萬聖節快樂 (traditional characters 繁體字)| 万圣节快乐 (simplified characters 简体字) =Wàn shèng jié kuài lè (pinyin 拼音) Watch the video and see who is not afraid of all the goblins in all sizes and shapes. Happy Halloween! Happy #Halloween to all of the unshakeable teachers out there! pic.twitter.com/siR9wnOUeK — edutopia (@edutopia) October 31, 2016 You can’t scare me. ＝ 你不會嚇到我! | 你不会吓到我！- Nǐ bù huì xià dào wǒ. I am a teacher. = 我是一個老師。| 我是一个老师。 – Wǒ shì yī
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A Bilingual Family Journey interview with Angela Mingjung Chen, World Language Chinese Instructor and linguist along with her daughter, Joweina Hsiao. You will hear their story from both the mother’s and the daughter’s perspectives. How does Angela keep her heritage language (Chinese) and culture alive at home? Angela shares her insight on bringing up her bilingual/multilingual children as a native Chinese speaker. Joweina, a sophomore in college gives her take on her multilingual journey growing up. You
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Disclosure: I received a copy of this cookbook to review. All opinions are my own. “Katie Chin’s Everyday Chinese Cookbook: 101 Delicious Recipes from My Mother’s Kitchen” has a delicious collection of recipes that you can prepare at home for the whole family. Many of the dishes can be made with the help of children. Before exploring all the recipes, you will learn about Chinese ingredients, basic cooking tips, essential tools and utensils then the must-know sauces
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Theme-based learning is interactive and is designed with the children’s and students’ needs and progress in mind. The multi-directional approach in each unit engages children to have fun learning new words/phrases with easy sentences and/or short stories. Repetition and re-enforcement of new items are lead by fun activity pages. You will also enjoy Reading Circus that is included in many of the learning units. Kids love stories and they make words and phrases vivid in their imagination.
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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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Watch the fun and interactive conversation I have with Daria Marmaluk-Hajioannou, folksonger, performing artist, and educator on Miss Panda Chinese YouTube channel! You will be amazed by what resource Daria has to offer for you and your children at home or at school. Daria is an incredible children’s performer who has traveled the globe to share music that inspires, empowers and is just plain fun! Her knowledge about world music, cultures, languages and beyond will lead you
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Multicultural Children’s Book Day: January 27th, 2016 #ReadYourWorld January 27th is Multicultural Children’s Book Day. The co-creators of Multicultural Children’s Book Day are Mia from PragmaticMom and Valarie from JumpIntoABook. I (Miss Panda) am delighted to be a part of this wonderful event and help to bring brilliant, diverse books to more homes, classrooms, libraries, and schools. This year teachers can also join the Classroom Reading Challenge! Today I am sharing the Multicultural Book Series – “Real
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Watch the the expat adventure conversation with Angie Drake, founder of Not Your Average American. Angie is a prolific traveler and has lived in several countries. She is a dynamic travel writer and photographer. Currently, she writes about living and traveling in Ecuador and South America. Her writing and photos will lead you to experience different cultures, diverse people, and beautiful lands in a brand new way. Furthermore, Angie has been an expat homeschool Mom in different
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I am delighted to join the Read Around the World Summer Series 2015. My recommendation is going to be enjoyed by children in the elementary school (age. 6 – 12) and their parents as well. “Adventures of the Treasure Fleet: China Discovers the World” is written by Children’s book author, Ann Martin Bowler. Ann loves culture and travel and she has written 14 books and many of them focus on world culture. Adventures of the Treasure Fleet
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