beginner Program appropriate? |
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| PandaTree’s Beginner Program is designed for students ages 6-12 who don’t speak the language, through to students who are speaking in simple sentences about everyday topics. It is aligned to ACTFL’s Novice level. During your child’s lessons your tutor will assess his or her language level to develop a curriculum pathway appropriate for their language level. |