# Free Mandarin Teacher Guides with Lesson Plans Free Mandarin teacher guides in PDF: 30 to 45 minute lesson plans for a SayMei student book, the full answer key, assessment ideas and mixed-level tips. Source: https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-teacher-guides By Mei Lin These free guides are for teachers of Mandarin in schools and adult classes. Each one goes with a SayMei student book and turns it into lessons of 30 to 45 minutes, with a warm-up, the book pages to use, pair and group work, speaking and homework. Every guide has the full answer key, ideas for assessment and tips for mixed-level classes, and you can print and copy it for your classroom. The guides and the student books are free with a SayMei account. ## Best first book [Mandarin Lesson Plans for Beginners: Teacher Guide to Your First 14 Days of Spoken Mandarin](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/first-14-days-spoken-mandarin-teacher-guide): Lesson plans for a class of complete beginners, built on Your First 14 Days of Spoken Mandarin, with warm-ups, pair work and the full answer key. Your students need no Chinese to begin, and every line in their book has pinyin and English. ## Workbooks (5) Free with a SayMei account. - [Mandarin Lesson Plans for Beginners: Teacher Guide to Your First 14 Days of Spoken Mandarin](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/first-14-days-spoken-mandarin-teacher-guide): 24-page PDF, Total beginner · HSK 1. 15 lesson plans of 30 to 45 minutes for a class of complete beginners, with pair and group speaking games, homework, the full answer key and assessment ideas - [HSK 1 Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities: Teacher Guide to the HSK 1 Course Book](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/hsk-1-course-book-teacher-guide): 41-page PDF, HSK 1 (new HSK). 28 lesson plans of 30 to 45 minutes for the new HSK 1 (HSK 3.0), with pair and group speaking activities, homework, the full answer key and assessment ideas - [Chinese Grammar Lesson Plans: Teacher Guide to Chinese Sentence Structure](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/mandarin-word-order-builder-teacher-guide): 18-page PDF, Beginner · HSK 1. 10 lesson plans of 30 to 45 minutes for beginners, teaching Chinese word order with sentence block cards, with pair and group work, homework, the full answer key and assessment ideas - [HSK 4 Writing Lesson Plans: Teacher Guide to the HSK 4 Guided Writing Workbook](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/hsk-4-guided-writing-workbook-teacher-guide): 21-page PDF, HSK 4 (new HSK). 12 lesson plans of 30 to 45 minutes for HSK 4 writing classes, with pair and group work, peer review, writing homework, the full answer key and assessment ideas - [Chinese Character Writing Lesson Plans: Teacher Guide to the HSK 1 Guided Writing Workbook](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/hsk-1-guided-writing-workbook-teacher-guide): 19-page PDF, HSK 1 (new HSK). 9 lesson plans of 30 to 45 minutes for an HSK 1 writing class, from the 8 basic strokes to a self-introduction and a text message, with homework, the full answer key and assessment ideas ## Can I copy these guides for my class? Yes. Print and copy any page for your own classes. To pass a guide to another teacher, send them its page so they can download their own copy. ## Which level is each guide for? The level of its student book, shown on each card, from complete beginners to HSK 4. Pick the guide for the book your class is using. ## How long is each lesson? Each plan is written for 30 to 45 minutes, with timings for the warm-up, the book pages, pair or group work, speaking and homework. With a shorter class, split a plan across two sessions. ## Is there an answer key? Yes. Every guide has the full answer key for its student book, so you can mark homework quickly or let students check their own work. ## Do my students need a SayMei account? Only to download the student book themselves, and the account is free. 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