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Elaborations

• AC9LCF02_E1exploring the four tones, for example, copying the teacher and representing the different tones using hand gestures
• AC9LCF02_E2recognising Chinese characters from other forms of written expression, for example, recognising the Roman alphabet, and visual images (drawing), and comparing the sound and shape of each
• AC9LCF02_E3recognising that characters have meaning, and exploring the connection between meaning and form, for example, identifying pictographs, such as 人 and 火, and developing mnemonics to remember characters
• AC9LCF02_E4copying or tracing high frequency characters, such as numbers, with attention to stroke order and direction
• AC9LCF02_E5observing connections between characters sharing the same pictograph, guessing the meaning and making connections with nature, for example, recognising ‘sun’ 日, 早, 星, 明 and discussing how the sun is connected to life on earth
• AC9LCF02_E6experimenting with the forms of Chinese characters with hands-on play to recreate characters using plasticine, stones, found objects, writing in the sandpit, chalk, big brushes and water on concrete, etc.