Chinese

Modular Curriculum Structure

The modular Chinese Language curriculum structure caters to the unique needs and abilities of students during their Primary School years. Students will take the Core Module which occupies approximately 80% of CL curriculum time.

A Differentiated Approach

Bridging Module

To build up the foundation for listening and speaking skills

To provide support for character recognition in Core Module

Core Module

To develop listening and speaking skills

To build reading and writing skills

Enrichment Module

To encourage extensive reading

Three CL Teaching Approach

Listen and Speak More

More opportunities for listening and speaking are created to encourage students to express themselves. Through active participation in classroom activities, students develop a strong foundation in oral communication.

Recognise Characters Effectively

Students will learn useful strategies to help them recognise and remember characters effectively, and to adapt these strategies towards learning new characters to suit their needs.

Follow on with Reading and Writing

Character recognition facilitates early reading and motivates students to learn the language well. students will learn scriptwriting at the lower Primary levels and gradually pick up essay writing skills at the higher Primary levels.

KEY PROGRAMMES & LEARNING EXPERIENCES

Mother Tongue Fortnight (MTF) & Chinese Language Camp

With the objective of ‘Active Learners, Proficient Users’ in mind, the Chinese Department create more opportunities for students to be exposed to Chinese culture and values, and also to enhance their learning of the Chinese Language (CL).

During the MT Fortnight & Language Camp, the activities are multi-disciplinary integrating subjects such as Physical Education, Art, Music, Drama, and Character and Citizenship Education (CCE). The learning of CL is thus made more fun, engaging and effective through multi-disciplinary settings. These activities arouse students’ interest in learning Chinese culture and better equip them with the varied use of the language in different contexts. Students learn to be more confident, adaptable, innovative, and resilient.

为了贯彻执行教育部所推行的“母语双周”计划，育民小学结合华人农历新年，为一年级至六年级的华族学生举办了一系列丰富多彩的母语双周活动。例如沙画、书法、踢毽子等传统华族活动。通过这些活动，学生了解更多华族传统文化习俗及来历，因此更加喜爱使用他们的母语。除了华族学生之外，异族同胞也和华族学生一起庆祝农历新年，感受新年气氛。

为了加深学生对华族传统文化的认识，激发他们学习华文华语的兴趣，华文部为中高年级的学生举办语文营。语文营结合小学课文内容，让学生通过手工及游戏的方式，增加对华族传统文化的了解。

Reading and Writing Programme

Yumin Primary School actively promotes reading and writing activities, aiming to cultivate good reading habits in students from a young age and inspire a love for both reading and writing. The school organises activities such as World Book Day and promotes the reading application Joyreader, encouraging students to enjoy reading both in school and at home. In addition, the school compiles outstanding student compositions each year into an anthology titled Yu Miao, which showcases students’ learning achievements and helps create a strong culture of reading and writing.

On World Book Day, the school creates a vibrant reading atmosphere by engaging students in in-class reading activities. The selected books are from the locally published Xin Xin Dao series, recommended by Singapore’s Ministry of Education. These books are appropriate for students’ age levels and reading abilities, helping them read quality materials at the right stage and fostering their interest in Chinese reading. Furthermore, the Joyreader application provides a wide range of e-books for different age groups and grade levels. The app includes features such as a built-in dictionary and a read-aloud function, which help students understand vocabulary and improve their language skills. With access to these resources at home, students can continue reading and learning with ease and enjoyment. Through the combined efforts of the school and families, we hope to instill strong reading habits in students from an early age, making reading a natural part of their daily lives.

At the same time, the school carefully selects outstanding student compositions each year and compiles them into a publication titled Yu Miao, which is distributed free of charge to students from Primary 3 to Primary 6. The anthology features students’ best works, showcasing their learning achievements while providing valuable examples for other students to learn from. To further enhance students’ writing skills, teachers also highlight exemplary “DFA” sentences in the compositions (Dialogue, Feeling, and Action). By drawing attention to these elements, students are guided to incorporate dialogue, emotions, and actions into their writing, making their compositions more vivid and expressive.

阅读与写作计划

育民小学积极推动阅读与写作活动，致力于从小培养学生良好的阅读习惯，让他们爱上阅读与写作。学校通过举办“世界书香日”活动，并推广阅读应用程式Joyreader爱读，鼓励学生在校园内外享受阅读的乐趣。此外，学校每年汇编学生优秀作文成册《育苗》，展示学生的学习成果，营造浓厚的书香与写作氛围。

在“世界书香日”当天，学校营造浓厚的书香氛围，让学生在课堂上参与阅读活动。所选书目依据新加坡教育部推荐并由本地出版的《新新岛》系列，这些读物内容贴近学生的年龄层与阅读能力，有助于学生在合适的阶段阅读优质书籍，从而培养对华文阅读的兴趣。此外，Joyreader爱读应用程式为学生提供丰富多样的电子书资源，涵盖不同年龄层和年级的阅读材料。程式内设有字典及朗读功能，帮助学生理解词义、提升语感，使学生即使在家中也能轻松阅读、快乐学习。通过学校与家庭的共同配合，我们希望孩子们从小养成良好的阅读习惯，让阅读成为生活中自然而然的一部分。

与此同时，我校每年都会精心挑选学生的优秀作文作品，汇编成作文集《育苗》，并在出版后免费分发给三至六年级的学生。《育苗》收录了学生们的佳作，不仅展示了他们的学习成果，也为其他同学提供学习与借鉴的范例。为了进一步提升学生的写作能力，老师们还会特别标出文中精彩的 “DFA”句子（Dialogue、Feeling、Action），引导学生在写作中加入对话、感受和动作描写，使文章内容更加生动具体，表达更加丰富、有层次。