Numbers and Gestures in China (From 1 to 10)

Hui Zhang

Siduan Lyu

Yuhan Deng

Zongyong Yu



Description of Pedagogical Tool:

The pedagogical tool will show you how to gesture numbers from 1 to 10 in China. (involving the pronunciation and writing of these numbers in Chinese characters simultaneously) It focuses on the last five numbers (6-10), which demonstrates the quite unique way to express them within the Chinese cultural contexts.

Pedagogical Tool:


Lesson Plan:
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