Teach Chinese Through Songs: Sing, Rap, Speak Chinese! Teaching Children Chinese Language with Songs and Movement. Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue. -Plato Singing is a joyful way of learning and an effective way to teach languages to children of all ages. Teach Chinese through songs is a playful experience for children and adults. As I repeatedly stress the importance of setting up a target language print-rich
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Sing to Learn Chinese Sorry my Chinese is not so good by Transition Band is a featured song for the Sing to Learn Chinese series. The band members speak very good Chinese actually. They share their Chinese language journey with this fun and lovely song “Sorry my Chinese it no so good.” It is a lot of much fun to learn this song. After you are familiar or master the original lyrics you can replace some of
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Welcome the holiday season with Chinese Christmas Carols and Chinese classic pop songs performed by Chinese Flash Mob groups! As children are counting down to the Christmas day you can add Chinese Christmas carols and Chinese songs to the daily routine. Music and songs are fun and engaging tools for acquiring languages. From Taiwan to China, here are three outdoor celebration concerts that will take you to experience the joy of music. You will hear Chinese Christmas
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In this Chinese song for kids post, I want to introduce Chinese Turkey in the Straw from my Sing and Learn Chinese song collection. Children sing and learn from a very young age. Studies have shown that singing to babies and toddlers help early language development, literacy skills and beyond. November’s Chinese songs for kids is featuring Turkey in the Straw, a familiar tune that many children enjoy. You can download Chinese song for kids: sing and
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The Chinese Songs for Kids series features Chinese We Wish You A Merry Christmas in Mandarin Chinese! I have a short version of the original English Christmas carol. At the same time, I have included the original English song and two videos of the full Chinese version for kids who are ready to try it. Christmas Carols in Mandarin Chinese! Chinese Play Time with Miss Panda introduces songs and activities to children and parents. Today we are
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Chinese Song for Children is featuring a Chinese Christmas Carol Jingle Bells! Sing and learn Chinese Jingle Bells song, a tune that children are familiar with. I have included a Chinese Jingle Bells music video with Chinese subtitle in this article so you can use at home or in your class. Culture Question: Do Chinese kids sing Jingle Bells? World Culture Quick Facts: Do Chinese people celebrate Christmas? Some do. Christianity arrived in China in Tang dynasty
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Summer vacation is here! Let’s kick off our Summer Fun with Chinese right now. This is a fantastic time to have fun and to learn with your child. Playful learning is always the best! Summer is a season full of energy and we can be as silly as we can (well, I think I am always like that). And we can hangout outside all day long. We can grab this opportunity and follow the joyful learning plan
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Singing is always a great way to get the children move around and have fun. I know I always do. When I do the kids follow. What a relaxing method to engage the kids! Music is a fantastic tool to learn a language. Do you like karaoke? Have you been to a karaoke party? Many families have their own karaoke equipment at home. There are karaoke apps available as well so you can sing when you are
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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
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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|
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