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Chinese Culture for Kids Heritage Series: A Celebration of Cultural Heritage with Kids: Taiwan & China

By Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett on / Chinese Culture

{Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month Blog Hop} May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month. We are celebrating cultures and sharing our cultural heritage with children! First, what is cultural heritage? “Cultural heritage is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations.” – wikipedia For me, my heritage culture is Chinese from Taiwan and China. I like

Winter Olympics Matching Game Printables

By Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett on / Chinese Mini Lessons, Chinese Play Time, Learning Resources

Winter Olympics just started and we are excited to learn about the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia! This is a great time to introduce theme vocabulary about Olympics and winter sports. I designed two sets of matching games, one for the younger children and one for the older ones. You can print them on card stock and cut them into cards. You can play with them when you are watching the game or when you are

Chinese for Kids Song Series: Traditional Chinese Lunar New Year Songs

By Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett on / Chinese Culture, Chinese Festivals, Chinese Songs and Nursery Rhymes

As we await the arrival of the Year of the Rooster on January 28th I would like to share some of the traditional Chinese songs performed by several flash mobs. In the video below we go on a tour to experience the Lunar New Year culture in Taipei, Taiwan. You will see Dí Huà Street, the well-known Lunar New Year Boulevard, where you can purchase almost everything you need for the Chinese New Year. You will also

Chinese for Kids A Snowy Day Activity and Printable

By Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett on / Chinese Play Time, Teaching Chinese to Children

Chinese for Kids A Snowy Day Activity | Miss Panda Chinese

Having a snowy day activity list is a good idea when the winter weather is coming. Parents can make the best of the cold days and add learning elements to it. It has been snowing here and we are excited. I have a snowy day activity list and it is time to see what we can do. It was cold yesterday but we had a lot of fun throwing snow balls, making snow angels, and trying to

Sing and Learn Chinese: Sing Chinese Eensy Weensy Spider

By Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett on / Chinese Songs and Nursery Rhymes, Teaching Chinese to Children

Sing and learn Chinese Eensy Weensy Spider | Miss Panda Chinese

Sing and learn Chinese is featuring Chinese “Eensy Weensy Spider” song! Music and songs help children’s literacy skills from spoken language to written words. Music activities are engaging, interactive, and fun for children. Come and join me! Sing and learn Chinese Eensy Weensy Spider Chinese “Eensy Weensy Spider” song has six sentences and it has a storyline. Story! Yes! This is a fantastic song to sing with the kids because there are high frequency words like- small|

Chinese Culture for Kids Craft Series: Fun Spiral Snake Craft Project for the Year of the Snake

By Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett on / Chinese Culture, Chinese Festivals, Chinese Play Time, Learning Resources, Teaching Chinese to Children

2013 is the Chinese Year of the Snake. Did you know that in Chinese culture the “Year of the Snake” is also known as the “Year of the Little Dragon?!” Here is a Fun Spiral Snake craft you can make at home with your child. I have created the design for you to print out on stock paper. What you need: 1. Stock paper any color 2. Scissors 3. String 4. Glue 5. Hole punch 6. Sequins

Chinese Apps for Kids: Chinese New Year App Recommendations

By Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett on / Learning Resources, Teaching Chinese to Children

Apps offer a fun way to learn at home and at school. The iPad apps listed below are my personal picks for Chinese New Year-themed learning, teaching and fun! We are always open to new ones so please feel free to share your favorites too! Note: This is not a sponsored post. These apps are currently on my iPad for my children and students to use. 2013 Happy Chinese New Year – a cultural game by

Chinese New Year Blog Party and Giveaway!

By Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett on / Chinese Culture, Chinese Festivals, Learning Resources

February 10th marks the beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year in 2013. This coming Saturday evening we say “farewell” to the auspicious dragon of 2012 and “welcome!” to a prosperous Year of the Snake! Chinese people also call the Year of the Snake the Year of the “Little Dragon.” In Mandarin Chinese rather than call this occasion “the Chinese New Year ” we call it “the Spring Festival” (Chūn jié – 春節 (春节)) or “the Lunar

Chinese Culture for Kids Series: Chinese New Year for Children Year of the Snake

By Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett on / Chinese Culture, Chinese Festivals

I have very fond memories of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Taiwan. The New Year markets, the red spring scrolls and lucky words, preparing the lunar New Year’s eve feast, games, stories, firecrackers, the red envelopes, relatives and friends visiting from near and far, and the holidays with the family all kick off the new year with a lot of excitement and joy. No wonder it is my favorite Chinese festival! When we are not able to make it

Introduce Chinese to Children Through Songs Ni Hao Number Songs

By Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett on / Chinese Teaching Resrouces, Teaching Chinese to Children

Sing and learn Chinese number song | Miss Panda Chinese

Introduce Chinese to Children Through Songs: Ni Hao and Number Songs are the first songs all my kids learn on the first day of school. The excitement level goes up as the number goes up! You may also like to read Teach Chinese Through Songs: Sing, Rap, Speak! Singing, Dancing and Finger Play Singing, dancing, and finger play are lots of fun for young children. Kids enjoy rhythmic patterns and music. It is a joyful shared experience