National Reading Month Chinese Literacy for Kids

National Reading Month Chinese Literacy for Kids | MissPandaChinese.com

National Reading Month Chinese Literacy for Kids There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate’s loot on Treasure Island. -Walt Disney How do you connect National Reading Month with language learning to boost Chinese literacy for kids? You can add diversity to National Reading Month. Add the reading of books in the target language and culture to the book list. Here are the books you can read with your kids. Make reading an event

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First Mandarin Sounds an awesome Chinese word book

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

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When Mom Learns Mandarin | Playful Chinese 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

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Counting Up and Adding Up | Bilingual Parenting

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

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Stay On the Path

Stay On The Path | Bilingual Parenting | MissPandaChinese.com

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

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Back To School – A Different First Days of School

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

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The First Ten-Run Streak!!!

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

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Home Education Opportunity

Home Education Opportunity by MissPandaChinese.com

Home Education Opportunity I ran into a six-year-old boy and his grandmother when I was waiting for my turn to go into a grocery store. The boy had a very cool mask on. I mentioned that to his grandmother who was also waiting in line. The boy heard me and started to tell me everything about his mask.What can we help children learn about the current situation? What can they do to connect with their grandparents who

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Wash Hands And Sing Two Tigers Song in Chinese

Wash hands and sing two tigers in Chinese | Miss Panda Chinese

Wash Hands And Sing Two Tigers Song in Chinese With the current coronavirus situation, many kids and families are at home.  Parents are working at home.  Children are at home with or without online schooling. We are here to support families and educators.   I have received kind notes from world language educators in China and Taiwan.  They want to share with us what they have learned from what is also happening on their side of the world. 

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Teach Kids Chinese Everyday Chinese Play Time

Teach Kids Chinese The Daily Playing | Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett misspandachinese.com

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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