Chinese for Kids is featuring 11 Chinese Songs and Nursery Rhymes for Kids. Singing Chinese songs is a fun way to enjoy Chinese playtime at home! Research shows that music and songs help language acquisition. Many Chinese songs for kids are usually short and with a lot of repetition of simple words. Chinese songs for kids listed here go well with movements for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. What you should know about Chinese Kids Songs! Look inside
Read more →Elmer’s Day and Book Activity Miss Panda is reading Elmer’s Day in Chinese. This is a book about routines. Children will enjoy following the adorable elephant and see if they also have similar activities just like Elmer. Elmer’s Day is written by David McKee and here is an English-Chinese bilingual edition. Listen to the story and see what Elmer the elephant does today. Young children who are learning about daily routines can relate to this story
Read more →Summer Chinese Reading Program GIVEAWAY! (2017) Are you ready to add wonderful Chinese language books, Chinese-English bilingual culture books and English culture books to your home library or class library? When your child has easy access to books, word wall, word games, board games and child-friendly print materials at home you have created a literacy-rich environment for your young learner. “There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate’s loot on Treasure Island.” — Walt
Read more →Summer Chinese Reading Playground Program We are bringing reading into summer! Summer Chinese Reading Playground is for children of all ages with or without Chinese language background. Everyone can participate! We want to boost children’s reading during the break with fun resources. We also want to help you build your home/classroom library with our fantastic giveaway! This is a FREE program for homeschool children and kids at school (Pre-K to Gr.6). We love to see your class
Read more →We are so excited to kick off this year’s Summer Chinese Reading Program! (2017 program has closed. Thank you for your participation) The mission of this challenge is to keep our bilingual children reading in Chinese, having fun in Chinese, and learning more about the Chinese language, Chinese culture, and the world during the summer. We have picked awesome books for your to start with. We are looking forward to having your and your child’s book recommendations.
Read more →Chinese cartoons for kids is featuring 15 Chinese Cartoons for children! Stories are wonderful for target language teaching and learning. A good and simple story contains repeated words, expressions, and a fun storyline to keep the attention of children. By using cartoons in small parts to deliver a lesson can be a very effective way to reinforce Chinese language learning and see some cultural elements at times. In addition to Chinese Cartoons for kids, I will be
Read more →Teach Your Kids Chinese: The Ultimate Resource Guide! Online and offline Chinese resources for parents who are non-native speakers. You are learning Mandarin as a family and you can make it happen! 2020 update. This post has affiliate links. Thank you for your support! Teach Your Kids Chinese as you are learning Mandarin at the same time. Teach Your Kids Chinese: The Ultimate Resource Guide! When I first started teaching Mandarin Chinese almost all of my students
Read more →d The Best Kids Apps for learning Chinese! Mobile devices have become a part of our learning in or out of our home or in the classroom. I like the flexibility and the variety that apps provide. Here I have picked 18 Chinese language learning apps that are educational and entertaining for your bilingual child. I kept the non-native speaking parents and children in mind when I made the selection. Many of the Chinese language learning apps
Read more →Pi in Many Language! Multilingual children celebrate Pi day in Chinese, French, Italian, Russian, and Spanish in this video! Hop in and join us! Pi π Day is on March 14 and it is celebrated all over the world. Pi (π in Greek) is a mathematics symbol. 3.14 is usually what we use when working on the simple calculation of a circle. For children who are learning languages this day can be a fun day for reading
Read more →Wonders of Raising A Bilingual Child “Wow! You are raising a bilingual child. It must be easy for you because you speak the language…” a lady on the playground once told me. Is it easy? What do you think? Easy is definitely not the word to describe the journey of raising a bi/multilingual child. I go with adventure. ADVENTURE is the word for parents who are on the journey to raising bi-/multilingual children. Parenting is exciting, but
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