“Dear Zoo” by Rod Campbell This is a great book for language-learning with its simple story and repetition of words and sentences. Children can easily review and learn the describing words for each animal. Fun words to remember: 1. Pet – Chǒng wù 寵(宠)物 2. Animal – Dòng wù 動(动)物 Thought question: If the zoo sent you a baby panda for a pet what would you do? 1. I will send it back. – Wǒ bǎ
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You’re at the Great Wall of China and Chinese characters are falling from the sky! You’d better catch them as fast as you can. “Mandarin Madness” is a Chinese learning app developed by Native Tongue. The design of this app incorporates the learning of basic Chinese characters and phrases into an exciting game. This app is an entertaining learning tool for children and new adult Chinese learners. What children can learn 1. Vocabulary building There are
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“Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” by Bill Martin Jr. with illustrations by Eric Carle Background music: Les crocodiles mangent aussi les bonshommes Wizzards (Circus Marcus) / CC BY-NC 3.0 “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” by Bill Martin and Eric Carle is a joyful read in any language! This is a great book for language-learning with its simple story and repetition of words and sentence patterns. Children can easily review and
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Miss Panda reads children’s favorite “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” in Mandarin Chinese! With this installment of “Miss Panda’s Reading Playground” kids can practice telling the Pigeon “Bù xińg / 不行!” (“No!”) Watch, listen and have fun! If you have a favorite children’s book that you would like me to read in Mandarin Chinese send me a message to let me know. Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus! (Chinese Edition) [Hardcover]
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Elmer is a cute multi-colored little elephant. Join him as he has a fun day filled with adventure. On this post I read this popular English kids’ book in Mandarin Chinese. I hope you love it! Let me know what book you’d like me to read next! Elmer’s Day (English-Chinese) (Elmer series) [Board Book]
Read more →Kids big and small love my stuffed animals whenever I bring them to the classroom! We not only learn the names of the animals but also review the words about face and body parts. After we have learned about the animals we visit the zoo to see and describe our animal friends. You can do the same at home. Review the words in this video for your next trip to the zoo! Ready, set, ROAR!!!
Read more →Miss Panda’s Chinese Character Series featured Chinese character: 下 (xià). This character means “below”, “to come down”, and “next”. We can use 下 (“xià”) in the following phrases: <imageanchor=”1″ style=”clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em”> 下車 – xià chē = to get out of the car 下樓 – xià lóu = to go downstairs 下午 – xià wǔ = afternoon 下星期 – xià xīng qí = next week 下來 – xià lái = to come down Click below to hear how
Read more →Reading is a great way to learn more about a language! For the month of August we are reading a set of English – Chinese bilingual books by David McKee. In them Elmer, the fun-loving patchwork elephant, takes us around to learn about the daily routine, colors, weather, and animal friends. Each of these books uses simple words and short sentences. Children will love the illustrations in the books and enjoy listening to the stories in both
Read more →Reading is such a good way to learn about a culture. For the month of May we are exploring stories from the Asian-Pacific region. Do you have a favorite story from any of the Asian-Pacific countries? Share your favorite with us! The Sound of Colors The Musubi Man: Hawaii’s Gingerbread Man Bee-Bim Bop! Filipino Children’s Favorite Stories Hush! A Thai Lullaby Peach Boy and Other Japanese Children’s Favorite Stories
Read more →May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month. What better time to explore the diversity of our Asian-Pacific cultures? This cultural exploration project can go from now all the way to and through the summer. Want to know how to say “hello” in Vietnamese, Shanghainese, Japanese, and Mandarin Chinese? Do you know where Dim Sum is from? Check out this video to find out these answers and more! Learn More About Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month: HARTLYN KIDS: GUEST BLOG:
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