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First Mandarin Sounds an awesome Chinese word book

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

First Mandarin Sounds an awesome Chinese book by Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett Miss Panda | misspandachinese.com

First Mandarin Sounds an awesome Chinese word book Big News! A debut children’s picture word book by Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett “Miss Panda” is now available worldwide! There are two versions to choose from to fit your need. Traditional Chinese. Pinyin, English edition Simplified Chinese. Pinyin. English edition Keep reading…there is also BONUS material. The first step to early Mandarin Chinese literacy is learning the first words and sounds. “First Mandarin Sounds” provides you with a fun introduction

When Mom Learns Mandarin | Playful Chinese podcast

By Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett on / Bilingual Parenting, Podcast

When Mom Learn Mandarin | Playful Chinese podcast | Miss Panda Chinese

When Mom Learns Mandarin | Playful Chinese podcast Cathy Hirst is an educator trained in elementary education. More importantly, she is a veteran ex-pat with five third culture children. Cathy has lived in Bahrain and Asian countries including China. Her native language is English and her first foreign language learning experience is Spanish. Her curiosity in foreign languages has helped her to dive into the study of Mandarin when her husband landed a job in a

A Gift for Amma Book Review | Multicultural Children’s Book Day

By Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett on / multicultural books, World Culture for Kids

Multicultural Children's Book Day 2021 | Miss Panda Chinese

A Gift for Amma Book Review Multicultural Children’s Book Day I am thrilled to review one outstanding multicultural book featured in Multicultural Children’s Book Day this year. If you and your child enjoy farmer markets on a sunny day you will fall in love with this picture book that takes you on an adventure in a market in India. let’s go! A Gift for Amma – Market Day in India by Meera Sriram is a beautiful

Counting Up and Adding Up | Bilingual Parenting

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

count up and add up | MissPandaChinese.com

Counting up and adding up What you do every day with your child adds up. It does not just apply to the target language but all learning. In the last month of the year, what do you do? Are you counting down or are you counting up? When you count up you add up all the things you have done with your child every day. When you count up you see the progress from Day 1

What Are You Grateful For?

By Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett on / Blog

What Are You Grateful For? What are you grateful for? This holiday season is likely to be different from the previous years due to the pandemic. As I am sitting here in quarantine. In solitary for the past several days upon arrival in Taiwan. I am grateful for the food and grocery delivery app and its service that brings the daily delight of street food, fresh fruit, and bubble tea drinks to the door. At the same

Stay On the Path

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

How do you stay on the path of raising a bilingual child? The answer is simple. Daily practice. Do it every day. Rain or shine. Do it anyway even if you feel like taking a day off. Even if it gets challenging. Never stop. Some days you will have the flow with your child. Other days you will get stuck. You are not looking for perfection. Building up a language takes time. Patience. Sometimes you need to

Back To School – A Different First Days of School

By Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett on / Bilingual Parenting, Chinese through stories

Back to School - The First Days of School by Amanda Hsiung Blodgett | misspandachinese.com

Back To School Back to school now has a new meaning. For some families, it is 100% distance learning but it is happening at home. For some families, it is physically going to school with masks on, and with social distance on the school ground. There are also some families who have the option to have a hybrid style. Summer 2020 had been quite a ride for parents and schools. You followed the admin emails, webinars, discussion

Teaching Is About Togetherness

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

Teaching is about togetherness Who did you teach? “My mom is learning Mandarin with me.” said the sixth-grader. Big smile. I looked at him and I saw the joy in his eyes. “My dad and my sister were so good…I taught them some expressions I’ve learned.” said a third-grader. More hands raised on the screen. Waving at me. I saw the excitement on their faces. This is a summer camp that created for distance learning at

This Is Just A Test – Read Around The World Summer Series

By Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett on / Chinese culture for kids, World Culture for Kids

This is just a test Read Around the World by MissPandaChinese.com

This Is Just A Test – Read Around the World Summer Series. This post contains affiliate links to support the maintenance of this website. What is it like to live in three cultures as a tween? There is the community culture that he connects with his friends at the school, in the neighborhood. A culture that is from Dad’s side. A Grandma who really knows how to properly arrange the bar mitzvah. And, there is one

The First Ten-Run Streak!!!

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

The Ten-Run Streak by Amanda Hsiung-Bldogett | misspandachinese.com

The First Ten-Run Streak!!! The First Ten-Run Streak!! You and your child did it! You have been listening to a Mandarin learning album 10 days in a row. Your child has been watching a Chinese program for children 10 days in a row. You get the idea. This event has become a part of the daily activity. Parents are always the facilitator for the daily program. What I’ve seen in the families who have been coming