What I’ve been working on…

O Development of characters (Ting’s pet dog) and her friends from different countries

O Developing user’s emotional connection with the characters

O Promoting pro-social behaviorO Focus on pinyin and sound rather

than character until later chapters

Hi there! My name is Ting.

Hi there! My name is Ting.

Are you ready to learn pinyin with

me?

măO Insert image of Ting’s mom saying,

“Ting, did you just call me a horse?”

O Let’s try again!

māO Image of Ting saying, “Hăo de, mā.”O Image of Ting’s mom looking happy.

Insert slides for “chá”

Ting decides if she wants tea or not.

When Ting is surprised or confused, she makes the ă

sound, like in the phrase, “ài yă!” for “oh no!”

Ting’s pinyin pointers:O Remember the fourth tone is like an

“angry tone!” O It has a sharp downward pointed line

to represent this sound.