There was a new student in one of the classes I was teaching last week. When I entered the classroom he had tears in his eyes and was standing by the door. The home room teacher told him to go in and sit down for the class but the little boy could not stop crying. Other children in the class shared their concerns with me and told me that the new boy did not understand English, it
Read more →Reading together makes learning a language and its culture fun! I like to share my own stories with my children when we read stories related to Chinese culture or life in Mainland China or in Taiwan. Recently my daughter, Meimei, was asked to help out a Chinese girl who does not speak very much English in a weekend art class. Meimei told me that the girl was able to work on her Valentine’s day art project because
Read more →2012 is the “Year of the Dragon” and the dragon represents the most auspicious of all the 12 animal birth signs in Chinese and many other Asian cultures!! To celebrate Chinese New Year and kick off the Year of the Dragon with fun and excitement Miss Panda Chinese is delighted to announce a giveaway with “World Music With DARIA.” We are giving away of a copy of the “Eyewitness: Ancient China” book written by Arthur Cotterel
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Read more →Let’s get ready for the Chinese New Year! This year is the year of the DRAGON and the Chinese New Year is on January 23rd. Dragon year only comes once every twelve years so it is very special. Dragon means power, wealth, and good fortune for Chinese. Do you know the ancient Chinese emperors wore lóng páo 龍袍, Dragon robe? Chinese New Year is my favorite Chinese celebration and there are many interesting traditions about it. Do
Read more →Chinese animal signs change every year. Do you know how many Chinese animal signs are there? Let’s take a look. HOW MANY CHINESE ANIMAL SIGNS ARE THERE There are twelve Chinese animal signs. That means they rotate every twelve years. And, it is a way that Chinese people figure out each each other’s age by asking one’s Chinese animal sign. What? Yes! CHINESE ANIMAL SIGNS AND AGE How do people figure out one’s age by knowing their
Read more →Are you a Rabbit? Are you a Ram? Are you a Dragon? Chinese children ask their friends this question for fun. With 2012 approaching and the Chinese New Year coming in a month we are going to take a look at the fun twelve Chinese Birth signs. There are twelve animals and it is a 12-year cycle. If a baby boy and a baby girl were born this year, the year of Rabbit, they will turn 12
Read more →Curious about other cultures? Can you locate China on the globe? Explore & More takes children to see the similarities and differences in different part of the world. Learn about music, language and more. Have fun exploring! Enter Explore & More
Read more →Here is a very nice learning website for children who already speak and understand Mandarin Chinese. You can listen to Chinese stories on www.childroad.com Go to the homepage, click on the FREE sample and choose the books you like to read and listen to. There are over 10 books available in the free sample selection. The Mandarin Chinese pronunciation is accurate and the recording has good audio quality. Stories are written in simplified Chinese characters with pin
Read more →Check out PBS Kids for “Sagwa-The Chinese Siamese Cat” interactive games for young children. Fun exposure to kids for Chinese culture and China’s historical past. Click Link below. PBS Kis Sagwa-The Chinese Siamese Cat
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