Chinese Through Story features Earth Day!
What Earth Day activities are there for your kids to try? What can you do to protect our Earth as a family, a community, class or school?
There are a lot of fun ways to celebrate Earth Day and generate ideas of how to protect our environment through discussion and a walk around a neighborhood. For example, one fourth grade class at my local school made a “water hero” statue out of recycled materials to remind themselves
You can also extend the lesson plan to learning about our solar system with word wall signs, posters, and basic facts. Both traditional Chinese version and simplified version are available.
Adding new vocabulary and expressions to group activities that students can make, create, and sort! You might also want to read another story in Chinese Through Story series.
This collection uses simple, easy, and short stories to engage children in Chinese language learning.
Chinese Through Story Earth Day Teaching Resource: List of Chinese words, phrases, and sentences kids can use every day with audio!
[English – Traditional Chinese | Simplified Chinese – Pinyin] with AUDIO support!
1. Please – 請|请 qǐng. This is a polite word you can add to the beginning of each of the phrases (#2-#8) below.
2. Turn off the light – 關燈|关灯 guān dēng
3. Turn off the water – 關水|关水 guān shuǐ
4. Walk – 走路 zǒu lù
5. Ride the bike – 騎自行車|骑自行车 qí zì xíng chē
6. Pick up the trash – 把垃圾撿起來|把垃圾捡起来 bǎ lè sè jiǎn qǐ lái
7. Do not litter – 不要亂丟垃圾|不要乱丢垃圾 bù yào luàn diū lè sè
8. Recycle – 資源回收|资源回收zī yuán huí shōu
9. Earth – 地球 dì qiú
10. Earth Day – 地球日 dì qiú rì
Miss Panda’s cub has an Earth Day message for you.
11. Do not waste water. – 不要浪費水 bù yào làng fèi shuǐ
12. Do not waste electricity. – 不要浪費電 bù yào làng fèi diàn
Earth Day tips shared by kids around the world!
Earth Day Tip from Miss Panda’s cub. Audio in Mandarin and English. Subtitle in traditional Chinese.
Earthy day kids. Audio in English.
Learning About Earth Day. Audio in English.
Earth Day Facts for Kids: audio Mandarin (child’s way of talking), subtitle in traditional Chinese
The theme song for Recycle Education: “Earth said, You are so nice to me.”
Audio in Mandarin, subtitle in traditional Chinese.
Song: How are you Earth? Audio in Mandarin. Subtitles in traditional Chinese.
Earth Day Simple Craft for Family
***All Projects here need parents’ presence, assistance, and step-by-step supervision.***
Craft Project – Recycled Material Vehicle
Craft Project – Recycled Material Pull-Back Car
Recycled gift wrap paper craft – Origami Butterfly
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More Earth Day Teaching Resources:
Homemade Plantable Seed Paper for Earth Day from View from a Step Stool
10 Simple Ways Kids Can Celebrate Earth Day
Earth Day Video About Animals for Kids from Project Explorer
Celebrate Earth Day Every Day with Daria
Hi Miss Panda,
Love you have have your content in both simplified and traditional characters.
I look forward to your cartoon recommendations. I have found 大耳圖圖 keeps my kids engaged.
Keep up your updates.
Regards,
Jennifer
(From Australia)
Jennifer, With both traditional and simplified Chinese writing systems available it helps parents and teachers to pick the one that fits their need. So glad to know you found it resourceful.
Thank you for this great round up of Earth Day resources! I will share this on my Facebook Page!
There more resources we have the more fun for the kids! Thank you!