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1. "Unboxing the Treasured Memories" Graded Picture Book Series - Grades 4-6

 

Publisher: SCCL Press
Publication Date: September, 2023

        The COVID-19 pandemic has stopped the world in its tracks, but it cannot stop the enthusiasm for creative writing. The stories in the "Unboxing the Treasured Memories" Graded Picture Book Series are the winning entries of the "Creativity, No Boundaries!" National Children's Story Writing Competition held in 2021. These stories are submitted by local students and Chinese language enthusiasts, while the illustrations are created by local artists. As Associate Professor Tan Chee Lay, one of the judges of the competition, said, "The authors of the Series are all 'anti-pandemic' heroes who fought against the viruses and triumphed over isolation through devout reading and writing."

        Specially commissioned for primary students in Singapore, the Series consists of 36 books, classified into 6 grades, 6 books for each grade. The stories in Grades One and Two are specially denoted with hanyu pinyin, making it easier for children to read. As the difficulty level increases across the levels, parents and teachers can select suitable books according to their children's reading proficiency and learning progress.

 

2. The Mysterious Christmas Gift

 

Author: Cheng Wan-Ni
Publisher: SCCL Press
Publication Date: December, 2023
ISBN: 978-981-18-8386-6

**Peel and stick, and I become a bilingual picture book! (With English stickers)

        "I don't want any presents! I don't want to celebrate Christmas!" Isn't it strange? This child doesn't want any presents. He doesn't even want to celebrate Christmas! Let's find out why.

3. "Inquiry-based Learning with Authentic Life Materials – A Teaching Toolkit for Primary 5 Higher Chinese Class" Teaching Toolkits

 

Authors: Dr Gong Cheng, Tay Boon Pei, Wang Juan
Publisher: SCCL Press
Publication Date: October, 2023
ISBN: 978-981-18-8354-5

        Developed by the Singapore Centre for Chinese Language, the "Inquiry-based Learning with authentic life materials" teaching toolkit is designed mainly for teachers of Higher Chinese at Primary 5 level. However, it is also a useful tool for teachers of Chinese at Primary 5 and 6 levels. It provides teachers with useful supplementary teaching materials and can be used for a school-based curriculum.

        In order to help students to complete the inquiry-based learning activities, the toolkit provides sufficient thinking scaffolds and illustrative examples. These help to make inquiry-based learning visual and procedural, thus making it more practicable. Their purposes are to raise students' awareness of their thinking processes and enhance their ability to identify and solve problems.

        The toolkit consists of six lesson plans, complete with PowerPoint slides, as well as assessment rubrics. These materials systematically guide students through the inquiry-based activities and learn to use assessment as a tool to facilitate their own learning. The teaching toolkit, therefore, is very useful for Chinese language teachers planning to implement inquiry-based learning in their classrooms.

 

4. Journal of Chinese Language Education (Issue 42)

 

Publisher: SCCL Press & Singapore Chinese Teachers' Union
Publication Date: December, 2023
ISSN: 0219-810X

The Journal of Chinese Language Education (Issue 42) has been published in December 2023. Please click Here to read the latest issue.

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