Happy Purim in Chinese World Culture for Kids Purim is a Jewish holiday. It is on the 14th day of the month of Adar on the Hebrew Calendar. It begins at sunset on the first day and ends at sunset the next day. Purim honors the Jewish heroine Esther who saved her people. The word „purim” is derived from Akkadian word „pur” – lots, as in lottery, a winning lot. -Jewish Historical Institute Story –
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Teach Kids Chinese – Everyday Chinese Play Time “Can we play this game again next time?” the elementary school-age girl told me at a Chinese Story Time. She widened her eyes with a big smile when she saw another storybook I had in my basket. She got more excited and told me what she wanted me to read that book next time. There were more big kids (9-12 years old) in the session. They were chatting about
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Time to Eat Everyday Chinese Expression The best way to acquire a language is to use the target language in everyday life. You can start with something as simple as the daily routine with your child. For little ones who have not started talking yet, they are listening to you. They hear you and they are learning about the sound around them. For the big kids, they are absorbing the new things around them and they have
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Talk with Your Child in Mandarin Even When You are New to the Chinese Language JJ is eager to help out his classmates when they work on their assignments in his Chinese class. Actually, many of his classmates would go to him for help. No one in JJ’s family speaks Mandarin. He is learning Mandarin as a world language at school. He is in the FLES program, Foreign Language in the Elementary School. It is a course
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Consistency and Learning Mandarin The young piano student stood up and bowed to the audience. The young girl was not alone. Her Dad held her hand and bowed with her together. Before the duo started playing the father made a quick announcement. He told everyone that he was rusty with playing the piano since he had not been playing for years. But, when his daughter invited him to play with her for her first-ever recital. He decided
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LOVE Messages in Chinese for Valentine’s Day Writing a short note for your child to read is something special. Add a short note to your child’s lunch bag and see what it happens. The more you do it the more fun it is. Start with a few sentences here, one at a time. When Chinese is not your native language you might have some concerns but you can start with one word, such as Love 愛 ài
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Read Your World with Multicultural Children’s Book Day Building Bridges with Bilingual Books and Multicultural Resources | Queen of Physics | Global Kids Disclosure: The featured books were gifted to Miss Panda Chinese to review for MCBD 2020. Read diverse books with Multicultural Children’s Book Day (MCBD) at home, in class, at the library, and with friends on January 31! Your participation as a parent, as an educator, as an educational leader will bring more awareness to
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Red Envelopes Hóngbāo Red Envelopes is hóngbāo 紅包 | 红包 in Mandarin. This is one of the most exciting gifts for Chinese children during the fifteen days of the Lunar New Year celebration. They are always red and that is because it is the lucky color in Chinese culture. WHAT ARE RED ENVELOPES Red envelopes or red packets, hóngbāo 紅包|红包 are special designed red gift envelopes contain money inside for the Lunar New Year and
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The Great Race The Story of the 12 Chinese Animal Birth Signs Chinese Zodiac There are many stories and folktales about the Great Race of the 12 Chinese birth sign animals. Here is a simple version and it is quite exciting. THE STORY STARTED WITH… Jade Emperor, the God of all Gods, announced that animal names would be added to the calendar years according to their arrival order to the big meeting. Then, the word got
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The Two Sides Of Teaching She is always a chapter ahead of the kids. “It is really fine and parents can make it work,” Kim told me as I explored how families homeschooled their children when they live outside of the U.S. “You are a teacher and you are a student. You learn first and you help your child learn…” another homeschool parent talked about her experience. Yes. You are a teacher and you are a student.
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