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The Flying with Chinese series is clustered around three themes: global citizenship, cultural heritage, and environmental responsibility. Each volume introduces legends, real and fictional characters of importance to Chinese culture, and significant Chinese customs and celebrations. Depending on the time available for instruction, a program may choose one or any combination of the A, B, C series. Each book is independent but interrelated to one another.

• Age-appropriate material dovetails perfectly with daily operations of American classrooms, yet maintains an international focus.
• Practice activities in both text and workbook are fun and engaging, with a non-intimidating design.
• Ongoing performance-assessment activities (for example, an “I Can Do These Things” at the end of each lesson) give students a continual sense of accomplishment.
• Thoughtful teacher guides encourage teachers to tailor material, and then show teachers how to do it.
• Bright, kid-friendly layouts keep engaging characters at the forefront of students’ attention.
• Separate audio CD includes text, exercises, and music.
• Flexible design with steady progression: three books per year for a total of seven years, with 21 books in all.
• Tones of Chinese characters are illustrated to help students accurately pronounce the sounds.
• The series teaches a total of 500 written characters.

《飞向中文》之设计围绕三大主题：世界公民、世界责任及文化遗产。每一册包含传奇故事、中国文化经典小说人物、重要的中国民俗节庆。就中文书写而言，《飞向中文》取得绝佳的平衡点，学生只需学会写最基本的字词；幼儿学习着重口说能力，但课本及教师资源仍提供多种管道，让幼童熟悉了解中文书写的基本构造，例如全肢体反应教学法 (TPR)、教室的中文告示等等。这样的情境式教学让 K-1 年级的学生就每年能学会 30 个字，在 2 到 3 年级每年学会 60 个字汇、在 4 到 6 年级每年学会 90 至 130 个字。《飞向中文》提供丰富的补充资源：每课末的评量表、教师手册中完整的教学建议、补充活动、教学指引、以及如何鼓励父母参与中文的学习……等等。本书为课本第二册。