Chinese Disney Songs Here is a collection of beloved Chinese Disney songs for kids and families! There are over 15 Chinese Disney songs and a couple of more bonus songs that kids and parents can sing together. The power of music is big for language learners. Singing is fun, playful, and engaging. The benefits of music and songs in learning Mandarin include literacy building, vocabulary familiarity, Mandarin tone confidence, and targeted language listening input. I am
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The Great Race The Story of the 12 Chinese Animal Birth Signs Chinese Zodiac There are many stories and folktales about the Great Race of the 12 Chinese birth sign animals. Here is a simple version and it is quite exciting. THE STORY STARTED WITH… Jade Emperor, the God of all Gods, announced that animal names would be added to the calendar years according to their arrival order to the big meeting. Then, the word got
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Lantern Festival Paper Cutting Lantern Culture Craft! Culture craft helps children engage in hands-on creation. There are the “what” and the “why” questions popping out when they work on craft projects like paper cutting. Curiosity leads to exploration and learning! We are looking at Lantern Festival paper cutting lanterns culture craft, and this is a project that kids really enjoy. They can even come up with their design with the English alphabet and other languages. Taipei Confucius
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Explore the world with diverse books and inspire your children and students to learn more about world culture through books! These three multicultural children’s books I am about to share with you will take kids to experience Japan, to engage them in a story with a background set in Thailand, and to give them the opportunity to follow the dragon dancer and learn about the celebration of Chinese Lunar New Year. Disclosure: Miss Panda received complimentary copies
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The Myth About the Chinese Language Chinese here refers to Mandarin Chinese, the official language of China and Taiwan, and one of the official languages of Singapore, and Macau. You may have heard that “Chinese Is One of the Most Difficult Languages in the World.” This may be what comes to your mind when you hear the “Chinese language.” But, I need to tell you that this is a myth. It’s a misunderstanding of the Chinese language,
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Basic Chinese Tones in Mandarin Chinese. Is it important? YES! Introduction about the Basic Chinese series: How can I introduce the Chinese language to my child? Is it possible to share Chinese with my child if I don’t speak the language, and I am a non-native speaker? Yes it is possible! In this Basic Chinese series I will give you a simple introduction to the Chinese language, Chinese characters, and I will show you how you
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Chinese Christmas Holiday Winter Break Chinese Playbook Lessons! Holiday season is filled with teaching and learning opportunities for you and your child. Turn on the holiday music! Set up the table with your favorite holiday color felt fabric. Have fun with holiday season teaching. Christmas Holiday Countdown Calendar Play with the Chinese Christmas holiday countdown calendar with dot markers! Traditional Chinese version. Simplified Chinese version. Christmas Holiday Countdown Chain Have fun with numbers and make the Chinese
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Chinese Writing Systems: Traditional Chinese And Simplified Chinese Let’s look at the two Chinese writing systems: Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese. I have color-coded the sentences for you to see the difference in the characters. The blue Chinese characters are the traditional form (繁體字). The red Chinese characters are the simplified form (简体字). Which should you learn? Traditional Chinese or simplified Chinese? Taiwan, Hong Kong, and many overseas Chinese communities use traditional Chinese writing.
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Comprehensible Input in the World Language Classroom! This interview episode features language experts Rachelle Adams and Anna Gilcher, two master language teachers and educator trainers. Comprehensible Input in Your World Language Classroom Teachers and parents constantly look for ways to engage children, encourage students to stay in the target language, and keep the learning experience fun. Comprehensible Input can keep the language class staying in the target language at a high percentage of class time. As a
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Confucius for kids- Chinese Culture for Kids series is featuring Confucius! Confucius 孔子 is the greatest teacher 至聖先師 | 至圣先师 in Chinese culture! He is the greatest teacher, sage, and philosopher in Chinese history. September 28 is Teachers’ Day 教師節 | 教师节 in Taiwan. It is the birthday of Confucius. Quick Facts about Confucius The Greatest teacher, sage, and philosopher in Chinese culture. Born in 551 B.C.E. Died in 479 B.C.E. Hometown: Qufu, China. The book of
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