The topics of Chinese Wonderland comply with Stage I and Stage II of the World Language Content Standards for California Public Schools, Kindergarten through Grade Twelve. Topics of Volume 5 include family gatherings on the Moon Festival; using the computer to do a school report; the transition points in life-the birth of a baby and the wedding banquette; Chinese cuisine; and taking care of pets. The topics are all age appropriate for young students to utilize their learning in daily life and expand their contact with Chinese ethnic and community.
The content of Chinese Wonderland, Volume 5, includes lesson introductions, dialogues, vocabulary, sentence structures, readings, stroke order, culture notes, communicative and task-based activities, and vocabulary list. It is especially designed for young language learners, with lively illustrations. The workbook, audio CD, and online digital exercises provide students with various resources and reinforcement beyond the classroom setting.
《華語小學堂》六冊系列所選用的主題，包含了加州公立學校外語學習標準第一與第二階段所涵蓋之內容主題。第五冊的主題包括全家一起過中秋節；電話通訊與用電腦做報告；人生的幾個階段：滿月與結婚；中國料理；寵物等關於日常生活的主題，都是與兒童的年紀與現階段生活有關的主題，讓無中文背景的孩子能夠把在課堂所學運用到實際生活，持續他們與中國語言和中國文化的旅程。
本冊課本之內容包括課文引導、對話、句型、文化小知識、閱讀練習、筆順練習、生詞附表，以及溝通式及任務導向的活動，配上美麗細緻、色彩豐富的插圖，相信這是一份實用又有吸引力的教材。除了課本以外，還有精心設計的紙本作業、有聲CD以及線上複習課程，讓學生在家有足夠的資源來輔助並加強課堂上的學習。